ANNOUNCEMENT AND TERMS OF THE COMPETITION FOR THREE BUSTS 40-2019

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF ARTISTIC COMPETITION (No. 40/2019)

“FOR THE CREATION OF 3 BUSTS OF HEROES IN THE CENTRAL SQUARE OF THE MUNICIPALITY”.

The Municipality of Geroskipou announces an artistic competition for the creation of 3 busts, measuring 35 cm depth × 45 cm width × 75 cm height, of good-quality white Greek marble suitable for marble sculpture, representing the figures of the following heroes:

• Christos Konstantinidis 1920
• Antonis Antoniou 1974
• Michalis Chr. Kyprianou 1974.

The competition is open to artists who are members of the Chamber of Fine Arts (E.KA.TE.) and/or of the International Association of Art – IAA Europe. Entries must include full-scale (1:1) models of the three busts made of plaster or another material at the artist’s discretion, and must be delivered by Thursday 10/10/2019 at 13:00, to the Geroskipou Municipal Hall, in the central Geroskipou Square.

Interested parties may obtain the relevant documents from the Records Office of the Municipality (tel. 26962324 & 26961803, fax: 26961247) and, from 15/07/19, from the Municipality’s website www.geroskipou.org.cy.

For the 19^th consecutive year, the Municipality of Geroskipou is planning and organising a summer camp for children in Year 6 of the Primary Schools of Geroskipou.

The campers (42 in number) depart on 2 July for Protaras, where they will stay until the 6th of the month.

The Municipality of Geroskipou’s Camps include a rich programme of educational and recreational activities with full board. The Municipality of Geroskipou bears the greater part of the costs of running the programme as part of its social contribution.

From the Municipality of Geroskipou

Paralympic champion Karolina Pelendritou trained at the “Tassos Papadopoulos” Geroskipou Olympic Swimming Pool, and did not hesitate to express her satisfaction and enthusiasm for the state-of-the-art facilities of the municipal pool.

Karolina Pelendritou was hosted at the Olympic Swimming Pool, which enjoys not only pan-Cypriot but also international recognition, as it regularly hosts various teams from abroad.

The Mayor, the Members of the Municipal Council and the residents of Geroskipou extend their sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of the late former President of the Republic of Cyprus, Dimitris Christofias, as well as to AKEL, the party he served with exemplary loyalty and devotion for decades.

The Municipality of Geroskipou acknowledges and honours the significant contribution of the deceased to Cyprus and its people, through the various state offices he held.

During the period of public mourning that was declared, the flags on the municipal buildings and monuments of Geroskipou will fly at half-mast. A delegation of the Municipality will attend the funeral of the deceased and lay a wreath.

As part of the Municipality of Geroskipou’s efforts to improve the quality of life of its residents, new and modern play equipment meeting the relevant European safety standards has been installed in playgrounds and green spaces within the municipal boundaries. The cost of purchasing the equipment came to 25,000 Euros, while the Municipality is proceeding gradually and in a targeted manner with specific actions and interventions, with the ultimate aim of upgrading and enhancing the existing parks and green spaces.

The “Petrideios” Municipal Library has been enriched with more than 100 new books, which will be available to the public over the coming days.

The “Petrideios” Municipal Library remains open daily, Monday to Friday, from 8.30 in the morning until 2.00 in the afternoon.

The Union of Cyprus Municipalities, in cooperation with all the Municipalities of Cyprus and the Department of Labour, invites young unemployed people to take part in EURODYSSEE, the European work experience programme.

The EURODYSSEE programme is offered by the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance, through the Department of Labour in cooperation with the Union of Cyprus Municipalities, and gives young people aged 18-32 the opportunity to gain work experience in another European country (occupational/vocational training) for a period of 4-7 months) in one of the regions that are members of the EURODYSSEE programme. Cyprus is able to send 4-5 young people each year to gain practical experience.

All the positions available under the programme can be found at www.eurodyssee.eu.

The programme provides a grant covering part of the living costs borne by participants, insurance coverage (including accident, third-party liability and social insurance), the opportunity to attend intensive foreign-language courses during the training period, and assistance with accommodation.

The mobility grant is paid to participants by the contracting bodies of each host country, and its amount depends on the regulations of the host country.

The programme is open to young people who:

1. Are between 18 and 32 years of age on their date of departure,
2. Are registered as unemployed with the offices of the Public Employment Service,
3. Have completed training or studies (holding a relevant certificate or qualification) in the field to which the work placement offered by the position relates.
4. Are legally resident in the Republic of Cyprus
5. Are citizens of the Republic of Cyprus or citizens of any other European Union member state and have the right of free access to the European labour market and can move freely and without formalities within the territory of the European Union. Priority will be given to participants whose destination is a country other than their country of origin.
6. Have a sufficient knowledge of the language that will be used during the work placement
7. Are not receiving more than one source of funding for the relevant work placement
8. Have not previously been funded by the Department of Labour for a work experience programme (Eurodyssee, Leonardo da Vinci, Erasmus+).

If you are interested in taking part, complete the application form through the programme’s online platform

For further information about the programme, please contact Ms Alexia Tsaousi, Department of Labour, at tel.: 25827329 and at the email address: atsaousi@dl.mlsi.gov.cy.

The programme is co-financed by the Republic of Cyprus, the European Social Fund (ESF), the Eurodyssée General Secretariat, the Assembly of European Regions (AER) and the contracting bodies of the regions that are members of the EURODYSSEE programme.

25 Years of the Municipality of Geroskipou

On this day, 25 years ago, on 17 April 1994, the first
municipal council of Geroskipou was elected, an event that officially
sealed the founding of the Municipality.
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary, the Municipality of Geroskipou has
prepared a special logo, which will accompany all the
activity of the local authority throughout 2019.