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Gordon Miller, a freelance property and environmental journalist, was a bit surprised to learn when he came to visit Minthis Hills that he would be worked hard.  He wasn’t fazed though and helped the team plant a 50-60 year old olive tree in the garden of the soon to be completed showhouse.

Gordon Miller plants tree at Minthis Hills

Stelios Patsalides, general manager of Minthis Hills Golf Club, Monika Noppa, landscape architect for Minthis Hills, and Andreas Antoniou, tree surgeon at Minthis Hills, were on hand to help.  According to Andreas, “We have already planted a few olive trees that are around 5-600 years old and there is at least one that we believe may be around 2000 years old!”

Andreas is a qualified tree surgeon, having studied at the Democritus University of Thrace in Greece, and joined Minthis Hills to practice what he learnt.  According to him, he is gaining so much knowledge now working day to day on the tree planting programme at Minthis Hills, “It’s so much better than learning it in a book.”

Minthis Hills would like to extend a big thank you to Gordon and hope to see him here again.

I love Cyprus property, but I also do other things.  One thing I enjoy is cycling.  This year, along with my brother and a few friends, I have decided to take part in the London to Paris cycle ride starting on the 24^th June and arriving on the Champs Elysee on the 26^th.  Three days will see us cover 330 miles or 528km and the ride will take in some wonderful countryside and the odd challenging climb!

Chris Gardner with his bike

We registered for this event at the end of November 2009 and promptly started experiencing one of the coldest winters the UK has seen for a long time.  Outdoor riding became a serious challenge and we had to abandon early morning rides for after lunch fast paced/let’s dodge the ice patch type rides.  Also, the indoor “turbo trainer” came out and a few hours of football was watched in the playroom sitting on the bike dreaming of warmer weather.

During the week I started to commute on the bike into the office. 

There are a few such organised rides and most of them raise money for a number of worthwhile charities.  I have decided to raise money for Autistica which is a large UK based charity raising funds for medical research that will  improve diagnosis, advance new treatments and discover the causes of autism.  I would greatly appreciate any contribution upon your part.

JustGiving sends your donation straight to Autistica and automatically reclaims Gift Aid if you’re a UK taxpayer, so your donation is worth even more. I hope you’ll join me in supporting Autistica.

Please click on the link below to get to my JustGiving page.

http://www.justgiving.com/Chris-GardnerL2P

The below links provide additional information on Autistica and the actual cycling event.

http://www.autismspeaks.org.uk/

www.londres-paris.com

This Sunday, competitive golf took place again at Minthis Hills (www.minthishills.org) in the form of a Greensomes competition.  Also known as Scotch Foursomes, this format has two teams of two with both players on a team teeing off.  The best of the two tee balls is chosen and then that ball is played alternately into the hole.

Golfers playing at Minthis Hills

The winners were:

Roger Birkett  & Gordon Bell on 46 PTS

David Hudson and Dorothy Hudson on 44 PTS

Harry Gibson and Bob Haughey on 44 PTS

Congratulations!

The Lions Charity Cyprus Golf competition took place at the weekend at Minthis Hills (www.minthishills.org) and the sole junior to enter, Matthew Curd, proved that golf is a sport that can be played by all ages.  With a 30 handicap, Matthew came first in terms of best score decided on a “Back Nine” basis.

It was a fun day for everyone, with a putting competition taking place on the practice green by the soon to be completed clubhouse.

Minthis Hills clubhouse & putting green

The full list of winners is below:

BEST SCORES

FIRST             Matthew Curd             39        Points

SECOND        Andrew Rigby             39        Points 

THIRD            Matthew York             38        Points 

FOURTH        Martin Pollard              38        points                          

NEAREST THE PIN

MEN                Charles Parr                                                   

LADIES           Lesley Jones                                                  

LONGEST DRIVE     

MEN                Gary Wilson                                                               

LADIES          Linda Jones                                                                

HIDDEN HOLES

WINNER         Clifford Monks                       

PUTTING 9 holes

GOLFERS                              Gary Wilson                            17

NON-GOLFERS                    Lee Williams                            22

Another competition took place in the sunshine at Minthis Hills (www.minthishills.org) golf course on the 5^th May.  The Medal Winners Competition results were as follows:

A round of golf at Minthis Hills

Men

Divi I

Gary Wilson                        Gross

Alan Colquhoun                Net

Div II

Peter Anderton                  Gross

Maurice Stevenson           Net

 Ladies

 Mari-Ann Olsson              Gross

Linda Jones                         Net

We look forward to the Charity Lions Golf competition taking place on the 9th.

Did you know that the 5th May is the day the Council of Europe was founded back in 1949?

Minthis Hills (www.minthishills.org) gave golf property a boost at the weekend as one of its sponsored players collected the trophy for runner up in the doubles final of a competitive tennis open.  In the mens singles final, Petros Baghdatis (Marcos’ brother) triumphed in a two set thriller.

Minthis Hills sponsored player receiving runners up cup at tennis open

At Minthis Hills and Pafilia Property Developers, we believe in supporting our employees in their outside activities as much as possible.  By helping them achieve their goals, we see our employees translate that same passion in their work.

We’d like to congratulate Sacha and hope to see her winning many more trophies!

On Sunday 25^th April, a Red Yellow White Competition took place at Minthis Hills and as usual it was heavily contested.  The sun was shining and the grass was green and a good time was had by all.

Bunker shot at Minthis Hills

We’d like to congratulate the winners:

Hans Wigforss, Stuart Johnson & Patti Royal

And the runners up:

Harry Maratheftis, Hamish Gardner & Pam Wortley

The Laser Masters European Championship 2010 started at the weeekend in Limassol and will finish on Friday.  There are about 64 entries from 21 different countries participating in the event.

A single-handed Olympic class racing dinghy, the Laser dinghy  is  sailed at club, national and international levels.  It is challenging to sail, rewarding athleticism, subtle steering and trimming techniques, as well as tactical excellence.  Very popular for racing, there about 200,000  of them around the world.

Minthis Hills  has started recruiting for our soon to be completed clubhouse (www.minthishills.org).  Designed by world renowned architects, Woods Bagot, the clubhouse will serve as the heart of the whole resort, providing 5 star concierge services out to the private residences and will feature a fine dining restaurant, as well as bars and conference facilities.  Minthis Hills is near the village of Tsada, in the Pafos area of Cyprus.

The Minthis Hills clubhouse bar looking out onto the golf course

We are looking for a top flight clubhouse manager who will have overall responsibility for the management of the Minthis Hills clubhouse operations.  It is a key strategic role and will include the day-to-day management  of the clubhouse and its staff.  The person will have commercial accountability for planning, organising and directing all services, including front office operations (reception/concierge). food and beverage operations.

In addition, the role will take a strategic overview and have responsibility for planning ahead to maximise profits.  The Clubhouse manager must set an example to staff to ensure the delivery of a standard of service and presentation that exceeds clients’s needs and expectations.

Requirements

• University degree in hotel, hospitality, or business management required
• Postgraduate qualification – MBA or hospitality management would be considered an advantage
• Minimum 5 years experience in a similar role
• Poperty industry knowledge preferable
• International exposure a must
• Excellent computer skills
• Excellent knowledge of English & Greek language, both written & oral a must; Russian oral would be considered an advantage
• Ability to build strong relationships with clients
• Demonstrated problem solving & negotiation skills
• Ability to think clearly & make quick decisions
• Professional manner & calm, rational approach in hectic situations
• Ability to balance customer & business priorities
• Flexibility & a ‘can do’ mentality

For further information, or to apply please send your CV to human.resources@pafilia.com.

This Sunday 11^th April, Minthis Hills Golf course (www.minthishills.org) echoed to the sounds of its members enjoying the club’s April Medal competition.  The winners were:

                          Net            Alan Colqhoun

Division II       Gross         Martin Pollard

                           Net             John Silsby

 Ladies

                       Gross         Yvonne Preene

                       Net             Gwen Jones

Golfers playing at Minthis Hills