Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Calis Beach Forum => Calis Beach Questions and Information => Topic started by: usedbustickets on October 30, 2015, 15:30:59 PM
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A sign has gone up advertising a new build of apartments on the recently tidied up field/land directly behind Jaqui Harvey's villa. I'm going to get my old tin hat out, I'm not sure that this builder realises what he is doing and more importantly who he is doing it to.
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Designer handbags at dawn..........
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The signs look a bit tatty! I hope the apartments look better than that when they're finished :o
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calling Jacqui Harvey. lol watch THESE spaces.
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Sorry to disappoint you, but old news for us. However, sad for the Farmer"s who farmed this bit of land. It was cleared and their daughter was married on the field in September, but they were told that has their land had only been rented (for years and years) it was being sold for under them. However, as they own the little piece of land with their small house and the chickens etc., they will be staying for now.
It really does not affect us, as the building will be the front of the house, we spend all our time the other side and all the rooms have windows on that side too. We were just hoping they would build a road along there that we could use.
So, the gloating is lost on us, but as said a shame for the Farmer's who have farmed this llittle piece of land long before we arrived and now they have no land.
However, glad to see how interested people on this site are in me and my family. Must be little to do in Calis nowadays.
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You tell em Jacqui
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I'm shocked & surprised ....... that UBT hasn't yet felt the wrath of JH for misspelling her name in the OP !
;) :D ;D >:( >:( ;D :D
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end of season Jacqui. nothing else to do.
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I'm sure there's plenty of charity work needs needs doing.!! ;)
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Well said sir !
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Well said sir !
I'm sure there's rplenty of charity work needs needs doing.!! ;)
I can assure you that there are plenty of good-hearted ex pats who contribute time, money and effort to doing just that, 12 months of the year!!
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I think he knows that?
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Is it air raid shelter & tin hat time yet? ??? 8)
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Well said sir !
I'm sure there's rplenty of charity work needs needs doing.!! ;)
I can assure you that there are plenty of good-hearted ex pats who contribute time, money and effort to doing just that, 12 months of the year!!
I'm sure most of us are well aware of the wonderful work done by the 3Cs and other charities in Calis/Fethiye to the benefit of the local people in the area. There are also people who are not ex-pats who only holiday there for a few weeks a year who would love to help in such a way if they could. Alternatively, we try and support the fundraising efforts to raise much needed cash to support the charities. To the best of my knowledge, most of these fundraisers would not exist without Highlander putting in many hours of his own free time, outside his working hours, to dream up different ways to raise money for something which he feels passionately about, the underprivileged children of Fethiye.
Let's be grateful for them all! :)
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I was not for one moment decrying Highlander's efforts to raise money for 3C's and other charities. I've seen on here how much he does and how much he is respected for the time and effort he puts in. I have to apologise, including his quote in my remark was accidental. I can see now that Kevin3's quote was accompanied by a 'smiley' so was meant tongue in cheek.
Nevertheless, there are a lot of unsung heroes (and heroines) doing what they can to raise money for all the charities during the winter months when tourist donations are not there to swell the coffers.
I do apologise if my first remark caused offence.
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That went off topic very quickly.
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I'm sure no apology is needed CleopatrasAsp, you were rightly defending all the volunteers who work hard throughout the year for the local charities just as I felt I had to defend others who can only do their bit by supporting the magnificent fundraising efforts of Highlander. So really we are on the same side :)
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Not sure how this topic got into charity but hey ho!! Jacqui I knew you would be aware of the building work, which is why I felt I could make light of the situation. Although bad as it may be, it is going to happen at sometime, possibly this winter.
As to the poor farmer using the land ... come on it has been used as a dumping ground for various items of rubbish and 'recyclables' for years, and the nearest I have seen it used for farming is the two goats that get tethered there. He never owned it, rented it or otherwise he simply used the land next to his home, and there are doubts whether he has got the ownership of that land!! And we all might say good luck to him, but let's not build him up as some sort of a Grundy family (from the Archers for those of you who don't know!)disposed of his land.
Now can I take my tin hat off??
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Not a dumping ground, they collected bottles etc., and put them in one corner and then got the money for them, just to make up their income. The council rebuild their house when it burnt down a few years ago. The small piece of land it and the chicken are on does belong to them. (which may cause a problem to the new build) There were 6 goats on our last visit. This number was depleted after Bayram. I have been told that goats are more valuable than sheep. The couple have now been left on their own since the marriage of, first their son and now their daughter. They used to have an earth closet outside to use as toilet, not too sure if they ever had that replaced by the council though.
They did rent the land and we have seen many crops being grown over the years, also been given some of the products too. I think as time went on and their family left, they got older they stopped planting crops and used the land for grazing the goats, but it must be a shock to them to be told they cannot rent the land anymore.
We are wondering what they will do now as they still have their small piece of land and their house, so i hope they stay with their chickens and a few goats.