Friends of Pefkos Admin

27/11/2024

Fantastic new group cover picture courtesy if Zion Williams 😊

24/11/2024

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24/11/2024

Our calendars have been sent out to everyone who purchased one!

Look forward to hearing everyone’s thoughts on the 12 photos that was chosen!! 😍😍 thank you to everyone who sent in photos and also for purchasing!!

We do not have any left to sell now due to it being a pre order system!

04/11/2024

With the exception of a few places that are still operating in Pefkos, another great season has come to a close. Our group has had a great year of growth and we’ve seen much less drama in comparison to previous summers.
We have taken the opportunity this year to grow our website and specifically our resort guide. In trying to keep our group a hub of conversation, sharing memories and advice, we have developed the resort guide to assist member from a practical view point. We believe it has worked well with a reduction in space in the group taken up with repeat questions. We also believe this offers businesses a fairer and more equal opportunity to attract custom from our members.

As Admin, we continue to commit a great deal of our personal time to the group, and it remains our pleasure to do so. However, we have started to put more firm boundaries in place which has helped us to juggle our own lives, jobs and families with the running of the group. Remaining present as Admin is important to us, but we have all prioritised balance in this regard.

We must thank our group experts Lee Grant, Sue Jobling and Louise Metullari, who have supported us massively throughout the season and contributed so much to the group and our members. You are a valuable part of our group and we really appreciate you being here.

We would also like to thank the businesses that play an active role in the group, and we wish all of the workers and staff a relaxing winter with family and friends.

Finally, we would like to thank all of our members who make FOP the fantastic, friendly community that it has grown to be.

The group will of course continue to operate over the winter and we would encourage our members to continue to chat, share and post in the group all things Pefkos and Rhodes related.

17/09/2024

WE HAVE HAD AN UNBELIEVABLE RESPONSE TO OUR FOP 2025 CALENDAR PREORDER, SELLING ALMOST 100 CALENDARS IN THE FIRST 48 HOURS !!!

But we still have a minimum number to reach before the order can go in so we will keep pushing the sales. Just a reminder that we aim to get calendars out by November, making them perfect Christmas gifts 🎁

The calendars are high quality and A4 in size and the images combine to reflect the true beauty and unique individuality of the place that we all love so much. Calendar prices are as follows:

1 x Calendar £10

2 x Calendars £18

3 x Calendars £26

All of the above prices include postage and packaging within mainland UK. If you are outside of the UK and would like a Calendar, please message me for a postage price.

To place your order:

· Visit our website here: https://www.friendsofpefkos.co.uk/calendar-2025

· Message me via FB

· Email at [email protected]

And we will send payment details.

We are really hoping that the Calendars will be as successful as previous years. We will be once again making a donation to Rhodes Strays from the sales to support the excellent work that they do within the resort.

Welcome to Friends of Pefkos! Est. 2007 Situated on the East Coast of the beautiful Greek Island of Rhodes, Pefkos is a small man-made holiday resort. The resort has grown substantially over the last 35 years and has come to represent a perfect balance of Greek Island charm combined with warm hospit...

11/07/2024

✨Kitlers Legacy✨

In light of the sad passing of our beloved Kitler yesterday, we have been asked by both members of FOP and Rhodes Strays to organise an official collection towards a permanent memorial within the resort.

Kitler was a fixture in Pefkos for over 15 years and even after his retirement, he continued to entertain us with his antics. The outpouring of love and affection for Kitler is such a heartwarming reflection of the kind nature of our visitors towards our feline friends.

After discussions with Rhodes Strays, and considering the hundreds of visitors who had selfies with Kitler, we would like to create a memorial statue of Kitler that people can continue to have a picture with along with a permanent and secure collection box, so that Kitler’s legacy will live on in continuing to feed and care for the strays of Pefkos.

We haven’t decided anything firmly and will also need to seek the appropriate permission in order to make this happen. The starting point will be to raise money to see what we have to work with. If you would like to make a donation towards Kitler’s legacy, you can do so here:

Bank transfer

Lloyds Bank
Victoria Grant
Sc 77-29-06
a/c 25191668

Paypal – Friends & family option

[email protected]

We will keep members updated regularly with progress and would like to sincerely thank every member that has expressed their love and support to Rhodes Strays and their work in resort.

10/07/2024

We have some sad news to share with you today. Our old boy of Pefkos, the legend that is Kitler, purred his last purr this morning and crossed rainbow bridge.

Despite facing health issues in his twilight years, he has always rallied and has lived a peaceful, if not somewhat spoiled retirement, with the love and care of Andrea at Rhodes Strays. Just last week he was receiving visitors, playing and of course being mischievous. This morning, he decided, in typical Kitler fashion, he was going to go his own way. He passed peacefully, purring away, whilst being comforted by Andrea. He was not in pain but it was clear to her, that he was ready.

This old boy has touched the lives of so many by just being himself, making it clear that Pefkos was HIS territory, but he was ok with visitors and was even happy to pose with the starstruck amongst us. But he has also become an icon and thousands of euros have been raised, by the awareness that he has created for the stray cat community of Pefkos.

He will always remain an Icon to us and is symbolic of not only the beautiful creatures that grace our beloved Pefkos, but also the love and care that is showered upon them by locals and visitors.

Rest in peace old boy, hope you find a great sunbed to poach x

*Picture credit to Lisa Evans, Wendy Harris, Jane Denning. These pictures have been taken from the group Pefkos Icons, I hope that you don’t mind me sharing – they summed him up so perfectly x

07/07/2024

UPDATED AND MADE EASIER TO VIEW

We have asked for local companies who do Excursions & Days out so you have quick access to all these companies which are featured in our featured section on our Facebook group.

You can then contact them via their contact details below to find out prices and more information

All on our resort guide

https://www.friendsofpefkos.co.uk/excursions/days-out

07/07/2024

Where can I order a take away to be delivered or pick up while in Pefkos?

All now available on our Resort guide at

https://www.friendsofpefkos.co.uk/takeaways

07/07/2024

Friends Of Pefkos Shop!
Now OPEN!

www.friendsofpefkos.co.uk/shop

Or via our resort guide

We have teamed up with Mrose to have lots of Friends Of Pefkos Merchandise for you to purchase!

You will be able to find T-Shirts, Travel Essential Items, Tote Bags and much more!

There are selected items which have been designed for you to purchase which donations will be made to Rhodes Strays, which help support the cats on the island.

Why not check out the shop today!

Exclusive Offer:
The first 20 orders received will also be entered into a prize draw to win an Item of their choice for free!*
Good Luck!

*Once all 20 orders have been fulfilled, announcement will be made on Friends Of Pefkos page and a live video showing who won will be shared. A email will be sent to the winner and if not claimed within 24 hours then a new live video will be drawn until a winner has been announced.
Postage and packaging will be included with the free item

29/06/2024

Our resort guide has had an addition added! Want to know where and who can do takeaways and deliveries? We got you covered on our resort guide via our website www.friendsofpefkos.co.uk

28/06/2024

Happy birthday to our lovely admin Helsy
Hope you have a wonderful day.

16/05/2024

Thanks to FOP Pascale Demeersman for allowing us to use his fantastic pic for our new group header ❤️

07/04/2024

Regarding the new private transfer information request.

Yes they need the lead passengers passport number.

Yes they need the lead passenger’s father’s name!

The latter has been a thing in Greece forever! It doesn’t matter if you don’t speak to your father, if your father has passed away etc. On any papers in Greece I’m listed as Victoria daughter of Stephen.
My mam, Sandra daughter of Joseph, my dad, Stephen son of Maurice.
It’s just what they do.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t agree with it. It’s just a rule you need to abide by when booking a private transfer.
Same as if you had to log something with local police, you’d have to give the same!