Anglo-Akanthou Aid Society
Founded in 1953 and Registered in 1958 under the friendly Societies Act 1896-1955 (No. 54 BEN)

ISTORIKO

Cronia duskola gia touV AkaqiwteV. Oi barieV forologieV, oi anambrieV kai oi uyhloi tokoi eginan aitia oi periousieV twn Akaqiwtwn na perielqoun sta ceria twn ligwn emporwn tokoglufwn.

MegaleV periousieV axiaV ciliadwn lirwn epwlounto gia apoplhrwmh ashmantwn crewn.

H anazhthsh kaluterwn sunqhkwn thV zwhV, touV odhghse sthn xenhteia, me kuria cwra thn Agglia. Oi prwtoi AkaqiwteV, sumfwna me ta stoiceia pou ecoume, efqasan sthn Agglia to 1926. Pikra kai duskola ta crania thV xenhteiaV gia touV prwtouV metanasteV sto Londino. Alla o poqoV kai h agaph gia touV dikouV touV kai to agaphmeno touV cwrio bohqhse na xeperasoun tiV megaleV duskolieV pou sunanthsan, idiaitera me th glwssa, kai na drasthriopoihqoun qaumasia.

Me zhlo kai agaph ricthkan sth douleia kai grhgora arcisan na dhmiourgoun tiV prwteV mikroepiceirhseiV. Auto omwV den touV empodise na krathsoun to desmo metaxu touV. H koinotikh skeyh kai h agaph proV th geneteira touV Akanqou touV odhghse sthn apofash thV dhmiourgiaV enoV sundesmou me skopo th bohqeia tou cwriou touV. Den estellan crhmata mono gia touV goniouV kai suggeneiV touV alla kai gia koinofeleiV skopouV. Gia th bohqeia asqenwn, ptwcwn, scoleiou kai thn idrush nosokomeiakhV monadaV.

ProV ulopoihsh twn anwterw skopwn kai kuriwV thV nosokomeiakhV monadaV apefasisqh h idrusu swmateiou to 1953, to opoion enegrafh wV filanqrwpiko swmateio me thn onomasia, Anglo-Akanthou Aid Society me ariqmon eggrafhV 54 BEN kai dieuqunsh to 57 Riding House Street, London W1.

Me thn eggrafh tou swmateiou auxhqhkan kai drasthriothteV tou, opwV h diorganwsh sunestiasewn, ekdromeV me lewforeio,eranoi stouV AkaqiwtikouV gamouV, diagwnismoi pilottaV kai tabliou, diorganwsh naulwmenwn pthsewn proV thn Kupro me thn British Caledonian kai alla.

To Anglo-Akanthou Aid Society diapistwnetai na einai ena apo ta arcaiotera filanqrwpika Kupriaka swmateia thV paroikiaV. H drash tou uphrxe axioqaumasth kai se polleV periptwseiV xeperase kai tiV prosdokieV twn idiwn twn melwn tou.

Tetoia drash edeixe ston apeleuqerwtiko agwna tou 1955-59 otan h apoikiokratia ekleise to Dhmotiko Scoleio AkanqouV, to Anglo Akanthou bohqhse sth leitourgia Krufou Scoleiou sthn Ekklhsia tou Crusoswthra.

Bohqhse sthn apoperatwsh kai ton exoplismo tou neou scolikou ktiriou thV AkanqouV.

Bohqhse oikonomika sthn organwsh omadwn gia antimetwpish thV tourkikhV antarsiaV to 1963.

Se sunergasia me tiV KoinotikeV arceV exasfalise to apaitoumeno poso tou axhlektrismou thV paraliakhV periochV tou cwriou. ( To poso auto mazi kai tou Nosokomeiou einai katateqhmeno sth Sunergatikh AkanqouV).

Ousiastikh htan h oikonomikh bohqeia aporwn atomwn h oikogeneiwn kata tiV giorteV tou Pasca kai twn Cristougennwn.

Prosfere kai prosferei oikonomikh bohqeia se asqeneiV kai aporouV sthn Agglia kai sthn Kupro kai polla alla.

Sunecisthke parallhla h prospaqeia tou prwtarcikou stocou. H dhmiourgia NisokomeiakhV monadaV.

Crhmata apo eranouV katetiqento se eidiko logariasmo gia to Nosokomeio. Me sunergasia me ton tote aeimnhsto proedro thV KupriakhV DhmokratiaV Arciepiskopo Makario, exasfalisthke Ekklhsiastikh gh gia energesh tou Nosokomeiou. Ta exoda thV anegershV kai th sunthrhsh qa anelambane to Anglo Akanthou . Ton de exoplismo h Kubernhsh. Htan zhthma cronou na arcisoun oi ergasieV. Ola omwV stamathsan me thn tourkikh eisbolh.

Me thn tourkikh eisbolh to swmateio, prwto opwV panta, me enqousiasmo esteile ciliadeV lireV kai tonouV roucismouV gia emesh anagkh twn prosgugwn.

Me thn prosfugopoihsh twn Akaqiwtwn oi stocoi tou swmateiou anaprosarmosqhkan sumfwna me tiV kainourieV sunqhkeV. Perissotero baroV edoqh sthn exasfalish idiokthtou oikhmatoV opou oi AkaqiwteV qa euriskan thn qalpwrh thV glukiaV AkanqouV. Touto egine katorqwto me thn agora tou oikhmatoV sto 628 Holloway Road, London N19 3NU .

Protou omwV fqasei sto shmerino ktirio to swmateio stegasthke gia cronia sto 59 Goodge Street, London W1 ( Glory Restaurant ) tou k. Gewrgiou Ntortzh kai Gewrgiou Nikolettou, sto 253 Holloway Road , London N7 tou k. Gewrgiou Katsianh kai sto 7 Elthorne Road N 19, ktirio tou Dhmarceiou tou Islington opou leitourgouse kai koinotiko kentro. EpishV stegasthke sto 125 Holloway Road, London N7 tou k. Nikou Papafwth. SunedriaseiV eginonto episeiV sto 57 Riding House Street W1, , oikia tou k. Fwth Catzhgiannh, opou egine kai h prwth eggrafh tou swmateiou. Sthn oikia tou k. Mhna Swthriou sto 7 The Town Varndell Street NW1 kai sto 166 New Cavendish Street tou k. Swthrh Porfuriou.

Aiwnia qa einai h timh kai h mnhmh twn idiokthtwn twn anwterw oikhmatwn. QermeV eucaristieV ekfrazoume epishV kai se olouV osouV kaq’ oiondhpote tropo bohqhsan sto ergo maV.

Idiaiterh timh kai epainoV apeuqunetai stiV ekastote epitropeV, pou afilokerdoV dieuqetan ton polutimo crono touV alla kai crhmata gia na feroun se peraV to duskolo alla qearesto ergo tou swmateiou.

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