{"id":1600,"date":"2022-12-10T18:00:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T18:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/?p=1600"},"modified":"2022-12-10T18:10:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T18:10:33","slug":"charity-backgammon-tournament-friday-2-december-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/el\/events\/charity-backgammon-tournament-friday-2-december-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Savvas Pavlides wins our 2022 charity backgammon tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulationss to Savva Pavlides for winning the Holy Cross and Archangel Michael charity backgammon tournament held at our church hall on Friday 2 December 2022. Kyriacos Papasavva was the runner up with Marcus Constantine and Louis Loizou being the other 2 semi finalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you so much to Androulla Constantinou, without whom the event would not have run and to Achilleas Constantinou for leading on the event. We must also pay tribute to Alexander Constantine of the Xanda Foundation for the digital scoring screen and support and to Michael Kalogerakis for his support in setting up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our church would like to extend a big thank you to the following for donating the food for an excellent buffet: <strong>Lia Christodoulou, Fanoulla Spyrou, Xenia Yiannakas, Helen Laws, Maro Kyriacou, Andy Antonio and Zoe Protopapas, and Akis from Genzo restaurant&nbsp;<\/strong>for the 200 keftedes!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We would also like to thank those who donated gifts for the raffle and auction: The Four Seasons Hotel Limassol<\/strong>, <strong>Sunshine Gardens, Metin and Sam Hairdressing Salon, Kevin from Alexandra Motors, Amine Dacha, Helen Laws and Louis from Odos Restaurant<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1639\" src=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.24-3.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-1639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.24-3.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.24-3-480x640.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 768px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption>The 2022 backgammon champion &#8211; Savvas Pavlides<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1640\" src=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.24-4.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-1640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.24-4.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.24-4-480x640.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 768px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption>The smiling winner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1631\" src=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.25.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-1631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.25.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.25-480x640.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 768px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption>2022 runner-up Kyriacos Papasavva<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1641\" src=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.24.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-1641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.24.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.24-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.24-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption>2022 winner and runner up <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1638\" src=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.24-2.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-1638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.24-2.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.24-2-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.24-2-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption>2022 winner and runner up (2)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1637\" src=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.24-1.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-1637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.24-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.24-1-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.24-1-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption>Androualla and Achilleas Constantinou with the finalists<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1635\" src=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.23-2.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-1635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.23-2.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.23-2-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.23-2-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1634\" src=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.23-1.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-1634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.23-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.23-1-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.23-1-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption>The finalists with Androulla Constantinou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1636\" src=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.23.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-1636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.23.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.23-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.23-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption>The 2022 backgammon semi-finals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1632\" src=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.22-1.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-1632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.22-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.22-1-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.22-1-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption>The games begin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1633\" src=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.22.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-1633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.22.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.22-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-04-at-22.01.22-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption>The contenders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulationss to Savva Pavlides for winning the Holy Cross and Archangel Michael charity backgammon tournament held at our church hall on Friday 2 December 2022. Kyriacos Papasavva was the runner up with Marcus Constantine and Louis Loizou being the other 2 semi finalists. Thank you so much to Androulla Constantinou, without whom the event would [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"16","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activities","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1600"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1643,"href":"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1600\/revisions\/1643"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holycrossgreekchurch.org.uk\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}