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Darts group does Didim proud

Ron Brown SIX Didim team players and five supporters travelled to Antalya to compete in the Turkish dart championships recently. Running concurrently was the WDF dart world cup with players from 38 countries. They all stayed in the same hotel and competed in the hotel sports complex. Members of the team were invited to practice…

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Mayor visit for Didim’s Remembrance Sunday service

EXPATS have attended annual Remembrance Sunday commemorations in Didim. Events were held at the new Didim Chapel opposite the Apollon Temple, while another was held at Carol’s Wine Bar where Lynn Cole, from Help in Hands, led the service of about 40 people attending with a reading. At the Didim Chapel, Rev Maurice Ryan of…

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‘Horror’ masked party served up at Esinti

ONE of Akbuk’s fine dining venues – Esinti – served up a real horror show for their Hallowe’en season closer. The restaurant was the setting for the Glitz & Glamour group’s Masked Party and was hailed a huge success with a full house. Due to the mild weather, the event was held outdoors Members from the…

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Historic service marks new era

IN the end – or the beginning whichever you look at it – a new page was turned in the life of Didim Chapel on a sunny Sunday morning as Christians quietly ushered in a small piece of history for the local community. The renovated and rebuilt chapel, sitting in its own grounds, out of…

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Leros twins with Didim

AS part of ongoing dialogue for greater ties between the two, Didim has been officially twinned with the Greek island of Leros. Didim Municipality signed an agreement with Leros city officials during a press conference held while the Bodrum Cup, a annual sailing event, was on. Speaking at a press conference, Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay…

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Makeovers and closures for famous venues

AS the winter season swings in, a number of bars will be undergoing revamps or permanent closures. In Didim, the popular and long-serving Garage Bar, on Ege Cad., is now up for rent. Mekam, next to Akbank, is undergoing a major refurb and will be renamed Durumcu. Meanwhile, we understand the Box Bar is being…

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Remembrance Day service in Didim

A REMEMBRANCE Day service will be held at Carol’s Wine House. The bar, which has hosted a service for the last two years, willagain be opening up specially on Sunday on November 8 to allow the community to pay their respects to those lost in war and conflict.. As in previous years Lynne Cole (Help…

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Consulate meeting planned for Brits

THERE will be a chance for British expats to meet with Consular staff in Didim on Wednesday November 11. The bi-annual meeting’s location had yet to be confirmed as Voices went to press this weekend, but it may well be held at the same venue as the previous meetings, that being the Didim Chamber of…

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Famous ‘Chico’ to open rock bar

ONE of the most famous bar owners in Didim is opening a new ‘rock music’ bar on Altinkum seafront. Murat ‘Chico’ Basım, of Taxim Bar, will be opening the new bar at the former Ali Bar, the venue owned by Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay. Chico said he wanted to provide a new venue for rock…

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Scuba centre boost for disabled

A DIDIM scuba centre – Okenos Diving – was instrumental in giving introduction dives to several disabled people from three different countries as part of a month-long EU-backed festival in the resort. Okenos Diving opened the “Disabled Free Festival” in Didim by officially certifying Mr Kenan Önalan (blind), the adviser to the Turkish Ministry of…

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