These are just a few of our photographs from one of our favourite places. We have been lucky enough to live in Kathmandu, Nepal for three years while serving with the Brigade of Gurkhas, as well as making other visits to trek in the Himalayas, privately and for the Gurkha Welfare Trust. The last visit was in November 2008 when we trekked, photographed and met old friends at the 60th Anniversary of Queen's Gurkha Engineers.
In our spare time we are volunteer fund-raisers for the Gurkha Welfare Trust.
The Gurkha Welfare Trust supports several thousand ex-Gurkha soldiers and their widows who have no military pension, they also pay for medical treatment, help with providing water into villages, bridge building, support for schools etc. Margaret has a number of talks, all in aid of the Gurkha Welfare Trust - a list of the talks is here on the website. If you know of an organisation who would like to book one of Margaret's talks please contact us at crosses@crossimages.plus.com - 100% of the fee goes to the Trust, as well as 25% of sales from any photographs in this gallery. If you would like to have a look at the Trust's website please click here- you might also be interested in visiting the Gurkha Museum in Winchester - to visit their website click here
The recent news about the change to Gurkha pensions will not remove the need for the work of the Gurkha Welfare Trust. The changes will only affect soldiers who retired after 1997. Those the Trust supports retired prior to 1997 – predominantly World War II soldiers and their dependants. Your support is still needed.
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