Talks in aid of The Gurkha Welfare Trust


Talks with Slides:

Plains to Peaks:
Nepal from it’s southern border with India, through the foothills to the Himalayas and a short visit to
Kathmandu.

Home of the Brave:
Life in the hill villages of the Gurkha soldiers.

Marigolds & Butterlamps:
The festivals of the Kathmandu Valley and stories
of the gods.

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Talks without Slides:

The Little Yellow God & Me:
Funny things that can happen to a Westerner living and working in Nepal.

Gurkhali Ayo:
The story of the Gurkhas.

What you need is a good,relaxing holiday:
But don’t join the Crosses unless you want to be stuck in a minefield in the Sinai or a white-out in the Himalayas!

“A woman who talks about rugby?”
A light-hearted look at rugby from a woman’s viewpoint.


Colourful Culture
If you’ve always wanted to know how to wear a sari this is your chance to find out and to experience how elegant it feels to wear one.

Fee; £40 for Gurkha Welfare Trust
Travel expenses: 40p per mile

For more details contact:

Margaret Cross
Tel: 01889 577721
email: margaretcross@crossimages.plus.com
 

Talks in aid of the Gurkha Welfare Trust

The Gurkha Weslfare Trust supports approximately 10,500 ex-soldiers, and their dependants, who have no military pension. The Trust pays a pension of approximately (depending on exchange rates) £29 per month - enough to provide the basic food necessary to survive.

Medical bills are also paid, and clinics are held in the hills.

Every Gurkha soldier gives a day's pay a year to the Trust, and most of the admin costs are borne by the Ministry of Defence.