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The Gurkha Welfare Trust and the Royal Visit
The Gurkha Welfare Trust have announced that they raised an impressive £26 million in 2015 to spend on their many projects and initiatives in Nepal. This includes rebuilding the homes, schools and lives of Gurkha veterans, their families and the communities devastated by the earthquake last April. We were honoured to become a corporate partner of the Trust last year and will continue to raise funds for them in 2016.
The important work of the Gurkha Welfare Trust will be firmly in the spotlight later this month when Prince Harry travels to the Gurkha heartlands as part of his royal visit. Having served alongside Gurkha soldiers in Afghanistan, Prince Harry will visit the British Gurkha Camp in Pokhara and also go on a short trek in the Annapurnas where he will visit Gurkha communities and see some of the work done by the armed forces and GWT since the earthquake.
Image courtesy of J Laslett
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Morocco Earthquake
We were deeply saddened to hear about the earthquake in Morocco which has caused such devastation and loss of life. Our hearts go out to everyone who has been affected. We were relieved to hear that our partners and friends in Morocco are all safe, and fortunately none of our clients were in country at the time.
We have made a donation to help support local relief efforts, and we will also be reviewing our upcoming trips in conjunction with our Moroccan partners.
Autumn getaways
With such a soggy summer at home, you may feel in extra need of blue skies and dry trails before the gloomy winter months draw in. Thankfully, we’ve still got availability on some of our autumn adventures. Find the details in our latest enews and start planning your autumn getaway.
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Take it easy or take a hike
What kind of traveller are you? Do you enjoy easy-paced gentle exploration with a comfortable bed, or remote mountain circuits and ticking off big peaks? In our latest enews we give you the choice of taking it easy or taking a hike, with ideas from Nepal to Patagonia and Africa to Japan.
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