LAUNCH OF HOMESTAY VISITOR HOSTELS

Posted by Sue Haylock, on 02 Feb 2012 21:06

in conjunction with the Medical Mission, the team were able to launch the restoration of two home stay hostels, which are part of the scheme to bring income generation to the village to save the exodus of the young from the village to seek work. With the help and generosity of the local community of Wimbish and Debden and a generous donation from Lt. Col. Crombie in memory of his late wife, enough funds have been raised to purchase two empty houses in the village in need of restoration. They will be sympathetically restored in a traditional style and totally in keeping with the locality. They, will, however, be upgraded in an eco friendly way with hot water showers . western style toilets and comfortable beds. (Luxuries not enjoyed by the team at present!!) The hostels will be used for trekkers who want to stay overnight in Tang Ting, providing much needed work and income for the villagers. The first house to be renovated had a blessing ceremony performed and was officially opened by Mr Moray Bayless, Chairman of the TTTA. and named ‘ Suzy Ghar’ after Lt. Col Crombie’s late wife. Fund raising will continue to enable completion of the first Hostel and keep the second hostel weatherproof until further work can be carried out on it.