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Posted by Sue Haylock, on
15 May 2012 11:56
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Chok Gurung, the Nepalese marathon runner flew in to the UK a few days before the London Marathon and ran the distance in an impressive 3 hours and 12minutes. He was not happy with his time as he has run Marathons in Nepal in under 3 hours and felt the jet lag and the time it took to get through the crowd hindered him (he obviously was too polite to elbow people out of the way!) We, however, were very proud of him as he had very little time to adjust to UK conditions and to train.
He has mainly run in very different conditions from the flat roads of London and has run the Everest Marathon on several occasions which is a very different prospect : The start is at over 5000 metres, the trail is not marked but has to be memorized beforehand , and hazards include snow and ice, stone staircases, narrow suspension bridges and yak trains !
A group from Wimbish and Debden and a very large Nepalese contingent had a very enjoyable day in London cheering him on and watching him cross the line. The donation websites are still open so if you haven’t yet donated and wish to do so, you can log on to : www.tangting.org/nepalrunner or text CHOK12£XX to 70070 (xx=the amount you wish to donate in pounds). Every penny will help towards the medical centre in Tang Ting and the Injured Soldiers Fund making a huge difference to the lives of those who are not as fortunate as ourselves. |
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Posted by Sue Haylock, on
02 Feb 2012 21:06
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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. |
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Posted by Sue Haylock, on
02 Feb 2012 21:10
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Chok Gurung, a Nepalese long distance runner, will be running in the London Marathon on 22nd April 2012, on behalf of the Injured Soldiers Fund and a new Medical and Dental Centre in Tang Ting, Nepal, home of many Gurkhas. Chok says “I am so honoured to be able to run in the London Marathon to help raise money for people who can’t run at all”.
The 33 Engineer Regiment and 101 Engineer Regiment are based at Carver Barracks Wimbish. A squadron from the base is always deployed to Afghanistan where they are tasked with one of the most demanding and dangerous jobs – clearing the region of roadside bombs. The Injured Soldiers Fund was set up to provide immediate assistance to the injured soldiers and their families. Help us to help our local soldiers.
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Posted by Sue Haylock, on
02 Feb 2012 21:02
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A team from The Tang Ting Twinning Association (TTTA) returned from their first medical mission to Tang Ting, in October 2011. Cllr Tina Knight and members of the association, together with Bristol doctor, Dr Fiona Ormerod, and colleague, Wimbish Nurse, Lucy Curtis, Dr Ian Pearson, dentist, from Devonshire House Dental Practice in Cambridge and Dr Regina Thacklis from Kathmandu, niece of Tarka Gurung from Carver Barracks. They were also accompanied by dental nurses from Kathmandu and Penny Brown from Wimbish. All those who went funded the trip themselves.
Through the generosity of local support throughout the year clothing, shoes, a portable dentist’s chair, dental kit and haemocure unit plus a considerable amount of medication was purchased to treat the sick, many of whom had walked over 6 hours to attend. All 300 children in the area were seen and assessed, leaving behind them a large dish of extracted teeth. Unfortunately, tourists to the area continue to give the children boiled sweets which has caused a huge rise in tooth decay over recent years.
One the second day of the trip, an 18 year old crippled girl, Bishnu Giri, walked 15 hours as she had heard that there was a possibility of seeing a doctor. The doctors were shocked to see that her feet had been badly burnt in a fire when she was small, resulting in her having no toes whatsoever. Due to her disability, although a very bright girl, she worked as a Shepherdess and had to live in a cowshed. Dr Ormerod has been speaking to colleagues back in Bristol and there is now the possibility of Bishnu coming to the UK to have some prosthetic feet made. As her English was so good, Nurse Lucy Curtis and her mother are sponsoring her to teach in the local school.
The medical professionals are all very keen to repeat the trip next year. All medically qualified volunteers and very welcome to join them.
If you are interested in joining the team next year or would like to donate to the charity, then please contact Tina Knight on 01799 540881 |
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