All proceeds will support those affected by the catastrophic floods in Nepal.
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What a fantastic night of live music on Saturday! A massive THANK YOU to everyone who came along to our Charity Swing Jazz Night at Market Lavington Community Hall! Our heartfelt thanks go to the spectacular RiTiHuHe Quartet and the wonderful Steeple Bell Singers for donating their time and talents, treating us all to a feast of all-time favourites that had the whole hall buzzing. Most importantly, thank you to everyone who bought a ticket or donated - through your overwhelming generosity and support, we raised over £2000, vital funds to deliver humanitarian aid to Nepal to help those in urgent need. We are most grateful to everyone, including Superior Plants, who supplied the trees and shrubs free of charge, and our awesome volunteers, who all made it such a truly special night. Thank you!
Please Come! You will be supporting survivors of the devastating floods that tore through Nepali villages, destroying Homes, Livlihoods, Schools, Health posts, Roads, Bridges, and Hydropower projects. This is a tragedy that is still unfolding, but current figures show 1,344 people dead and 4,898 still missing.  Catastrophic flooding and mudslides caused by 'glacial collapse' have caused huge loss of life, with hundreds still missing in the Rasuwa and Nuwakot regions of Nepal. Homes, roads, and bridges have been swept away, as well as nine hydropower projects, according to The Kathmandu Post. The Nestling Trust is immensely relieved to know that all the children and staff at the Sarangkot Nestling Home, as well as friends and colleagues in Nepal, are safe. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who have been affected in any way by this tragedy When Swostika Majhi was admitted to Sushma Koirala Memorial Hospital for plastic surgery to treat a hyperkeratotic plaque, she weighed just 14.2 kg. To ensure she was strong enough for treatment, the hospital’s Nutrition Department recommended a specialized daily diet. Swostika’s family was unable to afford this essential care due to financial hardship. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, The Nestling Trust stepped in to fund her daily nutritional assistance throughout her hospital stay. With proper nutrition, Swostika’s multi-stage surgeries were completed successfully without complications. After 39 days of care, she was discharged in good health, weighing a much stronger 17.4 kg. Continuing Recovery The hospital continues to stay in close touch with Swostika's family to track her progress. We are thrilled to share that she now weighs 18.6 kg and has officially started going to school—a major milestone in her return to a normal, happy childhood. She will return for a follow-up appointment in three months, and the medical team will continue monitoring her ongoing health. Everyone at The Nestling Trust extends a heartfelt thank you to our supporters for making stories like Swostika’s possible, helping her move toward a healthier, stronger, and brighter future. 
 It is with great sadness that The Nestling Trust learned of the tragic deaths of Nirmal 'Nimsdai' Purja and all the climbers in the team in a catastrophic avalanche on Broad Peak, Thursday 30th July 2026. Our thoughts and prayers are with all their families and friends around the world. https://www.facebook.com/reel/2069895666943141
It was a perfect sunny summer's day in the most idyllic English county garden setting! A huge thank you to Jordi and Andrew for welcoming young and old to enjoy the charm and beauty of their magnificent, historic 500-year-old West Lavington Manor Gardens The Nestling Trust was thrilled to be part of the day and to share information about our work in Nepal, one of the world's poorest countries. We are immensely grateful to Jordi and Andrew for their generous support, through this event, in helping us provide healthcare and health education for remote, marginalised communities, as well as providing protection for destitute/abused children, where in a safe, caring environment they can live as a family, go to school and have real hope for the future. It was great to meet everyone who visited Nestling Trust Gazebo and took part in the 'Find the Yeti', Treasure Hunt - we hope you enjoyed following the trail to the Yeti's mythical home in the Himalayas. Thank you so much to all the volunteers who helped in any way and to everyone who came along to support the event.
 WEST LAVINGTON MANOR OPEN GARDEN DAY
A FUN DAY OUT FOR ALL THE FAMILY SUPPORTING CHARITY Saturday 13th June 11am to 6pm Step into 500 years of history at West Lavington Manor garden open day. Home in the 1600s, to John Danvers – the politician, garden designer and key signatory to the death warrant of Charles 1, Danvers married Elizabeth Dauntsey from the Lavingtons. He was reknown for his European travels and bringing the Italianate garden to his home in Chelsea and West Lavington. The Manor’s main palladium style gates, the Dauntsey / Danvers marriage crest and a few parts of the house are remnants of Danvers time at West Lavington. Significant enhancements over the last 50 years include the channelling out of the stream to create a lake with duck house, fabulous topiary formations and cloud pruning, a spectacular arboretum, laburnum walk lined with alliums, coloured gardens, a chess garden and over 25 different species of apples, plums and pears. Visitors are most surprised with the authentic Japanese garden, built by the current Australian owners, the Domans. Monty Don, was impressed that two Australians had embarked on such a garden transformation in the heart of Wiltshire and featured West Lavington Manor in his British Gardens BBC TV series and book. This year, the garden open day, will have a new sculpture - “The Blue Head” by Paul Vanstone. Made from Bolivian Marble, sourced near Le Paz, the lapis lazuli, is a striking new addition along the Herbaceous Border amongst the blue and purple spring blooms. THIS YEAR’S ACTIVITIES ARE A STEP UP West Lavington Manor’s garden open day is Saturday 13 June. From 11am – 6pm, there will be live entertainment, refreshments and activities for all ages. Edington Brass 20 piece band will perform two sets under the stunning lime tree at 12:30 and 3:00pm. Head Gardener Jonathan, will share his knowledge and skills on making your own compost, which has been a huge success in the garden. Owner Andrew Doman at 2:15 pm, will conduct for the first time a tour sharing the history of the house and the garden. Capability Charlotte, garden designer, will host Gardener’s Question Time inviting the public to bring her their garden challenges. Workshops include willow sculpting from Jo Sadler Willow, and garden art and metal pieces from Bartys Trading. Delicious home-made produce for sale - apple juice and jams from the garden, and organic olive oil and honey from Mallorca. The WI will be running a raffle and celebrating their platinum anniversary. The Nestling Trust, a local charity, that works in Nepal to support destitute girls with homes and health and birthing clinics, will also showcase fine Nepalese items. Other attractions include Welly Boot Throwing, Peter Rabbit appearances, face painting all day, and The Nestling Trust Find the Yeti treasure hunt, an opportunity to explore nature and the garden. With live performances from Bullshot Crummond by the Rondo Theatre Co. Home-made cakes, scones, quiche, sandwiches and delicious BBQ O’pork buns. A full bar with Pimms, cava and wine or BYO picnic. All funds raised go to National Garden Scheme charities, including Horatio’s Garden and The Nestling Trust. Entry £10 pp to charity and children free and dogs are welcome on the lead NOTE The garden was photographed for Country Life, 6 September, 2023 issue. Featured in Monty Don British Gardens Series BBC 2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026rm3 at 18:29 min Listed in the National Garden Scheme - https://ngs.org.uk/gardens/west-lavington-manor-sn10/ Media Enquiries Jordina Evins Doman Email: [email protected] Mobile: 07772231958  Great news, this month, a laboratory funded by the Nestling Trust was opened at the Baiteshwor Health and Birthing Centre. No longer will patients have to make the long journey to a hospital a day's trek away, to have blood tests or other samples taken for diagnosis. In the past, many conditions would have gone undiagnosed or been diagnosed late, since many villagers were unable to make the journey or could not afford to leave their work. The Nestling Trust is immensely grateful to all our supporters, whose help has enabled us to purchase essential laboratory equipment. We are delighted that the local government has finally agreed to provide a laboratory technician
  Wow, they've reached Everest Base Camp! What a great achievement! A group of wonderful people left Westbury on 16th May '26 and headed to Everest Base Camp, raising funds to support The Nestling Trust's work in Nepal. The trek takes huge effort and determination, and we thank each and every one most sincerely. To donate: https://thenestlingtrust.enthuse.com/pf/westbury-to-everest-2v4?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e225_tv2_tp1_a1dennhbb5avyi&fbclid=IwY2xjawR3FkFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5eW9BTDVISkpGc25FVUJKc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHrOE6D-c7h3e6gwx14TRJNqS2ChWp2FF2s8rdFFeyCxZpxKPCU3ztMtysJXB_aem_4Hw61GNlofVigdMd98sr5A https://www.facebook.com/reel/2046872486259675
A group of 20 amazing people are on their way from Westbury to trek to Everest Base Camp. They are raising funds to help the work of The Nestling Trust, for which we are truly grateful. We wish them 'Dal Bhat power 24 hour' and a wonderful trip to Nepal. Keep smiling and stay safe! Watch this space for updates! To Donate see link below: https://thenestlingtrust.enthuse.com/pf/westbury-to-everest-2v4?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e225_tv2_tp1_a1dennhbb5avyi&fbclid=IwY2xjawR3FkFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5eW9BTDVISkpGc25FVUJKc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHrOE6D-c7h3e6gwx14TRJNqS2ChWp2FF2s8rdFFeyCxZpxKPCU3ztMtysJXB_aem_4Hw61GNlofVigdMd98sr5A  A magical evening of song! Huge thanks to the Warminster Military Wives Choir, whose beautiful voices filled the hall with wonderful harmonies and tempo. Special thanks also to Superior Plants who loaned amazing shrubs and trees to set the scene, and to all who came along to enjoy the evening and support the work of The Nestling Trust. Finally, thank you to our loyal volunteers who dedicate so much time and effort to ensuring that our fundraising events run smoothly and are a joy to attend.
 .An amazing team of residents from Warminster and Westbury is in training to trek to Everest Base Camp to support the work of The Nestling Trust.
What a challenge and what an inspiration - The Nestling Trust is hugely grateful and wish them well every step of the way! See link: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17zS6Va1ue/ Watch this space for updates. On Saturday 18th April 2026, Nepal came to Market Lavington! An amazing celebration of the Nepali New Year! Guests were welcomed in the traditional way with silk scarves and treated to an evening of Nepalese cultural music, dancing and authentic Nepali cuisine. Overhead, was a sea of prayer flags - the hall, transformed with vibrant flowers, shrubs and trees. It was a kaleidoscope of colour, with many young people in traditional dress representing the various village areas in Nepal, from where their families originate, and the dancing was enchanting. The Nestling Trust would like to thank, most sincerely, all those who helped in any way to make the evening such a spectacular event. Special thanks to the young Nepali presenters, all the wonderful dancers and volunteers, the catering staff for preparing delicious food, the hard-working bar staff, Superior Plants who provided the shrubs and trees and Waitrose of Melksham who donated the flowers. Finally, huge thanks to all those who came along to the evening; without you, the event could not have happened, and The Nestling Trust is immensely grateful to you for your support - thank you!. 
Vibrant handmade Nepali felt flowers, made by Nepalese women's groups to help sustain their families, just one of the items for sale at the Nestling Trust Coffee morning yesterday. Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make the event a success, and to everyone who came along. The event raised approximately £677.00. We are most grateful for your support, which is vital to The Nestling Trust's continued work, helping those in desperate need in Nepal.  This will be a spectacular night, do come! It is a Ticket-only event available from Devizes Books and St Arbucks, Sue Hamblin and Mike Gaiger - Telephone details on poster below. No tickets will be available at the door.  A very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to family, friends, colleagues and all our amazing supporters around the world. May the Peace and Joy of Christmas remain with you always  The Nestling Trust has delivered two mOm incubators to Sankhawasabha District Hospital, Khandbari, where Dr Santosh and his wonderful Team work tirelessly to help the 150,000 people who live in the little towns and settlements scattered across this wide and remote mountainous area of Nepal. Here, where the neonatal death rate is so high, incubators are desperately needed. These will give some preterm or babies born needing extra care, for whatever reason, a chance of survival. The Nestling Trust thanks the mOm Incubator Team for their generosity and all supporters, without whose donations this would not have been possible. The gratitude of the hospital staff, although expressed so eloquently, is hard to convey here - it shone deeply from the eyes of those who had witnessed such loss, just the week before. www.nestlingtrust.co.uk
The Nestling Trust is immensely grateful to mOm Incubators for the fantastic donation of three incubators. 
Roz Archer (mom Incubators) and Sue Hamblin (Nestling Trust) flew into Kathmandu Tribhuvan Airport, yesterday
with three mOm Incubators bound for District Hospitals in two of the most marginalised remote areas of Nepal. It is the fulfilment of a dream that began in 2016 when Sue first saw a prototype of the lightweight, easily portable, easy-to-use, medical device designed by James Roberts. The Nestling Trust thanks the mOm Team most sincerely for their generosity. We are proud to be part of this exciting project aimed at helping reduce the high neonatal death rate in rural Nepal. The next step - to transport the incubators to their final destination. Watch this space for updates!  The Nestling Trust is proud to be working with mOm Incubators on a project that has the potential to save the lives of many vulnerable babies in Nepal. We wish to express our thanks to mOm Incubators for their generosity in providing the incubators. Mom Incubators are generously donating three incubators to Nepal to help reduce the neonatal mortality rate in remote rural areas. The Nestling Trust, in collaboration with the Nepal Ministry of Health, is delighted to be working with mOm Incubator team to ensure that the incubators are placed within the most needy areas where they can be used for maximum benefit. Two District hospitals have been chosen: Mugu District Hospital, located in Karnali Province in the Northwestern region of Nepal, with a population of approximately 64,550; and Sankhuwasabha District Hospital in Koshi Province of Eastern Nepal, with a population of approximately 159,046. Mugu has one incubator, which is totally inadequate for the wide population it serves, and the other has no incubator at all. A Nestling Trust representative who has undergone training from mOm's will deliver the incubators to the respective hospitals and train staff in non-medical procedures. Training in the use of the incubators, including long-term maintenance, will be provided via Zoom by the mOm online team. The Nestling Trust will be responsible for liaising with hospital staff and collecting data, which will be sent to mOm's for assessment. These incubators can provide a stable, warm environment as well as oxygen for babies born early or at term who are vulnerable. During power outages, the incubators can be run from a car battery. They are lightweight, collapsible and easily transported. For information about mOm incubator please use the url below: https://youtu.be/INtKkkBFU7o  Friday 14th November 2025
Charity Horse Race Night Doors open 7p.m. for 7.30 p.m. start At Market Lavington Community Hall About the Event: This will be a great night of fun, and you can try your luck with a flutter on the tote! Purchase your own racehorse for £5 before the event and be in with a chance to win a bottle of Champagne! . Tickets for the event are £15 which includes supper, please let us know in advance if you have any dietary requirements. Ways to purchase your tickets: 1. Pop into Devizes Books in Devizes, or visit St Arbucks in Market Lavington. 2. Via the website link available live from October '25. 3. Make a Bank Transfer to the following bank account: (NOTE: Please ensure to leave a reference [Horse Race Night] when making payment). CAF Bank Ltd Account name: The Nestling Trust Account number: 00024274 Sort Code: 40 52 40 |
