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.

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.

What a great afternoon! Thank you to everyone who came to support The Nestling Trust - Sunday Afternoon Tea, Cakes and sale of Nepali items. Through your generosity, we were able to raise £1640. Also, a huge thank you to all those who helped in any way to make the event such a happy, vibrant and successful occasion.
All proceeds will help further vital work in bringing healthcare and health education to the remote village areas of Nepal.
​We thank you all most sincerely.

Sunday Afternoon Tea and Cakes
and sale of beautiful Nepali pashminas and other handmade items
by women’s groups  from the foothills of the Himalayas.
 
Sunday 21st September 2025
2.00pm – 4.00pm
 
At The Old School, Market Lavington









​14th November 2025
Charity Horse Race Night
Friday 14th November 2025
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!

You have the opportunity to get involved by purchasing your own race horse before the event and your name in the programme, for just £5.

There will be 8 races and if your horse wins a race a bottle of fizz will be coming your way.

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: 

01: Pop into Devizes Books in Devizes, or visit St Arbucks in Market Lavington.
02:Via the website link available live from October '25.
03: 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

The Nestling Trust would like to thank all those who helped in any way to make the Fashion Show such a success. Thank you especially to everyone who came along to support the event we areb delighted to say that £685 was raised and will be used to help provide health education and healthcare in the remote village areas of Nepal.

All proceeds will help the Nestling Trust maintain The Sarangkot Nestling Home for destitute/abused children in Nepal, lifting them from despair and offering real hope for the future. It provides a safe caring environment, where children can grow up within the Nepalese culture, as a family, enjoying the happiness of simple childhood activities, playing games, singing, dancing and attending the local village school. They have the opportunity to learn the skills they will need in adult life, and are supported in their career choices.

 Thank you so much to everyone who has helped The Nestling Trust (TNT) reach the match funding target, £16.000 - we are immensely grateful!
Although donations will no longer be doubled the campaign is not over and will help us establish the Outreach Health Education Programme in Nepal - the aim is to reduce preventable deaths where 1 in 30 children die before their 5th Birthday. Exceeding the target will also mean that TNT will be eligible for a BigGive award..

 The Plan
The Nestling Trust (TNT) Is planning to provide a Health Education Outreach Programme to include the necessary resources in four remote village areas in Dolakha, Nepal.
Initial trianing will be given to members of staff from our Health facilities in Marbu, Bhirkot, Melung and Lapilang, aswell as the Female Volunter Health Workers (FVHW), at the Baiteshwor Health & Birthing Centre. Those staff will return to their village areas where they will then train up other staff to engage in Health Education sessions in schools, womens and community groups o raise awareness of simple choice/changes/skills that can be learnt and made to improve health and save lives. Topics will include Hygiene, Care of the newborn, Dangers of smoking, drugs etc

Situation
World Health Organisation 2020 estimates that in Nepal 66% of deaths are caused by non-communicable diseases, the highest being cardiovascular diseases. Two-thirds of all premature deaths can be linked to modifiable risk factors: unhealthy lifestyle & diet, poor hygiene, smoking, physical inactivity, alcohol/drugs etc. In the poor, marginalised communities of rural Nepal, villagers lack awareness of the risks, so suffer ill health/disability/job loss & have little knowledge of basic first aid. One in every 30 children die before their 5th birthday.
Outreach
The Health Education Programme will reach approx. 24,000 population in 4 remote villages of Dolakha. Unicef says health education is the bedrock of healthy communities. It's a process of empowering people to increase control over their health. HE sessions will help raise awareness of simple choices/changes that can be made to improve health and well-being, plus basic first aid skills.
We will be Training the Trainers - then Trainers will run monthly outreach community sessions plus the FVHW will be visiting families within their own homes.
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