MONMOUTH resident Dee Caulfield has returned from a two week charity visit to Nepal in December.

Dee was involved in identifying a suitable site, in a remote village of Nepal, to build a medical centre in memory of two founder members of the Pahar Trust.

The Pahar Trust was first set up in 1989, primarily to provide schools for the children of the Nepalese mountain region. Tom Langridge MBE and Gill Crowther were founder members who tirelessly fund raised for the charity, which now supports more than 100 projects and over 60 schools.

Dee last visited Nepal 12 years ago and has supported Nepali charities in many other ways over the years.

The site of the first medical centre was identified in Tarkang and Dee witnessed the foundation stone being laid. She is involved in the planning of the medical centre, using her medical knowledge as a nurse who has been involved in setting up centre's in various locations in the UK.

Dee is aiming to return to Nepal yearly to assist in further developments as it is hoped that a number of medical centre's can be built in different areas of Nepal over the coming years.

After laying the foundation stone it was then off to another Pahar Trust school in the village of Eklekhet, for a couple of days of blissful peace and stunning views of the Himalayas.

Dee was accompanied on the trip by Richard Crowther, widower of Gill Crowther, and Tom Dowle, who at 82 wanted to return to Nepal for his 15th visit having been involved in the Trust himself. In addition there were a number of close Nepali friends, most of whom had served as Gurkhas in the British army.

Completion of the medical centre is due some time in 2015. For further information on how to support or follow its progress, visit http://www.pahar-trust.org">www.pahar-trust.org