The admirable sentiments of India's first prime minister after Independence in 1947, inscribed       below his statue in Manali, Himachal Pradesh.  The world would be a better place if every       nation and individual citizen in the world, adopted such a philosophy.

Let me end with images of a cute Nepali girl (highly intelligent and full of enthusiasm for life - who  was rightly unimpressed that whilst she could speak English, my Nepali was minimal) holding one of my business cards, whilst looking after her younger brother. Let us celebrate and help protect their charm and innocence.  She and the people of Nepal deserve better in the future.   We can do "our bit" by making sure aid monies are spent more effectively than they have been in the past....   Why not find out more about the ways I and others try to "put something back" in the Himalaya?  Take a look at the different sections of this site and then help me or directly support charities I can  recommend - which are genuine.  I can be trusted, as a person of integrity.     SO BE 'STREET-WISE' AND SUPPORT THE BEST CHARITIES AND PROJECTS WHICH HELP, AND AS THE BRITAIN-NEPAL MEDICAL TRUST STATES IN ITS LITERTAURE,  "EMPOWER" THE PEOPLES OF THE HIMALAYA.....

Namaste from the girl's younger brother

PHOTOGRAPHS ON THIS WEB-SITE

Please note that I currently do not 'water-mark' the photos on this web-site, for aesthetic reasons nor do they carry an individual copyright notice. BUT they are MY photos (unless indicated otherwise and for those named photographers, they are shown 'on my behalf').   It is my expectation that EVERYONE viewing images on this site agrees to abide by this relaxed, old-fashioned approach. Permission MUST still be sought from me at: chrischadwell261@btinternet.com if you wish to utilise any of them in ANY way.    In most cases I shall agree.    I always TRY and behave as a gentleman, treating people with respect and trust others will do likewise.       

 © Chris Chadwell 2014

RECENT SITE ACTIVITY

If you look at the bottom of the right-hand side-bar, you will see which sections have been up-dated/amended recently.  As an aid to those who visit the site regularly, I shall highlight the most note-worthy additions in recent months.  Due to expedition commitments, both in the Himalaya and afterwards, along with peak interest in the Chadwell Seeds catalogue, autumn and winter months are the quietest for this web-site.

NOVEMBER

Additional images recently taken by Steve Marshall of CC seedlings from 2013 Expedition being grown in his Essex garden.  Go to the bottom and scroll up.  See: http://www.chadwellseeds.co.uk/sulzburg-Germany

The annual report of The Britain-Nepal Medical Trust - is particularly varied and interesting this year, with plenty of good pictures covering different aspect of the trust's work.  See:

 https://sites.google.com/a/chadwellseeds.co.uk/main/britain-nepal-medical-trust

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I have just received a copy of the September 2014 Newsletter of The Friends of the Botanical Gardens, Sheffield (FOBS) which includes photos of the official opening of the HIMALAYAN GARDEN at Sheffield Botanical Gardens including ones of me attired in 'Tibetan' garb - which has many specimens introduced from the Himalaya during Chadwell Expeditions, raised by Eric Lee, then planted out are cared for by FOBS volunteers and gardening staff; See:

http://www.chadwellseeds.co.uk/himalayan-garden-sheffield-botanical-gardens-England

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I renewed my membership of the International Association for Ladakh Studies (IALS) and encourage those with an interest not just in Ladakh itself but also bordering districts such as Lahoul and the Kashmir Valley to support the work of this association by subscribing as well. Members receive an informative newsletter. See:

http://ladakhstudies.org/about.html

and the section of this web-site about the flora of Ladakh:

https://sites.google.com/a/chadwellseeds.co.uk/main/flora-of-ladakh-1?pli=1

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I was approached by the editor of the Scottish Rock Garden Club to help put to finishing touched to an article by the late Martin Carter, originally published in the first newsletter of the Himalayan Plant Association back in 1990, entitled FROM THE 'LAST PLACE ON EARTH' TO SCOTLAND, which is due to appear in the January 2015 issue of their journal.  I shall draw further attention to this in due course. 

For a summary of this expedition, scroll down to the 1987 entry in:

http://www.chadwellseeds.co.uk/introduction-3

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DECEMBER 2014

When encouraging members of the Himalayan Plant Association to contribute articles to its journal, I was especially keen to get individuals to "put down on paper" their first impressions undertaking treks in the Himalaya for the first time and the "culture-shock" of encountering the Indian sub-continent.  Nowadays, one can readily share images with accompanying captions or observations.  I am particularly taken by John Willis' splendid photographs of his time in Kathmandu and during a short trek in the Nepalese foothills.  See:

http://macseed.smugmug.com/Travel/Nepal

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JANUARY 2015

Lesley Turner sent more images of plants she has raised from seed allocated from expeditions to various parts of the Himalaya.  I have selected some of the best including colourful shots of Arisaemas. She has also made available data-bases of detailed germination and subsequent cultivation records dating back to 2001.  See:

https://sites.google.com/a/chadwellseeds.co.uk/main/ceredigion-wales

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We all applauded Malala Yousafzai becoming the youngest ever Noble Peace Prize laureate at the end of last year - please note that the prize was awarded jointly with Kailash Satyarthi from India, "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education" . She is known mainly for human rights advocacy for education and for women in her native Swat Valley.  In some very small way I wish to express my support by drawing attention to the natural beauty of Swat.  Given that International news tends to concentrate upon natural disasters and distressing events, let us, briefly at least, celebrate the beauty of this part of Pakistan.  It is important to be positive in different ways......