Abels helps Tibetan child refugees

Abels Moving Services, the up-market moving company with operating centres across eastern England, has donated export cartons to transport books bound for a school of Tibetan refugee children in northern India.

John Watson, Abels managing director for UK services, said: “We received a request for help from a former customer Geoffrey Dart, who had set up a charity, Earthchild. The charity supports a school in Dharamsala in the Himalayas that is dedicated to educating children who have fled Tibet. We were only too happy to help out in a very practical way and for such a worthwhile cause.”

The cartons were needed for a consignment of around 600 books donated by a number of schools in Bath and one in Abergavenny, which was flown out to India in September.

Mr Dart said: “Over 17,000 children have fled Tibet to escape repression, suffering great hardship in the harsh environment of the Himalayas in the process. Indeed, many fail to survive the journey. Each donated book will be given to a child to cherish.”

Earthchild, based in Bath, was established by Geoffrey and Alexandra Dart to advance the education and training of young people who are in need by reason of difficult family, financial, social or economic circumstances. Its current focus is helping Tibetan refugee children in India.

Abels, which holds a Royal Warrant to H M the Queen for removal and storage services, operates from three centres in eastern England – Brandon in Suffolk, and Huntingdon and Ely in Cambridgeshire, with bases in North London and Daventry. The company provides national, international and commercial removal services including specialist relocation and packing services. In addition it provides the home delivery of new furniture for retailers and manufacturers.