The Trustees & Members of the Sangha of the Buddhavihara Temple are pleased to announce that purchase of the new Temple is expected to be completed and the keys handed over in November 2006.

Good progress is being made on the purchase of a new property in Staffordshire, and we hope to be able to complete the transaction so that we can move in after the end of Rains Retreat, in early November.

The rural setting, extensive accommodation in a 150 year old Manor House along with idyllic gardens will make an ideal location for meditation retreats - a programme that we hope to be able to develop to its full potential in the New Year - as well as being a suitable home for our monks.

The purchase will involve a great deal of financial commitment on the part of the Temple Trust. We hope that our friends and supporters will help us by considering in which ways they would like to help out with this massive project.

We look forward to being able to welcome you all to our new home: please watch this page for developments.

The Temple will hold a Money Tree Ceremony on 24 September at which we shall welcome 50 Thai supporters from Switzerland , and we invite all Thai and British friends to support the Money Tree. All donations, however small (or large!), are welcome. Please remember to Gift-Aid your donationsif you pay UK income tax at the basic or higher rate.

For those able to make an interest-free loan to the Temple , please notify us as soon as possible, and have funds ready no later than 10 October 2006. Details of how you can help are to be found on the donations page The Temple will establish a Book of Founding Benefactors in which the names will be inscribed of all those generous donors and lenders who have made its foundation possible.

The monks of Wat Mahathat, Bangkok , led by the Abbot of Wat Mahathat and Mr Kasem, a Senator from Surin, are arranging a Money Tree to raise funds in Thailand to support the purchase of this Temple . The ceremony will take place on 1 October 2006 at Wat Mahathat, Bangkok .