On 8 February 2004 saw the establishment of the North-West Centre for Buddhist Meditation as the North-West's first Thai Buddhist temple in the in a converted curtain-rail factory in Salford.
On 8 February 2004 saw the establishment of Wat Charoenbhavana, Manchester-also known to westerners as the North-West Centre for Buddhist Meditation. It is presently located in the in a converted curtain-rail factory in Salford.