Life here
Something to look forward to, every day.
Music, gardening, trips and very good cake. Everything is optional, and families are welcome to join in.
This week’s activities
Monday
10:30am
Chair yoga
Garden Room
2pm
Gardening club
Walled garden
3:30pm
Afternoon tea
Drawing room
7pm
Film night
Drawing room
Tuesday
10am
Hairdresser
The salon
11am
Memories group
Library
2:30pm
Music with Tom
Drawing room
Wednesday
10:30am
Gentle exercise
Garden Room
2pm
Baking
Kitchen table
3pm
St Mary’s children visit
Drawing room
Thursday
10:30am
Art class
Garden Room
1:45pm
Minibus trip to Ludlow
Front door
7pm
Quiz night
Library
Friday
10:30am
Chaplain’s visit
Quiet room
2pm
Pets as Therapy dog
Drawing room
3:30pm
Sherry and poetry
Library
Saturday
11am
Newspaper club
Library
2:30pm
Family tea and cake
Garden Room
4pm
Sport on the big screen
Drawing room
Sunday
10:30am
Church at Holy Trinity
Walk or minibus
1pm
Sunday roast
Dining room
3pm
Sunday concert
Drawing room
N° 01 — This week’s menu
Cooked from scratch by Maria and her team
Breakfast whenever you wake. Lunch is the main meal, with a lighter supper at half past five. There’s always another choice, and soft and pureed meals for anyone who needs them.
Monday
Lunch
Shepherd’s pie with buttered greens
Pudding
Apple crumble and custard
Supper
Leek and potato soup, ham sandwiches
Tuesday
Lunch
Roast chicken thighs, mash and gravy
Pudding
Rice pudding with jam
Supper
Cheese on toast, tomato soup
Wednesday
Lunch
Fish pie with peas
Pudding
Bread and butter pudding
Supper
Scrambled eggs and smoked salmon
Thursday
Lunch
Beef and ale stew, dumplings
Pudding
Lemon sponge
Supper
Jacket potatoes, beans or cheese
Friday
Lunch
Battered haddock, chips and mushy peas
Pudding
Bakewell tart
Supper
Quiche and salad
Saturday
Lunch
Ham, egg and new potatoes
Pudding
Trifle
Supper
Welsh rarebit
Sunday
Lunch
Roast beef, Yorkshire pudding and all the trimmings
Pudding
Victoria sponge
Supper
Sandwiches and Sunday cake
N° 02 — A day at Bellwood
Your day, at your pace
There’s a rhythm to the house, but no timetable you have to keep. Get up late, skip the quiz, have supper in your room. It’s your home.
7am
Wake when you like
Tea in bed first, if that’s how you start the day.
8–10:30am
Breakfast
In the dining room or your own room. Full English on Sundays.
10:30am
Morning activity
Exercise, art, the newspaper club or the hairdresser.
12:30pm
Lunch
The main meal of the day, with a glass of something if you like.
2pm
Afternoon
Garden, outings, music, visitors or a quiet nap.
3:30pm
Tea
Cake every day, in the drawing room or on the terrace.
5:30pm
Supper
Something lighter, then the evening is yours.
Night
A team you know
Three carers and a nurse on call, checking in as often as you’d like.
Come to tea on any afternoon.
Half past three, every day. Bring the family and see Bellwood at its best.
