Our residents keep cool in the heatwave having fun making and eating that quintessential British pudding, summer pudding. The recipe is: 300g raspberry, plus a few extra to serve 225g blackberry, plus a few extra to serve 100g redcurrant, plus a few extra to serve 400g strawberry, hulled and quartered 140g golden caster sugar, plus […]
Sarah Neale from Bath City Farm said about our recent visit: “It was lovely to welcome the ladies from Bridgemead on Wednesday. It’s so rewarding to share the farm’s beauty, and my love of chickens, with others, and to watch how much pleasure simple things like smoothing the silky feathers or admiring the beady-eyed looks […]
Thank you to Anne Allen at Wellow Trekking Centre for bringing her Shetland Pony, Little Bee, to visit us – much petted by all! Anne said: ” It was great to see everyone’s reaction to Little Bee. The residents liked her and she brought back some good memories of New Forest ponies, and breeding horses […]
Bridgemead was very privileged to welcome Bath All Comers Orchestra on a beautiful sunny evening. They performed a lively selection of music from Handel to a Polka for our residents and staff. David Sibley the conductor said: “This is the fourth time we have played here and the orchestra look forward to coming. We can’t […]
Bridgemead was decorated with Union Jack bunting, a royal wedding display, silver hearts on the tables, and union jack placemats for the Royal Wedding on Saturday. The event was much enjoyed by all. Some of the residents have had a brush with royalty already, Doris told me how she had seen George VI walking by […]
Five residents went out to Bath Soft Cheese Company in Kelston on Thursday 10th May. Grateful thanks to Hugh Padfield and Ellie Watts who organised the visit and made a huge effort to arrange access for us when disabled access is difficult. Sheila, Julie, Edward, Christine and James enjoyed the artisan cheese tasting, the ripening […]
Una McCullough and the Friends of Bridgemead organised a very successful fish and chip and quiz night on Friday. 48 people attended and Una says: “Everyone appeared to enjoy both the quiz and the food! Thank you to the three quiz organisers Liz and Trevor Cocks and their daughter Sally and to everyone who helped.” […]
Pharmacists Elizabeth Beech and Mandy Slatter came to visit Bridgemead to help reduce the amount of unnecessary medicines taken by residents. ITV West filmed their visit – watch it on our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bridgemead/
