To: Irene Peters on a brilliant 20 years in housekeeping. Peach Slade on a superb 10 years in housekeeping. Dominic Beale on his first 5 years in the kitchen, gardens and estates team. Victoria Mainwaring on her first 5 years in C&B and Restaurant.  Aziz Benahmed on his first 2 years both at Beales Hotel and WLP. Nahida Hussain on her first 2 years in the Office Team.  Paul Beatty on his first 2 years in the gardens.

Congratulations also go to Michal Poplawski  and Achyut Upadhyaya for completing their LV2 Food Safety training, and Niamh Chandler, Hannah Alayli and Tara Treschi for completing their Allergen Training.

From Monday July 19th, the government is on course to release all final restrictions on our business, thank goodness.

Until then, we are still able to host smaller weddings, meetings and wakes, and are open in our bedrooms, restaurant and bar, as well as on our superb new bar terrace.

Forthcoming special events include:
A series of beekeeping days on 30th June, 15th July and 31st July, a Wedding Open Day on 18th July, and Cocktails al fresco on 14th August.

The Special Events flyer is now out for the rest of 2021, although the main information is on the large number of web pages at https://www.westlodgepark.co.uk/special-events/

Current special offers include:
Escape to the country 3 night offer, a Sparkling Bed and Breakfast 1 night offer, a Seasonal Dinner, bed and breakfast 1 night + offer, and a Settle in Sunday offer.

A wide variety of Special Events are in the 2021 programme, including Beekeeping sessions, Father’s Day lunch and tea, Arboretum tours throughout the season, a much postponed Concert Dinner on 25th June (pictured), Wedding Open Day on 18th July, Cocktails on 14th August, and a Barbecue on 30th August.

Look out for Special Offers on our website for midweek and weekend breaks at the hotel - enjoy a change of scene after the lockdown months, delicious food, and, finally, the company of family and friends.

The Catalpa collection of Indian Bean Trees in the Beale Arboretum has been awarded National Collection Status by Plant Heritage, the successful conclusion to a decade long project of planting these beautiful trees, and joins the National Collection of Taxodium (Swamp Cypress) and Caprinus Betulus (Hornbeam).

The Dogwoods (Cornus) in the Beale Arboretum have been spectacular during June. Here is Cornus kousa ‘Venus’ looking stunning.