NATIONAL Afternoon Tea Week was celebrated in style by residents at a Salisbury care home.

Milford House Care Home hosted a range of events to toast the celebration – with the humble brew at their heart.

Among activities was a creative session making works of art out of teabags, producing some interesting results.

First, participants took their teabags and, after dunking and letting them dry out, set about decorating and incorporating their teabag into colourful works.

The results were then displayed in the home’s conservatory, providing a colourful background to a range of other activities celebrating the national drink, including a tea tasting afternoon, followed by a traditional tea service.

General manager at Milford House, Aga Musial, said: “I shall never look at a teabag in the same way again, and I am in awe of what the residents produced with such a surprising, everyday object by simply being creative.

“It just shows what can be done and we are loving having the works on display in our gallery area following on from our tea celebrations.”

One resident said: “I wasn’t sure how this would end up when we started out with our teabags, but I love the results and have been amazed at how many people have commented on our work and love the colourful pieces as each one is unique.

“I can’t wait to see what we can create next.”

Milford House care home is run by Barchester Healthcare and provides residential and nursing care for 70 residents.