Brampton View

June 2017

What’s Inside Brampton Photo Album 2

Featured Wishing Well 3

Brampton Green Fingers

and Taste Test

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105th Birthday Celebration 5

VE Day Party 6

Local News and Coffee

Shop Review

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June Events and You asked,

We Did

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Resident Spotlight 9

Book Club Recommends 10

Birthdays and Employee of

the Month

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Big Quiz 13

Manager’s Note 14

Welcome!

Welcome to Brampton Update for June.

You will see residents have been busy

this month in the garden, and with

activities they have requested. We have

enjoyed many ‘Magic Moments’

together! You are very welcome to any of

the events scheduled at Brampton View

coming up in June and beyond.

We would welcome prizes and bottles for the

Armed Forces Day raffle, raising money for

Help for Heroes. Thank you.

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Brampton View Photo Album

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Featured Wishing Well

Norman recalls his time working for Church’s shoes,

with a special presentation from Church’s at Brampton View!

Entertainer info…

Sat 17th June, 2-3pm

Janice and Jeremy

Fri 30th June, 2.30pm Barry Noble

Design-A-Flag Day

15th June, 2.30pm

Please come and help design a Brampton View Flag!

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Brampton’s Green Fingers Our new greenhouse has been well used and is

currently full of Marigolds, Beans and Sunflowers. All

have been planted by residents from seed, most of

which have progressed into seedlings in our warm,

damp greenhouse.

Sunflowers are now planted out in the raised bed in the

courtyard garden and also in a tub next to the

residential lounge.

Tomatoes and bedding plants are just waiting for a few

drier days so residents can carry on with the planting.

Please feel free to water our plants and pots with your

relatives or friends should you wish. There is a watering

can available in the residential lounge and in Valley’s

courtyard.

Friday 30th June

2.30pm

Monthly Birthday Party

On Tr

Blind Taste Test

Our “Who’s Best: Blind Taste Test” was a great

success this month. Residents compared the

look and taste of a range of products that

included quiche, crisps, sausage rolls, pork pie,

choc chip biscuits and hot cross buns. Each

resident gave the item a score but did not know

which shop the product came from.

The results were clear. Residents scored Marks

and Spencer 57 points and Aldi scored 82 points!

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Connie has two sons, Bruce and Lionel, who

along with their wives and children, flew in

from USA and Canada for the week to

celebrate this auspicious occasion. Connie

was born in 1912 in Pattishall where she

grew up and lived till she moved to

Brampton View Care Home.

Connie received a card from the Queen

saying “Congratulations on your splendid

achievement of reaching 105!”

Residents at Brampton View, along with staff

and friends, would like to add their own

good wishes to Connie on her special day.

105th Birthday Celebrations! Champagne was flowing as residents, friends and staff gathered to celebrate with Connie and her family as she turned 105 last week.

Pictured:(Left to right) Diane Kirton, Rosemary

Dobson, Janet Kirton, Bruce Kirton, Lionel Kirton,

Trevor Goode, Janet Breese, Gill Govier, Julie

Richards, Janet Stivers, Connie Kirton, Elaine

Kirton

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Nancy Wilshire aged 100

VE Day Party stirs memories of

Northampton’s Market Square celebrations

in 1945

Union flags and tin hats were the feature of the day at Brampton View for the VE Day celebrations last week.

Residents and guests sang along to

favourite songs of the era and enjoyed

clips of The Andrew’s Sisters performing.

Heather Byrne (pictured) and friends

were inspired to give their own

rendition!

Daphne Chown, a resident at Brampton View,

recalled her own memories of the celebrations

in Northampton’s Market Square in 1945 where

Daphne and her then Fiancé (and now husband) Norman, danced into the early hours.

Greta Kench recalled how she and her

mother, who ran the Albion pub on

Regent’s Square, were rushed off their

feet and had no time to party

themselves.

Residents all agreed that although it

was a time for celebrations, it was

tinged with sadness at the loss of

friends and loved ones.

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Causing a stir… Photos chosen by Andrew Buckby

The fields surrounding Brampton View and the Brampton Valley Way that runs past the home, have been particularly busy these last few weeks due to the new (and very cute!) arrival.

The two Welsh Cobs have been joined by a handsome black and white foal. Rather shaky on his legs initially, he is a charming attraction to walkers, residents, friends and staff

who all enjoy watching his progress.

Coffee Shop Review

The Conservatory Coffee Shop

at

Delapre Abbey

Food and Drink

Service

Location

We liked….. Cakes, crockery, quality of drinks,

surroundings

We disliked…..Hard seats, long wait for service,

difficult access for those with reduced mobility.

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2nd Northampton Beer Festival

for Wishing Wells

3rd Book Club

4th Gardening

7th Robert’s Reminiscence

9th Residents’ Activity Meeting

10th Cooking with Di

11th Sing Along

13th Arm Chair Yoga

14th Trip out afternoon

15th Design a Flag

17th The Big Lunch

18th Father’s Day event

21st Trip out afternoon

22nd Ascot Ladies Day

25th Armed Forces Day

27th Trip out afternoon

30th Monthly Birthday Party

June Events and Activities

You asked, we did!

Pamper Day- Residents requested a pamper day with face masks and hand care. The resulting faces during the pamper day session were so hilarious that we were banned from taking any photographs!

Baking – Residents asked for more opportunities for baking, and chose recipes for Lemon Cheesecake and Choc Chip Cookies. All were able to join in with mixing and choosing ingredients. Needless to say, they were very delicious and popular with all residents.

Gardening – The greenhouse is filling up! Sunflowers are growing well, as are the many Marigolds that residents have grown from seed. Chelsea Flower Show is a popular time of year and residents requested planting and gardening so we are looking forward to “Plant a Tub” activity using the plants grown in the greenhouse.

Blind Tasting – What’s better, M&S or Aldi? -This was requested by residents as food tasting and testing is always popular with an element of all sharing their views. Please see page 4 for the outcome.

Cheese and Wine Tasting – International Wine Tasting Day was the catalyst for residents requesting a cheese and wine tasting session. The cheese proved more popular that the wine and all those who joined in requested a repeat performance in all things cheesy!

Please share your ideas and wishes at our

Residents’ Activity Meeting on Friday 9th June 2.30pm

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Resident Spotlight

This month’s spotlight is on…….

Harry Hull

Where did you grow up?

Northampton, near Abington Park.

What is your fondest memory?

I have several – all good memories. We were short

of cash in my family but never short of love and

affection. My best memories are of my family – I had

two brothers and a sister as well as lovely parents.

What is one thing you are really good at?

Fishing! I was a big fisherman until I went into the

RAF.

What is your favourite season and why?

Early Autumn because of the colours on the trees.

A piece of advice to share…

Take note of people who have experience and

knowledge. If you have good parents you are half

way there.

Feedback Thank you for the helpful feedback this past month. We

love hearing from you all. Any questions, comments or

concerns, please drop us a note at reception or by post.

Thank you!

Many thanks,

Brampton View staff

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Brampton Book Club

recommends…

Daphne Chown provides us with the book review this month:

‘Sharp through the Hawthorne’ by Sybil Marshall “This is a village story where the rector is very strict and tries to blacklist a young

couple who live together but are not married. The main characters are strong and well

drawn. The author creates the story well and it is reminiscent of old villages and the

insular strong communities that have conflicting views. It reflects the changes modern

life has had on villages.”

Ascot Ladies Day

Thursday 22nd June

2.30pm

Wear your best hat and

join us for tipples,

chocolate eclairs and a

bet

Celebrate Fatherhood

with

Pub Games, Beer and Snacks

Sunday 18th June, 2.30pm

Open to all

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Armed Forces Afternoon

25th June 2.30pm

Join us in thanking the

Armed Forces and share

your stories of serving.

Raffle to raise funds for

Help for Heroes

Nostalgia Café

Thursday 8th June 2.30pm

Afternoon tea

with poetry reading

The Big Lunch

at

Brampton View

Sat 17th June, 1pm

Buffet Lunch

followed by entertainment

for National Care Home Open Day

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We wish a

Happy Birthday to:

5th Connie Stephenson

8th Christine Gilkes

Molly Jelly, June Hicks

14th Aaron Banda

20th Angela Randall

21st Anthony Underlin

22nd Antoinette Messenger

Monthly Party

This month’s birthday

celebration will be on:

Friday 30th June

2.30pm

Signal Walk Lounge

•••••••••••• Bright ideas •••••••••••• If you have suggestions of things to do or places to go please let us know. We love getting suggestions! If you are a Resident who would like to share your ideas with the group, please visit this month’s Resident/Activity Meeting Friday 9th June 2.30pm in the Signal Walk Lounge.

Birthdays

this month!

Employee

Spotlight

Spotlight:

The Employee of the Month is …..

ROSE CLARKE

Rose has been a carer at Brampton

View for 2 years.

She has 3 children and loves to

socialise with her friends and

family.

Her favourite holiday destinations

are Turkey and Cyprus

Congratulations Rose, Thank you for all you do! The Employee of the Month is voted for by staff and will receive a gift voucher from the home manager.

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Brampton View Care Home

Brampton Lane, Chapel Brampton, Northampton NN6 8GH

Tel: 01604 850700

bramptonview@brighterkind.com www.brighterkind.com/bramptonview

Manager’s Note

Hello,

Welcome to the June edition of the Brampton Update.

Our Family Fun Day was a little damp, so we bought the event inside.

Residents were not deterred and the burgers were still a hit!

Please do complete your Resident Satisfaction Questionnaire as we want to

ensure we continue to improve our care and our home.

As I write this, we have heard that brighterkind has won the award for

“Residential Care Provider of the Year” at the Health Investor awards. I

would like to thank all our staff who have worked so hard to achieve this.

As ever, my door is always open for residents or relatives and I hope to see

you at Brampton View soon.

Kind regards,

Andrea Goodall

PS: We would be very grateful for any items for raffle prizes. Thank you

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with others. Reviews can be made by a resident, relative or friend. Simply go

online or ask a member of the team for a card.