Post on 25-Sep-2020
Brampton View
July 2016
What’s Inside Activities Photo Album 2
Oomph! Spotlight 5
Song of the Month 6
Staff & Resident Photos 7
Bowling Champion 7
What’s Ahead 8
Resident Spotlight 9
Dates for Your Diary 10
Employee Spotlight 11
Puzzle of the month 12
Manager’s Corner 13
Welcome! Summer is here! Hopefully we will
have lots of lovely weather so we can
enjoy as much time as possible in our
garden. Our first summer event is a
big BBQ and live country western
music on the 8th. Also note in your
diaries that our Summer Fête is August
19th. More great information and upcoming events inside!
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Photo Exhibition Here we have a selection of photos of some of the moments we’ve shared this past month.
We also enjoyed an afternoon of Pimm’s and Strawberries &
Cream waching the Wimbledon and look forward to
watching more matches this month.
We have pulled out our fancy hats for many fun occasions this month
including- the Queen’s 90th, Ascot ladies’ day and Wimbledon.
We had a lovely stop at the Windhover
Pub
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Enjoying the Sunshine
We have enjoyed spending time in our
gardens as well as spending time at
the beautiful spots just on our
doorstep. We visited Brixworth
Country Park, the Windhover Pub,
Brampton Stables Café this month as
well as Sywell Aerodrome.
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Best of British
We had a lovely day
celebrating all
things British on
Care Home Open
Day with all our
favourite songs
sung by Peter
Wayre with a nice afternoon tea.
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Sywell Visit with our RAF Veterans
Norman Smith and Norman Chown’s wishes to see airplanes again were granted with a fun
afternoon out at Sywell. Our RAF veterans had a look around the museum, watched the spitfires
do tricks and finished the day off with tea and cakes in the café!
Oomph! Spotlight
This month’s theme is A Wide World of
Sport! Please let us know if you have
any song suggestions.
Join us on any of the many sessions
throughout the building as listed on your
programme.
Weekly sessions are held in the
Meadows Lounge every Thursday at
11am and in the Signal Walk Lounge
every Tuesday at 11am. Multiple
sessions are scheduled for Valley Mews
throughout the week.
Featured
Wishing Well
Pat’s wish was to be able to garden again.
This month Pat made her very own fairy
garden to look after.
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Song of the Month The Sound of Music
The hills are alive with the sound of music
With songs they have sung for a thousand years
The hills fill my heart with the sound of music
My heart wants to sing every song it hears
My heart wants to beat like the wings of the birds
That rise from the lake to the trees
My heart wants to sigh like a chime
That flies from a church on a breeze
To laugh like a brook when it trips
And falls over stones on its way
To sing through the night
Like a lark who is learning to pray
I go to the hills when my heart is lonely
I know I will hear what I've heard before
My heart will be blessed with the sound of music
And I'll sing once more
Our record player has arrived!
Join us each evening after tea in
the library to listen to our
favourite songs. Donations of old
records greatly appreciated!
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Staff and Residents’
Monthly Photographs
In Memory
We would like to say goodbye to Grace
Tooley, Peter Valentine, Les Hales
Patrick Elderkin and Kay McDonald. You
are greatly missed.
‘Those we love can never be more than a
thought apart. For as long as there’s a memory,
they live on in our heart.’
We will always cherish the memories.
Our June Bowling
Champion is June
Flower!
Congratulations!
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July Events and Activities
NEWS Summer Fête
Friday, August 19th
We are now booking stalls our
summer Fête. If you know anyone
interested in having a stall, please
contact Activities at 0164 850700
We are also collecting raffle items if
you are having a clear out. Thank you
for your support!
Wed 6th 2:30pm- Reminiscence World with Robert
Thurs 7th 2:30pm-World Chocolate Day Tasting event
Fri 8th 2.30pm – Annual American BBQ
Sun 10th 2.30pm- Wimbledon Final Party
The Wimbledon matches will be available to watch in the lounges throughout the
week.
Wed 13th 10am- Shoe Sale
Thurs 14th 2:30pm- Bastille Day Wine and Cheese Afternoon
Tues 19th 11am- Exercise with Neil all day -Vision Call Visits
Mon 25th 2.30pm- Poppy Picnic
Sat 30th 2:30pm- Friendship day Cheesecake social
Interesting
Facts about this month Birthstone: Ruby Flower: Larkspur or Water Lily
World War I began. (1914)
Walt Disney's Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California (1955)
The bikini makes its debut at a Paris fashion show. (1946)
Bugs Bunny debuts in Warner Brothers animated cartoon "A Wild Hare" (1940)
Charles E. Minches of St. Louis, Missouri fills a pastry cone with two scoops of ice cream, and the ice cream cone is invented.(1904)
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Resident Spotlight
Aunty Win
Where did you grow up?
I grew up in London and moved to the areas of
Hampsted, Highgate and Camden Market as a
child, later settling in Edgeware.
What is your fondest memory?
When I had my son.
What is one thing you are really good at?
Making people smile.
What is your favourite season and why?
Summer, because it’s nice and hot!
A piece of advice to share?
Be good and be happy like I am.
Feedback Thank you for the wonderful 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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Poppy Picnic
Monday, July 25th 2.30pm
You’re invited to…
an afternoon tea fundraiser in the
garden
American BBQ Friday, July 8th 2.30pm
With live country western
music by the Dentones
Games, burgers, hot dogs and more!
You’re invited to…
Brampton View’s Memory
Café
Our afternoon will include
socialising over tea and
cakes. Come along and bring
a friend or two!
Thursday 7th June, 2-4PM
You’re invited to join us as we celebrate
Friendship Day
Saturday, July 30th 2.30pm
Tea and Cheesecake Social
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Residents
We would like to wish
Happy Birthday to:
Nancy Birch, 5th
Margaret Sketchley, 8th
John Tew, 10th
Ken Harris, 11th
Margaret Hanlon, 11th
Barbara Home, 16th
Monthly Party This month’s birthday
celebration will be:
Friday, 22nd July
2:30PM
in the
Signal Walk Lounge
with music by Mick
•••••••••••• 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 to a group, please visit this month’s Resident/Activity Meeting on Monday 4
th June, 2:30PM in the Signal Walk Lounge.
Birthdays this month!
Employee Spotlight:
The employee of the month this month is
Amanda Clark!
Amanda is a Senior Care Assistant
on Valley Mews and has worked at
Brampton View for 5 ½ years
She grew up in Northampton
Has many pets: 2 cats and 3
rabbits
Is engaged to her partner, Simon
Amanda has twin daughters as
well as a daughter and a son.
She enjoys rock music, horror
films and the colour blue.
Her dream would be to live in
Weymouth, a favourite holiday
spot.
Thank you, Amanda for all you do!
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Brampton View Care Home
Brampton Lane, Chapel Brampton, Northampton
NN6 8GH
Tel: 01604 850700
bramptonview@brighterkind.com
brampton-view.brighterkind.com
www.brighterkind.com/colinton
Manager’s Note Hello,
I would like to say a big thank you to all who visited us at our Care Home Open Day
event. The Best of British raffle raised £63 towards a few new garden benches.
We also had a lovely day of seminars with Mark Harrison this month. Thank you for
supporting this event and joining us as we learn more about Dementia.
The redecorating in the Meadows lounge and dining room is now complete as well as
the carpeting of Valley Mews. Thank you for your patience during that time.
Vision Call will be in again this month on July 19th
. There will also be a selection of
shoes available for sale on Wednesday, July 13th
at 10am.
If you have any comments or concerns, please feel free to visit me.
Kind regards,
Andrea Goodall
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