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July 2017

Brampton View

November 2017

Greetings!

We are delighted to bring you

November’s Brampton Update.

This edition includes

photographs of our Wishing

Wheels event as well as

Halloween fun.

What’s Inside Brampton Photo Album 2 Staff and Resident Photos Featured Wishing Well

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Poem of the Month 5

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party 6

More Mad Hatters 7

Coffee Shop Review 7

November Events and Activities 8

Halloween Fun Week

Wishing Wheels

Resident Spotlight

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Birthdays/ Employee Spotlight 13

Manager’s Note 14

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Brampton View Photo Album

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Staff and Residents’ Photos

In Memory We would like to say goodbye to Elsie Kennedy,

Selbourne (Charley) Brown, Edmondson Adetola and

Sheila Meakins

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 those memories.

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Featured Wishing Well

Jean wished for chips from the chip shop ,

soggy with vinegar . Activity Staff arranged for

Jean and her friends to have a chip supper

from the local chippy followed by a singalong

with Mick’s music.

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Poem of the Month

Walk through the Autumn forest

by Mary Rands Allen, Mary Wilcox and Helen Weston

A walk through the autumn forest

Through the evening mist; candle flame brightly

burning,

Each leaf fading to a dull muted taupe.

The mottled leaves of autumn that please the eye,

The blond of maple, auburn of ash and the final

brunette of oak.

Walking through the gathering dusk,

The bells of evening toll towards the winter’s call;

Migrant birds bid farewell to autumn amongst the

naked branches.

This poem was written for National Poetry Week 2017 by

residents at Brampton View Care Home.

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Monthly Birthday Party

Friday 20th November 2.30pm

with live music from Zing

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

We were honoured

with a visit from the

Queen…..of Hearts

that is!

Antoinette

Messenger

delighted her fellow

residents with her

acting skills.

John Gobba, one of our newest

residents, joined in the fun as

the Mad Hatter.

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Mad Hatters Tea Party

Coffee Shop Review

Poppy Field Farm, Duston

Food and Drink

Service

Location

We liked….. Good disabled parking,

helpful staff, amazing cakes with

doggy bags available

We disliked…..nothing

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November Events and

Activities

Mon 6th - Residents’ Activity Meeting

Tues 7th - Neil’s Exercises and Ball Games

Wed 8th - Residents’ Trip Out

Thurs 9th - Nostalgia Café

Fri 10th - Monthly Service with Rev. Trott

Sat 11th - Christmas Cake mixing on Valley Mews

Sun 12th - Remembrance Day Service in all Lounges

Monday 13th - Ruth Thomas, local historian, to give talk

Thurs 16th - Mick’s Music

Fri 17th - Breadmaking for Homemade Bread Day

Sat 18th - Christmas Cake mixing on The Meadows

Sun 19th - Men’s afternoon with beer and pub games for

International Men’s Day

Mon 20th - Monthly Birthday Party with live music

Thurs 23rd - Pottery Painting

Sat 25th - Mixing Christmas Cake on Signal Walk

Mon 27th - 30th Decorating our Christmas Tree with carols and

mince pies

Sat 2nd Dec - Christmas Bazaar. All welcome.

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Halloween Fun Week

Congratulations to Upper

Valley Mews who won the

Manager’s choice for Best

Decorated Pumpkin (middle

in picture) and Signal Walk

who won the Residents’

choice for Best Decorated

Pumpkin (far right in picture)

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Congratulations to our Wishing Wheels team and thank you

to everyone who sponsored Colin and his son.

Raising Money for BBC Children in Need

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Resident Spotlight

This month’s spotlight is on…….

John Gobba

Where did you grow up?

London

What is one thing you are really good at?

Listening to music and making people

laugh!

What is your favorite season and why?

Spring, as it is the beginning of the year and

gets light in the mornings

A piece of advice to share…

Be happy

RS

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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Nostalgia Café

Thursday 9th Nov, 2.30pm

Talking about keeping healthy

ALL WELCOME

Local History Talk

by historian Ruth

Thomas

Monday 13th,

2.30pm

Sat 2nd Dec

2.30-4.30pm

Stalls, Raffle, Tombola,

Homemade cakes.

All welcome.

Raffle prizes

gratefully

received.

Christmas

Bazaar

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Birthdays

this month...

We wish a

Happy Birthday

to:

9th - Mary Rands Allen

14th - Marjorie Smith

17th - June Fisher

19th - Ann Bryant

23rd - Whylie Dunk

29th - Norman Chown

Monthly Party

This month’s birthday

celebration will be on:

Monday 20th, 2.30pm Signal Walk Lounge

Employee

Spotlight The Employee of the Month

is Diana Ellis

•••••••••••• Bright ideas •••••••••••• If you have suggestions about things to do or places to go, please let us know. We love hearing your views! If you are a Resident who would like to share your ideas with the group, please visit this month’s Residents’ Activity Meeting on Monday 6th November 2.30pm in the Signal Walk Lounge.

Thank you Di for all your hard

work this month with training!

Di was born in Burton Latimer,

moved to Barton Seagrave when

she was 11 and then

Northampton when she got

married.

She has two grown up children

and has been in care work for 23

years.

Di has worked at Brampton View

for over 8 years

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Manager’s Note

Hello,

What a month! We have been delighted by the support shown for our Wishing

Wheels Bike Ride and would like to thank all staff and families who have

contributed and sponsored us.

The Halloween Fun Week was a chance for residents and visitors to have a go

at activities and crafts. Thank you to all who attended.

If you would you like to speak with me regarding any matter, I would be

delighted to meet with you, so please drop in or make an appointment to see

me.

Thank you and kind regards,

Andrea Goodall

Would you like to review us on carehome.co.uk?

We’d love for you to share a good experience you’ve had at Brampton

View 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.

Brampton View Care Home

Brampton Lane, Chapel Brampton, Northampton NN6 8GH

Tel: 01604 850700

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

Update Newsletter Production Team: Jill Harrison (compiler), John Verity (Editor)