Brampton View

January 2017

What’s Inside Activities Photo Album 2

Oomph! Spotlight 5

Poem 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!

Happy New Year 2017! We are

continuing our Wishing Well projects

this year. If you have a fun goal or

experience in mind that we can help

fulfil, please let us know. We will be

putting a wishing well basket in

Reception for residents to add their

wishes. For inspiration, see the

Wishing Well book in Reception.

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Photo Exhibition Here we have a selection of photos of some of the moments we’ve shared this past month.

This month we have enjoyed

Reminiscence visits with Robert, carols

with Elation Community Choir, a

travelling musical performance, and our

New Year’s Party.

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Father Christmas Visits

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Christmas Party

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Featured Wishing Wells

Connie visited the pub this month for her wish! Daphne enjoyed a trip to Beckworth Emporium

for shopping and afternoon tea. Norman visited the St. Matthew’s Choir, where he sang as a

boy, and Heather went to a Christmas show.

Oomph! Spotlight 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.

Please let us know if you have any

song suggestions that you would like for our next

session.

Fun with Oomph!

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Poem of the Month

A Red, Red Rose

O my Luve's like a red, red rose

That's newly sprung in June;

O my Luve's like the melodie

That's sweetly play'd in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,

So deep in luve am I:

And I will luve thee still, my dear,

Till a' the seas gang dry:

Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,

And the rocks melt wi' the sun:

I will luve thee still, my dear,

While the sands o' life shall run.

And fare thee well, my only Luve

And fare thee well, a while!

And I will come again, my Luve,

Tho' it were ten thousand mile.

Robert Burns

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Staff and Residents’

Monthly Photographs

Happy Anniversary!

We would like to wish a

Happy Anniversary to Betty &

Norman Smith who celebrated

71years of Marriage on

December 29th.

Our November

Bowling Champion is

Ann Bryant.

Congratulations! Join us for our next tournament

Jan. 27th, 2.30pm

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January Events and Activities

NEWS

visioncall will be visiting in

January to see residents.

For more information, please

see staff on your unit.

Tues 3rd & 31st 11am- Neil’s Exercises

Wed 4th 2.30pm- Robert’s Reminiscence

Thurs 5th 5.30pm- Sing Along with Mick

Fri 6th 2.30pm- Pottery Painting

Fri 13th 2.30pm- Wild Science Visit

Mon 23rd 2.30pm- Pie Tasting for International Pie Day

Mon 30th 2.30pm- Sing Along with Mick

Interesting

Facts about this month The flower symbol of January

is the snowdrop & carnation.

January's gem is garnet which

represents constancy.

On January 10, 1920 the League

of Nations was established.

January 8 - Elvis Presley's

Birthday

January 26 - Republic Day in India

On the first Monday of January,

Handsel Monday is celebrated in

Scotland and Northern England.

The Romans named January after

Janus, the God of gateways.

The first recorded reference to a

“January sale” in the UK was in

1865.

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Resident Spotlight

This month’s spotlight is on Iris Hammond

Where did you grow up?

West Haddon

What is your fondest memory?

My fondest memories are village gatherings, as

well as family weddings and christenings. I enjoy

having everyone together.

What is one thing you are really good at?

I enjoy composing poems. I used to play a lot of

badminton, boules, and tennis.

What is your favourite season and why?

Spring, because all things are coming to life again.

A piece of advice to share…

Be happy with who you are with. Cherish your

family and marriage.

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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Wild Science will be in

with their cuddly critters

Friday, Jan. 13th 2.30pm

Burns Night

Celebration

Jan. 25th, 2.30pm

Join us for a fun afternoon of

games, a themed oomph!,

quizzes, poetry and traditional

foods.

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, January 12th, 2-4PM

Twelfth Night Tipples and

Quiz

Jan. 5th, 2.30pm

We will be celebrating the last

day of Christmas in the Signal Walk Lounge.

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Residents

We would like to wish

a Happy Birthday to:

Brenda Lightfoot, 4th

Elsie Kennedy, 5th

Pamela Mackay, 10th

Andrew Buckby, 12th

June Flower, 17th

Bill Bass, 17th

Norah Denne, 19th

Ruth Farmer, 19th

Greta Kench, 20th

Nancy Randell, 21st

Betty Bond, 21st

Monthly Party

This month’s birthday

celebration will be:

2.30pm January 20th

in the

Meadows Lounge

with music by Carl

•••••••••••• 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, January 2

nd, 2:30PM in the Signal Walk

Lounge.

Birthdays this month!

Employee Spotlight:

The employee of the month is Nicky

Clements.

Thank you, for all you do!

Nicky has been a housekeeper

at Brampton View for 4years.

She grew up in Northampton.

Nicky is close to her parents &

2 brothers. She has 2 pet

rabbits, 2 dogs and a cat.

Nicky enjoys spending her time

socialising and going for walks.

Nicky’s favourite colour is red.

She enjoys most music and her

favourite films are based on

real events.

Thank you for all you do!

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1. Find as many of the words related to the New Year as you can!

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Brampton View Care Home

Brampton Lane, Chapel Brampton, Northampton

NN6 8GH

Tel: 01604 850700

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Manager’s Note

Hello,

We hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. We are looking forward to another

exciting year!

Thank you to all who helped make the Christmas season extra special with their

wonderful carol singing: Elation Community Choir, Brampton Primary, Whitehills

Primary, Kingsthorpe Scouts and Girl Guides.

With the help of the sale of ornaments knitted by the Brampton View Residents, our

Christmas Jumper Day fundraising for Save the Children totalled £24.05.

Thank you for all of your support.

We also raised £410 for our Wishing Well projects with the help of all who supported

our annual Christmas Bazaar. Thank you so much for buying raffle tickets, donating

items and visiting our Bazaar. We look forward to a New Year with lots of exciting

Wishing Well Project experiences!

Kind regards,

Andrea Goodall

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