Celebrating life at Barchester

There has been plenty green fingers and muddy hands in the home. Our wonderful residents have been busy planting a variety of bulbs to brighten up our outdoor spaces.

It was lovely to enjoy time together while planning the garden to be full of colour. We can't wait to see our tulips and daffodils bloom in the coming months 

We are thrilled to announce that Siju James was nominated as our December Employee of the Month.
Benazir, our General Manager, expressed “Siju was nominated for going above and beyond and dedication to the home over the Christmas period to maximise the festive time in the home, with a “I can do” attitude. And who works tirelessly through commitment to maintaining the highest standards in delivering great support to all our residents”

Siju has a very positive attitude with his compassionate nature this has made a significant impact on the daily lives and social interactions of our residents. 

Congratulations and thank you, Siju, for your outstanding contribution from all the residents and staff here at Brampton View Care Home.

As part of our Health & Wellbeing initiatives throughout January, we had the great pleasure of inviting the team from local hearing specialists at Evans Hearing & Healthcare Centre into Claremont Parkway for their first of many 2026 ‘Ear Health Workshops’. 

The care the team took to explain to our residents wishing to have their hearing tested was exemplary. Teresa Evans who, as a qualified nurse, is able to perform wax removal for clients as well as also being a fully qualified Hearing Aid Audiologist gave our residents a full explanation of what she could see when looking into each ear. Going onto perform ear wax removal if required.

The event was a great success with several residents receiving full wax removal, booking more intensive ‘in-home’ hearing tests and having current hearing aid problems solved.

Thank you to everyone who attended and to the Evans Hearing & Healthcare Centre team whose professionalism, understanding and care made this possible. We look forward to hosting the event again in late Spring.

It was Eyes Down at the home on Friday as we were joined by fellow keen dabbers from our local community as we hosted a fun-filled evening of Bingo at the home.

Refreshments were provided upon arrival and then it was eyes down for a full house as our residents and visitors battled it out to find out who would prevail. There were prizes for all of the winners and the evening was a great success with lots of fun and laughter throughout the evening.

We very much look forward to doing this again very soon.

On the first Wednesday of every month we are lucky enough to hold the Encircled with Care community church service taken by one of the team at Much Wenlock Parish Church.

This month the service was taken by The Reverend Sam Rigby Team Curate as well as the Epiphany church service he delighted our residents as he took Holy Communion as well.  

This week Reverend Sam returned on a more informal basis as one of our guest speakers and joined us for a cuppa and talked about his journey to being ordained. 

The regular horse therapy our residents receive from having Happy Hooves Equine Ltd - Equine Assisted Therapy & Transport's Laura visit with the beautiful pony; Vino helps support their emotional well-being.

Our residents love his snuggles and being able to stroke him, even from their beds brings such enjoyment, it’s truly magical to see.

The joy in our residents faces is clear to see when the children and parents join at Cepen Lodge to attend the Boogie Beat Music & Movement North Wiltshire group. All generations had fun with bubbles, scarves and plenty of music, the session was full of giggles from everyone.

At Cepen Lodge we know that intergenerational activity is hugely beneficial to all involved as it encourages communication and social skills. 

Mix in new technologies such as our large touchscreen table which uses Apps to provide interactive games such as drag and drop jigsaws, wordsearches and musical instruments the activity becomes fun for all ages.

Today's visiting students from Hardenhuish School; Bertie, Dan and Ethan had our Memory Lane residents fully emersed in a 'digital world of discovery'!