Activities at Brampton View Care Home

This Halloween has seen the home decorated with bats, ghost and ghouls, Halloween spooky cakes made fresh from our dedicated hospitality team, for our residents and guests have been out on offer next to our coffee machine for all who dare to to try them! We have also bee having fun carving faces into pumpkins and turning into witches. We also had a great sing along to live music with duo Carole & Peter of Zing and getting our creative flare out by making Halloween cards for friends. 

We have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to eat lots of sweets and chocolate and homemade treats from our kitchen including churro's and themed cakes. 

Our monthly pudding clubs are still as popular as ever, with lots of tasty puddings and residents waiting to sample these, all made homemade with our Head Chef Glenn leading October's event 

As the countdown to Christmas is fast approaching Glenn used this month's pudding club as an opportunity to start making Christmas cakes. The residents were able to help mix and soak the fruits in preparation for the cakes. They will soak for the next couple of weeks with extra alcohol added weekly!

We can't wait to taste them when they are ready. 

In honour of World Food Day we had the chance to taste foods from around the world including biscuits from Romania, crisps from America, fruit from Turkey, pretzels from Thailand, sweet treats from Singapore and more! 

Residents were given the chance to taste test the item and then try to guess which country they think it might have originated from. Residents and staff reminisced about countries we have visited and food we have sampled. Flags from countries around the world were on display as we attempted to match the country to the flag. 

Food tasting is always a popular activity here at Brampton View and we are already planning our Christmas tasting!

We recently had the pleasure of welcoming Integr8Archery  to Brampton for a taster session of the sport! 

Helen, an experienced archer visited us to explain all about archery and its benefits. Did you know in the archery groups around Northamptonshire the members age between 3-93 years old? It really is an all-inclusive sport. 

After a little scepticism from our residents Helen was keen to show how fun and relaxing the sport could be and soon had us all wanting to give it a try. Helen provided helpful demonstrations and 1-1 coaching for all who took part, she explained the benefits of boosting well-being, improving hand eye coordination and encouraging healthy and friendly competition. 

Both staff and residents were thrilled at just how easy it was to shoot the soft archery and some even scored very highly! Integr8Archery are keen to be able to bring archery to all and have thought of useful adaptations to assist everyone. 

After a few rounds we were suitably exhausted but are keen to welcome Helen back to Brampton View for another go! We are keen to encourage residents to try new experiences and this was a very successful afternoon. 

At Brampton View Care home we support and encourage our residents to continue doing the things they love whilst also making new friends and exploring new adventures. 

Did you know we offer regular outings for our residents? 

This week our wonderful ladies asked if they could browse through some clothing and Christmas items. This prompted a mid-week trip to Dobbies! We boarded our minibus and reminisced as we travelled through Northampton town centre and the residents commented on the changes in the area since they last visited. 

Once we arrived at Dobbies we were greeted by friendly staff and the ladies could shop to their hearts content. We browsed through clothing sections, shoe sections and then made it to the Christmas aisles. We were amazed at the selection of items on offer and couldn't help but sing along to the carols playing. 

Our Residents has a wonderful time and returned with new clothes and decorations ready to grace our Christmas trees.

Supporting residents to enjoy outings, clothes shopping, meals out and other trips is a key aspect of the weekly activities calendar. 

To honour World Mental Health Day this year both staff and residents gathered to share open, honest conversations about their feelings and challenges they have faced in their lives. Comfort was found in knowing that they were not alone with many of these challenges. 

Our hospitality team provided a selection of homemade smoothies and healthy snacks alongside some sweet treats to help promote self care. 

With this year's theme being prioritising mental health in the workplace residents used the opportunity to make positivity cards for the staff. The cards contained positive quotes and inspirational thoughts and images. The idea being that staff can keep these with them at all times if needed. 

The cards were greatly appreciated by all staff and something that our residents are keen to keep making for them!

At Brampton View Care home we support and encourage our residents to be involved and celebrate national and world recognised days by doing things they love, on this occasion connecting with staff through the art of card making.