Activities at Brampton View Care Home
Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience, and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Brampton View Care Home
Fabulous Entertainment from Champagne Enterprise
Another fantastic afternoon of live entertainment here at Brampton View with Val & Rob from Champagne Enterprise. Val & Rob had us all singing and dancing to our favourite songs, they even convinced some of the carers to join them with a number or two.
Did you know music is proven to reduce stress levels, improve communication and cognitive skills? All the more reason to dance the afternoon away!
Both staff and residents left smiling and agreed that we can't think of a better way to spend our time.
One of the cornerstones of our life enrichment program is live musical entertainment. Resident involvement in choosing genres along with feedback after each performance means that we are able to constantly improve our activities calendar
MacMillan Coffee Morning Big Success
Staff and residents at Brampton View Care Home in Northampton held a charity coffee morning and bake sale on Friday 27th September to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Having a coffee morning is the perfect chance to catch up over a cuppa and a slice of something delicious for a great cause. The money raised helps everyone with cancer to live life as fully as they can.
Residents enjoyed spending time with friends and relatives, and members of the local community. Head chef, Glenn Coombs had baked lots of lovely cakes, biscuits and pastries for everyone to sample and for guests to buy to take home. Some residents had baked cakes and biscuits for the occasion too along with their visitors and members of the community, everyone was spoilt for choice!
Brampton View’s coffee morning was a big success - they managed to raise just shy of £50 and, most importantly, everyone had a great time doing it!
Supporting charity days such as Macmillan Coffee Morning with family-friendly environment are just some of the ways that we ensure the residents at Brampton View Care home remain connected with their loved ones and the wider community.
Creating Masterful Artwork
Residents on our Memory Lane community have been getting creative and putting their skills to the test with a morning of painting. Residents gathered overlooking the garden and painted autumnal scenes on canvas. Whilst they painted the colours of the garden were discussed and their memories of the changing seasons.
The artwork is proudly on display around our Memory Lane community and we are looking forward to growing our own artwork collection. You don't need to be good at painting, it’s about the creativity in painting being good for you
At Brampton View Care home we support our residents to continue with their favourite hobbies, and encourage them to share and teach others about these too.
Rise Life Rugby
Residents enjoyed another session with Rise Life Rugby, Northampton & Coventry.
Janja spent time getting to know each of our residents to help tailor the games and exercises to their own abilities. This month's session consisted of tennis, hockey, rugby and interactive quiz questions all from the comfort of our chairs. The residents had an enjoyable afternoon was spent laughing away without even realising they were doing any exercise!
Congratulations to the blue team who were crowned this month's winners, the competition was fierce and the scoring was extremely close. The red team are looking forward to taking back the trophy next time!”
One of the cornerstones of our life enrichment program is expert-led physical exercise. Resident involvement in choosing formats along with feedback after each session means that we are able to constantly improve our activities calendar.
Culture Day
Residents and staff from Brampton View Care Home - Barchester Healthcare recently took part in a culture day. The aim of the day was to celebrate, honour and experience different cultures from around the world!
The day began with a tasting session of snacks from around the world including some traditional favourites such as Turkish Delight and croissants. The more adventurous of us sampled sweet and savoury treats from countries including Japan, China and Morocco
The afternoon saw us experiencing an activity most have never seen before. Egyptian Belly Dancing! The fabulous Doe joined us for a performance and even taught us some moves along with seated exercise! We had the opportunity to try a brand new skill and ask Doe questions about the art of Egyptian Belly Dancing.
The day was a huge success with residents thoroughly enjoying themselves and some have even asked for another belly dancing lesson.
A wish come true!
Resident shopaholic Jean had requested a trip to her favourite garden centre Beckworth Emporium and we were only too happy to help her make this wish come true!
Jean shops at Beckworth Emporium every time her family visit and it has quickly become one of her favourite places in the area. Jean had asked if it would be possible to go for a browse and have a look at their selection of her favourite plants - Orchids and treat herself to a slice of cake.
Upon hearing her wish the activity team arranged a day to take Jean shopping. Jean was accompanied by friends from Brampton View Care Home - Barchester Healthcare who all shared Jean's love of the Emporium and have asked if we can visit again once the Christmas decorations and gifts are on display!
A huge thank you to all the kind staff at Beckworth Emporium for hosting us and being so friendly!
We are already planning our next visit. . .
Upcoming events
Quiz Afternoon at Brampton View
Join our ever so popular quiz afternoon, get into competition with our resident and staff and enjoy some cheese and wine. Free and open to all, remember your pen!
Save room for our Pudding Club
Pudding Club, what better way to remember delicious Puddings from times gone by with real tasty indulgence. What's your favourite pudding? Come along and share your recipes.
Volunteering Coffee Morning
Interested in Volunteering and want to make a positive change but not sure where to start? Why not come along to our coffee morning to find out more and join our amazing team.
Brampton View Christmas Fete
Help us celebrate a festive afternoon of music and support our local craft stalls selling fantastic handmade products with residents and staff at our Christmas Fete. All welcome!
Don't Dine Alone
Join us every Wednesday as we hold our 'Don't Dine Alone' afternoon lunch to enable older people in the community to make new friends and break the cycle of loneliness.
Monthly Dementia Cafe
Join us on the first Wednesday of every month. Providing support, fun and friendship to those living with dementia and to their carers in a safe and relaxed environment.
