Activities at Brampton View Care Home

This week we had a wonderful surprise for our residents, a visit from the lollipop ponies! Our residents were thrilled and a little stunned when the ponies walked into their bedrooms for some cuddles and a look around! We spend the time enjoying their company and remembering time spent with animals when we were younger and pony and donkey rides on the beaches on holidays.

This weekend we hosted a surprise 95th Birthday party for Betty. Her family asked for something special to be done to celebrate her birthday. The activities team alongside the kitchen planned an afternoon of party games and a buffet to accompany her personalised dachshund themed cake. Betty was surprised by her fellow residents and all her immediate family for the event. We had an afternoon of party games including pass the parcel, tin can alley and balloon games. We finished the party by enjoying the wonderful birthday cake and buffet the kitchen team had provided for the event

Mandy has always had a love of Tigers so what more could we do for her 80th Birthday than surprise her with a VIP Tiger experience at Woburn Safari Park. Mandy was able to spend the day visiting all the different animals around the park and then was accompanied by Keeper Helen for a VIP up close tiger experience where she learnt what was required to keep the big cats. Mandy was joined on her day out by Team Leader Lianne & Maintenance Assistant Steve. The trio returned absolutely exhausted after a day of fun and what Mandy called “the most wonderful day” upon return back to the home Mandy was greeted with her Tiger themed Birthday cake which she refused to cut as she loved it so much!

Today we had a visit from Lucia’s Tiny Farm. We spent time with rabbits, guinea pigs, lizards, rats and a 5 month old puppy! Both residents & staff had a fantastic time with the animals and shared stories of pets and animal experiences they have had throughout their lives. The session was a success in putting a smile on many faces and something we will be repeating on a regular basis.

Today we were visited by a company from Towcester who race Greyhounds. They provided us with a presentation about the life and care of racing greyhounds and all that’s involved in looking after them for the competitions. We had the pleasure of meeting two greyhounds, one who is currently racing and wining and one who is retiring. We had a fabulous time reminiscing about when we have been to the races and different tracks across the country and how racing has changed over time. We also had our session recorded as the greyhound racing company are having a documentary made about them, we are excited to see how it turns out.

We have been making the most of our wonderful garden space here at Brampton View. Today we enjoyed ice cream and drinks outside accompanied by our wonderful carers and head chef. We are finding nice ways to stay cool and participating in lots of storytelling about summers gone by!