Activities at Brampton View Care Home

Residents and guests at Brampton View Care Home in Northampton enjoyed a night of grins with an in-house cheese & wine tasting that took place at the home. Sampling from a selection of wines and cheese, residents were able to try the different flavours and learn the different notes and blends, including floral and fruity distils, to zesty, bitter and earthy combinations. The evening was topped off with music from Raw Divas Theatre Productions.

The cheese & wine spread was put on by the home for the local community alongside the residents and staff. Members of the community joined for the evening and also provided a chance to tour the facilities available.

One resident said “We had lots of fun dancing all evening and enjoying the cheese and wine selection. It was great to meet members of the local community too.”

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Brampton View care home in Northampton chilled out and celebrated National Relaxation Day, August 15th by doing their favourite pastimes.

Invented in 1985 by Sean Moeller, who was in the Fourth Grade at the time, National Relaxation Day is an annual event to encourage us to slow down, unwind and focus on taking care of ourselves.  It is a day to take a break from our hectic lifestyles and do the things we really love to do in order to relax.

Residents had a brilliant time learning about different relaxation techniques and talking about what they like to do to relax before trying out some of the different activities. Resident Janet led the home in a group meditation and relaxation session. Residents also had the chance to sit with classical music and facemasks accompanied with homemade smoothies from the hospitality team.

Staff and residents at Brampton View care home in Northampton were treated to a fun-packed hour in the company of choir leader and vocal coach to the stars, Dan Cooper, who taught them to sing two feel-good summer classics: ‘Lovely Day’ by Bill Withers and ‘Good Vibrations’ by The Beach Boys, both perfect for a summery sing-along.

In partnership with Biiah, Dan delivers regular singing events through their virtual platform which encourages people to sing for their wellbeing. A professional choir leader and vocal coach with over 10 years’ experience, Dan runs a successful choir; Love Soul Choir, and is co-director of a children’s group; Sound Pop Academy. In 2019, his choir performed with Take That. He’s also worked on TV shows as a vocal coach including BBC’s 'Little Mix The Search' and is passionate about the positive impact that singing in a group has on wellbeing. Dan truly believes in the power of singing and wants more people to experience the joy it can bring.

Dan comments: “I have the best job in the world. I am never happier than when I am teaching people to sing and seeing how happy it makes them. It was an absolute privilege to spend the afternoon with the Barchester residents and teach them these fantastic songs.”

Excitement is running high at Brampton View Care Home in Northampton where the talented staff and residents have been named the joint winners of Barchester and Lakeland Dairies’ Ice Cream Sundae competition. Their fantastic prize is a visit from an ice cream van with free ice cream for everyone at the home which has caused a great deal of excitement.

To celebrate National Ice Cream Day, residents from Barchester’s care homes and hospitals up and down the country were invited to compete for the coveted Best Ice Cream Sundae title.  The competition is run by Lakeland Dairies and the bar is set very high. Many of Barchester’s residents are very skilled cooks and everyone loves ice cream, so the competition was fierce.

The staff and residents at Brampton View Care Home put their heads together and donned their aprons to come up with the most amazing Ice Cream Sundae recipe, decorated to perfection.  Their fabulous sundae is designed as the ‘Brampton Dream Ice Cream Sundae’ and consists of delicious ingredients such as cream, coconut, fruit concentrate to provide vibrant colours, sauces, meringues, chocolates and more. The finished product was topped with fresh fruit and cream and lit with cake sparklers for an added wow factor!

The homes hospitality team were keen to dress up for the event and donned homemade ‘ice cream host’ outfits which were extremely popular. The outfits and accompanying ice cream van music sparked a reminiscence session for all involved. Both residents and staff began to share their memories of favourite ice creams from throughout their lives and why it was important to them.

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Brampton View Care Home in Northampton have hosted another of their fabulous monthly Pudding Clubs. The idea behind the club is for everyone to come along for a cup of tea and a catch up while trying out different types of puddings – what a truly excellent idea! 

Residents and staff came up with the idea to launch the Pudding Club, each month they get together to talk about their favourite puddings, past and present, and decide what they are going to serve that month.  The home’s hospitality team helps the residents to prepare the puddings, both old-fashioned and new recipes, so everyone gets to try a range of different puds.  Family members, friends and members of the community are all invited to attend and bring puddings to share too, if they wish.

In August the Pudding Club met again and Brampton View were delighted to taste test a treacle sponge. Chef Marta demonstrated how to make the treacle sponge which is a family recipe from one of our members of staff.

Residents watched as Chef Marta mixed together all the ingredients for the cake and then decorated with extra treacle and fresh fruit!

Residents and staff at Brampton View Care Home in Northampton have been cheering on Team GB throughout the Paris Olympics.  The home has been decked out with flags and residents have been enjoying all the action over the past two weeks.  Everyone at the home has loved seeing all of our amazing Olympians progress.

Sports fans at Brampton View Care Home were delighted to be able to continue the amazing Summer of Sport by watching the Games after the Excitement of the Euros and Wimbledon.  Residents and staff have had a brilliant time getting together to watch all of the different sporting fixtures from rowing to cycling, gymnastics to boxing, show jumping to judo.

To continue the excited further, Brampton View Care Home hosted their own version of the Olympic Games! With staff and residents being able to take part in traditional garden games including egg and spoon race, bowls, bean bag toss and more!

The ‘Brampton Games’ were a great success and medals were given to the winners after each game. The homes hospitality team created themed fruit platters and smoothies for the occasion.