Yes, it is Henry Zeffman, the Chief Political Correspondent for the BBC. For us at Farthing, he is first and foremost Shirley’s grandson. The photos below were taken during and after the talk that Henry was so kind to give for our Owners about his successful professional journey, followed by Q & A on a wide range of subjects. He was extremely well received and left our Owners wanting more! |
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The Browning Court Arms was opened for a pub celebration, serving pork crackles and apple sauce, baskets of chips and bar snacks. The event was filled with fun, laughter and singing.
Chez Fred boasts the best fish and chips in Bournemouth and has always been popular here at Brompton so any excuse will do to order in a takeaway!
Joining us this evening was a young gentleman called Michael ( aged 16!) who is starting out doing small gigs here and there, entertaining people with his close up card magic. He really enjoyed meeting the owners and wowed them with his magic and charm.
We had the pleasure of Roxanne, a folk/sea shanti musician, returning to Brompton, performing a mixture of her own works and well-known songs. A very talented lady with a beautiful voice… Her loyal companion, Rebel, a beautifully behaved collie was an added extra enjoyed by all. A lovely afternoon indeed.
“She has been living in Farthing Court now since 2007 and for me and my sister it become another home and I have thanked everyone who works here for creating such a caring and happy atmosphere for its residents. All the managers - Mihaela, Olivera, Helen, Yasmin, Farah and Anu – as well as all the cleaning and kitchen staff – have always been superb and I can’t think of a better environment for people in their golden years.” Mrs Miller said to her son that the hardest part of getting to her current age is that there is not much to look forward to any more. So, next year, it is in the diary, there is going to be an even bigger party than this year for her to look forward to. A week later we celebrated the 90th Birthday of Renee Miller.
There were three parties held to make sure everyone was invited and had a chance to wish Renee a Happy Birthday. Renee has kindly asked her guests not to bring gifts, but, if they are happy, to make a charity donation to Hatzola Edgware Emergency Services instead. More than £200 was collected! Owners together with their guests enjoyed another wonderful afternoon. Hot Cross Buns with cup of tea followed by an egg hunt. Congratulations to the lucky winners.
The fun part:
A traditional Wimbledon Tea and Quiz organised by our tennis experts, Sally and Belinda, ensured a good atmosphere and competitiveness. The Reminisce Afternoon brought back precious memories while owners enjoyed having tea and cakes (a selection from the original menu) in our own replica of a Lyons Cornerhouse. A selection of the late Mr Ivor Kaye’s favourite songs presented by Olivera (with a little help from our friends, Paul Kaye and Lisa) reminded all of us how much music brings people together. More good time was ensured with, not one but two musical bingos! The first was run by Frank, one of the Fab Boys, which we highly recommend. The second one was conducted by Helen and was, as always, a great success. About the charity work: Traditionally we organise seasonal Charity Collections for BHF and never miss a yearly Macmillan Coffee Morning (around £3,000 collected over the years), while Yasmin had set up a stamp collection for Parkinson’s UK. This year though, it went over our wildest expectations! Thank to Belinda and Sally we got engaged in the Food Aid charity (packing bags of tea and sweets) and our volunteers managed to pass the 100,000 tea bags milestone in just a couple of months! As you are aware there are so many sad and difficult news stories at the moment with the tough times across the world, so it’s important to celebrate moments of kindness more than ever. The charity captured some pictures and film to use on social media and potentially engage local press to bring this story to life and create awareness of Food Bank Aid and encourage donations. Click on the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0xrBInQPMw By pure chance Yasmin found out about a charity called Driving Aid to Ukraine and their amazing work. So far, we managed to collect two full vans of second-hand medical equipment, linen for hospital beds, 2,000 reusable face masks, and lots of warm clothing to name but a few items. The best thing was to meet people, like Michael who is collecting the goods and delivering it personally to those in need. The list is not ending here. We donated a fair number of books from our ever-expanding library with some CDs and DVDs to a care home and made some people very happy! They will refresh their collection of books and donate to a local charity shop the books they don’t need. Our one and only charity champion of the year Sally, who already took part in some amazing events, was an official RBL Poppy badges seller. We are so proud of her! |
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