Brompton welcomed in the 1st May with a three course sit down lunch and we extended a very warm welcome return to Veronika & Graham, the superb flute & guitar duo known as Czeckmate. They played a mix of classical, jazz and modern popular music from the 16th century to the present day for our owners to enjoy.
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It was lovely to capture the postman delivering Tom Donavan a very special Birthday card from His Majesty, King Charles III. Tom is officially our most senior resident and only centenarian of Brompton. Tom celebrated with his family and friends on the day with a private lunch hosted by Brompton Court and will be enjoying afternoon tea celebrations later in the month with all our other owners.
Happy 80th Birthday to Joan Ogden who celebrated in style with a Indian themed evening at Brompton Court. Our guest chef Nick produced the most tasteful, fragrant and beautiful Indian buffet for her guests. Suzie our Duty Manager planned and organised this great birthday bash from decorations, entertainment and all the important finishing touches. Joan would like to thank all who attended and celebrated with her, as well as the staff and chef for making her special birthday one to remember. Brompton had a jam-packed Easter weekend with delight after delight. We started the weekend with hot cross buns on Good Friday over a chat and a cuppa. This was followed by an amazing Easter Sunday lunch served in our dining room for our owners, family and friends. Our chef created a beautiful Easter themed menu for all to enjoy and the waiting team dressed to impress. We finished off with a spectacle buffet lunch on Bank Holiday Monday, once again our chef pulled out all the stops. A massive thank you to all the staff, including our chef and duty managers who worked throughout the weekend to support, run and make these fantastic events happen. Bournemouth Town Centre is a fantastic hub, showcasing many wonderful local singers and musicians. Over the years, with thanks to owners such as Tony and Roy going out and about into town, they have talent spotted artists who have become regular entertainers here at Brompton. Once again, with thanks to these gentlemen, we had the pleasure to introduce the delightful Rebecca Orlandi, or ‘RebbyO’ (her stage name), to our owners. Rebecca is an Italian singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist. She is a student in Bournemouth, studying English and performs as a street artist with her guitar in her free time. Her favourite phrase is ‘happiness is only real when shared’. She draws a good crowd when performing! Inspired by an array of musical influences, she delivers a unique interpretation of internationally famous songs, singing acoustically with her guitar. During the evening, Rebecca will sing a mix of English and Italian songs, accompanied by the guitar and she is excited to be able to play on the piano too. We are pleased to announce our newly renovated Guest Suite is now Open! Our Board Members have worked hard on the full refurbishment boasting newly painted walls, brand new carpet, soft furnishings and, the most important part of the stay, beautiful brand new bed frames and mattress. You will be guaranteed a great night’s sleep with us and be able to enjoy a continental breakfast in our dining room in the morning. As you can see we have all the guest room amenities you will require to have the most comfortable stay. We would like to give a special thank you to Board Member Vicky Brown for all her hard work on this project as she really was hands on in ensuring the end result was perfect. Today marks one of the most important dates in the Welsh calendar: Saint David’s Day. A day dedicated to celebrating the patron Saint of Wales. Brompton celebrated with coffee and a traditional Welsh cake prepared by our chef John. Our Great Hall was wonderfully decorated with daffodil’s. Thank you to Carol our Duty Manager for organising and running the event.
We are very excited to introduce to you an evening at Brompton Court with the Southern Union Chorus, Dorset’s Male Harmony Singers... “We are a friendly bunch of guys of all ages, sharing a passion for good singing and having a lot of fun while doing it. We sing in four-part harmony performed unaccompanied. With our repertoire of classic and contemporary songs, we entertain audiences at a variety of events and functions and, through our performances, raise funds for local charities.”
A big Thank You to Suzie for organising and preparing the beautifully displayed nibbles for our owners to enjoy and to Carl for running the event for the Court. Ah Rabbie Burns, the National Bard, we honour him tonight! Chieftain, Gordon Duff led the celebrations with poetry, wine, whisky and songs featured on this very special evening. Jim the piper from the Ringwood Pipe Band and his side kick Huge along with our favourite pianist David Walsh provided the entertainment. We gathered and had some fun for the ‘sake of auld lang syne ’. A huge thank you to Gordon Duff for being our Chieftain, Mrs Jones, Mr Tuersley, Mr Harrison and Mrs Symonds for providing the readings and grace for all. Duty Manager Suzie once again organised and planned the whole event from start to finish, we can not thank her enough for all her hard work and dedication to making this night one to remember for the year! Also a thank you to our chef John for the amazing four course menu and to Carl, Daniel, Maria, Eddy and Marisa for their hard work on the evening.
We would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and all the best for 2023. We wished a very Happy 93rd Birthday to our owner Mr Sam Thompson this month. A very special thank you to Sophie who organised a cake and Sam’s friends to meet him in the Great Hall to celebrate. Happy Birthday Sam from all of us at Brompton Court.
We were so excited to welcome back Rachel More who had us rocking all around the Christmas tree with a sprinkling of Christmas classics, party songs from across the decades, and hit tunes from artists such as Abba, Diana Ross and many more. We enjoyed 'La Bamba', a little ‘Da Doo Ron Ron’, 'Waterloo' and ‘Dancing Queen'. Our Chef Fernanda prepared an amazing hot and cold Christmas themed buffet for all whilst the team, Suzie, Nicola and Ashley, waited on our owners every needs ensuring glasses were full and all joined in with the dancing. It was a night to remember and perfect for getting everyone in the Christmas spirit at Brompton Court! |
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