Kingston Care Home
April 2016
Whats inside.
Say it with Flowers
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Activities
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Humour
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Upcoming Events
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The Queen’s birthday 9
Poetry Corner
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Round the World Cruise
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The Manager’s Welcome
We have had a lot of positive
feedback from our newsletters
so far.
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contributions or suggestions.
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Introduction
Hello again, and welcome to our April
newsletter.
All feedback and suggestions will be
gratefully received.
We will also welcome any contributions or
photographs that you may wish to share.
Thank you!
LATEST NEWS
We have a new resident
who joined us this month.
His name is Anthony
Whitaker and we hope
that he will be very happy
here.
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Say it with Flowers
We are very fortunate to have a regular supply of fresh flowers to the home. Mari, from
Seasons Florists in Wimbledon spent an afternoon with us last month. She came with
her husband Roger and they were shown around the home to get a feel of the place and
to meet the residents. Our display in reception is kindly donated by her, as well as a
weekly mixed bunch of flowers which the residents take great pleasure in arranging
themselves. Thank you Mari! (Seasons Florists, 253 Coombe Lane, West Wimbledon,
Tel 020 8947 6654/Mob 07711 890474).
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y 2nd March we had the pleasure of Dave coming into the home to entertain us. He
played his guitar and sang for an hour in Hampton lounge and then he went upstairs to
Kew lounge and sang for another hour. It happed to be Patricia’s birthday on that day, so
she had a bit of an impromptu birthday party, which was great.
All the residents, as well as carers and family members, had a wonderful time.
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Activities
Laminated coasters
Nayyer enjoying a spot of painting
Kadige admiring a flower
Wendy and Lito doing some team work
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There’s nothing like a bit of Oomph!
Preparing crowns for the Queen
Painting Filipino flags
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Duncan planted the seeds on Wednesday …..
….. 5 days later!!!
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Humour
It is difficult to soar like an eagle if you work with turkeys.
Medicine label – ‘Avoid alcohol, keep away from children’. Letter to The
Times, ‘I would find the first easier if I could manage the second’.
The meek shall inherit the earth – if that’s all right with the rest of us.
Two people are marooned on a desert island. If they are Americans they
form a company, if they are French, an amorous alliance, if they are Italians
they have an argument, if they are British they form a queue.
Only good girls keep diaries, bad girls don’t have time – Mae West
The lion will lie down with the lamb, but the lamb won’t have much sleep –
Woody Allen
Across the base of a statue of Karl Marx was scrawled ‘Workers of the world,
forgive me!’
The rain it raineth every day
Upon the just and unjust fellow,
But more upon the just because
The unjust has the just’s umbrella.
Women begin by resisting a man’s advances and end by blocking his retreat
– Oscar Wilde
A gentleman met a boy on an Irish country road and asked him, ‘What’s your
name?’ The boy replied ‘James Docherty’, to which the man said ‘You should
say “Sir”. The lad answered ‘All right, Sir James Docherty’.
Compiled by Margaret Brown, Resident
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Upcoming Events and Activities
Wednesday 4th May 11-12am
Dave Lambert will be singing in Richmond dining room.
Thursday 5th May 6.30
Relatives’ Meeting in Richmond dining room
Monday 9th May 2-3pm
Residents’ Meeting in the Hampton lounge.
Sunday 15th May 3-4pm
Tony Hands will be singing in Hampton lounge.
Monday 16th May 10.30-12.30am
Murray House, a local Care Home, will be joining us for an
inter-home quiz.
Wednesday18th May 2-3pm
Jimmy Moule will be singing in Hampton dining room.
Wednesday 25th May 11-12am
Zoltan will be singing in Hampton dining room.
Friday 27th May 2-4pm
Our ‘Round the World Cruise’ will continue and stop in India.
Sunday 22nd May 3-4pm
Church Service in Hampton Lounge.
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Birthdays this month!
We would like to wish
Happy Birthday to:
Duncan -- 14th April
Pauline -- 24th April
The Queen -- 21st April
Interesting facts about this month
1st April Fools’ Day
2nd World Autism Day
7th No Housework Day
10th Sibling Day
11th World Parkinsons Day
13th – 19th National Gardening Week
14th National Dolphin Day
16th Save the Elephant Day
23rd Shakespeare Day
27th Guide Dog Day
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The Queen’s 90th Birthday
On 21st April we celebrated the Queen’s birthday. Jimmy
Moule came and entertained us. He started the afternoon
with a speech from the Queen and he ended the afternoon
with the National Anthem. Everyone was feeling suitably
patriotic and there were flags everywhere. Zach made a
display of red, white and blue cup cakes in the shape of the
Union Jack and the residents made table decorations in the
shape of crowns.
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Poetry Corner
Written by: Margaret
Brown
I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and sky
And all I ask is a tall ship’s and a star to steer her by.
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea’s face and a grey dawn breaking.
I must down to the sea again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied.
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume and the seagulls crying.
MASEFIELD
Breathes there the man, with soul so dead,
Who never to himself has said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart has ne’er within him burned,
As home his footsteps turn’d,
From wandering on a foreign strand!
SCOTT
Oh, is the water sweet and cool,
Gentle and brown, above the pool?
And laughs the immortal river still
Under the mill, under the mill?
Say, is there beauty yet to find?
And certainty? And quiet kind?
Deep meadows yet, for to forget
The lies and truths and pain?...oh! yet
Stands the church clock at ten to three?
And is there honey still for tea?
BROOKE
The Brook
I come from haunts of coot and henn,
I make a sudden sally
And sparkle out among the fern
To bicker down a valley.
Till last by Philip’s farm I flow
To join the brimming river.
For men may come and men may go
But I go on forever.
TENNYSON
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Round the World Cruise Launch Party –
first port of call, The Philippines
Help the Heroes Cake Sale
The Philippines is an archipelago of over 7,000 islands. There are majestic mountain
ranges, dense rainforests and lovely beaches lapped by turquoise seas. The name
derives from Philip II – the same fellow who dallied with first Mary Tudor, then
Elizabeth I. Spain occupies the country for centuries. After a long struggle for
independence, the 1st republic was declared in 1899.
In World War II, Japan’s occupation was ended in early 1945 by General Macarthur.
American influence remained strong as communism swept Asia. President Marcos
and his wife Imelda attracted worldwide attention. The Spanish, then American
periods have been dubbed ‘three centuries in the convent and fifty years in
Hollywood’.
The population remains overwhelmingly Roman Catholic. A man who had a benign
influence on politics during periods of unrest rejoiced in the name of Cardinal Sin!
Searched by: Margaret Brown
The launch party was a
great success and everyone
seemed to enjoy themselves.
There was delicious Filipino
food and a lot of effort went
into the entertainment.
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For the Help the Heroes cake sale we did a ‘guess the
name of the bear’. Joseph won £25 and £25 went
towards Help the Heroes. Zach made a fine selection of
cupcakes and chocolate brownies.
If you have any feedback on this newsletter or ideas for
our residents’ activities, please contact:
Administrator: Tel 0208 5470498, Fax 0208 5470499
Email [email protected]
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Kingston Care Home
Jemmett Close, Coombe Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT2 7AJ
Tel: 020 8547 0498, Fax: 020 8547 0499
[email protected]
www.brighterkind.com/kingston
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