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Babbling

Brook:

The Seasonal Brook House

Magazine

HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE TO STAY!

IN THIS ISSUE:

Hello and Welcome!

by Noor Haddad

Issue Date

This is our Spring Magazine which includes lots of fun little articles and stories to inform you more about Brook house,

and for your personal enjoyment.

This magazine is for the end of Winter ~ 2017, right up till Spring ~ 2018. It will mainly

include many events and issues from our spring here in Brook house, such as beautiful photos and even a cooking recipe for a

delicious spring dish.

Now Grab yourself a drink, get comfortable and delve into our

seasonal magazine!

Winter Wonderland at Brook House

Tune into our very own Winter Wonderland at brook house, see how a bit of snow and ice transformed our house. [Page 4]

Brook House Open Day

Discover what happened when Brook House collaborated with a local primary school to set up our very own Remembrance Day

assembly. [Page 9]

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Favourite Photos

Here are some of our favourite photos from this Spring,

including our very own Brook House Easter!

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Valentine's Day

On the 14th of February 2018, we held our own Valentine's Day party, with heart shaped

snacks and a romantic singer, our residents enjoyed

a loving day.

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Brook House in a Winter Wonderland

During February, the weather decided to take a quick turn from sunshine and warmth into a plunge of snow and ice. Whilst being incredibly cold, the scenery could not be more beautiful. Brook House

became our very own Winter Wonderland.

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Mother's Day

On the 11th of March 2018 Brook House held its own Mother's Day activities, ranging from many family visits, all the way too special

snacks and musical entertainment.

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Christian Choir Visit

We were very lucky to have a local church choir visit Brook House and perform their songs. They were amazing and very powerful, and more importantly our residents loved them, with

most of them joining in!

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Brook House's Easter

This April, we hosted our very Easter, with many activities for our residents and their families. We enjoyed a special egg hunt, Easter decorations everywhere you

look, festive foods, and entertainment. This Easter was one not to forget.

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Story Ivy 102nd Birthday

Ivy Austin was born on the 2nd of April 1916 at Queen Charlottes Hospital Paddington. She lived in Willesden as a child (Ambleside Road), and then moved to Ilex Road in Willesden as a little girl with her mother, father, 5 brothers, 1 sister and adopted brother! Her sister however died at the age of 16, so she mainly grew up with her younger brothers.

She met and married her husband, Henry, on the 11th of May 1940 at St Matthews Church Harlesden. They went on to have two children, a son called Roy and a daughter called Vera. They lived with her mother, then moved across the road, and then moved down the road, so in fact she lived in 3 houses on ilex Rd. They then moved to Northolt in 1975, but unfortunately her husband died on the 1st of April 1976, one year after they moved to their dream home; a bungalow in Northolt.

Ivy had lived through the whole of the second world war, and used to recall her husband being in the army. She also used to talk about the air raids and the bombings that happened around them, in fact 2 houses were flattened near to where she lived on Ilex Road. Sadly, the war was very stressful for her. Not only was her husband in the army, her brothers were also away fighting and 2 of them were taken as Japanese prisoner of war and were badly tortured, which had a big effect on her.

Early on in her life, Ivy worked as a post lady, and then moved into working for Heinz. She then worked in a wool shop later in life and she loved it. She was a great athlete as a young woman, she loved running. She loved knitting and dressmaking, and even made her daughter's wedding dress and bridesmaids dresses. She has always supported Arsenal Football Club, same as her son, her husband and daughter on the other hand were QPR fans, so there was always a great rivalry in the household.

For Ivy, her proudest moment was becoming a grandmother to her daughters 2 sons; Lee and Dean, she loved looking after them and playing with them, especially taking them away. She was also very proud of her son, Roy, who was an athlete and had run for England and Wales. He moved to Wales in 1969 and then to Malta so she did not see much of him.

She now has 2 grandchildren; Lee and Dean. She has 3 great grandchildren; Sommer, Courtney and Liam, who all love her very much.

She was living at Northolt in her beloved bungalow before she came to Brook House, she had lived there since 1975 and had lived alone since 1976. She moved to Brook House in October 2012 after spending lots of time in hospitals, now being with us for nearly 6 years.

Ivy had her 102nd birthday on the 4th of April this year. She is a wonderful resident who is loved by all, here's to more happy years and beautiful smiles in the future.

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