Activities at Collingtree Park Care Home
Our specialist activities staff are committed to organising a mix of activities and events for residents and the local community to get involved in, including trips out to local places of interest in our minibus and visits from entertainers and musicians. It is important to us that each individual who we support can get as much from these as they can, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests and capabilities as best as possible, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join in with activities and events as often as they can.
Martin Tilly-Reed
Hello, my name is Martin, I'm the activities coordinator here at Collingtree Park
My role is to ensure that our activities, outings and the entertainment we provide is stimulating and inclusive of all our residents no matter their challenges. It is important to me that our weekly calendar offers enriching experiences with music from live entertainers, visits to various locations outside the home, as well as arts and crafts tailored to individual abilities.
Getting to know our residents better is so important, and through regular family and friends’ meetings we can gain a greater understanding of their loved ones' interests and life prior to joining Collingtree Park that will make for a richer activities program to be developed.
I look forward to getting to know you, and your loved ones.
We are always open to new ideas. If you would like to get involved in any of our Life Enrichment activities or have a skill, or project you'd like to share with our residents, please click here to contact the activities team direct. New entertainers and community links are always welcome.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Collingtree Park Care Home
Celebrating VE Day in the Sun!
What a fabulous day we had marking the 79th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day!
The home was decorated in red, white and blue as residents and staff took to the gardens for an afternoon of musical entertainment courtesy of ‘Peter’ from Nice N Easy Activity Show Community Group, who arrived dressed in military attire and had us all up and dancing to songs from the 1940s.
Head chef Jennifer whipped up a delicious selection of freshly-baked sausage rolls and biscuits, cheese straws and cream scones with strawberries for the occasion. We had jugs of fruit punch and pots of tea to accompany the street party food.
Our home was full of memorabilia which allowed our residents to reminisce about their memories of VE Day, their personal roles within the forces, and family members who serviced our country during the war years.
Nikki, General Manager at Collingtree Park said: “Many of our residents can remember the end of the war and we all know what it meant for our country so we wanted to celebrate the date and listen to our residents’ memories of the war and the experiences they lived through.”
The residents at Collingtree Park remarked; “It was wonderful to reminisce and to celebrate with all the staff, visitors and residents here, we’ve all had such a lovely day of fun in the sun!”
Happy Birthday 'Pamela'
Over the weekend we celebrated the beautiful Pamela's birthday!
Having already been visited in the week by a pair of ponies and her granddaughter and great-granddaughter who crowned her 'Birthday Queen', receiving a home made cake tailored to her preferences courtesy of Chef and the care team singing ‘Happy Birthday’ topped the actual day!
Happy birthday lovely lady from your fellow residents and all the staff at Collingtree Park.
Attending Community 'Mature Drivers Show'
Driving is an important part of our everyday life and Northamptonshire Safer Roads Alliance (NSRA) are keen to help to keep mature drivers driving safer for longer.
Today we joined the team at The Rushden Goods Shed for the ‘Mature Driver’s Roadshow’ as they covered all aspects of driving aimed at drivers 60+
It was wonderful to meet so many new people and have the opportunity to invite them to our beautiful homes for a ‘Tea and Tour’.
Our home managers were on hand to answer any questions about later life care within Collingtree Park Care Home - Barchester Healthcare and Claremont Parkway Care Home - Barchester Healthcare
Our Third 'Jean' Birthday!
Happiest of birthdays to our dear Jean, who has had a wonderful day celebrating her 92nd birthday with us today!
Today Jean has enjoyed a visit from Lollipop Pony Parties as well as a piano performance from our friend Andy Salter! She also received lovely flowers and gifts from her sons to celebrate.
Jean said "I don't feel 92, I feel 192, but at least I'm still beautiful!".
Jean then treated us to a rendition of Happy Birthday and enjoyed performing for all of her friends at Collingtree Park, followed by a well earned slice of birthday cake and a cup of tea afterwards. We look forward to celebrating again next year!
Enjoying Our Beautiful Garden
Barrie, Jean and Barbara enjoyed gardening club this week, choosing places for new plants and flowers to be placed in our fabulous garden. Tulips were definitely the favourite, however Jean was particularly impressed with how the wheelbarrow of pansies had grown since our last club!
She said "Gardening is great because you see something from start to finish, and when the flowers wilt you know they will come back again if you take care of them".
Gardener, Andy, said "It's great to see the residents enjoying the garden, and even better when they lend a helping hand too".
A Steve Duet is Formed
A huge thank you to Steve Carmel, who performed for our residents on Bluebell Lane this week. Steve had lots of singers at Collingtree Park, with Jean and Barbara offering to join him on tour!
He also had a lot of fun with resident Steve, who enjoyed harmonising on some of his favourite songs too. Thanks for joining us Steve, we look forward to singing with you again soon!
Upcoming events
Christmas Fayre
Come along and enjoy a range of stalls and festive fun with our residents and staff as we celebrate all things Christmas on our Open Day. 10am - 4pm.
November Open Day - All Welcome
We warmly welcome you to join us for our homes open day event on Saturday 30th November in conjunction with our Christmas Fayre!
Key Workers - Take a Break!
If you are part of the emergency services or a community healthcare professional in need of a break, drop in at any time complimentary refreshments and a warm welcome await you.
Community Church Service
Join our Monthly Church Service on the first Wednesday of each month at 10.30am courtesy of Vicar James from Church of St Columba, Collingtree, Northampton.
