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
Happy St David's Day
Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus!
Our fabulous residents had a fantastic day celebrating St. David's Day with Andy Salter. We enjoyed an afternoon of music and dancing from our residents, with one Jean on the keyboard and another showing off her dance moves with staff trying to keep up!
Both communities, friends and family came together for an afternoon of singing, dancing and most of all making fabulous memories.
Bingo Bonanza!
This week we joined fellow keen dabbers from over 250 Barchester care homes and hospitals across the whole of the UK, including Wales, Scotland, Jersey and the Isle of Wight, to compete in the biggest game of bingo Barchester has ever seen!
The inaugural Barchester Big Bingo Bonanza took place on 27th February 2024 when Collingtree Park got super competitive and took on its sister homes from all over the country to find out which Barchester home or hospital was a dab hand at bingo. It was eyes down for a full house as the homes battled it out to find out who would prevail.
General Manager, Nikki Allen said: “We’ve got some real bingo fanatics at our home, we are very competitive - our residents love taking part in anything where winning is involved, you could hear a pin drop in here when we were all playing.”
Our participating residents said: “It was such a fun afternoon, we love a game of bingo. It's amazing how competitive everyone gets especially when there's sweet treat prizes involved!”
Parish Council Coffee Morning
Rosemary, Pam and Skye from Activities had a lovely morning with Collingtree Parish Council for their fortnightly coffee morning. We enjoyed talks about community plans for Collingtree Village, as well as upcoming events in our home. We were excited by the reintroduction of "Knit and Natter", though we were better at the nattering part! Pam said "The village hall is the perfect place for a dance class" so treated us to a lesson in the Waltz too!
Rosemary said "It was nice to go out and speak to interesting people. We had a laugh and I look forward to seeing everyone again".
Thank you to the parish council for having us, we will see you next time!
Floral Artistry at Collingtree
Today we have enjoyed flower arranging on Daisy Lane. We shared memories of gardening and our favourite flowers, and made plans for our own garden now that Spring is upon us.
Home Bar brings Joy
Today we opened the doors to the Collingtree Bar on Daisy Lane, where residents enjoyed playing pool, sharing stories and serving drinks!
Andy, Gardener at Collingtree Park donated the pool table last month, and was so pleased that it came to good use! He said "It's great to see it being played on again, and even better to hear some of the stories from residents who used to play in the past!"
Carer, Jun, used to support his father's business in selling snooker tables, and enjoyed showing off to the residents and helping them perfect their shot. The residents have had a wonderful afternoon. Thank you Andy and Jun.
Happy Birthday 'Sheila'
Happy birthday to lovely Shelia, who celebrated her 99th birthday today! Shelia has had a wonderful day, celebrating with cards and gifts from her children, as well as a Collingtree cake, made by chef Jennifer.
Shelia said "I don't know what the secret to longevity is, but I must be doing something right". We're so glad you've enjoyed your day Shelia.
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.
