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 101st Birthday 'Beautiful Betty'
The start of October gave us 101 reasons to celebrate a ‘True Northamptonian Lady’
Please join us in wishing the beautiful Florence Davis, better known at ‘Betty’ a very happy 101st birthday. On her return from a lovely lunch with friends, Betty invited everyone to join her in the homes' Bluebell lounge for afternoon tea and a slice of her delicious homemade cake!
Betty is an amazing lady, a true native of Northampton having lived in the same house in Seymour Street where she was born, until June 2023. She spent all of her working life at the Co-op office in the town with the exception of the war years, where she played her part in women's branch of the British Army; The Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS).
Happy Birthday 'Betty' from all at Collingtree Park and special thanks to Katie for sharing the fabulous photos of Betty with us all.
Macmillan Coffee Morning & Zing Entertains!
On Friday we helped fundraise for Macmillan Cancer Support with a large selection of cakes on offer to eat and purchase for a small donation to such a fantastic cause. We'd like to send a big thank you to everyone for coming along and a special thanks to Chef for creating such delicious bakes.
In the afternoon the wonderful Carole and Pete from Zing-Entertainment performed a medley of songs to get our residents singing. Pete has definitely got a few groupies in the form of Barbara, Betty and Barbara!
Congratulations Alison!
Please join us in congratulating our wonderful Home Administrator; Alison Turner on receiving ‘Employee of the Month’ for August 2024.
Alison joined the Collingtree Park team earlier this year and has made such a difference! She was nominated by our residents, her colleagues and residents’ relatives for being such an asset, calm under pressure, supportive; a real problem solver.
She was presented with her certificate, £25 voucher, flowers and chocolates by General Manager Rosalyn who wanted to say a special 'thank you' on behalf of everyone at Collingtree Park for organisational skills and determination to get the job done!
Poetry Club 'I Remember'
Taking advantage of the last of the summer sun we took our Poetry Reading Club into the garden. This week we read a piece by one of our residents Eileen, done in April 2015 and entitled "I remember".
It brought back fond memories from simpler times.
Resident Margaret remembered how they used to heat up bricks in the oven, cover them with a cloth and place them in bed under the blankets to keep warm at night time. Rodney recollected how during the air raids, he would run to the shelter his family had built in their garden and Barry said that in his youth, he loved playing dominos!
Pet Therapy with 'Eva'
Our regular pet therapy pouch Golden Spaniel; Eva always put a smile on our residents faces. Avis beamed from ear to ear as soon as she saw her. She used to have dogs and she was well-versed in making Eva sit and wait for her peanut paw treat.
Animal therapy is one of the cornerstones of our life enrichment program and features regularly on our resident-led weekly activity planner. We're welcoming new residents, if you're considering later life care for yourself or a loved one, please call the dedicated team on 01604 321 262 to start your enquiry today.
Connecting with Wootton Library
Wootton Community Library visited us today to deliver our first batch of borrowed books for the Autumn Leaves program! Collingtree Park residents; Pamela and Margaret are both looking forward to reading their new books, whilst Betty and Mavis are looking forward to listening to an audio book of their choice in the evening!
Thank you Maureen and Jackie for not only bringing the amazing large print, and audio books but also taking time to chat with our residents about the different genres they liked best; history, romance and thrillers. Remaining part of the local community is so important for our residents. We look forward to meeting with you again next month to discuss the books once we've had a good read.
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.
