Activities at North Park Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.
Our home is always full of life, and we can thank our wonderful Activities Coordinators for this. Dedication to creating a unique and interesting activities programme is what sets us apart from other homes. We always take into consideration that some people would prefer to pursue their own interests, which is why our team strive to incorporative activities that cater to a wide range of tastes and hobbies. Our trips out are always fun and exciting as well, and residents are guaranteed to return with stories to tell their loved ones!
Claire Liddy
Hi, my name is Claire, and I am Lead Activities Coordinator at North Park. I first started doing activities in 2007 and fell in love with the job. I came to North Park in 2019 as lead Activities Coordinator.
I like to involve the local community in events within the home, so we have connections with local churches, schools and community groups. We have a PAT dog that visits weekly, so our residents can enjoy pet therapy, and lots of external entertainers, who come into the home regularly as well; in addition to fairs, monthly coffee mornings, family and friends events and so much more.
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 North Park Care Home
Open Day Celebrations!
This January we welcomed the local community into our home for our Open Day event.
Our Open Day was a wonderful opportunity to showcase the excellent person-centred care, dedication, and compassion shown by the home, which makes North Park so special.
Throughout the day, the local community had the chance to meet and chat with staff, residents, and visitors, get a feel for the home and enjoy delicious homemade refreshments!
A huge thank you to friends old and new who came along to make the day a huge success.
Intergenerational Gaming
Residents have loved interacting with the younger generation, with the lovely Theo giving up his Saturday to come along to spend some time with our residents!
8-year-old Theo is a regular visitor to North Park and absolutely loves chatting with our residents on memory lane, and getting them involved in games such as slipper football, bowls and targets.
There’s nothing like the laughter of a child to raise your spirits!
Dementia's Got Talent
What an amazing, phenomenal & energising night the staff and residents had at ‘Dementia’s Got Talent Darlington’!
Dementia’s Got Talent is the first of its kind in the world; focusing on those living with dementia and what they can achieve! This initiative also works to raise awareness of all the Dementia groups around Darlington, including our very own Dementia and carers Café’s. It is an absolute honour to be asked to feature in the show!
A huge thank you to Dementia friendly Darlington, who put together a phenomenal show like no other. Along with a special thank you to the seven contestants for sharing their talents, along with the wonderful supporting acts, you were truly amazing!
Christmas Fayre brings community together
What an amazing afternoon we have all had today at North Park this afternoon, despite the cold and snowy weather, our Christmas Fayre was a great success.
It was lovely to see so many residents, staff, families and friends enjoying the afternoon. A special thank you must go to Santa who took time out of his busy schedule to visit everyone at North Park, and spread some Christmas joy.
National Elf Day
We swapped our uniforms for costumes on National Elf Day in an effort to raise funds to help people living with dementia.
Launched by the Alzheimer’s Society and delivered directly from the North Pole, Elf Day was created to sprinkle some festive cheer on fundraising towards finding a cure for dementia.
We were able to enjoy elf-themed games, quizzes and delicious sweet and savoury treats, prepared by our talented chef.
A Christmas Carol
Across our homes we’ve had the most wonderful time celebrating the festive season with a special screening of 2020’s OLD VIC: IN CAMERA – A Christmas Carol.
This beautifully staged production brought the magic of Dickens’ classic tale right into our homes.
A huge thank you to The Old Vic theatre for sharing this incredible performance with us. It was a truly wonderful experience.
Upcoming events
Meeting Room for Hire
Are you looking for a venue? Look no further! North Park is also close to local amenities and not far from the A1.
Could you be a Volunteer?
We recognise the impact a Volunteer can make on the lives of our residents, do you have any spare time? For more information we'd love to hear from you.
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Calling all emergency services personnel - police, ambulance and fire services, district nurses - come and take a break on us, there maybe a cake or two available....
