Activities at North Park Care Home
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 have 15 years’ experience in the role, three years at North Park and absolutely love my job. 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 morning and so much more.
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 North Park Care Home
St David's Day
Birthdays and national days are always party days at North Park. We like nothing better than a good get together with our finest china and favourite tipple on hand.
Historic Royal Palaces
Our residents were treated to a special virtual sensory storytelling session. Together with Art Historian Jon Sleigh and the Historic Royal Palaces community team, we explored several royal palaces through the theme of food, dining and celebration!
We enjoyed a fantastic taste-a-long experience from the comfort of our home, from Tudor treats to Stuart sweets. A lovely time was had by all.
Book Club Corner
Across our services, our residents had a lovely time joining Mark Piesing for an exciting virtual event to discuss his book ‘N-4 Down: The Hunt for The Arctic Airship Italia’.
Our residents were thrilled to find out more about the book and the fascinating story of the world-famous exploring airship Italia, returning from the North Pole on May 24, 1928. The airship was struck by a terrible storm and crashed somewhere over the Arctic ice, triggering the largest polar rescue mission in history.
The virtual book club experience was truly enjoyed by all.
Valentine’s Day at North Park
Our residents enjoyed delicious treats and food while celebrating St Valentine’s Day in style.
All residents woke up to heart shaped chocolates and inspirational quotes. Before enjoying a themed quiz whilst indulging themselves with chocolate muffin cakes.
There was a delicious themed evening meal prepared by our head chef Karl where not only our residents enjoyed but couples came together to celebrate in style.
A Visit to the Oriental Museum
North Park take pride in enriching the lives of residents as well as encouraging them to maintain their interests and community connections. As part of this we have a wishing tree where residents or their family members are able to write a wish and hang it on the tree.
Resident Bobbie's wish was to visit the Oriental Museum in Durham as she was a member of the embroidery society who would assist the museum keeping tapestries and garments in good shape.
Bobbie had a wonderful day with some other residents and we will be returning when the exhibits change in May.
Wish comes true
North Park Resident, Bobbie Storey in Darlington had expressed a wish to revisit the Oriental Museum in Durham so staff at the home made her wish a reality.
Bobbie has lived at North Park Care Centre since November 2022 and settled in immediately making friends with staff and residents alike. Staff at the home were delighted to be a part of making her wish become a reality, as they knew how much it meant to her, and they all wanted to be there to see the smile on Bobbie’s face.
From Ancient Egypt to modern China, they are the only museum in the North of England devoted entirely to the art and archaeology of the great cultures of Northern Africa and Asia.
Upcoming events
July
Summer is in full swing! We can't wait for you to see what activities we have to offer in July
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....
