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
A wish comes true
Staff from Barchester’s North Park Care Centre, in Darlington have been having a fantastic time granting residents wishes. Wishes have included having a paddle in the sea, going to Redcar for fish, chips and a lemon top and having a picnic in a park with Taylor’s hot pork pies.
Senior General Manager, Lisa Frame said: “We absolutely love being able to make our residents so happy, we have had some fantastic days providing residents with meaningful experiences and creating new memories for them to treasure and we’ve all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.”
Christine Todd resident at North Park Care Centre said: “We have all had the most wonderful time and enjoy being able to tell others about our wishes, and, listening to others about theirs. It is so lovely of the staff to do this for us I for one loved my paddle in the sea it was bliss.”
Opera delight
Our homes had a fabulous time with the talented soprano Astrid Joos from Street Theatre. Astrid spoke about a selection of famous operas and our residents were treated to performances of wonderful arias from operas well-known to all, such as ‘Giuditta’, ‘Don Giovanni’ and ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’.
It was a lovely experience, truly enjoyed by all.
The 'King' is in the building!
Residents were overjoyed when they welcomed the 'King' into the building to perform a medley of his famous hits. There was lots of singing and dancing as residents remembered Elvis, the performance left the ladies swooning and giggling as he presented them with flowers. It was a fun-filled afternoon for all and everyone is looking forward to the homes next live performance.
Virtual event with Dr Tim Howard
Residents across our homes had a lovely time joining Dr Tim Howard, 4th generation GP, whose whole life has been about patient care, for an exciting virtual event to discuss his novel ‘Let’s Kill All The Lawyers’.
The novel is a medical fiction thriller that explores the impact of life and death events, mistakes and forgiveness, and the impact of law and justice on the day- to-day lives of ordinary people doing their best in difficult circumstances.
Residents had the chance to ask their own questions once the discussion was over and a great time was had by all.
Wishes Granted!
At North Park when a resident makes a wish to try our very hardest to make it come true. One of our lovely residents wished to go to Redcar for fish and chips and a lemon top, another wished she could go for a paddle in the sea. We were only too happy to grant their wishes and set off in the mini bus. Both residents thoroughly enjoyed their special day and are now plotting how to do it again!
Just passing through
Residents across our services had a lovely time joining Daniel Snowman, for an exciting virtual event to discuss his book ‘Just Passing Through’.
Author of over a dozen books, Daniel Snowman’s long and active life has led him to interact in countless ways with the wider world and with some of its most famous inhabitants. His memoir evokes these experiences via a series of vivid literary vignettes.
Residents across the homes found the talk very intriguing and informative, and were happy to learn more about Daniel’s experiences around the world. Book club corner is part of our varied life enrichment programme. A great time was had by all.
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....
