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
Cookery masterclass
Resident, Mrs Kaur has given us a masterclass in our cookery club in making samosas. Her cooking skills and delicious mouth-watering dishes are well known in our local community. Head Chef, Karl was given a lesson in required ingredients, with detail instructions on how to prepare this popular dish.
Mrs Kaur soon set about mashing, chopping, mixing and adding her secret spices whilst explaining the process to make that perfect samosa and answering any questions put to her. The samosas were then fried and the end result was truly delicious, with another resident remarking “these are simply perfection, the best I have ever tasted!”
Flying colours!
Everyone was over the moon for Resident, Jessie when she not only sat in on the Senior Carers Document training but passed with flying colours.
Jessie impressed everyone with her contribution and answers throughout the session and was overjoyed when given her certificate. Jessie said she enjoyed herself so much she is looking forward to attending more!
Pancake Day
The first day of March was busy as we marked not only St David’s Fay but also Pancake Day. Pancake Day or Shove Tuesday is the traditional feast day before the Lent on Ash Wednesday.
Our residents had a wonderful day, filled with pancake-inspired activities, they prepared homemade pancakes and decorated them with fresh fruit, berries, syrup and chocolate.
We watched some hilarious pancake races and some of our residents took part in our very own pancake flipping competition.
Inside Cliveden
We were treated to an amazing live virtual talk and a tour of Cliveden, hosted by the house and chapel guides from the National Trust Talks Service.
The volunteers kindly gave us a tour around the famous house taking an in-depth look at Cliveden’s many stories from its 350 year history, from devilish dukes to scandalous headlines and boundary-breaking garden designs to political notoriety.
Starting with the Duke of Buckingham who built the first house in 1666, our residents met the key owners who helped shape the house and its gardens including the Orkney, Sutherland and Astor families.
The talk was accompanied by an illustrated presentation which brought to life these individuals and showed how their influence at Cliveden still continues today.
NESCAFE virtual tour
We had a fabulous time joining NESCAFÉ’s virtual coffee experience.
We were able to look into how they sustainably farm their coffee beans, as well as, to have a virtual tour of one of their factories all from the comfort of our home.
To make things even more interesting, our residents had the chance to test their knowledge with an interactive quiz, and to the delight of all to taste the signature Sweet Cinnamon Shaken Iced Coffee cocktail.
Queen's Jubilee
Residents marked the day when 70 years previous, Princess Elizabeth learned her farther George VI had died and she was queen. Residents held a remembrance service where they remembered their passed loved ones too before celebrating Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee with song and dance, toasting her health and finishing with the National Anthem.
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....
