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
Pub Afternoon
We host a pub afternoon every Saturday, with drinks, snacks and fun. Residents always look forward to it and thoroughly enjoy themselves.
Kings Centre
Barchy Bear joined residents on a trip to Kings Centre to enjoy the entertainment.
Magical Manicure
Our physical therapist came into to work her magic on residents' hands – and her work was very-much appreciated!
Life at North Park
We've been keeping ourselves busy lately at North Park! We've hosted exercise sessions with Pulse Fitness, visited Hundens, a sister home, to watch a pantomime; been joined by Santa himself at our Christmas fair, and spent an evening with Elvis, who joins us every other Saturday.
Barchester's 25th Anniversary
North Park recently celebrated Barchester's 25th anniversary, and we managed to raise a total of £150.36 for our residents' fund through a raffle and hot dog stand.
10 Years of Service
On Sunday 23rd July, Rose Griffiths celebrated 10 years at North Park.
Rose registered as a nurse in 1976 and began her career working at St. George's Hospital in Lincoln. After several years, Rose moved to Darlington and became a leading nurse at Darlington Memorial Hospital.
After a short break from work to raise her Children, Rose went back to nursing, where she held several positions in care homes, including Springfield Care Home, The Manor, Trees Park, Ventress and, finally, North Park.
At North Park, she has been a fantastic leader and senior member of the team. She has supported, advised and helped other staff develop over the last 10 years and, most importantly, has shown excellent levels of care, support and compassion to residents, loved ones and other professionals.
For her achievements, Rose has been awarded a £250 gift voucher and a 10 Years of Service pin badge.
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....
