Activities at Longueville Court Care Home
Our activities coordinators are committed to organising a variety of activities that reflect the interests and capabilities for everybody we support ensuring a person centred approach.
The team have a flexible approach to our programme and we are constantly reviewing and updating our programmes to ensure we cater for everyone's needs and varied abilities.
The activities programme includes regular trips utilising the homes minibus, these include a number of destinations of local interest. We are particularly proud of the relationship we have built with Peterborough Sailability. This registered charity offers the opportunities to those with restricted mobility to enjoy the thrill of sailing on the open water and the sense of independence that brings in specially adapted boats.
Involvement in the local community is something that the whole team are very passionate about and we provide regular visits to a number of different facilities including local schools and churches. These activities also extend too visits from "Pat dogs" and local entertainers to aid in our ongoing quest to give each individual as much support and stimulation as they require.
Martine Ratcliffe
Hello my name is Martine and I'm the Head of Activities here at Longueville Court. I joined the team in 2009 as a carer and become team leader before moving into the Activities position 3 years ago.
I'm passionate about providing life enrichment to each of our residents, as a team we aim is to bring joy on a daily basis, and make their time with us special. We pride ourselves on bringing a mixture of activities that suit everyone.
I have one daughter and 2 grandsons, when not at work I love to spend time with them making memories, am a massive lover of music and dance.
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 Longueville Court Care Home
Michelle's Animal Therapy Party
It was lovely to have Michelle visit us with a lovely selection of her pets.
These included dogs, cats, a chicken, a rabbit, an iguana and a turtle!! The joy on our residents' faces was priceless!!
Michelle expertly gave information about each animal as she went around each resident, her depth of knowledge was second to none!!! We look forward to seeing her again and wonder what she will bring next time!!?
Chinese New Year!
We had a wonderful time celebrating Chinese New Year!
After a lot of hard work from our residents in our Arts and Craft sessions, Vikki (from activities) worked solidly and put the finishing touches to the dragon and the residents enjoyed watching the dragon dance!!
There was a discussion about the Pearl of Wisdom and everyone imparted their own words of wisdom to everyone else. Traditional food was on offer. These included crackers, fortune cookies and hot food such as spring rolls etc. The traditional red envelopes with chocolate coins were also handed out to give each of them as good luck for the coming year!!!
Burns Night Celebrations!
This year we hosted some wonderful Burns Night celebrations.
We had the pleasure of having the Fenland Piper, Miss Kathryn Johnstone, entertain our residents with her bagpipes, accordion etc. Our very own resident, Edie, recited several poems by Robert Burns, in her lovely Scottish accent, which enthralled our other residents over a wee dram of whisky!!
Our wonderful chefs also made the traditional fayre of haggis, tatties and neaps!! A fabulous time was had by all.
New Years!
We celebrated with a small party, and great entertainment from Boots and Strings.
The party was in full swing with our residents dancing and singing along to the songs, we had homemade party food made by our fantastic chefs too!
We would like to thank all our residents and their families who attended and helped make it a great afternoon.
Christmas Fete!
Although the weather wasn’t on our side, we still had a wonderful time welcoming our residents, families and colleagues.
We also had a lovely visit from Hampton Grove. We made some lovely new friends from the local community.
We would like to say a huge thank you to all who came out to support us!
Joyce's 100th Birthday
Joyce celebrated her 100th birthday with her son and daughter-in-law!
Joyce really enjoyed opening her birthday card from the king too!
Joyce’s son brought in cakes and presents, which Joyce enjoyed opening with her family and staff. Congratulations Joyce!
