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
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!
National day of arts in care homes
We held a gallery morning showcasing all the arts and craft projects our residents have done this year, we have residents who have made cards, gift bottles that light up, jewellery and also some who have enjoyed wood work and soap making, we have a huge mix of talented residents with different hobbies, which will all be on sale at our Christmas fayre.
Boat Trip
Our residents enjoyed a boat trip with our sister homes Hampton grove and Werrington lodge, we drove to Northampton where we boarded the boat for a trip alone the river Nene, our residents had a great day, looking at all the beautiful countryside’s, also getting to know residents from our sister homes.
Birds of Prey
We had the pleasure of having a visit from the lovely staff and birds from Cj’S Birds of prey. It was a great afternoon, some of our residents got to handle the stunning birds, and we also learned a lot of interesting facts about these stunning majestic birds. The fantastic staff even made some room visits for our residents who could not attend.
