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.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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
Happy Birthday 'Marjory'
Today at Longueville Court we had the greatest of pleasures to help Marjory, celebrate her 84th birthday. She had great fun, throughout the day, finishing with a birthday cake and several renditions of "Happy birthday "!
Sensory Afternoon
We had a sensory afternoon on our memory lane community, the residents enjoyed catching the bubbles, shaking and feeling the pom poms, their favorite was the light up musical balls which they had great fun with!
Star of the Week - Jacki
Our star of the week is resident; Jacki.
Jacki is such an amazing lady and she never fails to have a smile on her face, Jacki will just get up and dance if she likes the song no matter where she is or what she's doing, she joins all our activities and will give anything a try, Jacki's smile and humorous personality is infectious and she always manages to make everyone around her smile.
Remembering the Holocaust
At 4pm we joined people around the UK in placing a candle at the windows of Longueville Court to shed a light on all those lost in the Holocaust prior to the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp 78 years ago today.
The theme for 2023 is ‘Ordinary People’ making us all reflect on how we might play our part in challenging the prejudices that still exist in our world today.
New Projects for Knit & Natter Group
The knit and natter group have started a new project; we are knitting for the RSPCA and the NICU baby units. Our ladies have been hard at work knitting away with a little sing song and some tea and cakes!
Swinging Songs with Stuart
Stuart Green - Entertainer back by popular demand...Today we had the pleasure of welcoming back the fantastic Stuart Green, who wowed us with his vocals. We had a nice sing-a-long and dance. We then enjoyed a nice cup of tea and homemade cake
