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
Knit & Natter Care for Cats
We had the greatest of pleasures today of visiting Acorn Lodge Cattery and Kennels in Eye, which helps to support the wonderful work of the RSPCA.
We went there with our lovely ladies from the Longueville 'Knit & Natter' group, who have been working really hard, along with our friends of Longueville Court to creating some lovely warm blankets for the animals rescue animals at Acorn.
On the return journey our kitting ladies celebrated their knitting efforts with drinks and beautiful cakes at Van Hage.
Pumpkin Pie
We have to give a big thank you to our local Asda, for donating two trays of pumpkins, for our Halloween celebrations. Since we'd already done some flower arrangements and carved out others, there was only one thing left to do... bake.
Nasco our lovely chef was given the challenge (which he accepted) of making traditional pumpkin pies, something we have never attempted before at Longueville Court. Our wonderful residents sampled them at teatime and apparently, they loved it!
So thank you Nasco for giving it a go, maybe we can try pumpkin soup next year?
Pizza Making Magic
This afternoon at Longueville Court we made our own pizza to have at teatime, the residents enjoyed spreading luscious tomato sauce and choosing their favourite toppings. Each one a personal masterpiece, they looked at tasted delicious!
Intergenerational Love
Yesterday we had a lovely visit from a local nursery, the children and residents had a fantastic time, was so lovely to see the children enjoying interacting with the staff and residents… was a great morning.
Sensory garden Flowers
This afternoon we enjoyed a relaxing afternoon in the garden, enjoying the beautiful flowers and all our sensory equipment, followed by a nice cup of tea and homemade cake.
Open Day Fun
We'd like to send a big thank you to our two wonderful lady visitors who joined the Open Day entertainer and Martine to get everyone in the mood for dancing. Singer 'Steve' had the crowd in the palm of his hand with songs from the 50' and 60's with an Elvis vs Cliff Richard battle we could all sing along to!
