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.
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 Longueville Court Care Home
BBC Look East
Very exciting day where Katherine from the BBC came in to interview our residents as we had our Therapy Ponies Charlie & Pickles in for the afternoon. Our Ponies had a lovely day getting lots of cuddles & attention. The resident’s love all our animals coming into the home & it’s good for their esteem & mental health. They came into our gardens and went in some of our resident’s room for a sneaky apple or two. Watch this space as we will be on the local news Look East in 2 weeks time once the editing has been completed.
Birthday Party!
Longueville Courts wonderful resident Hetty celebrated her birthday with her beloved family on Sunday 21st August. Our staff and family sang “Happy Birthday” at the top of their lungs and made Hetty feel like a Queen on this very special day. Her room was decorated with giant balloons and banners. Plus Hetty had two cakes, one from the family and the other was made by our head chef Artur. We hope you had a lovely Day. Your wit, funny stories and smiles makes everyone day, and we all love you very much.
Namaste Days
We now have our weekly Namaste days, which are so much fun. From having a day at the Sea side here in the home, remembering the feeling of the sand and sea in between our toes. Going to the arcade and playing games. By law you have to have an ice cream on the front. We try to bring all those memories and feelings to all our residents to enjoy. Another Namaste day is having a luxury pamper day. With foot spars, manicures, hand, leg massages and of course manicures. We have our weekly hairdresser Emma, that comes in every Wednesday for our residents.
Sensory Strolls and Slumbering
This afternoon the residents of Longueville enjoyed time out in our sensory garden, enjoying the relaxing atmosphere and sunshine.
Cream Tea at Local Hotel
So today we decided to go all posh and had a wonderful treat. We had cream tea at Orton Hall Hotel & Spa, such a beautiful place and definitely worth a visit.
Our residents would highly recommend it if you’ve not been there before. We will be making this a regular place to visit, with is beautiful historical features. The staff were extremely helpful and made our residents feel very special. They even handed out some information on the history of Orton Hall for them to keep as we left. Lovely afternoon.
Amble to Ramblewood Inn
As the road is closed for a couple days and we couldn’t get out and about in our minibus. We decided to take in the fresh air and walk down to our local watering hole "Ramblewood Inn” for a social drink and chat. One of the wheels on our wheelchair came off due to the uneven surface and path that they are laying. A mild set back however it didn’t stop us, we soldiered on and got back in time for dinner.
