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
Easter Egg Hunt
Easter was full of surprises as we did a fun Easter Egg garden hunt, followed by afternoon Tea. Our reception area was decorated with lots of bunnies, chicks, Easter bonnets and of course an Easter tree. We bought all our residents an Easter egg plus we had a donation from Morrison’s which consisted of eggs and chocolate bars to say thank you to all our staff.
Grand Nationals
An afternoon of studying form and picking some favourites for the Grand National. We all had great fun watching and seeing if our horses won!
Raffle Prize Donation
A huge thank you to all the families that donated prizes for our raffle draw in March. We had everything from wine to foot spas, all these donations went into our prize draw so that we could get different entertainment in for our residents.
Cheese and Wine Soiree
An afternoon of Wine and Cheese tasting with a French theme. Wines from different Countries and Cheeses from all over the world. We also served a selection of Italian salamis, olives and aperitifs. Michaella & Martine our fabulous hostess’s really pulled out the stops.
Cards and Dominoes
We’ve started a weekly game of dominoes and cards that the residents can enjoy in the lounges. If the resident can’t come to the lounge the activity team come to the resident’s bedrooms. They have been really enjoying beating us!
National Carrot Cake Day
A great afternoon was had celebrating National Carrot Cake Day. We spent the first part of the afternoon singing and dancing with our afternoon entertainment.
We then spent the rest of the afternoon sat with a hot cup of coffee chatting over everyday life, eating our very own carrot cake creations that our residents made from scratch!
