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
Elf Day
We managed to raise £100 for Elf Day when our General Manager, Tina Stebbings, dressed as 'Boss Elf' for the occasion.
Santa's Grotto
Residents had a magical and festive day recently when they were visited by Santa and his reindeers. Staff, residents and loved ones got into the Christmas spirit when they were joined by local pre-school children who were thrilled to be invited to take part in the day.
The children enjoyed seeing Santa in his grotto and received an early Christmas present and also had their photo taken with the reindeer. It was lovely to see all residents interacting with the children and everyone was very happy that they could share their special day with them.
Halloween
Halloween was enjoyed by all at Longueville Court recently with the residents getting their hands dirty with the fun task of carving pumpkins. Tesco kindly donated pumpkins to the home, along with lights and sweets for residents to carve and decorate their own creations with. Everyone was thrilled to see their end product all lit up on Halloween.
To finish the day off, everyone enjoyed handing out the sweets to the children who stopped by the home whilst trick or treating.
Peterborough Cathedral
Longueville Court recently had a truly memorable outing to Peterborough Cathedral. All residents involved loved sharing stories of their visits to the cathedral when they were younger; some even sang in their school choir and performed there on many occasions.
Learning about the history of the building and lighting candles evoked lovely memories for all and we can’t wait to visit the cathedral again.
The afternoon was finished off in style with a lovely piece of cake and a nice cup of tea in their beautiful tea room.
Bowled Over!
Now that sailing season is over, we have moved indoors to focus on alternative activities during the winter season, and residents recently enjoyed a game of ten-pin bowling. They loved battling it out between themselves for the top score and watching who was the first to achieve a strike.
The Christmas Spirit
Residents thoroughly enjoyed getting into the Christmas spirit nice and early when we visited our local Van Hage garden centre. They enjoyed looking at the Christmas displays and we finished off the afternoon with a nice cup of tea and a mince pie.
