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
Nursery Children Visit
Today we welcomed into our home the children from Orton Longueville playgroup, for a morning of chatter, arts and crafts and lots of laughter!
This is a connection our residents have really enjoyed with the children, we can't wait to see what these two generations get up to in the future!! Today they made bracelets and pictures to decorate our home.
Happy Sapphire Wedding Anniverary
Today we had the greatest of pleasure, surprising one of our residents Dorothy and her husband Edgar, as they celebrated their Sapphire wedding anniversary - 65 amazing year!
They weren't expecting anything but we surprised them with a celebration cake, flowers etc and a chorus of congratulations from our Skylark staff.
Star of the Week - Alan
Introducing 'Alan' our Star of the Week! He has lived here at Longueville Court for several years and is well known by many, as he is very sociable. Alan joins in with group activities such as scrabble, entertainment etc., but also enjoys keeping in touch with family and friends via social media.
Friendly Frankie
Today at Longueville we had a visit from Frankie the PAT dog, Frankie is very popular here at Longueville, he gives lots of cuddles and puts a smile on our residents faces.
Zero Discrimination Day
We all have different lifestyles and have a wealth of experiences and these maybe a mix of good or bad. Here at Longueville Court we have staff from totally different parts of the world. Today is zero discrimination day, so we decided that we would encourage our staff, residents and visitors to break the chains of discrimination and instead affirm the positive feelings, we have in our home!! So we decided to have "helping hands" and we went around the home asking everyone to draw around their hand and give a positive word. These were interlinked together to give a positive message to all! Plus we had a great time talking to each other and appreciating the time to think about how others may feel and how to make everyone smile.
Hidden Talent for Art
Today at Longueville Court we had the privilege of offering watercolour painting to some of our Memory Lane Residents. We discovered that one of our residents, Davina, used to paint on a regular basis. With a little bit of help and a craft tray, Davina once again took up a painting brush and let her imagination go, as she tried to paint a vase of sunflowers.
Her family and ourselves thought she did a great job. Well done Davina, we will continue to encourage you further, to make lots of masterpieces!
