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
Arts & Crafts - Painted Jars
With Mothers Day approaching our Arts and Craft sessions saw our residents continuing to create beautiful gifts for the ladies in their families. It was a lot of fun and we had a nice sing song.
Valentines Day Entertainer Delights
We had the pleasure of welcoming Robert Charles this afternoon to entertain our residents. Robert wowed us with his amazing vocals and great sense of humour, it was a Valentines Day to remember! We can’t wait for his next visit.
Arts & Crafts - Bookmarks
Our residents really enjoy trying new things, especially when it comes to arts and crafts! Today they continued making book marks, for their own personal use and to sell at our forthcoming Spring Fayre. They have had great fun making these and we think they look fabulous!
Yummy Hot Chocolate
It was every chocoholics dream today, as we had lots of different flavoured hot chocolate on offer. We always like to offer our residents and their visitors, as many new and tasty experiences as possible. Today the flavours included caramel, mint and orange all topped off with squirty creme! A few residents thought they were so nice they had a second cup.
Art Club - Watercolours
We are always open to expand our knowledge and experiences, as well as that of our residents. This afternoon we had our first attempt at watercolour painting. It was very interesting to see our residents use their imagination and discover how to use this type of paint, mixing colours together etc. We are sure we have our very own Picassos' in the making!! This is definitely an art medium, we will explore further.
Employee of the Month - January 2023
It was with the greatest of pleasure this afternoon, to have the opportunity to award our employee of the month award to Adina Paduraru, our simply wonderful Deputy Manager.
