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
Namaste at Chrsitmas
Our Namaste theme this month is Christmas, and Liz has pulled out all the stops, the experience begins with a Christmas sing-a-long which is the followed by a snow ball fight before entering the Christmas grotto. While our residents are decorating the Christmas tree and wrapping gifts, the scent of apples and cinnamon fills the room, after the magic is over the residents enjoy a hot chocolate and a mince pie.
The Banjo Man Entertains
Today was Skylark and Kingfishers' Christmas party and we had the pleasure of having The Banjo Man entertain us, great musician and entertainer, family members even had a go at playing the banjo!
The afternoon was finished off with a buffet made by our fantastic chefs and a glass of prosecco.
Local Morrisons Christmas Gift
Today the Lovely Natasha from Morrisons dropped off cards and mini stockings that were hand knitted for each of our residents. We would like to say a massive thank you to Natasha and the Morrisons team for always supporting Longueville Court in which ever way they can.
Holy Communion
We had great pleasure visiting our friends at St. Mary's this morning, for Holy Communion. We also made new friends, at this festive time of year, we believe its always lovely to reach out to others.
Salvation Army Brass Band
So today we had the fabulous Salvation Army band come in to entertain our residents. The room was full with joyous singing as they played many Christmas songs we all knew and loved.
Longueville Court rang out with brass band music and festive sing-alongs. It was so wonderful to sit and chat with the group over refreshments courtesy of our hospitality team.
Monthly Memory Café
Here at Longueville Court we will be hosting our monthly dementia café on Wednesday afternoon. This month we will be getting into the festive spirit, with some Christmas fun. Please come along and join in, as we also offer support and advice for all, in our local community about dementia care. We have years of experience and knowledge and are happy to help in whatever way we can!
