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
Messing About on the Water
So today we went to Sailability Nene Park Ferry Meadows, but this week we went on a Tugger boat. Which meant we could all sail together, it even had bean bags to sit on. We were just missing a G&T!
A very chilled and relaxing afternoon chatting to our skipper Steve about the lake. Afterwards we went to the cafe for refreshments. If you’ve not done this trip before I highly recommend it. It’s a great afternoon taking in the sights.
Let's Get Physical
Group and 1-2-1 personal exercises. Some residents decided to do both. We exercised to music and also did a bit of chair aerobics with pom-poms! It doesn’t matter what your age is we all need to keep fit and keep that blood circulating.
Coffee morning at St Mary’s Church
The residents were invited to a coffee and cake morning at St Mary's Church Peterborough, what a great morning it was, full of chat and lovely cakes, and even a little dance show from our Trevor!
We all enjoyed a tour of the Church lavender, the sweet aroma was intense.
Beauty & Pamper Namaste Afternoon
There’s nothing better than having a bit of TLC and being pampered. From hand massages, foot scrubs, facials and manicures we look after everyone here. When they want to be treated like a princess our team are on hand to provide!
Loving the Lavendar
An afternoon trip to our lovely local Notcutts Garden Centres in Peterborough. Choosing roses for our garden and smelling the beautiful lavender. Afterwards we went for a cold cloudy lemonade and a very much needed ice cream.
Captivating Concorde
This week we visited Imperial War Museum Duxford courtesy of the IWM team who donated us 4 VIP tickets! It was a very special day for Bill one of our residents as he helped develop Concorde in his earlier years.
Listening to Bill talk to the engineering staff about how he worked on the nose of Concorde was really fascinating. The staff even gave our residents a VIP tour of the inside of the plane.
Upcoming events
Charity Fashion Show!!!
We are thrilled to be hosting this event for such a good cause. Tickets £2 available from Longueville Court reception.
