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
Sailing
Lots of smiling faces with this activity. A lovely afternoon in the sunshine. Thankfully we managed to dodge the rain. After our sailing trip we decided to have a nice hot cuppa and a cake in their local cafe. Roll on 3 weeks time, when we can do it all over again. A huge thanks to all the volunteered staff at Sailability, always a brilliant day out. If you think your family member would enjoy this trip please let the activity team know as we have to book our places in advance & give them notice before the day
Zoo lab Visits
We welcomed Chris from Zoo Lab visit us Longueville court. Chris brought a few of his creepy crawly friends with him today, such a knowledgeable afternoon. With a talk about each creature and the way it lives. We then took it in turns to hold and stroke each one. It was great to see so many brave residents hold and touch them all. We had Snakes, Rats, Giant Cockroach, Gecko and a very hairy Tarantula called Mary! Thankfully Mary stayed in her box. A personal THANK YOU to everyone that donated some funds towards this Sensory activity, as it’s been something I’ve wanted to do since I started at Longueville.
Zoo Lab Raffle
A massive thank you to our resident’s family members who donated cash and prizes. Plus some fantastic donated prizes from Morrisons, Sailability and Tesco. We raised a whopping £275!
Easter Egg Hunt
Easter was full of surprises as we did a fun Easter Egg garden hunt, followed by afternoon Tea. Our reception area was decorated with lots of bunnies, chicks, Easter bonnets and of course an Easter tree. We bought all our residents an Easter egg plus we had a donation from Morrison’s which consisted of eggs and chocolate bars to say thank you to all our staff.
Grand Nationals
An afternoon of studying form and picking some favourites for the Grand National. We all had great fun watching and seeing if our horses won!
Raffle Prize Donation
A huge thank you to all the families that donated prizes for our raffle draw in March. We had everything from wine to foot spas, all these donations went into our prize draw so that we could get different entertainment in for our residents.
