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Swimming at Avon Tyrrell

Avon Tyrrell had (in 2016 when this was posted) a swimming pool, which although it is outdoor, is heated to be comfortably warm – which is great for those of us who lose heat easily.

Unfortunately the swimming pool is no longer in use, possibly due to a combination of rising energy costs and the need to make best use of their trained staff.

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They had a hoist, which can be used with a chair or a sling.
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The hoist in action !

This page was updated in November 2021 to reflect that the pool is no longer available. We enjoyed using it, and are grateful to the support we received from the staff. We still look forward to our next Phab holiday at Avon Tyrrell to enjoy the other activities on their site.

Hinksey Heights Captains Drive In

We are the Hinksey Heights Golf Club Captains Charity for 2016 and they are donating the proceeds of the raffle to us, as well as other ingenious fund raising ideas.

Raffle

Their members have donated some very generous prizes.
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A wide selection of raffle prizes – many, unsurprisingly, with a golfing theme.
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Although not everyone could make it to the event, we were very pleased to have the support of those who did manage to get there.

Exploring

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When the initial rush of raffle ticket sales had died down – since most of the golf club members were out playing their round of golf – we went for a walk to explore the course.
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The view of Oxford is amazing.

Footgolf

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One of their activities is Foot Golf, which is like a combination of Football and Golf, though we invented our own variant – by seeing how many throws were needed to go from the tee box to the hole.
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Here is the ball heading for the hole !

It is trickier than it looks !

Simon teeing off in our hand thrown variant on FootGolf – note also the amazing view of Oxford in the background.

Simon makes it look easy !
 
 

Easter Bingo

wp-1458329123684We play for chocolates ! Members bring some eggs, or chocolate bunnies or other treats and we redistribute them through the evening.
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Our caller, with our fancy Bingo machine.
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Two full cards – once we have played a few games we tend to carry on until everyone has won a prize.
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Happy winners with plenty of chocolate to take home !
 

Quiz Night

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Robin had created a very well organised quiz, which we did in teams – as well as drinking tea or coffee and eating biscuits.
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We had a Disney Princess based word search, as well as anagrams, and a chance to show our knowledge (or lack of), of the titles of Carry On films.
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One of the other teams hard at work !