This post is a placeholder – we returned to Mersea Island, for the August Bank holiday weekend, going on Friday 28th August, and returning on Monday 31st.
Author: john
Programme 2008
11-Jan-2008 – Ordinary Club
18-Jan-2008 – No Phab
19-Jan-2008 – Alternativity: A Musical for after Christmas, at Wesley Memorial with Phab members in the cast. 7:30pm, please be in seats by 7:15. No charge for tickets, but please make a donation to Church projects.
25-Jan-2008 – Botley Community Theatre Pantomime. A Loud Din in Botley. 7:30pm, Botley Primary School. Tickets £5.
1-Feb-2008 – Normal Club Night with Pancakes. Please bring a filling
8-Feb-2008 – Normal Club
15-Feb-2008 – Disco at Banbury Phab – £5
22-Feb-2008 – Donnington Social Club. (Don’t forget to bring money for drinks)
29-Feb-2008 – Normal Club
7-Mar-2008 – Meal out at Bowyers Arms, Radley
14-Mar-2008 – Easter Bingo
21-Mar-2008 – No Phab – Good Friday Bank Holiday
28-Mar-2008 – Normal Club Night with Karaoke
4-Apr-2008 – Normal Club
5-Apr-2008 – Craft Day at Hounslow Phab
11-Apr-2008 – Normal Club night with film
18-Apr-2008 – Normal Club
25-Apr-2008 – Normal Club
2-May-2008 -Bowling at Bowlplex, Kassam Stadium. £5.25. Please pay by 18th April.
9-May-2008 – Normal Club
10-May-2008 – Phab South East Meeting.
16-May-2008 – Meal out at EAMAYL, Park End Street. £11. (£5 deposit by 9th May)
21-May-2008 – Phab Committee at 7:30 pm
23-May-2008 – Normal Club
30-May-2008 – Pub night at Kings Arms, Sandford
6-Jun-2008 – Normal Club night and First Aid Training
8-Jun-2008 – Heartbeat Hike – Sponsored Walk at Hyde Park, London
13-Jun-2008 – Normal Club night and First Aid Training
20-Jun-2008 – Normal Club night with Sign Language
27-Jun-2008 – Normal Club
4-Jul-2008 – Donnington Social Club, Townsend Square. Bring money for drinks
11-Jul-2008 – Normal Club
18-Jul-2008 – Normal Club
25-Jul-2008 – Spanish Themed night
27-Jul-2008 -Phab Midlands Fun Day at Wicksteed Park, Kettering. No charge for entry, but wristbands for rides £10. Please let Mary know by 11th July.
19-Sep-2008 – Normal Club
26-Sep-2008 – Donnington Social Club, Townsend Square, off Donnington Bridge Road. (Dont forget to bring money for drinks)
3-Oct-2008 – Normal Club
10-Oct-2008 – Normal Club night with DVD
17-Oct-2008 -Bowling at Bowlplex, Ozone Leisure Park, Kassam Stadium, Oxford. £5.25 to bowl. Bowling at 8pm. Arrive earlier for food. Please pay Mary by Friday 3rd October.
24-Oct-2008 – Normal Club night with preparation for Bookfair. Please bring cakes and crafts to sell on Saturday.
25-Oct-2008 – Phab serving refreshements for Oxfam Bookfair to raise funds for the club. 10am to 4:30pm. Help Needed!
31-Oct-2008 – Disco at Wesley Memorial. £3.00 pay on the door.
7-Nov-2008 – Normal Club night. Please give in your nominations for Phab Committee.
14-Nov-2008 – No Phab Club. Phab South East conference in Guildford.
21-Nov-2008 – Annual General Meeting. Nominations given in on 7th November or sent to Secretary by 14th November.
28-Nov-2008 – Quiz night.
5-Dec-2008 – Normal Club night with Christmas Crafts.
12-Dec-2008 – Karaoke and Mince Pies.
18-Dec-2008 – Carol Singing in Westgate Centre to raise funds.
19-Dec-2008 – Christmas Dinner at Bowyers Arms, Radley. £15. Please pay £5 deposit by 28th November.
Heartbeat Hike 2008
The theme for Heartbeat Hike this year was Green – and the weather was fine and sunny.
We had an early start
The Green theme
Another Green message
Special Transport took us to Hyde Park
Where we checked people in
before the start of the hike
and handed out medals at the end.
First Aid Training
We had an evening of First Aid Training. We learned how to put someone into the recovery position, how and when to apply basic cardio-pulmonary resuscitation CPR), how to report an emergency and many other useful skills. We also had a lot of fun !
There is a special Resusci Anne for babies.
Can you spot the difference ?
CPR on a larger version
George is very happy with his bandaging ability
Sarah tying a sling for Simon
Demonstration of how to apply a head bandage
A happy accident victim
And another
And two more – by the end of the night we were starting to look like a plague of mummies !
Programme 2007
5-Jan-2007 – Ordinary Club
12-Jan-2007 – Ordinary Club
19-Jan-2007 – Ordinary Club and DVD of Mersea Island. Please bring £5 ticket money for Botley Pantomime if you intend to come to that.
2-Feb-2007 – Ordinary Club
9-Feb-2007 – Pub meal at Bowyers Arms, Radley (Cancelled due to snow)
16-Feb-2007 – Pancakes – bring a filling if you wish
23-Feb-2007 – Bowling £5.10 at Bowlplex, Ozone, Kassam Stadium
2-Mar-2007 – Ordindary Club with a visit from Adam Goldsmith who will talk about employment opportunities
9-Mar-2007 – Fish and Chip Night and Karaoke. Please place your orders and pay on the 2nd March. Fish and Chips – £3.50, Chicken and Chips £3.00, Sausage and Chips £2.00
16-Mar-2007 – Bingo
23-Mar-2007 – Easter Crafts
30-Mar-2007 – Disco – £2.50
6-Apr-2007 – Good Friday – No Phab
13-Apr-2007 – Ordinary Club
20-Apr-2007 – Ordinary Club
27-Apr-2007 – Bingo night (please bring a prize and money for EAMAYL)
4-May-2007 – Film Night
11-May-2007 – Meal at EAMAYL £12
18-May-2007 – Ordinary Club
25-May-2007 – Games Night
1-Jun-2007 – Drinks at the Kings Arms, Sandford. Don’t forget to bring money for drinks
3-Jun-2007 – Heartbeat Hike – Sponsored Walk around Hyde Park, London
8-Jun-2007 – Ordinary Club
9-Jun-2007 – Danny’s 21st Birthday party
15-Jun-2007 – Bowling at the Kassam Stadium. £5.50 to Bowl (by 8th June)
22-Jun-2007 – Ordinary Club
29-Jun-2007 – Treasure Hunt starting and ending at Wesley Memorial
6-Jul-2007 – eal at Bowyers Arms, Radley. Meal prices vary, please allow up to £10 plus money for drinks
13-Jul-2007 – Quiz Night
20-Jul-2007 – Ordinary Club
27-Jul-2007 – Donnington Social Club (don’t forget to bring money for drinks)
August (date to be confirmed) – Barbecue at Banbury Phab
7-Sep-2007 – Ordinary Club
14-Sep-2007 – Ordinary Club
15-Sep-2007 – Selling Raffle tickets at Templars Square (National Phab 50th Anniversary)
21-Sep-2007 – Karaoke Night
28-Sep-2007 – Ordinary Club
29-Sep-2007 – Selling Raffle tickets at Westgate Shopping Centre (volunteers needed)
5-Oct-2007 – Donnington Social Club (Don’t forget to bring money for drinks)
12-Oct-2007 – Potato and Pizza Night
19-Oct-2007 – Art and Crafts Night
26-Oct-2007 – Ordinary Club
27-Oct-2007 – Phab doing refreshments for Oxfam Booksale 10am to 4pm
2-Nov-2007 – Bowling at Bowlplex, Kassam Stadium. £5.50 to bowl
9-Nov-2007 – Film Night
16-Nov-2007 – No Club (Southeast Phab Conference Weekend in Weymouth)
23-Nov-2007 – Annual General Meeting
30-Nov-2007 – No Club
1-Dec-2007 – Oxford Phab are hosting the South East Area Christmas Party
7-Dec-2007 – Christmas Bingo
13-Dec-2007 – Phab’s annual carol concert at St James’ Church, Piccadilly, London If you wish to attend this event you will need to arrange your own transport
14-Dec-2007 – Pantomime, Aladdin at Oxford Playhouse. Starts at 6pm. £5 to be
paid no later than 19th October.
20-Dec-2007 – Oxford Phab are Carol Singing at the Westgate Shopping Centre. Please come and sing or hold a collection tin.
21-Dec-2007 – Christmas Meal at Bowyers Arms, Radley. £15. (£5 deposit to be paid by 23rd November)
Programme 2006
6-Jan-2006 – Ordinary Club
13-Jan-2006 – Film Night – The Magic Roundabout
20-Jan-2006 – Phantom of the Pantomime at Botley School – Tickets £5 (£2.50 for the under 16’s)
27-Jan-2006 – Ordinary Club
3-Feb-2006 – Bowling at Bowlplex – £2.50 to bowl
10-Feb-2006 – Sweet Making (maybe make someone a treat for Valentine’s day) – £1.50 to pay for ingredients
17-Feb-2006 – Disco at Banbury PHAB
24-Feb-2006 – Ordinary Club – but with Pancakes – £1
3-Mar-2006 – Ordinary Club
4-Mar-2006 – Cinema Trip – ‘Chicken Little’ – £6.50 (although there may be some form of group discount)
10-Mar-2006 – Ordinary Club
17-Mar-2006 – Meal at EAMAYL – £11, £5 deposit on 10-Mar-2006
24-Mar-2006 – Quiz Night
31-Mar-2006 – Fancy Dress Birthday Party for Helen’s 30th and Nick’s 21st with a disco with DJ Lee ! Bring Party Food !
1-Apr-2006 – Oxfam Book Sale – don’t forget to volunteer your services to help with refreshments.
21-Apr-2006 – Ordinary Club
28-Apr-2006 – Film Night
5-May-2006 – Ten Pin Bowling at the Bowlplex – £2.70 to be paid to Mary by 28th April
12-May-2006 – The Weakest Link – organised by Helen
19-May-2006 – Ordinary Club
26-May-2006 – Teddy Bear and Hobbies Night – Bring your favourite teddy bear (or something else with an interesting story) to share with the group.
2-Jun-2006 to 4-June-2006 – Holiday to Avon Tyrrell
9-Jun-2006 – Tonight’s the Night (The Rod Stewart Story), Musical at New Street Theatre, George Street, Oxford. £16
16-Jun-2006 – Bingo and Fish and Chips. Bring a prize for Bingo. £4.50 for Fish and Chips
23-Jun-2006 – Donnington Social Club – drinks and entertainment
30-Jun-2006 – Ordinary Club
7-Jul-2006 – The Kings Arms, Sandford-on-Thames. Bring plenty of money to buy food (average meal costs £10) and drink
14-Jul-2006 – Basic Sign Language with Simon and Helen
21-Jul-2006 – Summer Disco, with DJ Lee
23-Jul-2006 – Heartbeat Hike – sponsored walk in Hyde Park, London
25-Aug-2006 to 28-Aug-2006 – Holiday to Mersea Island Festival- £80 per person (places limited)
9-Sep-2006 – Anniversary Party to celebrate 25 years of Oxford PHAB. 7:30 at Wesley Memorial Church. Buffet Supper, Disco and a chance to chat with members past and present. Please bring photos to share.
10-Sep-2006 – PHAB 25th Anniversary Celebrations.
10:30 am – Members will be taking part in the service at Wesley Memorial Church
12:30 pm – Lunch at Oxford Spires Four Pillars Hotel, Abingdon Road for 3 course carvery lunch served from 1pm. Cost £10 (this has been subsidised by the club).
29-Sep-2006 – Ordinary Club (Hockey)
6-Oct-2006 – Donnington Social Club
13-Oct-2006 – Cake Decorating etc
14-Oct-2006 – Refreshments for Oxfam bookfair. Please bring cakes, and come and help.10am-5pm
20-Oct-2006 – Ordinary Club
27-Oct-2006 – Craft Making
3-Nov-2006 – Mark My Words performance
4-Nov-2006 – Mark My Words performance
10-Nov-2006 – Craft Making
16-Nov-2006 (Thursday) – Meal at EAMAYL Chineese Buffet, Park End Street. 7pm. Meal costs £11. Please pay £5 deposit by 10th November.
17-Nov-2006 – Phab South East Conference. No Phab
24-Nov-2006 – AGM and setting up craft fair
25-Nov-2006 – Craft Fair and Refreshments. Bring things to sell. Tell your friends to come and buy
1-Dec-2006 – West Side Story – New Theatre. £11.50.
8-Dec-2006 – Christmas Games Evening
9-Dec-2006 – South East Christmas Party at Hounslow PHAB. £2.
16-Dec-2006 – Christmas Party at Donnington Social Club. Please bring food for a buffet
21-Dec-2006 – Carol Singing in the Westgate Centre. 6:30 pm. Please join us for this enjoyable fundraising event.
22-Dec-2006 – Christmas Dinner at The Mitre, High St, Oxford £17.95. Please pay deposit of £5 to Mary by 1st December
25th Anniversary
Oxford Phab has been running for 25 years ! We had a party to celebrate.
Phab England sent us a cheque
We had a cake
and a disco.
Roll on the next 25 years !
Mersea Island Holiday 2006
This post is a placeholder – I will fill in more details later
This year the Mersea Island Festival had a theme of Roman Holiday. We went on the 3 day camp from August 25th to 28th.
Simon presented with the Paul Hope Award 2005
In recognition of his work in furthering the aims of PHAB over many years Simon Purbrick was presented with the Paul Hope Award at a ceremony conducted at the House of Lords on February 9th 2006.
About the Paul Hope Award
Presented annually in memory of the late Paul Hope, the
award recognises outstanding contributions to furthering
the aims of PHAB. Paul Hope was the Club Services and
Development Officer at PHAB for many years.
About Simon
Simon has been a member of Oxford Phab for many years, and has been
- Club photographer (and video cameraman)
- Caretaker of the club’s camcorder and video recorder (the latter now unfortunately worn out, but Simon brings his own DVD player in when needed, and has transferred many of the PHAB photos into slideshows on disk.)
- Organiser of trips to steam railways
- Creator of membership forms and other paperwork required for the smooth running of a club
- Assistant treasurer
- Enthusiastic particpant in all the club’s activities
Simon is also a member of Abingdon PHAB, where he also makes a valuable
contribution.
Kelly nominated for the Louis Goldberg Award 2006
In recognition of her contributions to Phab, Kelly was nominated for the Louis Goldberg Award, and was presented with a certificate a ceremony conducted at the House of Lords on February 9th 2006.
About the Louis Goldberg Award
The Louis Goldberg Award is awarded in memory of the late Louis Goldberg, a devoted supporter of Phab, and is presented each year to a Phab volunteer aged 25 or under.
About Kelly
Kelly has been a member of Oxford Phab since 2001, and in that time she has made friends, not only within our club, but throughout the wider Phab. She participates enthusiastically in events and holidays and is also a good ambassador for Phab in the wider community. Her whole family are involved, even coming with us to Eurodisney. She has even persuaded her brother to do several, very much appreciated Discos for us.