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 !

Craft Night

Decorating Picture frames. and other items – some with an Easter theme, some as gifts for Mothers Day and some just for fun.
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We had quite a few roses left over from Alendra Rose Day and here they are used to decorate a bag
.wp-1456520064341Lovely pictutre frame !

Phab Art and Crafts Day in Hounslow

We had an early start, boarding the minibus for the journey to Hounslow.
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All aboard !
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On the bus and ready for a jolly day with our friends from other Phab clubs.
On the way we played “I spy”.
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Warming up with hot drinks
Once we were warmed up we started on the crafts, making mosaics,
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decorating eggs,
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making keyrings,
 
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and decorating mini bags.
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Glass painting
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Photos –
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to go into picture frames
 
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and of course there was a raffle.

Pancakes !

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Cooking pancakes in the Wesley Memorial kitchen.
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Production line!
We built up to two pancake makers and someone putting them in the oven to keep warm.
 
Then it was time to eat !
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we had a good selection of fillings –
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bananas and cream,
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bananas and chocolate sauce,  as well as sugar and lemon juice,  or Golden Syrup.
 
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we even had a Birthday pancake !

Wheelchair Dancing

You don’t have to be in a wheelchair to take part in Wheelchair Dancing – as Patrick and Lynn from the Wheelchair Dance Sport Association showed as when they came to teach us the rudiments of Wheelchair Dancing.
wpid-wp-1454700700445.jpegWe already enjoy Discos, Barn Dances and Zumba, and wheelchair dance can have similarities to all of these, but cleverly adapted to make the dances more accessible.

 
Here is Patrick giving us some initial instruction – he is starting off simple – it became more complicated as we went along !

Some pictures of us  dancing.

Getting more active !

And this one is more like a Barn Dance.
 

We finished with some winding down exercises.

Church Partnership Party

Phab were invited to the church party which was held in Cowley Road Methodist Church.
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Which People do we recognise ?
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There were quizzes on Flags, People, and Streets of Oxford,  as well as games for all ages
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After the quizzes we had a plentiful supper, some  singing and then a barn dance, before it was time to go home.  A huge thank you to the congregation of Cowley Road Methodist Church for making us so welcome.

Lord Mayor's challenge

The Lord Mayor of Oxford, Councillor Rae Humberestone, visited Oxford Phab to meet the members (several of whom he knew already) and take part in a quiz, with a baked potato supper and a game of Boccia.
We were joined by visitors from Wesley Memorial Church, in particular from the Open Doors project and the John Wesley Society, which made it a particularly enjoyable evening.

The arrival

DSCF1475Mary and Helen welcoming the Lord Mayor.
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The quiz

Helen had prepared a quiz, so we divided up into four teams,

The Mayor’s team – called The Chain Gang – working on the quiz

Some of the other teams, hard at work.
DSCN6576Helen reading out the questions.

The supper

After the quiz we ate a meal of jacket potatoes with savoury mince, tuna, cheese or baked beans, followed by tea or coffee.

Boccia in the Church

We moved through into the church, where there was more space for a game of Boccia.
DSCF1504Trisha enjoying Boccia in the church
The Mayor bowled well, but his team did not quite catch up with the lead the General Ignorance team had built up in the quiz.

Presenting the prizes

 
 
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At the end of the evening the Lord Mayor presented The Lord Mayor’s Challenge Cup to some members of the winning team. There were also chocolates which were shared with anyone who wanted one.
We hope Rae will be able to return next year, as Deputy Mayor for another Lord Mayor’s Challenge