Cooking pancakes in the Wesley Memorial kitchen.
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 !
we had a good selection of fillings –
bananas and cream,
bananas and chocolate sauce, as well as sugar and lemon juice, or Golden Syrup.
we even had a Birthday pancake !
Category: Activities
Things we do in the club
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.
We 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.
Bowling at Bowlplex
We enjoyed bowling. Bowlplex has ramps to allow anyone who finds a bowling ball to heavy to lift to participate in the sport.
Not many pictures due to bowling, and assisting, and the camera on my phone is not very good in poor light.
Church Partnership Party
Phab were invited to the church party which was held in Cowley Road Methodist Church.
Which People do we recognise ?
There were quizzes on Flags, People, and Streets of Oxford, as well as games for all ages
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
Mary and Helen welcoming the Lord Mayor.
The Mayor greeting members.
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.
Helen 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.
Trisha 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
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
Pantomime – Aladdin
We kicked off 2016 in style by going to see Aladdin at the Oxford Playhouse.
George, in particular, enjoyed the sing-along !
Christmas Bingo 2015
Members bring chocolates for prizes and we play Bingo to redistribute them.
Everyone was looking very Christmassy for our bingo evening.
Our caller – using our Bingo machine – you can see the prizes on the table to the right.
We also celebrated a couple of birthdays !
Christmas Dinner 2015
Lots of us gathered at The White Horse in Headington for our Christmas Dinner.
The Christmas Jumper season has started.
Helen made place cards with our orders on.
Traditional Turkey
The Christmas pudding is Hot !
Overall a good evening with chances to chat as well as eat.
Zumba December 2015
Once again George Martini came and did a Zumba session with us.
A great session as always
Even on a cold December evening we felt full of energy.
Phab South East Fun Weekend – Sunday
After breakfast and an optional, but well attended and inspiring Morning Worship session, we went into a Team Building activity.
We worked in teams, Oxford Phab had the assistance of the Wheelchair Dance Sport Association, and given supplies of cake, swiss roll, chocolate buttons, fondant icing, icing sugar and similar ingredients and told to construct something related to a season.
So what can you make from cake ?
This is not a snowman – once coloured in this will be a maypole dancer !
Here is the final result – there is a maypole, complete with dancers – one in a wheelchair, a cake stall and a coconut shy – for added realism the coconuts are glued to the stands !
Other groups made a bonfire, a snowman, a ski scene and other seasonal themes, but after much deliberation ours was declared the best !!!
For added realism our spring fête ended in a washout !
We finished the event with presentations and lunch, and then went home on the minibus.