At a ceremony at the House of Lords Mary was awarded the Paul Hope Award for all her contributions to Oxford Phab, Phab South East and Phab Nationally over many years.
Here is Mary with Jackie of Unity 70. For the first time the award was shared between these two very deserving candidates.
Here is a video of her receiving the award.
There is an item about Mary receiving the award in the Autumn 2015 issue of KIT – the Phab magazine.
Category: Awards
Related to members receiving awards recognising their work in relation to Phab
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.
Simon nominated for Paul Hope Award
At a ceremony at the House of Commons Simon was awarded a certificate in recognition of his being nominated for the Paul Hope Award. The award is presented annually in memory of Paul Hope, who did much for Phab over many years, and potential recipients have to have helped further the aims of Phab in an outstanding way,
Here he is outside the House, holding his certificate.
He was cheered on by several club members – unfortunately it was quite late when we left, but it was an amazing experience.