These old programme entries are here so prospective new members can see the things we have done in the past, and to bring back memories for those who took part.
2021 was a very strange year for Oxford Phab as our activities were very disrupted by Covid. We did manage to continue with some activities.
Unfortunately the worsening Covid-19 situation meant that we were unable to meet in person at Wesley Memorial, but several of us, including some who could not have come in person anyway, were able to get together on-line and chat.
We rounded off the evening with some Christmas themed Zumba, run by George Martini.
We are looking forward to a better year in 2022 !
Disabled students often face extra barriers in access to Higher Education. ‘Study Higher’ are running a Webinar about this.
The webinar is run by Study Higher which aims to deliver impartial advice to young people in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Swindon about their future options in higher education. They also work with under-represented groups in higher education, such as disabled students.
The Study Higher webinar called Accessibility in Higher Education is aimed at students who would like to find out more about disability support at university or college. The webinar will take place on 8th July 5pm-6pm and students will be sent in the post an accompanying handout including an ‘applying to higher education as a disabled student’ checklist and a ‘questions to ask at open days’ checklist.
The session will cover:
Find out more and register here
Note that you will need to register before the event, the link is to a registration site, not the the event.
Students will be sent in the post an accompanying handout including an ‘applying to higher education as a disabled student’ checklist and a ‘questions to ask at open days’ checklist.
For more information download their flyer.
2020 was completely disrupted by Covid, so the programme we published at the start of the year did not take place. Here is what we had planned
These old programme entries are here so prospective new members can see the things we have done in the past, and to bring back memories for those who took part.
It is always exciting when our members take the initiative to raise money for our club activities, especially since this is the first such event since our online Donations system moved from BT MyDonate to Virgin Money Giving. Please support his activity – where he will stay up all night to watch the election results, and remember to vote yourself. You may not be as interested in politics as Tom is, but we are fortunate to live in a country where we have the opportunity, and we should not waste it.
Tom’s Donations Electionathon page is at https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/TomBucknell/1 – please visit it and support him
Oxford Phab members were very happy for the opportunity to help Leslie and Caroline, two of our members, celebrate their wedding.
We gathered at Wesley Memorial Church to go down to the Registry Office for the ceremony.
The ceremony was lovely and the Registrar and staff very helpful, followed by the traditional photo opportunity on the steps.
Then it was back to Wesley Memorial for the reception, where Phab members and their families and friends had been involved with makings cakes and sandwiches, decorating the Hall, preparing music and tidying up afterwards.
We followed our previous Club Night with Indoor Tennis in January with another tennis session, giving members an opportunity to have a bit of exercise.
This session was more co-operative then competitive with a focus on trying to have longer rallies across the net. Impressively, given how high the ceiling is, the ball managed to be bounced off the sound deadening blocks a few times, which returned it in random directions. Luckily we play with a soft foam ball, which is safer for players, spectators and fitments.
Due to the snow and the expected transport disruption there will be no Phab on Friday 2nd March 2018.
We hope George will be able to Zumba with us another time, meanwhile wrap up well and stay safe.
Once again we had a warm welcome at Donnington Social Club, where we were chatted and played snooker.
We even had a visitor who had come all the way from Sweden to see Phab in action !
