Although the breeze was strong enough to lift one of the gazebos which has been erected before the event, the air was warm and the sun shone. A perfect day for the Garden Party which kind people put on to raise money for Oxford Phab. It is a good opportunity for Phab members and Wesley… Continue reading Garden Party
BBQ evening
What better way to spend a summer evening than having a barbecue with your friends? Or at least barbecue food, as we used the facilities of the Wesley Memorial Church Hall Kitchen to cook sausages, burgers (with veggie options), fried onions and chicken. We also made salads, and had a choice of buns and finger… Continue reading BBQ evening
Zumba
On a Friday evening at the end of what seems a long week it can be tempting to sit and flop. George Martini can always be relied on to get us moving though, even if we were largely doing in inclusive Seated Zumba, which is just as energetic for everyone!
Quiz Night
Tom prepared an interesting and varied quiz, with topics ranging from Film and TV Characters to our expertise on biscuits and chocolate bar wrappers. We tackled the questions in teams, and afterwards shared Celebrations as prizes. with a special prize for the quizmaster!
Connect Four Tournament
We played a series of heats in pairs, with the winner of each heat carrying on to the next round. From this process a winner emerged, and the victor was … Tom!
Pizza making
Another successful Pizza making evening, with pizza bases made freshly in the kitchen and our members adding their own favourite toppings, Thanks to Maria for bringing her talents into action, and Darren and everyone else who chopped, washed, tidied etc.
Easter Bingo
As part of our Easter Celebrations we all bring along chocolates and other Easter goodies, and play Bingo to distribute them amongst our members. This time, as our venerable bingo machine was on loan to another good cause, we used a computer Bingo program – but the overall result was the same – a good… Continue reading Easter Bingo
Planning Holidays
We had a normal club night, sitting and chatting, but the added bonus of a focus on planning this Summer’s holidays to Avon Tyrrell and the Phab South East Weekend, as well as Parallel Windsor.
Time & Again
Wesley Memorial Church has, over the last 40 years, written and performed 6 musicals, and Phab members have been involved with many of them. ‘Time & Again’ is a concert performance of songs from these musicals. For this performance there were Phab members singing on stage, helping with lighting, catering, planning and organising. Other members,… Continue reading Time & Again
Farewell, Nell
Mary’s aunt, Nell Fogg, died on the evening of January 23rd 2026 – the day before her 96th Birthday. In her long, active, life, which included her 90th Birthday Ferrari Experience at Silverstone, she loved to meet up with Phab when she could, and we loved to see her. There is a page dedicated to… Continue reading Farewell, Nell