Part of Scottish cultural tradition is the celebration of the works of Robert Burns around his birthday, January 25th. We celebrated early, but enthusiastically, and in our own style. Although some regard whisky as a an essential part of the tradition, we had IRN BRU (“It’s yer aither national drink!”). We had the music of… Continue reading Burns Night
Bingo!
What better way to start a New Year than with a game of Bingo? As we usually do members brought a selection of edible and other small treats for prizes, and we played Bingo. We start the session playing for a horizontal line, then two lines, and then a full house. The first to achieve… Continue reading Bingo!
No time to snooze at Sleeping Beauty
This year’s pantomime at the Oxford Playhouse was Sleeping Beauty, and their production featured time travel, true friendship, intelligence, bravery, and a selection of 80’s hits.
Phab Weekend in Bournemouth
National Phab organised a weekend in Bournemouth, a great opportunity to get together with other Phab clubs to socialise and do some fun activities together. A group of 21 of our members signed up for the event, had been looking forward to it for months, and now it was finally time! Friday 29th November –… Continue reading Phab Weekend in Bournemouth
Christmas Crafts and so much more
We had Christmas Crafts on the programme, and some members did indeed make Christmas cards – hand made cards from a friend, family member or someone you have supported through the year are very special. We also had the Hama beads and other craft activity available. The Hall was set up with tables and chairs… Continue reading Christmas Crafts and so much more
A hybrid AGM
For various reasons quite a few of our key members found it difficult to come to Wesley Memorial Church for out Annual General Meeting, however we were able to run it as a hybrid meeting. Tom, our Chair conducted the meeting, as we accepted the minutes of the last meeting, and elected a new committee… Continue reading A hybrid AGM
Zumba getting us moving
As the nights draw in, and it is dark and cold outside it can be hard to get going on a Friday night, but luckily George Martini came to do a Zuma session with us. In the interests of solidarity we had a seated session, but that did not mean that we were not using… Continue reading Zumba getting us moving
Boccia – in the church
Normally we play Boccia in the Hall, but as the church had been booked for a science fair and the John Wesley room were we normally chat was laid out of lectures so we resorted to the Atrium (which is a pleasant space, but a bit long and thin to chat, and has a slight… Continue reading Boccia – in the church
A quiet sociable evening
Some members who could not come last time were able to make it this week, so we still had holidays to chat about. For some of us politicians saying stupid things will guarantee topics of conversation which are unlikely to dry up.
Together again at Wesley Memorial
After a break for holidays we tend to start our programme with a couple of nights where we chat and find out what we did during the break. We also looked at the Autumn/Winter programme, which includes a Phab Fun Weekend in Bournemouth, a visit to the Pantomime and our Christmas Dinner.