Fish and Chip Nights are always popular, although they do require a lot of organisation behind the scenes, researching possible chippies, getting menus and taking orders and money before the night. It is good to find somewhere which can deliver a large order – we tend to be in the upper twenties for order numbers… Continue reading Fish and Chip Night
Ten Pin Bowling
Even though we squeezed into two lanes, which is a tight fit for our group, as wheelchairs and walking frames need room to maneuver, we had an enjoyable evening, with some very respectable scores. We appreciated the way Hollywood Bowl no longer play loud background music, so we can socialise while waiting our turn.
Birthday and Beetle
Nell has been coming to Phab for many years – not every week, as it is a long trip down from Cumbria. We were pleased to be able to celebrate her 90th birthday, with a cake, and a card. She then joined us in playing Beetle – and had the highest score !
Normal Club without Boccia
We had Boccia on the programme, but had a committee meeting before club started, and discussions about our plans for the year, and hobbies and interests continued from there, so we never got round to getting the Boccia out. Simon, having bought his laptop in for the committee meeting, showed me some of his videos… Continue reading Normal Club without Boccia
First Normal Club of 2020
Since our first meeting of the year had been going to Motown The Musical, this was our opportunity to get together and chat. We caught up on books we are reading, what we did over Christmas, politics, astronomy, and the evening flew by. We are also looking forward to all the activities in the new… Continue reading First Normal Club of 2020
Motown – the Musical
Calling out around the worldAre you ready for a brand new beat? Lyrics from Dancing in the Street, one of the Motown hits After a Christmas break we Oxford Phab Members were ready for a brand new beat, which we found at the New Theatre, when we went to see ‘Motown – the Musical‘ The… Continue reading Motown – the Musical
Programme 2019
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.
Christmas Dinner 2019
Preparing Christmas Dinner for over 30 people involves quite a bit of preparation, planning and shopping for ingredients – even before the day of the meal. This year some of the items I won in the box of Christmas goodies which was second prize in the raffle at the Six Counties Kidney Patients Association Christmas… Continue reading Christmas Dinner 2019
Christmas Bingo
Despite having been up all the previous night, watching the Election results and raising over £100 pounds for Oxford Phab, Tom was still awake to act as our Bingo caller for our usual selection of prizes brought in by members. We all had a good time, and everybody wins prizes. Kelly and Tricia getting into… Continue reading Christmas Bingo
Putting the Fun into FUNdraising – an Electionathon !
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,… Continue reading Putting the Fun into FUNdraising – an Electionathon !