Oxford Gospel Choir were melodious, harmonious, uplifting, inspirational … I could go on, but suffice to say we had a wonderful time. They had over a hundred singers, out of whom a range of talented soloists and conductors emerged to provide variety. They also provided refreshments during the interval, with proceeds going to Restore, an… Continue reading Oxford Gospel Choir Concert
AGM 2019
An Annual General Meeting may sound dull, but when your chair is a jolly as ours it is a chance to look back on the fun things we did last year, and plan the exciting things we hope to do next year. Looking a bit further forward, Oxford Phab will have been running for 40… Continue reading AGM 2019
Christmas Crafts
As the television is now into full scale Christmas advertising mode, and has been showing Christmas Films for months, even though it is not yet Advent we are starting to get into the spirit, by making Christmas Decorations. Amazingly one of the key components of these decorations is the humble wire coat hanger !
Phab Southeast Fun Weekend
Phab members from all over the South East of England congregated in Chichester for a weekend of activities and socialising. We started a weekend of delicious food with a buffet dinner on Friday evening. After a cooked breakfast buffet on Saturday we went off to a range of activities. These included Amazing Animals, which I… Continue reading Phab Southeast Fun Weekend
Zumba for Children in Need
As we did last year, we joined in the Zumbathon at the Christian Life Centre on Cowley Road for an evening of enthusiastic Zumba dance, where we joined the participants making donations to Children in Need It was quite chilly before everybody started, but everybody soon warmed up once the Zumba got going. We had… Continue reading Zumba for Children in Need
Halloween Disco at Banbury Phab
Banbury Phab invited us to the Halloween Party. We ate hot dogs and pizza, and tasty treats, some with a Halloween theme. Some of us got dressed up, as did several of the Banbury members. Then we finished the evening with a disco.
Leslie and Caroline Wedding
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… Continue reading Leslie and Caroline Wedding
Video Games Night
Sarah put a lot of preparation into the Video Games night. She prepared a presentation with information about the Handheld Computer game systems she owns, putting them into their historical context and telling us more about them. She also brought along a selection of handheld game consoles and some games and told us about them… Continue reading Video Games Night
Making Cookies
Anything involving eating is very popular, and for a chilly autumn evening what could be better than our making and eating cookies. Maria made authentic American Cookie dough, into which we incorporated our choices from a deliciously unhealthy selection. These cookies were then passed to our kitchen team for baking. And the result was delicious… Continue reading Making Cookies
Zumba with George Martini
We all gathered in the Hall, due to a meeting in the John Wesley Room. I hope our enthusiastic Zumba session did not intrude on their meeting. We all sat around and chatted beforehand. The session started with some Seated Zumba, which still provided a good workout. We also rehearsed the routine we will perform… Continue reading Zumba with George Martini