6-Jan-2006 – Ordinary Club
13-Jan-2006 – Film Night – The Magic Roundabout
20-Jan-2006 – Phantom of the Pantomime at Botley School – Tickets £5 (£2.50 for the under 16’s)
27-Jan-2006 – Ordinary Club
3-Feb-2006 – Bowling at Bowlplex – £2.50 to bowl
10-Feb-2006 – Sweet Making (maybe make someone a treat for Valentine’s day) – £1.50 to pay for ingredients
17-Feb-2006 – Disco at Banbury PHAB
24-Feb-2006 – Ordinary Club – but with Pancakes – £1
3-Mar-2006 – Ordinary Club
4-Mar-2006 – Cinema Trip – ‘Chicken Little’ – £6.50 (although there may be some form of group discount)
10-Mar-2006 – Ordinary Club
17-Mar-2006 – Meal at EAMAYL – £11, £5 deposit on 10-Mar-2006
24-Mar-2006 – Quiz Night
31-Mar-2006 – Fancy Dress Birthday Party for Helen’s 30th and Nick’s 21st with a disco with DJ Lee ! Bring Party Food !
1-Apr-2006 – Oxfam Book Sale – don’t forget to volunteer your services to help with refreshments.
21-Apr-2006 – Ordinary Club
28-Apr-2006 – Film Night
5-May-2006 – Ten Pin Bowling at the Bowlplex – £2.70 to be paid to Mary by 28th April
12-May-2006 – The Weakest Link – organised by Helen
19-May-2006 – Ordinary Club
26-May-2006 – Teddy Bear and Hobbies Night – Bring your favourite teddy bear (or something else with an interesting story) to share with the group.
2-Jun-2006 to 4-June-2006 – Holiday to Avon Tyrrell
9-Jun-2006 – Tonight’s the Night (The Rod Stewart Story), Musical at New Street Theatre, George Street, Oxford. £16
16-Jun-2006 – Bingo and Fish and Chips. Bring a prize for Bingo. £4.50 for Fish and Chips
23-Jun-2006 – Donnington Social Club – drinks and entertainment
30-Jun-2006 – Ordinary Club
7-Jul-2006 – The Kings Arms, Sandford-on-Thames. Bring plenty of money to buy food (average meal costs £10) and drink
14-Jul-2006 – Basic Sign Language with Simon and Helen
21-Jul-2006 – Summer Disco, with DJ Lee
23-Jul-2006 – Heartbeat Hike – sponsored walk in Hyde Park, London
25-Aug-2006 to 28-Aug-2006 – Holiday to Mersea Island Festival- £80 per person (places limited)
9-Sep-2006 – Anniversary Party to celebrate 25 years of Oxford PHAB. 7:30 at Wesley Memorial Church. Buffet Supper, Disco and a chance to chat with members past and present. Please bring photos to share.
10-Sep-2006 – PHAB 25th Anniversary Celebrations.
10:30 am – Members will be taking part in the service at Wesley Memorial Church
12:30 pm – Lunch at Oxford Spires Four Pillars Hotel, Abingdon Road for 3 course carvery lunch served from 1pm. Cost £10 (this has been subsidised by the club).
29-Sep-2006 – Ordinary Club (Hockey)
6-Oct-2006 – Donnington Social Club
13-Oct-2006 – Cake Decorating etc
14-Oct-2006 – Refreshments for Oxfam bookfair. Please bring cakes, and come and help.10am-5pm
20-Oct-2006 – Ordinary Club
27-Oct-2006 – Craft Making
3-Nov-2006 – Mark My Words performance
4-Nov-2006 – Mark My Words performance
10-Nov-2006 – Craft Making
16-Nov-2006 (Thursday) – Meal at EAMAYL Chineese Buffet, Park End Street. 7pm. Meal costs £11. Please pay £5 deposit by 10th November.
17-Nov-2006 – Phab South East Conference. No Phab
24-Nov-2006 – AGM and setting up craft fair
25-Nov-2006 – Craft Fair and Refreshments. Bring things to sell. Tell your friends to come and buy
1-Dec-2006 – West Side Story – New Theatre. £11.50.
8-Dec-2006 – Christmas Games Evening
9-Dec-2006 – South East Christmas Party at Hounslow PHAB. £2.
16-Dec-2006 – Christmas Party at Donnington Social Club. Please bring food for a buffet
21-Dec-2006 – Carol Singing in the Westgate Centre. 6:30 pm. Please join us for this enjoyable fundraising event.
22-Dec-2006 – Christmas Dinner at The Mitre, High St, Oxford £17.95. Please pay deposit of £5 to Mary by 1st December
25th Anniversary
Mersea Island Holiday 2006
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This year the Mersea Island Festival had a theme of Roman Holiday. We went on the 3 day camp from August 25th to 28th.
Simon presented with the Paul Hope Award 2005
In recognition of his work in furthering the aims of PHAB over many years Simon Purbrick was presented with the Paul Hope Award at a ceremony conducted at the House of Lords on February 9th 2006.
About the Paul Hope Award
Presented annually in memory of the late Paul Hope, the
award recognises outstanding contributions to furthering
the aims of PHAB. Paul Hope was the Club Services and
Development Officer at PHAB for many years.
About Simon
Simon has been a member of Oxford Phab for many years, and has been
- Club photographer (and video cameraman)
- Caretaker of the club’s camcorder and video recorder (the latter now unfortunately worn out, but Simon brings his own DVD player in when needed, and has transferred many of the PHAB photos into slideshows on disk.)
- Organiser of trips to steam railways
- Creator of membership forms and other paperwork required for the smooth running of a club
- Assistant treasurer
- Enthusiastic particpant in all the club’s activities
Simon is also a member of Abingdon PHAB, where he also makes a valuable
contribution.
Kelly nominated for the Louis Goldberg Award 2006
In recognition of her contributions to Phab, Kelly was nominated for the Louis Goldberg Award, and was presented with a certificate a ceremony conducted at the House of Lords on February 9th 2006.
About the Louis Goldberg Award
The Louis Goldberg Award is awarded in memory of the late Louis Goldberg, a devoted supporter of Phab, and is presented each year to a Phab volunteer aged 25 or under.
About Kelly
Kelly has been a member of Oxford Phab since 2001, and in that time she has made friends, not only within our club, but throughout the wider Phab. She participates enthusiastically in events and holidays and is also a good ambassador for Phab in the wider community. Her whole family are involved, even coming with us to Eurodisney. She has even persuaded her brother to do several, very much appreciated Discos for us.
Programme 2005
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.
21-Jan-2005 – Ordinary Club
28-Jan-2005 – Botley Community Theatre Pantomime (See Penny in costume).Botley Primary School. 7:15pm. Tickets £5
31-Jan-2005 – Phab Committee. 7:30pm
4-Feb-2005 – Ordinary Club and Pancakes – please bring a filling
11-Feb-2005 – Concert by Botley Community Singers to raise funds for our holiday. Please bring friends and family
18-Feb-2005 – Ordinary Club
25-Feb-2005 – Bowling at Bowlplex, Kassam Stadium. £5
4-Mar-2005 – Ordinary Club
11-Mar-2005 – Donnington Social Club
18-Mar-2005 – Easter Quiz and Baked Potato Meal £1.50
22-Mar-2005 – Starlight Express
25-Mar-2005 – No Phab
1-Apr-2005 – Ordinary Club: Please will all members and friends going on the Disneyland holiday make a big effort to come along to this evening
7-Apr-2005 to 11-Apr-2005 – Phab holiday to Disneyland Paris
22-Apr-2005 – Ordinary Club
29-Apr-2005 – Ordinary Club
6-May-2005 – Theatre Trip: Spirit of the Dance, New Theatre, Oxford. Tickets: £15. Please pay Mary on April 29th. Assemble at theatre at 7:10pm
12-May-2005 – Chinese Meal at EAMAYL, Park End St,Oxford. 7pm. Buffet £11. Please pay £5 deposit to Mary or Helen by May 6th.
13-May-2005 – No Phab
20-May-2005 – Ordinary Club
27-May-2005 – Ordinary Clu
3-Jun-2005 – No Phab
10-Jun-2005 – Bowling at Bowlplex, Kassam Stadium. 7.30pm. Cost £5 to be paid to Mary by 27th May.
17-Jun-2005 – Ordinary Club
19-Jun-2005 – Heartbeat Hike: Sponsored Walk in Hyde Park. Get your sponsor forms soon!
24-Jun-2005 – Ordinary Club
15-Jul-2005 – Meal at the Fox and Hounds
22-Jul-2005 – Ordinary Club
6-Aug-2005 – Day Trip to Severn Valley Railway – cost £10.00 – There are limited places so pay a.s.a.p – Send payment to Mary by 30th July.
12-Aug-2005 – Barbecue at Banbury PHAB – cost £3. Please tell Mary if you are going by 30th July. Transport provided.
09-Sep-2005 – Ordinary Club
14-Sep-2005 – Committee Meeting
16-Sep-2005 – Film Night – The Incredibles
23-Sep-2005 – Communication Night– come and learn a few words in a variety of languages.
30-Sep-2005 – Christmas Tree Making – After the sell-out success of Kathryn’s Christmas trees last year, here is your chance to make your own, as well as making one to sell at the booksale on 22nd October.
7-Oct-2005 – Beauty & The Beast – Trip to New Theatre – £20
14-Oct-2005 – Normal Club
21-Oct-2005 – Cake making
22-Oct-2005 – Oxfam Book Sale – Phab providing refreshments and crafts – volunteers needed.
28-Oct-2005 – Owl Evening including Supper with Chrissie’s Owls, Woodstock – £10
4-Nov-2005 – Games Night – a variety of games will be available to play – or bring your own.
11-Nov-2005 – Normal Club (Quiz?)
18-Nov-2005 – Bowling at Kassam
25-Nov-2005 – Oxford Phab Annual General Meeting
2-Dec-2005 – Karaoke (good practice for next week!)
6-Dec-2005 – Carol Singing in the Westgate Shopping Centre with Jacket Potatoes at Wesley Memorial afterwards.
9-Dec-2005 – Christmas Meal Out – £20
16-Dec-2005 – Christmas Party (Disco)
20-Dec-2005 Wizard of Oz, New Theatre, George Street, Oxford – £11
Owl Evening
We had an evening at Chrissie’s Owls which included a buffet supper, an interesting talk about owls -and a chance to hold some of them!
Oxford Phab in Paris
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On the third full day of our Eurodisney/Paris trip we went on the coach into Paris, seeing the sights and going up the first stage of the Eiffel Tower.
Oxford Phab meets Eurodisney
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Having had an exciting trip to get there, Oxford Phab members were ready to enjoy the Eurodisney experience to the full.
Some of our members wanted to go on as many thrilling rides as possible in the Resort, and others wanted to take things a little easier and meet the Disney Characters.
Off to Eurodisney !
After lots of planning and preparation we assembled bright and early at Donnington Social Club to board an accessible coach to go to Eurodisney, in France near Paris, on our second Phab holiday abroad.
The side lift in use
At Dover we boarded the cross channel ferry for the trip to Calais.
Calais in sight at last – however we did have to go round and round in the Channel for a while before we could dock and board the coach again heading for Paris.
It was a long day getting there – catching up on sleep was a good way to spend the time.