Category: News
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50 Years of Birmingham Phab Camps
Birmingham Phab Camps have produced a wonderful film showcasing their 50-year history, with footage from their first camp in 1967, interviews with the original founders and volunteers and people who attended the first camps all those years ago, as well as volunteers and children today and great footage of all the fun they have on…
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Schools’ Residential Phab Week for April 2019
For the last 46 years two schools, Merchant Taylors’ and St Helen’s,in Northwood, Middlesex, have run a residential Phab week providing a programme of exciting activities for disabled teenagers. Applications are now open for children to come on their 47th Phab Week from Monday 8th to Sunday 14th April. The Schools welcome applications from children…
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New Project and Partnership for Phab
Phab has been invited by the ACT Foundation to become one of their selected Charity Partners, working even more closely with the Foundation to enhance the quality of life of disabled young adults. The ACT Foundation has supported Phab for many years, with donations towards our Inclusive Living Experience Residential Projects for children and young…
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Selby Phab trip to Scotland
Members of Selby Phab Club travelled to Strathpeffer in Scotland for a wonderful short break. They went with Shearings Holidays and stayed at the Highlands hotel which is a lovely old château. Whilst away they toured all around the highlands and visited Loch Ness, the Firth of Morey and the Firth of Forth and travelled…
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Stephen Dingley is Volunteer of the Month
Phab’s Volunteer of the Month – Stephen Dingley from Berkshire Phab! Stephen has volunteered in their kitchen for many years and has obtained his level 2 food safety award during that time. He has served more lunches than he can probably remember! Stephen joined the Phab family over 15 years ago when he joined the…
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Mick Oxley is Volunteer of the Month
Mick Oxley of I AM Phab Bebington has been a member of Phab for many years. He was originally a member of the Birkenhead Phab Club and joined I AM Phab Bebington about four years ago. He has been a very valuable member by helping out in the club setting up Phab activities and…
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Bradford Phab Club Fashion Show
Cecil Green Arts have been working with Bradford Phab club over the last few months to create lovely things for a fashion show, and here they are at their dress rehearsal before the real thing in December. Cecil Green Arts said “It’s been a real privilege for us to work alongside folks at Phab and we’ve…
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Help Phab to win £1,000 at Christmas
You can actively support Phab’s work making a real difference to the lives of disabled and non-disabled children, young people and adults by nominating Phab in the Ecclesiastical Insurance 12 days of giving campaign and helping us to win £1,000! Just go to http://www.ecclesiastical.com/12days and complete the short nomination form. You’ll need our charity number…
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Phab’s Volunteer Awards at House of Lords
Phab’s annual Volunteer Awards Reception took place in the Cholmondeley Room at The House of Lords, Westminster, on October 16th to acknowledge the outstanding contribution to Phab from 20 nominated volunteers from across England and Wales. The event was kindly hosted by Phab’s Vice President, Baroness Campbell of Surbiton. John Corless, Chairman of Phab, warmly…
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BBC Children in Need support Phab
BBC Children in Need have awarded an amazing three year grant to Phab to help deliver our Inclusive Living Experience Residential Projects in 2018, 2019 and 2020! This annual and very generous grant of £45,000 for the next three years means that we can organise our very special programme of ILX Projects well ahead…