Charity No 283931 Issue 28 • Autumn 2013 KIT is the magazine of National Phab, whose aim is to promote and encourage people of all abilities to come together Contents on equal terms, to achieve complete inclusion within the wider community. Visit www.phab.org.uk for details Page 1 Adrian and Julia Giles, Epsom & Ewell Phab • Phab Leaders win Award • Mobility Roadshow awarded MBEs in Queen’s Honours list • Heartbeat Hike Epsom & Ewell Phab under the The success of the club has Page 2 leadership of Adrian and Julia is a grown, proving that Phab’s aim of Heartbeat Hike continued very active club with a inclusion really does work. Epsom • membership of over 130 young & Ewell Phab’s good practice and Page 3 people, the club meets on a Friday success has been widely evening and members enjoy not recognised. In 2002, Epsom and • Virgin London Marathon only club nights but residential Ewell Phab received the Queen’s • RideLondon trips and days out. Jubilee Award for Voluntary A Special Proposal Adrian and Julia Giles of Epsom Service and Adrian and Julia have • & Ewell Phab have together been continued to strive to expand the Page 4 and 5 responsible for the outstanding activities of the club forging the success of Epsom & Ewell Phab way for inclusion within the Duke Club News • club and having tirelessly of Edinburgh’s Award scheme. Adrian & Julia Giles contributed to Phab for nearly 30 Most importantly it is the 100’s Page 6 Epsom & Ewell Phab years. (possibly thousands) of people, • Phab Leaders Honours In the early days, Julia and who have fun, learn and play New South East Regional Officer We congratulate Adrian & Julia Adrian’s huge commitment and together, and grow into adulthood • Giles on the award of the MBE in enthusiasm quickly increased understanding disability issues North Kirklees Options Centre • the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. membership from 8 to 120 and who now have even richer lives for • Bill Fawley Obituary The couple met at Epsom & Ewell they now manage a waiting list; knowing Adrian and Julia. Phab Club and Phab has been a such is the popularity of the club John B W Corless OBE Page 7 major part of their lives. They today. became leaders of the club in Epsom and Ewell Phab makes a Chairman & Trustee • Residential Projects 1985 and are deeply committed difference to people’s lives. Trips • Mobility Roadshow and devoted volunteers and this and adventures ensure that award is rightly and justly activities are happening Page 8 deserved. The awards were given throughout the year, visits from Alton Towers to Thorpe Park and New Phab Clubs for ‘Services to Children with • Disabilities’. trips to concerts and big events. • Get Going Live Page 9 Simon Weston OBE visits Phab stand at Mobility Roadshow • Welsh Festival of Sport YPI Phab was greatly honoured Ann has a long history with Phab • when Falklands War Veteran having been involved with the Alan Martin Obituary • Simon Weston OBE, visited the setting up of Paddington Junior • Phab Member saves life Phab stand at the Mobility Phab, later known as The Flanders Roadshow on Thursday 27 June. Club. Ann worked alongside Sir Page 10 and 11 Simon was accompanied by Ann Peter Baldwin KCB at the • Special Phab weeks Frye OBE Department of Transport. Sir Peter Ann Frye, is one of the country's Baldwin was Chairman of Phab Page 12 leading authorities on mobility and from 1982 - 1988 and Vice • Doncaster Phab inclusion and has been appointed President thereafter. Pictured left to right Heather Chair of the Board of Trustees of Wimbledon Park Primary School Clarke, Midlands Regional Officer, • Mobility Choice, the charity that Janine Williams, National Club organises the Mobility Roadshow. Development Manager, Ann Frye OBE, and Simon Weston OBE Heartbeat Hike 2013 Visitors to London’s Hyde Park Carol Concert were treated to a parade of 900 Thursday 19th December 2013 cartoon characters on Sunday at St. James’s Church, Piccadilly. June 16th – as part of Phab’s Tickets are £15.00 – there are annual Heartbeat Hike. special rates for Phab members. Nearly 30 clubs from around the For further details contact Jan UK made the trip to the capital for Clifford at Summit House on the event – now in its 34th year - 020 8667 9443 or email enjoying a day of music, picnicking [email protected] and the traditional sponsored walk around the Serpentine. Ed Stewart, President with continued on page 2 Ed Stewart and Alain Paver at members of Eldon Phab checkpoint with Unity 70 For more fantastic pictures from Heartbeat Hike 2013 - see page 2 1 Heartbeat Hike Sunday 16th June, 2013 - Hyde Park London This year’s theme was cartoon First-time Heartbeat Hikers characters, and, as in previous Epping Forest Phab also hit the years prizes were given for the jackpot when their banner was best costumes and banners. voted best in show. Compere Alain Paver was joined by Phab President Ed Stewart, and South East Regional Chairman Simon Brown-Lamont to announce the winners. Getting ready to start Ed Stewart with members of Selby Phab As ever music was provided by super-group Scallywags, who this year was also joined by singers Andy Brown and Maddie Broad and Olly Muxworthy. We were Winner of Best Male Fancy Dress – also treated to a selection of Steve Read, Chelmsford Phab and they are off! Indian dances by Alpana Stephen Read, aka Papa Smurf, Sengupta (Phab) Dance Group from Chelmsford Phab, was voted Younger dancers. Best Dressed Male while Elaine Marshall from Berkshire Phab, wowed the crowds with her Flintstone-esque outfit (complete with bone hair accessory and club). Phab President with Janine Williams, Maddie Broad and Andy Brown judging the wonderful fancy Andy Brown with Phab members dress costumes Alpana Sengupta (Phab) Dance Group younger dancers perform Despite dire weather forecasts revellers only had to contend with a few showers, which failed to Winner of Best Female Fancy dampen spirits and the day was Dress – Elaine Marshall from voted a great success. Berkshire Phab receiving her prize Special thanks go to: David from Trustee and Chairman of the Jordan and the staff of the Royal South East Dr Simon Brown- Parks, Veronica Matthews The Lamont Epping Forest enjoying a picnic Epsom & Ewell Phab perform Park Café, Scallywags Jazz Group winners (and undefeated Group, Alain Paver, Epsom & champions for the last few years) Ewell Phab Club, Andy Brown, were Hounslow Phab who this Maddie Broad, John and Lorna year came as the 102 Dalmations! Stephens, Adrian Dorward for supplying and playing music. Richard Briggs OBE – Liberty Drives and his team, 1st Caterham (St Mary’s) Scout Group s Marshals, Tina Vipond – for exceptional face painting skills, Unity 70, Oxford Phab Clubs for running the checkpoints, Marie Christian and Nick Wells, Paul Hounslow Phab winners of best Wenham – for excellent catering group fancy dress Winner of Best Banner – Epping Leaders of the 1st Caterham Forest Phab Club (St Mary’s) Scout Group 2 Autumn 2013 Charity No 283931 Virgin London Marathon Sunday 21st April, 2013 RideLondon What a fantastic Marathon day of 10 massage therapists who devoted time, energy and effort in for Phab and Phabkids! After the worked all afternoon easing many training, running and raising extreme winter weather endured aching muscles, a service I know sponsorship. They have done so by our runners during their months that was appreciated by all who much for Phab and on a personal of training the weather turned out took advantage of healing hands. level their own achievement in to be perfect on the day for both A special note of thanks to Jackie completing the Virgin London runners and spectators. Phab had who over about a three hour Marathon is a memory for them to 198 Golden Bond runners and 17 period managed to supply over be very proud of. own place runners taking part this 300 much needed cups of tea!! year. The feedback we have received Madeleine Fry The inaugural Prudential has been wonderful with special Phab Marathon Co-Ordinator RideLondon-Surrey 100 took emphasis on our amazing post place on Sunday 4th August and race facilities. we had 23 competitors riding in the event. The weather was perfect and the general feedback on the event has been very positive. Some of the Air New Zealand team Brian Knight from Poole Phab Our sincere appreciation and thanks goes again to The Royal Parks who allow us each year to Marathon runners need support Amongst the Phab riders taking benefit from the unique facilities at and encouragement around the part there were representatives The Storeyard, St James’s Park as marathon course from their from Merchant Taylors School, our post-race venue for our chosen charity and it is hoped that Avon Tyrrell Activity Centre, Unity runners and their families. Martin for the Virgin Money London 70 Phab Club and Chichester and Holdsworth, Anne Joyce and Marathon on 13th April, 2014 Wittering Phab Club. Janine Williams together with our Phab Clubs will give their support wonderful team of volunteers gave on race day. If your Club would our runners who visited The like to support our Phab marathon Storeyard a much deserved warm runners next year please contact and enthusiastic welcome. Mick Madeleine Fry by email and Angela Formby were again [email protected] or with the team at The Storeyard to phone on 01572 823332. take photos as our runners arrived Sunday 13th April is the date - it after their 26.2 mile marathon run. is a great day out! We were able to offer our finishers Finally, thank you to our hot showers, massage by a team dedicated Phab runners who Our 2013 marathon runners The 2014 event will take place on Sunday 10th August and if you are interested in being part of this A special proposal from Marathon runner Mike Ellis great event please contact Madeleine Fry either by email I was determined this would be a started or 16.5 miles to the gave the ‘thumbs-up’ to the Phab [email protected] or different London Marathon; why? purists.