Contents KIT is the magazine of National Phab, whose aim is to promote and encourage people of all abilities to come together on equal terms, to achieve complete inclusion within the wider community. Visit Page 1 Issue 30 • Autumn 2014 • Celia Imrie at Guildhall Charity No 283931 • Phab Gold Rose Celia Imrie is Phab’s Special • Heartbeat Hike Guest at London’s Guildhall www.phab.org.uk • 2014 Prudential for details RideLondon-Surrey 100 Page 2 Phab Gold Rose – a promotion to • Phab Projects celebrate Phabʼs 60th • South West Arts and Crafts Anniversary Page 3 • Virgin Money London Marathon • 2014 Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 • Welsh Festival of Sport Page 4 • Special Phab Weeks Phab Gold, a rich vibrant golden yellow Floribunda rose, was Page 5 John Greenwood, Chairman of The Hospital Saturday Fund, launched to celebrate Phab’s 40th Anniversary in 1997 by Fryers Special Phab Weeks • Phab was delightedpresenting to be the cheque to Celia Imrie Roses in Cheshire and has proved • Heartbeat Hike chosen as the guest charity at the to be a popular and very attractive Annual General Meeting of the staff. Anne Joyce presented an addition to gardens, patios and Hospital Saturday Fund; this very Page 6 overview of Phab and the tubs. Devizes Phab ensured that special event was held in May at Club News wonderful donation of £20,000 the rose was a major feature of a • the magnificent and historic launched an appeal to provide a roundabout planting in the town Guildhall in the City of London. Page 7 further fully accessible holiday centre and it was chosen by the The Hospital Saturday Fund is a home at Waterside Park in Royal Parks for the world famous grant-making charity which • New Clubs Weymouth, a setting which has Queen Mary’s Garden which has supports hospitals, hospices and proved so popular with Phab the largest collection of roses in medically associated charities for Page 8 members and their families, for London. care and research, and to some Club News Phab’s Diamond Jubilee in 2017. It is still available to order from • individuals with health problems Fryer’s Roses and will be specially Rose Walster Obituary throughout the UK and Ireland. Celia Imrie was invited as Phab’s • special guest speaker and after promoted to celebrate Phab’s Donations are made possible by accepting the cheque on behalf of Diamond Jubilee in 2017. the gifting of profits by HSF Health Phab, gave a delightful and It would be wonderful to have Plan Limited, which is the trading amusing insight into her beds of Phab Gold in Parks and subsidiary of the Charity. Follow fascinating and successful career. Gardens throughout Britain to The event was attended by the We were honoured and privileged celebrate 60 years of Phab and to Phab Chairman of Phab, John Corless that Celia was able to support promote the charity more widely. on OBE, other trustees and senior Phab on this memorable Please contact Anne Joyce at re Phab – fanfa occasion. nkinson chard Je ctor Ri know of a Park or Public Garden u Cond e Grice Heartbeat Hike – Sunday 8th June t Ian L 020 8667 9443 nis O Orga near you that would like to support– if you f Phab Phab by planting a bed of these in aid o Hyde Park, London lovely roses for more people to Carol enjoy. y iccadill 7.00 pm hurch, P 2014 at mes’s C ember St Ja th Dec ble) ay, 17 s Availa ednesd cession Concert W .00 (Con 9443 ets £15 20 8667 Tick uiries 0 s & Enq g.uk Ticket phab.or fo@ 931 in No 283 ail: harity or em epted C ards acc Credit c Clubs from around the country k ab.org.u www.ph 2014 descended on Hyde Park for the Chief Operations Officer 35th Annual Heartbeat Hike. Anne Joyce 17th December 2014W e at d Stn e s d a y James’s Church, Piccadilly. See full story on page 5 Tickets are £15.00 – there are special rates for Phab members. For further details contact Jan Clifford at Summit House on 0208 667 9443 [email protected] email Ed Stewart with Phab member and (right) at the start of Heartbeat Hike Read all about Phab Projects on Page 2 See full story on page 3 1 Phab’s Phabulous Projects! 2014 has been an amazing year Lodge. This week was just as Dukes Barn in Derbyshire from the all the previous projects. You will for the Phab Residential Projects busy and there were so many 25th – 29th August. Fifty people hear all about the adventure in the and due to such a high demand activities including Bendy Beam, took part and embarked on a next edition of KIT magazine. we have been extremely busy! Archery, the Tyrolean Traverse week of confidence building The Phab Residential Projects are and some of the group even activities, learning new skills and open to anyone with or without a attempted Bendy Pot which is not outdoor pursuits. During their time disability and offer the opportunity for the faint hearted! away the 18 – 25 year olds shared to take part in adventurous dormitories, a large living area activities, learn new skills, make and a pool and table tennis room new friends and have lots of fun and spent their time living and whilst doing so! working together. This enabled This year, everyone to form new friendships, c h i l d r e n , socialise and take part in a wide y o u n g variety of activities such as people and bowling, ropes courses, climbing a d u l t s and abseiling. came from all over the country to take part on one of There were two projects held at the nine Avon Tyrrell in Hampshire from Phab is very fortunate to have unique and the 11th – 18th August. Sixty the support of some amazing e x c i t i n g people joined either the Inclusive volunteers who give their time and projects held at accessible Living Experience Project (8 – 18 effort not only during the weeks outdoor activity centres or Tall years) or the Skills for away, but also at the required Ships offering specialist tuition in a Independence Project (18 – 15 At the end of all the projects we training sessions and huge thanks safe and supportive environment. years). Both groups stayed in the finish with a disco and an award goes out to every one of them! The first of the projects was at wonderful woodland lodges and ceremony where everyone who Phab is most grateful to the Easter at Bendrigg Lodge in the the range of activities was huge takes part receives a personalised individual donors, major funders Lake District. Thirty four people and included canoeing, zip wire, certificate of achievement. It is and Charitable Trusts who have took part, many of whom had arts and crafts, team building always a difficult time when it given so generously to make never been away with Phab activities, drumming workshops, comes to saying goodbye but the these Projects possible. before. The weekend was swimming and many more. friendships that are made are Rebecca Hargreaves (National crammed packed with activities often continued once the project is Projects Manager) is already and the whole team achieved a over. planning the 2015 projects huge amount. Our final project of 2014 will be and if you would like more held at Bendrigg Lodge. Thirty two information you can contact people will be taking part at this her on or 01254 824784 weekend project which is sure to [email protected] be as much fun and as exciting as The Jubilee Sailing Trust Project South West Arts & Crafts Day enabled four people with and On Saturday 31st June 2014, followed by lunch and an option of without physical disabilities to sail many Phab club members from sports in the afternoon. On the 2nd August we returned on the tall ship Tenacious. They the South West and Wales region Members tried a range of to Bendrigg Lodge for our first set sail on the 18th August and of Phab, attended an arts & crafts activities from bag decorating, seven night project. This amazing headed toward the Channel day that was run by National hama beads, badge making, plate centre has such a vast variety of Islands returning back to Phab. decorating, boccia and New Age adapted equipment that anyone Southampton on the 22nd Over 100 members attended at Kurling. can take part in any activity they August. This is an exhilarating Trowbridge Phab Club in Wiltshire, wish – as long as they have the experience where every sailor and were treated to a fun day, JanineNational Williams Club nerve! During the week forty three gets the opportunity to be part of Development Manager participants took part in caving, a team of fifty crew and assist in abseiling, canoeing on Lake all aspects of sailing this Windermere and the ever popular incredible ship. trip to Morecambe for fish and chips! Our second seven night project started on the 9th A u g u s t when a new group of Pictured are members enjoying the forty five creative activities p e o p l e Our final project for the summer arrived to at was our second Skills for B e n d r i g g Independence Project held at More club news on pages 6, 7 and 8 2 Autumn 2014 Charity No 283931 Virgin Money London Marathon Sunday 13th April 2014 Another fantastic Marathon day facilities at The Storeyard in St emphasis on our amazing post Phab Clubs will for Phab and Phabkids! The James’s Park as the post-race race facilities.