What is Phab?
Phab is a National Charity providing social activities for people with and without disabilities. Phab achieves this through a nationwide network of around 130 Phab Clubs throughout England and Wales for all age ranges offering social activities and holidays.
Mission Statement
Phab’s aim is to promote and encourage people of all abilities to come together on equal terms, to achieve complete inclusion within the wider community.
National Phab established in 1957 and supports a network of over 130 clubs throughout England and Wales.
Phab National website: www.phab.org.uk
To view Phab Clubs in your area, follow this link
Phab National North West Representative is
Rebecca Hargreaves, National Project Manager
Tel: 01254 824784 Mob: 07875 140898
Email: rebecca.hargreaves@phab.org.uk
When was Phab formed?
Phab was founded in 1957 resulting from a young disabled man, called Terry Rolfe, saying he wanted “Opportunity and not Pity”.
Who supports Phab Nationally?
The Actress Anita Dobson who starred in Eastenders has stepped down as President of Phab during 2024, she will still however be involved in Phab. Anita Dobson is married to Brian May a founding member of rock band Queen.
In her place as President of Phab we are delighted to announce Jane Susan Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Surbiton, DBE , she is a British disability rights campaigner and a life peer in the House of Lords. She was Commissioner of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), and served as the Chair of the Disability Committee which led on to the EHRC Disability Programme. She was the former Chair of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). She was a Commissioner at the Disability Rights Commission (DRC).
What Phab Does Nationally – for Phab Clubs:
- Produces an online guide for anyone who is thinking of starting or is already running a Phab club
- Provides Regional Officers to assist set up new clubs and provide advice and support to established clubs
- Organises national and regional events for Phab club members
- Provides some administrative support to Phab Clubs
- Provides auditor for club accounts
- Negotiates club insurance
- Provides specially equipped and fully accessible holiday units at an award-winning beach site in Dorset at affordable weekly rates – for more details Click here
- Funding residential breaks – inclusive experiences for children and young people with and without disabilities sharing in a full range of adventurous outdoor activities. These activities are at fully accessible activity centres offering specialist tuition
- Supports fundraising activities
- Provides web space and common address for club websites