Welcome to Thame Town Council
Thame Town Council is the parish authority for Thame. Our team comprises 16 councillors and 16 staff, who are committed to representing the people of Thame and providing many key local services. Working in partnership with local residents, our aim is to preserve the town’s unique heritage and make Thame an even better place to live, work and enjoy.
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Thame Town Council keeps you up-to-date with the latest local news. Find out about new projects, upcoming events, and more.
Green Living
The Thame Green Living Plan has been developed to protect and enhance our quality of life. Want to get involved?
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Get the latest news about the Thame Neighbourhood Plan – created by the community for the community.
Thame Art Crawl
Thame’s biggest pop-up exhibition, celebrating the local art scene. Artist applications close 31st July.
D-Day Events 6th June
Thursday 6th June, 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings at Normandy. See how we are commemorating in Thame.
Royal Visit 11th June
His Royal Highness, The Duke of Gloucester, is visiting Thame on 11th June for the unveiling of thirty new names on Thame War Memorial.
Thame Town Awards
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Latest News
On Friday 24th May, Councillor and former Mayor, Adrian Dite, officially opened the newly refurbished Elms Park Play Area in front of a large crowd. Since opening, scores of children and their families have been putting the new facilities to the test.
The park features new equipment, including a rope pyramid, Titan carousel, and multi play unit, along with a smaller replica unit for younger children.
The play area has been designed with inclusivity and accessibility as one of its fundamental design principles with multiple items catering for those with additional needs. [...]
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Congratulations to Luke Smits who has been given the honourable role of Mayor’s Cadet. Earlier this week, Thame Mayor, Cllr Andy Gilbert, presented Luke with his Cadet’s badge.
Luke is a member of Thame Scouts and a pupil at Lord Williams’s school. As the Mayor’s Cadet, he will accompany the Mayor to public civil events and assist with civic duties during his term in office. At such events, the Mayor’s Cadet may be asked to read or perform a duty such as carrying a wreath for the Mayor. [...]
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His Royal Highness, The Duke of Gloucester, will be visiting Thame in June for a ceremony to mark the unveiling of an additional thirty names on Thame War Memorial.
The additional names were uncovered after many years of research by the Thame Remembers project.
Thame Town Council is inviting members of the public to attend the ceremony, which will commence at 11.00am on Tuesday, 11th June at the Thame War Memorial. [...]
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Thursday 6th June, 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings at Normandy. The Battle of Normandy was the largest seaborne invasion in history. Along with the associated airborne operations, it marked the beginning of the liberation of France and western Europe.
To commemorate the day, there will be a number of events happening across Thame, including:
Wreath Laying Ceremony: 6th June – 11am
The Royal British Legion Thame will conduct a wreath-laying service at 11am at the Thame War Memorial.
Ringing Out for Peace: 6th June – 6.30pm
St Mary’s Church belltower will ring out across Thame.
Lamp Light of Peace: 6th June – 9.15pm
Thame Town Council will display a beacon of peace at the Town Hall on the 6th June. Thame residents are also encouraged to light a lamp of peace at 9.15pm to coincide with the D-Day 80 Lamp of Peace commemorations across the country. Learn more in the D-Day 80 Beacons Guide.
Vintage Tea: 8th June – 2.30pm
St Mary’s Church is hosting a Vintage Tea in aid of Royal British Legion on Saturday 8th June. Enjoy delicious sandwiches, scones, assorted cakes, tea & coffee, all served on fine china for only £10 per person. Seats are limited. Tickets available from the Town Hall Information Centre, phone: 01844 212 833, or email info@thametowncouncil.gov.uk [...]
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Hello Thame,
My name is Andy Gilbert – there’s more than one of us in Thame, so for clarity, I’m the older one, and it’s my great honour to represent Thame as its Mayor for 2024-25.
I’ve been a Town Councillor for over two years and have lived in Thame since 2012. Prior to that, we lived 10 years in Long Crendon and our two children (now in their 30s) both went to and loved Lord Bills. My wife works as Lead Nurse at the Rycote practice in Thame.
“Yes, yes”, I hear you say. “So you’re almost a local now, but what are you going to DO?”
First, I represent a group of 15 other Thame Town Councillors who do a lot of great work to keep the wheels of local government turning. Behind them is a dedicated staff team of employees at the Town Hall. Together, we’re focused on keeping Thame as a beautiful, healthy place to live, work and shop.
Second, we have a number of initiatives that set a ‘direction of travel’ for how we want Thame to be going forwards. Among these are:
Thame Neighbourhood Plan 2nd version (TNP2 for short). Thame was one of the first towns to publish its neighbourhood plan over a decade ago. The TNP establishes an agreed framework for developing the town and is particularly important in limiting and directing housing development.
Thame Local Cycling, Walking and Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP for short) which defines how we plan to make Thame a place you can travel around without relying on a car. This includes bikes, buses and of course walking.
Thame Green Living plan – this was created by Thame Green Living, a community group, but we adopted it in 2020. It dovetails with the LCWIP and outlines actions we are seeking to take by 2030. We also want to consider future plans within the wider environment of Thame.
Community bus – we recently helped to secure the future of the Thame 121 bus from Haddenham to Thame. This was funded primarily by Bucks, with a contribution from OCC using the section 106 funds from Wenman Road developments. We’re also working on our own plans for a ‘hopper bus’, similar to the one which runs successfully in Princes Risborough.
Third, we want to communicate better with you, the residents of Thame. We’re starting a bi-weekly stall at Thame Tuesday market from 28th May which will help us better connect and be more visible. I would love to have something like the Thame Gazette back, but that’s maybe a longer-term project than a mayoral term.
Lastly, no one has a monopoly on ideas and thoughts and I’d welcome your positive ideas by email to andy.gilbert@thametowncouncil.co.uk
Best regards,
Andy Gilbert
Thame Mayor [...]
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