Month: March 2021

Restoring the Richness of our Public Open Spaces

29th March 2021

Thame Town Council are embarking on an exciting new trial to help bring back the beauty and natural vitality of the public open spaces in and around the town. With 90% of our country’s meadows having been destroyed since the1930s, road verges have become an essential refuge for pollinators and other wildlife.   At the Community, […]

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Town Council’s 2021-22 Grants Scheme now open

29th March 2021

Thame Town Council’s Grants Scheme is now open to local organisations in the Thame area. The scheme aims to fund projects that address the needs, aspirations, and issues of the people in our community. The Town Council are inviting local charitable organisations who are working for the benefit of Thame to apply for funding to […]

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Notice of Election for the North Ward of Thame Town Council

22nd March 2021

South Oxfordshire District Council have confirmation that the required number of qualified electors from Thame North have called for a by election to take place on Thursday 6 May 2021. A Notice of Election can be viewed below. Please note that only electors in the Thame North Ward will be eligible to vote this in […]

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Stand up and be counted!

18th March 2021

Households across Oxfordshire are being asked to take part in Census 2021, a national survey that takes place once every ten years.    Census day is on March 21 and households have started receiving letters with online codes explaining how they can complete their forms. If you don’t get one in the next week, or […]

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Thame Outer Circuit

18th March 2021

The Thame Outer Circuit is a NEW walking route that is now available for you to enjoy, providing an approximately 20 mile circular walk in the countryside around and linked back to our town. It has been created thanks to the hard work and dedication of members of the Thame & Wheatley Ramblers to encourage walking in the countryside […]

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Annual Town Meeting 2021 update

11th March 2021

At Thame Town Council’s meeting last week, Members agreed to postpone the Annual Town meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday 30 March 2021 until after the County Council elections on 6 May 2021. There was concern that the Town Council could be in breach of the guidelines for the pre-election (Purdah) period which starts on 29 […]

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Help Cuttle Brook recover

4th March 2021

‘Please do not walk on Cuttle Brook Nature Reserve unless you really have no alternative.’ That is the message from the Reserve’s Management Team as they ask everybody to help the much-loved greenspace recover from heavy winter use.   The combination of a wet winter and increased use by a locked-down population has overwhelmed the […]

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DAF legal challenge

4th March 2021

Since 2012 Government policy has meant that Thame, like many communities across England, has lost valuable employment land and floorspace to residential use.  Developers were given the right to convert office buildings to housing under permitted development rules.  The loss of buildings capable of giving employment to tens or even hundreds of employees is allowed with […]

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Casual Vacancy – Thame North

4th March 2021

A Casual Vacancy has occurred for Thame North due to the resignation of Sonja Francis who retired from the Town Council after the Council meeting on Tuesday evening, to explore new pastures.   Thame Town Councillors and Officers thanked Sonja for her enthusiasm, passion and work ethic, while she represented the Town Council, the Thame North […]

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View your Town Council’s 2021-22 Precept Leaflet

1st March 2021

Thame Town Council has published its annual precept leaflet, which outlines the Town Council’s expenditure and gives details of what your council tax has and will be spent on in Thame. You can view the 2021-22 budget leaflet online. Printed copies will be available from Thame Information Centre when Government Covid-19 guidance allows it to re-open. […]

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New working group set up to progress a new Youth Centre in Thame

1st March 2021

A new group has been set up to turn the dream, of a new Youth Centre with community facilities, into a reality.   On 9th February Thame Town Council and the Thame Youth Projects Group officially established a joint Working Group to consider the options. Feedback from the public consultation, which included concerns about some locations as […]

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