Year: 2021

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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Happy New Year and Christmas Update

7th January 2021

Happy New Year! New year message from the Mayor, Cllr Ann Midwinter on behalf of all Thame town councillors and staff: ‘With the England lockdown rules in place, I would like to assure you that Thame Town Council are supporting the Thame Good Neighbour Scheme and Love Thame Blue Hearts who are able to assist […]

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