27th March 2017
Nominate now! There are people, organisations and groups all around Thame who help their neighbours, support local groups or go out of their way for others in their community. Who do you know that has achieved something great in a sport, activity or hobby? Perhaps you know someone that always goes that extra step to provide a […]
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24th March 2017
The Mayor of Thame, Cllr Linda Emery, has been busy raising lots of money for her chosen charities. The Mayor also attended a double big birthday celebration at Hempton Field Nursing Home on Thursday 16 March. Two of its residents, Shirley and Hilda turned 106 and 100 respectively (pictured below: Shirley [left] and Hilda [right] with the […]
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16th March 2017
The summer of cricket is bringing with it a very exciting opportunity for girls within Oxfordshire. Lydia Greenway (ex-England international) is bringing her cricket academy, Cricket for Girls, to Thame Town CC. The academy is open to girls up to the age of 18 and will be run on Friday evenings for 7 weeks from […]
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15th March 2017
An impressive £600 was raised at the Mayor’s ‘Bubbles, Boards and Creams’ evening held in The Stables at The James Figg last Thursday (9 March). The charity event was in support of the Mayor’s charities – The Red Kite Children’s Centre and Thame Youth Café. Frazer Sutherland, from Peach Pubs, hosted the event and added […]
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15th March 2017
Did you know that around 2.25m pieces of litter are dropped on the streets of the UK every day? Thirty million tonnes of rubbish are collected from England’s streets each year and it costs councils more than £1bn a year to clean up. We can all do our bit to help bring this figure down. […]
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13th March 2017
We need you! In 2016, Thame Town Council installed a Flag Pole outside the Town Hall and various flags are flown to mark special and significant occasions throughout the year. However, the Flag Pole is not used all the time and the Town Council, with the help from the people of Thame, want to change […]
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9th March 2017
Thame has won four prizes at the Revive & Thrive Local Legends Conference held in Northwich, Cheshire on 2nd and 3rd March. The conference was attended by Sonja Francis and Helen Johns, steering group members of 21st Century Thame, who were nominated to attend as ‘Local Legends’ for their work on Thame projects by Becky […]
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9th March 2017
The winners of Thame’s Small Business Saturday Young Entrepreneurs Competition in December 2016 attended a brainstorm session at the offices of CarmichaelUK on Saturday 25 February, where they received expert advice on how to develop their winning business ideas. The brainstorm, attended by young entrepreneurs Tom Wylam, Amelie Mason and Philippe van Caloen, was hosted by […]
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6th March 2017
The Mayor hosted a hugely successful charity Quiz Night on Thursday 2 March, with an impressive £795 being raised for the Mayor’s chosen charities – the Red Kite Children’s Centre and Thame Youth Café. The quiz, which took place at Thame Leisure Centre, was attended by 16 quiz teams and hosted by the fantastic ‘Quiz […]
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3rd March 2017
The Town Council has published its annual budget leaflet, which outlines the Town Council’s expenditure and gives details of what your council tax has and will be spent on. The leaflet can be viewed online here [PDF], or you can view a physical copy in Thame Information Centre. You can also view the 2017-18 Budget […]
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2nd March 2017
Thame Swimathon swimmers covered 45 miles (2,899 lengths) having fun and raising lots money towards charity. 20 teams attended the 5th edition of the Thame Swimathon at Thame Leisure Centre on Sunday 26 February, a fun and fund raising event organised by the Rotary Club of Thame. Thame Rotarians received great help from members […]
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27th February 2017
There are people all around Thame who help their neighbours, support local groups or go out of their way for others in their community. That is why, nine years ago, the Town Council launched Thame Town Awards as a way to recognise, thank and celebrate those special people who are working hard to make our […]
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