Category: News

Public awareness advice

3rd March 2023

Thame’s Neighbourhood Police Team have recently encountered persons begging in a number of areas in Thame; Greyhound Walk and outside Sainsbury’s and Lightfoots Solicitors.   The individuals are predominantly male (female on the rare occasion) who present as homeless and beg for money with a sign in front of them. Thames Valley Police recognise that these individuals are not […]

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Public Art Trail launch postponed

3rd March 2023

Unfortunately we have had to postpone the launch of The Peculiar Pot public art trail that was due to take place this weekend. Due to unforeseen circumstances we have faced a few installation snags that, despite a huge amount of effort from our artist, fabricator and installation company, we are unable to resolve before Saturday. We […]

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Annual Town Meeting – 14 March at 7.30pm

3rd March 2023

This year’s Annual Town Meeting is an opportunity for Thame residents to express their views and ask questions about any issue in the town. It is not a meeting of the Town Council, it’s a meeting of the electorate. Unlike normal Council meetings, you do not need to submit your questions beforehand, instead you can just […]

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Thame 10k entries now open

17th February 2023

Entries are now open for the CPM Thame 10km Road Race which will take place on Sunday 25 June 2023 at 9.00am. Entries via the Run Britain website. This year Thames Valley Air Ambulance will be organising a children’s colour fun run while the 10k race is in progress – more details to follow.

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Turkey and Syria donations

17th February 2023

ShelterBox is committed to respond in both Turkey and Syria and their response will focus on the areas where the need is greatest. Please donate now. 

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A Bunch of Amateurs are the real stars of the show

17th February 2023

Thame Players’ next production, A Bunch of Amateurs, is a ‘terrific comedy packed with killer comic dialogue’ (What’s on stage), being performed at the Players Theatre between  7 – 11 March at 7.45pm. Tickets are £8.00 on Tuesday and Wednesday and £10.00 (concessions £8.00) on Thursday to Saturday. Book online at www.thameplayers.co.uk  or from the Information Centre at Thame […]

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Thame cricketer shines Down Under!

17th February 2023

As England’s Over-70s squad approach the end of their 12-match tour of Australia, the series of three one-day internationals (ODIs) is finely poised at 1 win each, with Thame’s own Trevor Spindler having tipped the balance for England in the victorious 2nd ODI.   Having lost the first ODI in Brisbane by 6 wickets in […]

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Congratulations Chris

17th February 2023

You may have heard that Chris Hurdman (aka the sweet man on Tuesday’s market) and his friend Phil Hobbs completed their climb of Jbel Toubkal. The mountain at 4167m had not been summited for over 28 days as the weather conditions had been horrendous. So they were delighted to be able to make the summit although […]

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Naming our new Public Art trail

17th February 2023

Next week we will finally see the installation of a public art trail. It has been years in the making and over the past few weeks we have been sharing the details of the process that has taken us from design to fabrication.   This public art trail is a story trail that weaves elements […]

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Key election dates for your diary

17th February 2023

With elections taking place at Thame Town Council and South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) this May, below is a list of key dates for voters and candidates. 20 March to 4 April (4.00pm) – The period which candidates must submit their nomination papers by hand to SODC. 5 April – List of candidates published. 17 April – […]

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