20th January 2022
Your opinion wanted! Easier bus travel around Thame from all neighbourhoods. Thame Town Council is committed to a thorough examination of the public transport needs of Thame residents. This is because: Current provision is inadequate and patchy Thame needs an environmentally positive alternative to car use that leaves parking worries behind Thame needs a service […]
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6th January 2022
The Town Council staff and councillors would like to wish everyone a healthy and happy new year, and let’s all hope that 2022 will be so much better than the last couple of years. Hopefully we won’t be subject to some of restrictions that we have had to live with recently as there are lots […]
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16th December 2021
On Monday 20 December, Thame Town Council will be launching its second round of public consultation as part of the Thame Neighbourhood Plan review (TNP2). This consultation will run until 7th February 2022. If you took part in the first consultation in August – thank you; your feedback showed great support for the Neighbourhood Plan’s […]
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16th December 2021
In preparing its budget for 2022-23, Thame Town Council has again looked hard at where it can reduce costs, while at the same time supporting the projects, functions and services that the community of Thame wish to be delivered by the Town Council. As last year, the Town Council is going one step further in […]
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9th December 2021
Last Friday evening saw hundreds of residents come together to countdown to Thame’s Christmas Lights Switch On. There was music from Thame Concert Band, games hosted on stage by Paddy Harris (Cornerstone Church) and Antony Taylor (Grace Church), stilt-walking reindeer, free Santa hats handed out by Town Council staff, mulled wine supplied by the OX9ers […]
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2nd December 2021
Thame Community Land Trust (Thame CLT) has now received planning approval for 31 affordable homes on land west of Windmill Road, Thame. The approval is for 9 3-bedroom houses, 18 2-bedroom houses and 4 1-bedroom maisonettes. They have been designed to a high environmental standard. Thame families are being broken up by the excessive cost […]
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18th November 2021
Last Sunday there was a huge turnout for Thame’s annual Service of Remembrance in recognition of those who have given their lives for our country. The event started with a procession from Thame Town Hall, ending at the Memorial Gardens and included members of the Royal British Legion, Town Councillors, service personnel from RAF Halton, […]
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18th November 2021
Town Council councillors and staff were delighted to welcome Mandy Sturdy to the team when she started her new role on Monday. Mandy joins the Town Council from Lord Williams’s School, where she held the post of Head of Facilities for the last 13 years. Mandy commented ‘having lived in Thame for 11 years I […]
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Thame Town Council is currently running two surveys and would like to hear your thoughts. Elms Park improvements survey Thame Town Council’s Open Spaces Working Group (OSWG) is reviewing designs to deliver improvements to Elms Park. The park is an important component in the historic town centre and conservation area of Thame and the OSWG would […]
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8th November 2021
Look out for the Town Council’s ‘calendar of events’ booklet that will be delivered to homes in Thame over the next few weeks. It will take all month to get round the town, so don’t worry if you don’t get one straight away. Additional copies will also be available from the Information Centre in the […]
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8th November 2021
Last Friday (29th October) the Town Council said goodbye to another of their car parking attendants, David Reed who has been employed for the past 6 years working on Thursdays and Fridays, plus covering additional days as and when required. The Town Council would like to thank David for all his hard work and cheerful […]
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5th November 2021
As many of you will know, from 1 November Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) have taken over parking enforcement in Thame. With the change to enforcement OCC are aware some people are raising concerns regarding outdated restrictions and impending enforcement in areas where they have become used to parking in contravention near to their homes and businesses. Working with Thame Town […]
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