Councillors
As a resident of Thame, you are represented by 16 Town Councillors, 3 District Councillors, 2 County Councillors and one MP. All are members of the community who have been democratically elected to represent the town and its inhabitants. You can find out more information about each councillor below. Should you wish to contact one of your representatives, you can do so using the quick and easy contact form on this page.
Councillors
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Adrian Dite – Deputy Town Mayor
Independent - North Ward
Committees: Ex-Officio on all Committees (TTC)
Contact DetailsAddress: Old Pound Cottage, 46 Wellington Street, Thame, OX9 3BN
Telephone: 01844 213481
Email: Adrian.Dite@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Declaration of Interests:
National Trust Member
Thame Museum Trustee
Thame Shed Committee -
Andy Gilbert – Town
North Ward
Committees: Planning & Environment; Policy & Resources
Contact DetailsAddress: 8 Hazel Avenue, Thame, OX9 2AW
Telephone: c/o The Town Council - 01844 212833
Email: Andy.Gilbert@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
None.
Declaration of Interests:
None.
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Ann Midwinter – Town
Independent - South Ward
Committees: Neighbourhood Plan Continuity; Planning & Environment (Deputy Chairman); Policy & Resources
Contact DetailsAddress: 16 Ludsden Grove, Thame, OX9 3BZ
Telephone: 01844 212791
Email: ann.midwinter@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Thame Good Neighbour Scheme
Thame Senior Friendship CentreDeclaration of Interests:
Thame Welfare Trust
Thame Branch Poppy Appeal RBL
President of the Royal British Legion for Oxfordshire
Board Member – Thame CLT
St Mary’s Church (Chaplain) -
Bob Austin – Town
Independent - South Ward
Committees: Policy & Resources; Planning & Environment; Neighbourhood Plan Continuity
Contact DetailsAddress: 9 Fanshawe Road, Thame, OX9 3LF
Telephone: 07840 359490
Email: Bob.Austin@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Citizens' Advice
Declaration of Interests:
Chairman of East Thame Residents Association
Director of Thame Community Land Trust Limited
National Trust
English Heritage
British Museum Friends
Society of Church Archaeology
Society of Medieval Archaeology -
Catherine Jones – Town
Independent - South
Committees: Community, Leisure & Recreation; Neighbourhood Plan Continuity (Chairman); Planning & Environment; Personnel
Contact DetailsAddress: 3 Griffin Road, Thame, OX9 3LB
Telephone: 01844 213947
Email: catherine.jones@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Cuttle Brook Management Committee
Music in the Park
Thame Sports ClubDeclaration of Interests:
Cuttle Brook Conservation Volunteers (Management Committee Member);
Romantic Novelists Assocation (Vice President);
Music in the Park (Committee Member);
Thame Sports Club Ltd (Member). -
David Bretherton – Town & District
Liberal Democrats - North Ward
Committees: Community, Leisure & Recreation (TTC); Policy & Resources (TTC); Neighbourhood Plan Continuity (Deputy Chairman - TTC). Community Grants Panel (Substitute) (SODC); Council (Chair) (SODC); Oxfordshire Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Substitute) (SODC); Planning Committee (Chair) (SODC).
Contact DetailsAddress: 33 Towersey Drive, Thame, OX9 3NR
Telephone: 01844 215178
Email: david.bretherton@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Chinnor RFC
Sinaia Friendship Association
Transport Representative
Thame Youth ProjectsDeclaration of Interests:
Chair – Oxfordshire Buildings Trust
Trustee – Thame Community Land Trust
Henley Liberal Democrats -
David Dodds – Town
Conservative - South Ward
Committees: Policy & Resources (Deputy Chairman); Planning & Environment
Contact DetailsAddress: 3 Gadge Close, Thame, OX9 2BD
Telephone: 01844 212891
Email: david.dodds@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Thame Barns Centre
Declaration of Interests:
Thame Welfare Trust Member
Thame Museum Member -
Helena Fickling – Town
Independent - South Ward
Committees: Policy & Resources; Planning & Environment (Chairman); Neighbourhood Plan Continuity; Personnel
Contact DetailsAddress: c/o The Town Council
Telephone: 01844 213326
Email: helena.fickling@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
21st Century Thame
Declaration of Interests:
Church Warden, St Mary’s Church, Thame
Trustee of Thame Welfare Trust.
Trustee of Thame Youth Projects.
Trustee of Friends of St Mary’s Church.
On the Board of Thame & District Housing Association.
Trustee Interchurch productions.
Member of:
RIBA – Royal Institute of British Architects;
National Trust;
CPRE Campaign for the Protection of Rural England;
SPAB – Society for the Preservation of Ancient Buildings;
Liberal Democratic Party;
Amnesty International;
21st Century Thame;
Royal Horticultural Society;
Fawcett Society;
Art Fund;
Costume Society;
Unlock Democracy. -
Helena Richards – Town
Green Party - North Ward
Committees: Community, Leisure & Recreation; Neighbourhood Plan Continuity; Policy & Resources
Contact DetailsAddress: c/o the Town Council, Town Hall, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3DP
Telephone: c/o The Town Council - 01844 212833
Email: helena.richards@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Health Hub (including Community Hub Pilot)
Declaration of Interests:
Co-director of Cosmetic Courses
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Address: PO Box 84, Watlington, OX49 5XD
Telephone: 01491 613088
Email: howelljm@parliament.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
n/a
Declaration of Interests:
n/a
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Kate Gregory – Town, District & County
Liberal Democrat Green Alliance - South Ward (TTC) / Thame & Chinnor (OCC)
Committees: Community, Leisure & Recreation (TTC); Policy & Resources (TTC). Climate and Ecological Emergencies Advisory Committee (SODC); Community Grants Panel (SODC); Council (SODC); Joint Scrutiny Committee (Substitute) (SODC); Scrutiny Committee (Substitute) (SODC). County Council (OCC); Education Scrutiny Committee (Deputy Chair) (OCC).
Contact DetailsAddress: c/o Town Hall
Telephone: c/o Town Hall 01844 212833 (prefers contact by email)
Email: Kate.Gregory@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Declaration of Interests:
Barley Hill Primary School - Governor
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Linda Emery – Town
Independent - South Ward
Committees: Community, Leisure & Recreation (Deputy Chairman); Neighbourhood Plan Continuity; Planning & Environment
Contact DetailsAddress: 21 Maple Road, Thame, OX9 2BH
Telephone: 01844 261064
Email: linda.emery@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Thame Carnival
Thame Museum Trust
Red Kite Family Centre
Twinning AssociationDeclaration of Interests:
Rotary (Member);
Inner Wheel (Member);
Ramblers’ Association;
Thame Museum (Trustee);
Chiltern Vale Residents Association;
Thame & District Twinning Association (Chair);
Sinaia Assocation (Member);
Thame Carnival Committee;
21st Century Thame Committee;
Mayor’s Charity Trust;
Thame & District Housing Association (Board Member);
Barley Hill School (Governor);
Thame & District Visually Impaired Club;
Thame Youth Projects Committee -
Mike Deacock – Town
Conservative - South Ward
Committees: Community, Leisure & Recreation; Planning & Environment
Contact DetailsAddress: 3 Bridge Terrace, Thame, OX9 3LU
Telephone: 07770537858
Email: mike.deacock@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Thame Barns Centre
Declaration of Interests:
Thame Barns Centre - Trustee
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Mike Dyer – Town
Conservative - North Ward
Committees: Policy & Resources (Chairman); Community, Leisure & Recreation; Neighbourhood Plan Continuity; Personnel
Contact DetailsAddress: 10 Swan Walk, Thame, OX9 3JN
Telephone: 07973440229
Email: mike.dyer@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Thame Football Partnership;
NALC (National Association of Local Councils);
Thame Youth Memorial TrustDeclaration of Interests:
Thame Museum Trust (Trustee);
Thame Youth Memorial Trust (Trustee);
Mayor of Thame’s Charity Trust (Trustee);
The Conservative Party (Member);
The Free Speech Union (Member);
Thame Museum Trust (Member);
Thame Football Partnership (Member);
Thame Historical Society (Member);
Thame Business forum (Chair) (Member);
Thame Player’s Theatre Company (Member); -
Nigel Champken-Woods – Town & County
Conservative Independent Alliance - North Ward (TTC) / Thame & Chinnor (OCC)
Committees: Community, Leisure & Recreation (Chairman - TTC), Neighbourhood Plan Continuity (TTC), Policy & Resources (TTC), Personnel (TTC); County Council (OCC); Horton Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee (OCC); Oxfordshire Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (OCC)
Contact DetailsAddress: 27 Ludsden Grove, Thame, OX9 3BY
Telephone: 01844 215629
Email: nigel.champken-woods@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Thame Town Cricket Club
Health Hub (including Community Hub Pilot)
Welfare TrustDeclaration of Interests:
Trustee - Thame Senior Friendship Centre
National Trust Member
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Member
The Grand Charity Member
Oxfordshire County Council -
Paul Cowell – Town Mayor
Independent - North Ward
Committees: Ex-Officio on all Committees
Contact DetailsAddress: 8 Harrison Place, Thame, OX9 3TB
Telephone: 01844 218479
Email: paul.cowell@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Thame Museum Trust
Declaration of Interests:
Committee Member Thame Allotments
Trustee Thame Museum
Trustee of Thame Youth Project Group -
Pieter-Paul Barker – District
Liberal Democrat
Committees: Cabinet, Community Governance and Electoral Issues Committee (Substitute), Council, Five Councils Partnership Corporate Services Joint Committee (SODC)
Contact DetailsAddress: 10 Charles Drive, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3XU
Telephone: 01844 212438
Email: pieter-paul.barker@southoxon.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Declaration of Interests:
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Tom Wyse – Town
Independent - North Ward
Committees: Planning and Environment; Community, Leisure and Recreation
Contact DetailsAddress: 63 Ludsden Grove, Thame, OX9 3BY
Telephone: 07935 750914
Email: tom.wyse@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Thame Shed
Thame Town Music FestivalDeclaration of Interests:
Retired Member of Unite Union.
Member of Stones Close Allotments Association.
Volunteer for Helen & Douglas House.
Thame Shed Committee.