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  • County Champs trophies for Thame Duellists

    FENCERS From Thame Duellists Fencing Club had a succesful weekend at the Bucks, Berks & Oxfordshire County Championships last weekend. The event, which attracted around fifty under-18 fencers, took place in Moulsford last Sunday.

    Hal Seed, William Nethercleft, Rebekah seed and (inset) Isaac Sallé

     

     

    Thame had no adult entrants this year but four junior participants walked away with three medals between them. In the under-fourteen boys category, Hal Seed won the event comfortably, with teammate Isaac Sallé finishing not far behind in fifth place in his first event at the under-fourteen age group. In the girls’ under-twelve category, Rebekah Seed matched her brother’s performance, winning the event in her first competition in the under-twelve age group. Having started slowly, her performance got stronger over the course of the day.

    In the boys’ under -ten category, William Nethercleft had a similar experience, with a difficult first round in which he scored against all his opponents but struggled to convert those hits into wins. He fenced much more strongly in the knockout stages, though, comfortably beating an opponent he had lost to in the first round, to take a bronze medal, matching his performance at last year’s championships.

    Club coach James Kingston said: “I was really pleased with the result, of course, but more so with the great attitude our fencers showed, working hard and coming up with their best fencing against the most demanding opponents. It’s a great platform for the regional champioships in the Spring.”

    Thame Duellists meet at Thame Leisure Centre, 6:45pm – 9:20pm on Thursdays (6pm-7pm for under 11s)

    Term dates for the Autumn term are as follows:
    Term starts 14 Sep 2017
    Half term (no fencing) 26 Oct 2017
    Last session 30 Nov 2017

  • Register now for Xmas Squash Open Tournament

    RACQUETS, Thame, are inviting registrations for its Christmas Open Squash Graded Tournement 2017, on December 16/17, 2017

    Entries via Sporty HQ at http://www.racquets-fitness-centre.com/open-graded-squash-tournament-1617-december-2017/.

    Any questions, contact Tournament organiser, Chloe Marshall, via chloe.racquetsfitness@gmail.com. Entries close on December 12, 2017.

    It’ll be fun but competitive. All standards welcome.

    Please spread the word among your squash-playing and there’s a poster on the Racquets website www.racquets-fitness-centre.com for you to print for your club noticeboard.

    If you need accommodation for the weekend – go to thame.net

  • Thame news in brief

    A Planning application has been approved for Change of Use, from a betting shop to 40 Upper High Street, Thame, to health and sports therapy consulting and treatment rooms, for The Practice, currently in Thame High Street.

    DATE for your 2018 diary; The Mayor of Thame, Cllr Tom Wyse, will be holding a Charity Concert by the London Welsh Male Voice Choir at St Mary’s Church on February 17, 2018. This will be a ticketed event and further details will be released next month.

    AN Artists and Makers Fair will take place on October 21, 10:00am – 4:00pm – Free entry, at Town Town Hall. Twenty talented artist and makers including potters, painters, glass artists, jewellers, a chocolatier, illustrator Stacey Barry and Ros Long of By Hand Books, Indian quilts, photographers Catherine Shute and Stuart Feurtado. More information here: https://www.visitbuckinghamshire.org/event/artists-and-makers-fair

    Some people have not yet returned the Yellow Letters sent out last month by South Oxfordshire District Council asking residents to confirm the details of the people living at each address.

    The council needs this information to make sure everyone who is eligible to vote can do so in future elections. Households must confirm their details, even if they haven’t changed. This is a legal requirement and by not responding it could lead to a £1,000 fine. Where possible people can do this online – it’s quicker and easier and saves time. Visit: www.householdresponse.com/southandvale and use the reference code included in your yellow letter.

    THE popular ‘Pop Up Thame’ nights are planning a Tex-Mex Evening at Towersey Village Hall at 7.30pm, on October 27. Full details at: http://www.popupthame.co.uk/20171027-tex-mex-evening.php Only £15/adult, £10/child – includes live music with A Little Bit Country.

     

  • Bring and take for free unwanted items or sell a bike!

    CHINNOR and Thame Friends of the Earth’s next event will be a SWAP SHOP and BIKE EXCHANGE on Saturday, November 18, at Chinnor village hall. The SWAP SHOP will be between 10am and noon, and the BIKE EXCHANGE between 10 and 11 am.

    Image from a previous Bike Swap event in Thame

    If you wish to sell a bike, take it along to the village hall at 9.45am clearly labelled with your name, contact details and the asking price. Please return to check if your bike has been sold at 11am. A charge £5 will be made for every bike sold.

    Bring and /or take for free:
    Books – Clothes – Bric-a-brac – Baby equipment
    Toys and games – Household items – CDs/DVDs/Videos

    Electrical CE marked goods accepted, no large items please.

    Recycle stations will be available for the following items:

    Inkjet cartridges – Mobile phones – Light bulbs – Spectacles – Household batteries – CDs – Used postage stamps – Foreign coins

    For further information, contact Maureen Dyroff, Chinnor & Thame Friends of the Earth on 01844 352816, e-mail mdyroff@tiscali.co.uk

  • No Sex Please, We’re British – AUDITIONS

    THAME Players will be auditioning for their next production, the classic British farce, No Sex Please, We’re British, on October 30, at 7.45pm.


    The actual Performances will be March 6-10, 2018.  Here’s a synopsis to whet your appetite:

    Peter and Frances Hunter are a happy newly married couple. They are living in a nice flat above the bank where Peter has a good job. Owing to an unfortunate mistake by Frances, they find themselves inundated with pornographic material from the ‘Scandinavian Import Company’ – first postcards, then films and then books.

    Senior bank officials, Peter’s mother and the respectable inspector of Peter’s bank all become entangled in the shenanigans that follow.  Events are brought to a head by the arrival of two ladies, from the same company, to provide their special services!
    CAST
    Peter Hunter
    Frances Hunter – Peter’s wife
    Eleanor Hunter – Peter’s elegant and snobbish mother
    Brian Runnicles- Work colleague of Peter’s. No sense of humour.
    Leslie Bromhead- Senior Manager at the bank.
    Superintendent Paul
    Mr Needham- ‘Jobsworth’ Bank Inspector
    Susan and Barbara- Ladies of the night!
    Delivery Man
    Ages will be relative rather than specific.
    Director – Julia Rush

    If you are interested in attending the audition, just turn up on the day, or want too see a script, them contact Thame Players via their Facebook page

  • Invitation to Thame’s first Town Centre Business Forum

    FOLLOWING feedback to the Business Survey earlier in the year, Thame Town Council is inviting all local businesses to its first Town Centre Business Forum on November 2, 2017, between 5.30pm – 6.45pm.

    An Eventbrite meeting has been set up to track numbers of attendees so there are two ways of booking a place, either by emailing Becky Reid, Thame’s Market Town Co-Ordinator, Becky.Reid@thametowncouncil.gov.uk or via the following link. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/town-centre-business-forum-tickets-38621960323

    The Forum has been set up to support and improve the economic vitality of the town centre and will provide an opportunity for regular communication between public and private sector stakeholders in the town.

    Becky explained: “The first meeting is particularly important as it will allow those attending to shape the direction of the forum going forward, to ensure that the meetings benefits your business. You will also have the opportunity to:

    * share your concerns about doing business in Thame town centre with Thame Town Council (TTC) and South Oxfordshire Dirstrict council (SODC)

    * get an update from TTC and SODC about working currently being undertaken to support businesses in Thame

    *hear about current opportunities there are for businesses within the town

    * meet other town centre business owners

  • TAL Festival’s first ever twin town participation is a sell-out

    ONE of the many sold-out events of the very successful TAL (Thame Arts and Literature) Festival, that has just ended, was Dan Manea’s talk about his love for Sinaia, the beautiful Romanian mountain town twinned with Thame.

    The public had the opportunity to hear from the Sinaia, Land of the Elites author and to go with him on a virtual walk into Sinaia’s historical buildings and its glorious past.

    Dan Manea (right) with two of his fans, David Bretherton (left) and Malcolm Dent (centre)

    Dan Manea told his audience: “This book invites you to stroll not only on the streets of the town, but also inside its history, which for the last 130 years, has been strongly woven into the history of Romania itself. It offers a succession of stories and images, seen through the eyes of an architect in love with his town. This book represents an invitation to walk through the halls of this vast open-air bearing the name of Sinaia: The Pearl of the Carpathians; the capital of Romanian tourism; the resort priding itself with two Royal Railway Stations, where the Orient Express makes a stop, the royal residence town or the summer capital of Romania, as it has been called over the years.”

    The author reminded the audience about the connection between the Royal Families of the UK and Romania. Queen Marie, mother of King Michael of Romania, was one of Queen Victoria’s nieces.

    Inspired by the publication of Dan Manea’s book, Romania’s National State Television produced a series of 60 one-minute episodes about Sinaia and its architectural jewels, such as Peles Castle, Sinaia Monastery and many other buildings which awarded Sinaia the title of the Romanian town with the largest number of historical monuments per capita. All episodes have featured quotes from Dan Manea’s book.

    Marius Ciortan, Secretary of the Sinaia and Thame Friendship Association, said: “The event itself would not have been possible without the help from TAL organisers, Thame-Sinaia Friendship Association and Sinaia’s ASPE Cultural Association.”

    The four guests from Sinaia were hosted by families of Thame Rotarians who welcomed them with friendship and offered them the opportunity to visit the area and get a taste of some of Oxfordshire’s and Buckinghamshire’s most beautiful places. They also joined a team in the TAL Festival quiz at the Barns Centre on Sunday evening.

    The friendship between Thame and Sinaia has built a vibrant association and its next event will be a ‘Wine from the Transylvanian Alps’ tasting event at Thame Town Hall on Wednesday, November 29, at 7:30 pm. The event was initiated by Malcolm Dent, one of Thame-Sinaia’s newest members.

    For more information about Thame-Sinaia Friendship Association and how to get tickets, visit www.facebook.com/thamesinaia

    SOURCE: Contributed

  • Strange site in the skies above Thame explained

    ALTHOUGH Thame has escaped the more extreme results of the Tropical storm affecting the North and West of Britain today, experiencing nothing worse than some blustery winds, residents have been reporting and photographing a strange phenomenon in the sky.

    Throughout the day, the skies have turned grey casting an eerie, yellowish light all around, while in the sky, the sun has been visible at the same time, though appearing as a pinkish/orangish/redish disc in the sky.

    The phenomenom was captured on camera by Sarah Tack, who photographed the sun at various times thoughout the day. Here’s her composite picture:

    Stages of the sun throughout today in Thame (October 16, 2017)

     

    The strange and rare light has apparently been caused by dust from thousands of miles away, including the Sahara desert and from forest fires in Portugal, drawn up into the air by hurricane Ophelia.

  • Chinnor edge out League newcomers Tonbridge Juddians

    AFTER the euphoria of last week’s win over Cinderford, Chinnor were brought down to earth by a sprightly Tonbridge Juddians side who took the game to their hosts for the whole 80 minutes.

    The game started pretty evenly and when Tonbridge appeared to be having the better of possession Ben Manning wrestled his way over the line for the first try of the game converted by Jonny Bentley to give Chinnor a fairly fortuitous lead. Tonbridge then had the majority of possession but Chinnor’s solid defence kept them out. It was no surprise when Tonbridge, in the ascendency, scored an unconverted try by O’Sullivan shorty before the break to reduce Chinnor’s lead to 7-5.

    In the second half Tonbridge maintained their kicking game, particularly from the boot of their No 9, and put in repeated pick and drives to expose Chinnor’s defence around the fringes. This led to their second try when Bent dotted down following a rolling maul and some slick handling. The conversion was missed which proved to be the Achilles heel in the Tonbridge performance. Chinnor replied almost immediately with Ben Manning diving under the posts for his second try converted by Bentley to restore Chinnor’s lead to 14 – 10.

    Then followed a period of tit for tat attacks and although Chinnor defended stoutly Galbrith-Lowe broke through for a third try for Tonbridge edging them ahead 14-15. Bentley maintained his 100% record with the boot for Chinnor by slotting a penalty. This was soon followed by another Chinnor try by debutant Tom Ranaboldo which gave Chinnor a 9 point lead with 10 minutes remaining. Tonbridge then put a cross field kick into the corner where Watson collected and dived over for a 4th try and a much deserved bonus point. The try was once again unconverted.

    Chinnor responded well but with only 4 minutes remaining they were unable to score a 4th try for a bonus point.
    It was a flat and error strewn performance by Chinnor but full marks to Juddians for making the game so close. When all is said and done Chinnor maintained their unbeaten home record and the Kingsey Road fortress remains intact.

    SOURCE: Contributed

  • A taste of France – all in a day’s learning at Thame school

    Click for the full, French experience! THAME school children were given a real taste of France on Wednesday (October 11), when John Hampden Primary School organised a marché francais to give the children a French market experience and for them to sample different foods.

    In the school hall French accordion music played in the background while children managed the stalls which included a boulangerie, patisserie, café, animaux (soft toys) and a salon de beauté.

    This was a market for the whole school, where the children, staff and parents were able to sample a variety of foods from Petit Beurre biscuits, Camembert, Pains au Chocolat, Saucisson Sec, Sirops and much more from stalls for which pupils in KS2 had designed posters, and managed the stalls. The children were all prepped in advance to try out their basic French greetings andsome key words that they had been learning.

    Younger pupils in KS1 visited the market having learned some French words and expressions in their PE lessons as a cross-curricular way of learning. The market was open for an hour after school and money was successfully raised to go towards a school funded project.

    The teacher responsible for French at John Hampden School, who initiated the French market project, Laura McRonald, said afterwards: “Merci to the staff and parents and local residents for supporting the first of our French projects for this academic year. It was a huge success raising over £280 for the school after just one hour’s worth of trading! All the children got to sample a variety of French themed food stuffs such as sirops de Grenadine, Menthe, fromages, saucisson sec, pâté, crepes, patisserie, tricolor face paints, tricolor hairspray and tricolor finger nails.

    “The soft toy stall was very popular along with the café serving hot drinks. The event was well attended and we ran out of food! But we do have a few bottles of sirop to sell which, if people are interested, can be bought for a contribution of £2.50 per bottle. Staff and volunteers were invaluable in assisting with the event on the day.

    “Fun was had by all and we will surely to organising another French themed event at some point in the future.”

    French is taught to KS2 pupils at John Hampden School, where a school correspondance exchange with Thame’s twinned French town of Montesson, is being set up.