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  • Thame welcomes ‘the Chain Gang’

    AROUND 60 people attended Thame’s annual Civic Reception in glorious sunshine on Sunday, hosted by the town’s Mayor, Cllr Nichola Dixon.

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    Councillors and representatives from many of Thame’s local organisations were joined by the Mayors of the other Oxfordshire town, and the Mayor of the City of Oxford, to meet and chat and to enjoy a buffet lunch at The Barns Centre. Nichola shared a video of a parachute jump she made recently, to raise funds for her two chosen charities, The Thame and District Day Centre and Thame to Thame, earthquake appeal, to much appreciative applause.

    seans_choice_crendon_bedsAfterwards, many of them strolled behind marching representatives from the Royal Air Force, Halton, and Thame Air Cadets, to a packed St Mary’s Church for the Civic Service. Speakers included Gill Coleman, Manager of The Thame and District Day Centre, County Cllr Nick Carter who read a prayer, Tyrell Gilman, and Charlie Tyson-Taylor, representing ‘Thame to Thame’ formed to raise funds to help rebuild the village of the same name, Thame, in Nepal, which was devastated by the earthquake back in April.

    Independent Mortgae Solutions (RGB) - R1The Mayor of Oxford City, Rae Humberstone, was interested to hear about Thame’s efforts to help its namesake in Nepal, and with the Mayor of Thame, Nichola Dixon, he has volunteered to organise a fund-raising event in Oxford with the city’s own Nepalese community, which includes four restaurant owners. Watch this space for more news on that exciting event.

    Pupils from Barley Hill School sang three songs, including a very impressive ’round’ song, under the baton of Miss Merkala Indra. The event finished with tea and cakes. MORE IMAGES from the Civic Reception here.

  • TAL film for the whole family

    IN conjunction with Thame Art & Literature Festival (TAL), Thame Cinema 4 All will be showing a film for all the family, INSIDE OUT, on Saturday, October 17, at 10am. The film is a PG, and is 102 minutes long.

    inside_Out (324x400)Set inside the mind of an 11 year-old girl, Riley, the film explores the competing emotions – Joy and Sadness, Anger and Anxiety – as they attempt to cope with the trauma of Riley moving house and starting at a new school. This is a film that explores what makes us who we are, considers the importance of memory, and makes a case for the necessity of emotional complexity.

    At once hugely entertaining, moving and funny, yet also ambitious and sophisticated, this film was rightly hailed as a triumph with plenty for the whole family to enjoy. Trailer is here: LINK

    PLEASE NOTE – BOOKING IS VIA talfestival.org or TAL Box Office at Thame Town Hall. Any tickets unsold online will be available on the door. Doors open 30 minutes before films start.

    Thame Cinema 4 All at Thame Players Theatre, Nelson Street, Thame. Thame Cinema welcomes comments or suggestions- Contact details and details of forthcoming films at Thame Cinema for All are available on www.thamecinema.org.uk

  • ‘Love Games’ at Thame Players Theatre

     

    THIS is the first visit to Thame by Purple Dreams Productions on Friday (16/10)  and they will be presenting a saucy comedy offering plenty of love and lust with laughter and lies. 

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    When Isaac Williams set off to catch his usual bus, little did he realise that he’d meet the most important people of his life. Quickly falling for kind-hearted Sophie, he finds himself fighting for her affection with rival suitor, Chris.  It’s not until Sophie’s feisty friend, Zoe, shows up that it becomes apparent that, ultimately, everyone is playing ‘Love Games’.  Tickets £10, concessions £9 -from Spear Travel, 01844 217228  or from www.thameplayers.co.uk  Starts at 7.45pm, 

  • Chinnor in 10-try thriller

    CHINNOR RFC had a dream start to its match against Redruth on Saturday (10/10), despite its squad being depleted by 20+ players unavailable through injury and other commitments.

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    Saturday’s Man of the Match, Robbie Martey

    From the kick off, their forwards drove Redruth back. Junior Fatialofa made a 20 metre break and from the resulting ruck Robbie Martey sped through a gap to give Chinnor a five-point lead. Redruth replied immediately with a penalty converted by fly half Mankee.

    Chinnor bounced back with a Jack Adams break, feeding the elusive Martey who split the Redruth defence with his dazzling pace to put full back, Bertie Hopkin over and convert his own try.

    Redruth began to tighten up the game, keeping the ball among their forwards and driving into Chinnor’s 22 metre area enabling lock, Hattam and hooker Cowan – Dickie to score two tries within five minutes of each other. Mankee converted one of these to give Redruth a 13 – 12 lead after 20 minutes.

    Again Chinnor responded with centres Fatialofa and Adams combining well to break the gain line and put winger, George Blewitt, over for an unconverted try. Then the lead switched back to Redruth when a counter attack found a weakness in Chinnor’s defence putting centre Parsons over for a try converted by Mankee.

    The second half saw Redruth maintaining their tactic of keeping the ball tight among their forwards, then flanker Buzza drove from a loose maul and broke through Chinnor’s defence to score under the posts. Mankee converted for a 29 to 17 lead. The Chinnor pack responded well, following long kicks into the Redruth half and driving into the opposition’s pack, sucking them in, then spinning the ball out quickly for winger Blewitt to score in the corner. Then fly half Will Millett touched down near the posts for Hopkin to convert and draw the score level at 29 – 29.

    Redruth came back in a similar fashion with a deep kick to the corner and a rolling maul from the lineout giving hooker, Cowan-Dickie his second try, unconverted, with 15 minutes left and a 34 – 29 lead.

    Replacement Sam Angel kept Chinnor in the game with deep kicks into Redruth’s territory, followed by forward pressure giving Chinnor a penalty converted by Hopkin. In the last eight minutes Chinnor forwards were camped in Redruth’s 22 metre area but were unable to penetrate their defence and so suffered a 34 to 32 defeat.

    All Chinnor tries were scored by the backs including man of the match, Robbie Martey, whereas Redruth’s tries were mostly scored by their forwards reflecting the different tactics of the teams. At least Chinnor came away with two bonus points to help their cause.

  • Thame man admits stolen cheques offence

    A man from Thame has admitted to magistrates this week, that he was guilty of handling stolen cheques.

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    Ollie Cheney, 20, of Hopton Road, Thame, admitted carrying out the offence, in Thame on April 9, 2015. He was fined £120 and ordered to pay a £20 victims’ surcharge, £85 costs and a £180 criminal courts charge.

  • Pedestrian hit by van

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    A pedestrian has been taken to the JR hospital in Oxford, with head injuries, after being hit by a van.

    The collision happened near Weston Lane, close to the Shabbington turn, on the A418, at around 4.45pm this afternoon (12/10) and the road remains closed in both directions (as at 18:50 hrs) with long tail-backs of traffic.

  • Make your voice heard at ‘The People’s Climate March’

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    A group from Haddenham is looking to charter a coach to The People’s Climate March taking place in London on the eve of the crucial Paris climate talks, which will take place from the November 30 to the December 12.

    Haddenham in Transition would like to hear from anyone interested in joining them. To book, or for more information, email: haddenhamtransition@gmail.com. For more information on the March itself, visit the website: http://www.campaigncc.org/climatemarchlondon

  • Thame man admits assaults

    A man from Thame has admitted assaulting another man and a woman in the town.

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    David Craggs, 58, of Wheldon Way, Thame, admitted assaulting a woman by beating her in Thame on July 29. He also admitted assaulting a man by beating him in Thame on the same date.

    Craggs was ordered by Oxford Magistrates Court to carry out 60 hours of unpaid work in the next 12 months and must pay a £60 victim surcharge, £85 costs and a £150 criminal courts charge.

  • Bringing tourists to your door – conference

    RICHARD Ingrams, journalist and former editor of Private Eye, will the guest speaker at a conference on how local businesses can make more of the Ridgeway National Trail, which runs through Oxfordshire and Berkshire.

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    The conference is on October 20, in Streatley-on-Thames. It has been organised by the Ridgeway Partnership in association with the North Wessex Downs AONB and the Chilterns Conservation Board to help the businesses along the route work more closely together to generate more business and improve the experience for visitors.

    Mr Ingrams has lived at the foot of the Ridgeway for the last forty years. “I have twice walked the Ridgeway, from my home to Avebury, a distance of 40 miles, in one day. It was exhausting but it is remarkable that it is still possible to walk this path for such a distance across the south of England”.

    The Ridgeway is one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales, which represent some of the finest walking routes in the country.

    The conference is open to everyone with an interest in the Ridgeway – walkers, riders and cyclists as well as those with a business that is dependent on visitors. It’s being held at the midpoint of the Ridgeway in Streatley to bring people together to:

    Find out more about social media how it can help to create an online community to help businesses and visitors alike.
    Discover how to tap into grant schemes to improve the Ridgeway experience.
    Hear about the free marketing tools that are available to attract visitors into the area.

    The conference runs 10.30am-1.30pm, with workshops after lunch until 4pm.

    To find out more and to book your place (£10 per person) by emailing ridgeway@oxfordshire.gov.uk or download booking form and agenda from www.nationaltrail.co.uk/ridgeway.

  • The Big Draw comes to Thame

    TIMELINES –  EVERY DRAWING TELLS A STORY -Join Sparksartists on Saturday, October 24, for a FREE drawing event at Thame Museum, Thame’s event for the annual ‘Big Draw’. This has now become an International event and was launched in Oxford on September, 19, by Philip Pulman and Chris Riddell.

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    This is an event for all ages and the timetable for the day is as follows:

    10am – 11am Costume Life Drawing in the Museum for all ages
    10am – 3pm Mark Making and Drawing with Scissors for all the family: Bring to life Museum Characters and Objects!
    3pm-   3.30 Take Part in a Paper ‘Cinema’ Show

    Find out lots more at: www.thebigdraw.org
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    Over Half Term work by the Primary and Secondary students, whose drawings helped launch the paper ‘cinema’, a Sparksartists project for Lord Williams’s School, will be on show in a cabinet in the main part of Thame museum.

    Sparksartists’ Exhibition continues to November11: open (Tues, Wed & Sat 10 am-4pm, Sun 12noon-4pm)

    Come and visit the Museum at 79 High Street, Thame.