M40 southbound between J7 and J6 | Southbound | Road Works – 10-05-2017 04:54 AM BST
Location : The M40 southbound between junctions J8A and J6 . Lane Closures : The hard shoulder is closed. Reason : Roadworks. Status : Currently Active. Period : expect disruption until 23:59 on 10 May 2017.
THAME Town Council tonight elected a new town Mayor – for the second time of trying.
At a previous meeting of the town council, after two ballots and two dead heats, the council failed to come to a decision but this evening, Cllr Tom Wyse, a real home-grown, Thame man, was elected. Cllr Wyse beat rival nominee, Cllr David Dodds who earlier in the meeting was given a standing ovasion for achieving 50 years as a town councillor.
In his acceptance speech, Cllr Wyse said: “Thank you all for your support. I will make every effort to carry out the Mayor’s duty to the best of my ability. It is a great honour for me to be sitting at this table which was made at the Rycotewood College here in Thame.
“I nevery imagined when I was a 13 year-old boy at Rycotewood that I would be sitting here in the Mayor’s chair. Once again, thank you for your support. My aim is to try to bring some new ideas to the town.”
The retiring Mayor, Linda Emery, was elected Deputy Mayor. She told councillors that being Mayor had been ‘a life changing experience’ for her in serving the community and that she had learned so much about the people and organisations that contribute ‘to our wonderful town’ and had realised the responsibility of the role of Mayor to ‘really feel the pulse of the community’.
Cllr Emery presented her two chosen charities, The Red Kite Family Centre, and Thame Youth Projects, with a cheque each for over £7,000, money she had raised through various events, during her year as Mayor.
THAME Town Council is negotiating with a telecoms company who want to erect a mast close to the Southern Road football changing rooms.
The mast would be 17.5 metre high, and if the plan goes ahead after a public consultation and planning application, the town council could be paid in the region of £70,000 to spend on public services. A public consultation on the proposal begins today.
Visit the LINK HERE for more information including how to have your say.
IT was an historic day for Women’s cricket in Thame last Sunday, May 7, when Thame Town Cricket Club’s Women’s section proudly hosted their first-ever hard-ball cricket match; their opponents were Oxford C.C. Women’s second XI.
Oxford won the toss and chose to bat with their openers, Ridhi Kashap and Numa Shah, both batting well, scoring 25 & 22 respectively before being retired. Charlotte McDermott also scored 22 for Oxford. All the Thame bowlers performed well in their first competitive match, particularly Kirstin Fraser who took their only wicket and Sally Brentnall bowling 2 overs for just 9 runs. Louise Hope did very well keeping wicket for the first time.
In the second innings, the Thame batters displayed some fine shots with Jess Clarke hitting 14, Antonia Barnes 8, Lucy Duffy-Wyatt 7 before being retired and Faye Wilkins, Sarah Sanderson and Lindsey Walker all hitting boundaries. There were impressive bowling performances for Oxford from Numa Shah (4 overs, 3 wickets for 8) and Ridhi Kashap (3.2 overs,1 wicket for 4 runs).
The match was followed by tea in the clubhouse and the whole event was enjoyed by a good crowd on a beautiful, sunny day, in one of Oxfordshire’s most picturesque settings for cricket.
Any women and girls who would like to join the flourishing Women’s section at the club need only contact Sheena Beard on 01844-213695 or by email on women@thamecricket.org.uk
Practices take place at Church Meadow from 7.00 until 8.00 on Thursday evening. More details at www.thamecricket.org.uk
TOMORROW, Tuesday, May 9, is Europe Day/EU Flag Day and the recently formed, Thame For Europe group, will be manning a stall in Greyhound Walk from 11am -5pm.
TFE spokesperson, Phillipa Tawn, told Thame.Net: “The purpose of Europe Day is to celebrate peace and cooperation with our European neighbours. We will not be discussing the election. We will be giving out free EU flags and stickers; inviting people to write down what they feel is most important about the EU and to attach the note to our olive tree. We will also be offering a small prize for anyone who can identify more than 10 of the EU flags. We also hope that many people will sign up to join our group.”
Europe Day, held on May 9 every year, celebrates peace and unity in Europe. The date marks the anniversary of the historical ‘Schuman declaration‘. At a speech in Paris in 1950, when Robert Schuman, the then French foreign minister, set out his idea for a new form of political cooperation in Europe, which would make war between Europe’s nations unthinkable.
His vision was to create a European institution that would pool and manage coal and steel production. A treaty creating such a body was signed just under a year later. Schuman’s proposal is considered to be the beginning of what is now the European Union.
WHEN Victoria and Thomas Stibbs’s baby, Fearne, was stillborn in February they were supported by two amazing charities – Aching Arms and the Simpson’s Memory Box Appeal. Both charities gave Victoria and Tom the strength to pull though their tragedy.
Victoria and Thomas, together with her sister Penny, Penny’s partner Leon and two friends, entered the Tough Mudder race held near Henley, last Saturday and ran a 12 mile obstacle course which included an ice bath, greasy monkey bars and electric shocks. The race was designed by the Special Forces to be the ultimate test of stamina and determination.
Victoria’s mum, Catherine Jones, said after the raise: “ I am SO proud I am bursting!”
They finished it in under four hours and have now raised over £8000 via www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding
THAME United has announced that its management team of Mark West, Stuart Blaik and Hugh McCluskie have confirmed their commitment to the Club.
The trio will take the side forward in to the 2017/18 season and their return to the Southern League after a 12 year absence. West, who is in his second spell as manager and his eleventh concurrent year, is looking forward to the challenges of the Southern League. Blaik, who has been Assistant Manager for the last 4 years, said: “Winning the Hellenic League this season has been an amazing achievement for everyone involved at the football club. It is a very tough league and you have to win it to guarantee promotion. We only had a very small squad of players and we were very fortunate with injuries.
“All the lads have been absolutely terrific and they deserve a chance at the next level. All the players have committed to being with us again next season which made our decision to continue an easy one. Of course we will be looking to improve the squad if we can over the next few weeks. At the moment were are all enjoying being the champions but excited about playing in the Southern League next season.”
In his report on the Thame FC website, Chairman, Jake Collinge said: “McCluskie will continue to bring his wealth of coaching experience to the side, knowledge that was integral to the success last season.”
Pre-season training will commence on Tuesday, 27th June, with the finishing touches currently being put to the pre-season schedule.
SOURCE: www.thamefootball.co.uk/news/
THAME Town Cricket Club ladies will be playing their first competitive match this Sunday, May 7, against Oxford ladies.
This is a huge milestone for the club having only set up a ladies section two seasons ago, since when interest has grown and the club now has a squad of 20 players.
Yesterday evening, Friday, May 5, marked the start of Lydia Greenway’s cricket for girls, eight week academy at Thame TCC, the participants of which the club hopes will develop, and feed into the ladies section over time.
2017 is a big year for women’s cricket on a global level as the World Cup gets under way in this country on June 24.
More information about ladies cricket at Thame Cricket Club HERE
THE forthcoming Racquets Open Graded Squash Tournament over the weekend of May 20-21, will be welcoming players of all standards.
“We already have entries from 10 year olds who have been playing for six months,” said Squash Coach, Sue Martin Downhill, “and we have entries from the top players of the county. OBVIOUSLY they won’t be playing each other!” she joked.
“So, if you’re a new squash player or a lower team player or anywhere in between, come and compete in our Open Graded Tournament – the lower grades are NOT just for Oxfordshire players,” Sue added.
Sign up on the Racquets website HERE
WITH a turnout of just 26% in the Thame and Chinnor Ward, the Conservative Party has secured two County Councillors in today’s Local Elections to represent the ward, Nick Carter with 2,959 votes, and Jeannette Matelot-Green with 2,791 votes. Jeannette is currently Deputy Chair of South Oxfordshire Distrct Council, and Nick has been Thame’s County Councillor for eight years.
Voting figures for the other Thame and Chinnor candidates were as follows:
Kate Michelle Gregory – Liberal Democrats 1609
Gaby Oatway – Liberal Democrats 1461
David Matthew Bailey – Labour Party 750
Simon Stone – Labour Party 597
Louisa Mary Wilkinson – Green Party 391
Ali Gordon-Creed – Green Party 328
The Conservatives won 31 seats out of the 63 up for grabs, leaving them just one short for over-all control of Oxfordshire County Council – the same as in 2013. Deputy council leader, Rodney Rose, lost his seat to the Lib Dems.
This is Oxfordshire (see LINK) has reported that opposition parties have ‘launched a charm offensive to try and woo independent councillors who could now hold the balance of power’. This is Oxfordshire further reports that both Labour and the Liberal Democrats have said they could consider a ‘rainbow coalition’, with talks expected to take place this weekend.
The overall turnout for yesterday’s election in Oxfordshire was 33%, up from 30% in 2013.