ALL SODC’s off-street car parks in Thame will once again be FREE on Saturday’s throughout December in the run up to Christmas. That’s The Cattlemarket and behind the Co-op.
Thame – every Saturday
Didcot – every Tuesday
Goring – every Saturday
Henley – every Tuesday
Wallingford – every Thursday
You don’t have to display a ticket on these days.
BREAKING NEWS 11.30pm (via twitter) TWO people arrested by Thame Neighbourhood Police team after a drugs warrant in #thame. Enquiries ongoing.
THAME’S Neighbourhood Policing team has been busy throughout October dealing with a range of incidents including stolen petrol, burglaries and Anti-Social Behaviour.
The team’s local priorities include Operation Motor, covering road offences and thefts of petrol at Esso Services, Long Crendon Road; Welcome Break Services and junction 8A, M40. One of the big challenges for the team has been the targeting of while panel vans in the car park of Travelodge where vehicles have been broken into and valuables stolen. To help them in combating this type of crime, motorists are being encouraged to ensure their vehicles are secure and that any valuables are removed from vehicles. A number of untaxed and uninsured vehicles have been seized from drivers.
There has been, what the team have called ‘small spate of garage burglaries’ within the Thame area and residents are being asked to take crime prevention measures against this particular offence, available at the website: LINK HERE
Anti-social behaviour (ASB)
TETSWORTH skate park ramp and the Jack and Jill School roof have been damaged. Anyone with any information about these is asked to call the police non-emergency number 101. The Community team’s latest report talks about identifying the owners of two quad bikes and one owner of a motorcycle causing antisocial behaviour. Strong words of advice have been given with the promise of police action if they do not comply.
The report goes on to say that cannabis warnings have been given to a group of young people and their parents spoken to.
Have Your Say meetings
HAVE Your Say meetings are an ideal opportunity for local residents to speak to their local PCSOs about any local issues. No appointment is necessary, just turn up. Upcoming Have Your Say meetings are:
Thursday, 05 November 2015, 10am – midday at the Co-Op Cafe, High Street, Thame
with PCSO Diane Jackson
Monday, 09 November 2015, 11am – midday at the Co-Op Cafe, High Street, Thame
with PCSO Lee Kehoe
Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 11am – midday at the Memorial Hall, Chinnor Road,Towersey
with PCSO Jacky Madden
Monday, 30 November 2015, midday – 1pm at the Chinnor Village Centre, High Street, Chinnor
with PCSO Jacky Madden
The Thame Sector covers the neighbourhoods of Thame, Chinnor and Watlington. Your Neighbourhood Policing Team is Inspector Mark Harling, Sergeant Aidan Donohoe, PC Mick Goodenough, PC Ian Kent, PC Lucie Roberts, PCSO Jacky Madden, PCSO Diane Jackson, PCSO Natalie White and PCSO Lee Kehoe.
THAME Players welcome Lemon Squeeze Productions, (assisted by Players Theatre regulars, Rum Doxy), with their latest comedy play. The performance is this Friday, November 6, at 7.45pm
Fresh from Edinburgh Fringe ‘Dearly Beloved’ tells the story of a thirteen year old girl, a middle aged business man and a twenty something single mother, who are wrenched from their everyday lives to find themselves trapped together in a mysterious room. Abbie, Peter and Lacey are thrown into a world of confusion and are desperate to find a way out. With a little outside help they realise that in order to escape, they will have to confront ghosts and share secrets they thought they’d buried in the past. In this room they have no choice but to put aside their masks and bare their souls…
Dearly Beloved is a heart-warming comedy drama by comedian and writer Sarah Archer, that will take the audience on an emotional roller coaster of laughter and tears.
“Sometimes just sometimes you can discover a little gem of a production at the Fringe. ‘Dearly Beloved’ is one such gem, you’ll laugh and cry for all the right reasons… this production just might get you thinking… Highly recommend.”
“Cleverly written and very well acted. The subject matter is unusual and intriguing. It is funny but poignant and your heart bleeds for the characters as they realise their terrible predicament. Well worth seeing and will keep you thinking for a long while afterwards.”
Tickets cost £10 with £2 off for concessions. Available from Spear Travels, 01844 217228 or online from – www.thameplayers.co.uk.
SOURCE: Contributed
THIS year’s Service of Remembrance at Thame Memorial Gardens, will be this coming Sunday, November 8, 2015. The procession, which will include Town Councillors, members of the Royal British Legion and other community groups, will assemble outside the Town Hall at 10.30am and proceed to the War Memorial.
Following the service everyone is warmly invited to Christchurch for refreshments.
A copy of the Order of Service can be downloaded from the Town Council’s website at www.thametowncouncil.gov.uk. Copies are also available at the Information Centre and will be distributed at the memorial gardens on the morning of the service.
The Mayor, Cllr Nichola Dixon, has also invited anyone from the community to join her on November 11, at 11am, as she leads a two minute silence outside the Town Hall.
THAME home care provider, Autumn Years Care, recently won a Leadership in Dignity and Care”award from AgeUK Oxfordshire and Healthwatch Oxfordshire. Now they are hoping to bring home three more awards after being shortlisted as a finalist for the South East Great British Care Awards in three different categories; The Care Employer Award; The Dignity in Care Award and The Home Care Registered Manager Award.
Christina Walford, founder of Autumn Years Care said: “Winning the Leadership in Dignity and Care award from AgeUK Oxfordshire was a lovely surprise, so when we also found out we had also been selected out of all of the home care providers in the South East of England for the finals of the Great British Care awards as well, we were over the moon. It`s a real honour and a lovely recognition of the hard work and dedication that all of our carers put in.”
The winners of the Great British Care awards are due to be announced at an awards ceremony set to take place on the December 3, in Brighton.
A study commissioned by Thame Town Council has concluded that a large format foodstore, such as that proposed by Tesco, could significantly harm the town centre.
The full Thame Retail Capacity and Impact Study will be discussed at a meeting of Thame Town Council on Tuesday evening (03/10). Town Councillors recommended refusal of Tesco’s plans for an edge-of-town supermarket on the current DAF site, on August 25, 2015. The plans are currently with South Oxfordshire District Council but no date has yet been set for a planning decision as the Planning Officer is awaiting revised figures from Tesco of its projected profits from the proposed Thame store, which SODC’s independent consultants believe were ‘under stated’.
The Thame Retail Impact Study’s findings include the observation that food shopping is the principle reason for shoppers in Thame’s primary catchment area visiting the Town Centre, and that 80% of shoppers link their food shopping trip to other activities, in particular for non-food shopping and for financial services like banking.
The report suggests that although a new, edge of town foodstore could help to claw back leaked expenditure from larger shopping centres, turnover would be drawn away from Thame’s key anchor store, Waitrose, as well as from other convenience retailers such as Co-op and Sainsbury, causing linked trips to other shops in Thame to be lost; linked trips that would otherwise have been supported between Waitrose and other town centre businesses.
As the report puts it: “The potential diversion of food shoppers to a competing edge or out-of-centre foodstore will impact on the potential for linked trips. This in turn will impact on the vitality and viability of the wider town centre.”
In its conclusions and recommendations, the impact assessment states that: “.. a smaller format foodstore or a deep discount foodstore (such as Lidl or Aldi) would have a lower impact on the trading performance of the town centre and its retailers. In contrast, the assessment indicates that a larger format traditional foodstore could have a significant harmful impact on the town centre, leading to the potential closure of the existing Co-op store.
The full Thame Retail Capacity & Impact Study, which has been prepared by Carter Jonas, can be read here: LINK TO PDF
You can read all previous posts on the subject of Tesco’s proposals here: LINK
LIKE to improve your spoken German? A friendly group in Haddenham is looking for members to join them, no matter what level of German they already have.
Group member Roger Powell said: “We have a variety of levels, high to low -which is me – but we are all passionate about maintaining and learning more.”
Anyone who would like find out more can contact Roger on 07768118529, or email him: cpl.rapowell@gmail.com
IT’S that time of year for gunpowder, treason and plot, and of course to dust off the bobble hat and don your wellies for a firework spectacle to remember.
On Saturday, November 7, Long Crendon will hold its annual Fireworks Display, starting with an exciting Glow Stick Light Procession for all the children and families to enjoy. Building on the success of last year, Chilton Road in Long Crendon will be closed as the parade takes place from the Scout Hut up to the Long Crendon school field.
And the fun won’t stop there. As well as the fabulous firework display, there will be a barbeque, disco, tuck shop and bar selling local XT brewery beers and warming mulled wine – all to make sure the whole family has a great time. Come rain or shine, organisers are confident that this is sure to be one of the best fireworks displays in the area and over 1,000 spectators are expected to attend the event.
The Glow Stick Light Procession starts at 4.45pm at the Scout Hut, Long Crendon, and doors open at Long Crendon School at 5pm.
The event this year is sponsored by Fisher German estate agents and tickets can be bought online, with a discount to buy early. For more information and to buy tickets, visit www.longcrendonfireworks.co.uk
NEXT Thursday, November 5, should see some fireworks at the next edition of the First Thursday Music Club at The Stables in Thame. The 27, featuring Henry Parker Tom Michell, and David Page, recently recorded an EP at the world famous Abbey Road Studios in London and have recently taken to the road to promote it – with FTMC being one of their early gigs.
Heavily influenced by the music their parents were listening to in the 60s and 70s, The 27, produce a big sound from two guitars and bass with a focus on some stunning three-part, vocal harmonies. The 27 are this month’s feature act and will be on at 10pm.
Joshua Gilbert returns to FTMC for a cameo appearance, together with A little Bit Country and The Vibe. A great night is guaranteed!
In addition, at least 10 other artists and bands will be appearing in the Open Mic section in front of a crowd of around 200. Entrance, as always is completely FREE! First time amateurs through to full time professionals, and any genre of music, are welcome. The club has a full house PA system with keyboard, bass amp, guitar amp, cocktail drum kit all set up. Just turn up and plug in!
Player sign up is between 7.30 pm and 7.45pm.
Facebook link for The 27 – https://www.facebook.com/the27music/timeline
THAME Town Council is starting work on setting its budget for 2016-17, and it wants residents to tell them where they think more money, less money or the same amount of money should be spent on the council’s various projects, functions and services.
Currently the average household contributes £2.40 per week towards the funding TTC’s various areas of responsibility. The council states on its website: ” Under the current drive for Localism, there is much discussion about devolution of services from County / District to parishes and we must consider whether to take on certain services that Oxfordshire County Council can no longer fund.
“There are other pressures on the budget through National Insurance changes and the removal of a Government grant. The cost of monitoring and ensuring continuity of the Neighbourhood Plan is also significant and there are also suggestions that Thame would benefit from a Market Town Co-Ordinator.”
The town council will agree its budget at a meeting scheduled for January, 19, 2016. Contact the council via the website: http://tiny.cc/oq9c5x