THAMES Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a burglary of an elderly victim?s flat in Abbot Ridge, Long Crendon, near Thame.
On Sunday (21/7) between 8pm and 8:30pm two unknown male offenders wearing black gloves and travelling in a black VW vehicle, climbed over the wire fence at the rear of the property. They forced entry into the flat with an implement by prising open the bathroom window.
Once in the property, the offenders conducted a messy search of the flat and stole
BEE GEE Robin Gibb, who lived in Thame until his death in May last year, is reported to have left his ‘love child’ Robin Snow, out of his Will.
The singer fathered a daughter, Robin Snow, in 2008, with his housekeeper Claire Yang and provided a house for them in a near-by village to Thame.
According to a report on the website Contactmusic.Com: “It has now emerged that Yang will be allowed to keep the house, but neither she nor her little girl were included in Gibb’s will, meaning his $39 million fortune will be be handed to his widow, Dwina.
“The estate includes Gibb’s U.K. property (Ed. The Prebendal in Thame) as well as his share of the royalties from the Bee Gees back catalogue.
“The singer’s grown-up children Robin-John, Spencer and Melissa will each receive a cash payment, and they will split his assets following Dwina’s death, according to documents obtained by Britain’s Daily Mail.”
What the report does not say though is that it was reported shortly after his death that Claire Yang had been given a
SHOPPERS and passers-by in Thame over the weekend, who were tempted to enter the portal of the Masonic Hall, were rewarded with an exhibition of some of the town’s local artists.
The exhibition, fittingly billed as ‘Art at No 14’, included works by painters, sculptors and glass workers, and is expected to have raised around
FOLLOWING a medical emergency in Thame town centre earlier today, a woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two ambulances, a Community Medical Response team and the Thames Valley Air Ambulance, which landed close by in Elms Park, attended the scene just after mid-day but sadly, the woman was unable to be saved.
No more information is know at this time.
PHOTO: Copyright of Frank Millar
LIKE all communities, it is the people of Thame that make it such a special place to live and work in, and last night those who have contributed in a particular way throughout the past year have been recognised and celebrated.
Around 100 people from the business community and other groups in the town attended a reception last night (18/07) that brought forth both tears and cheers, at the Barns Centre, Thame, for the fifth Annual Thame Town Awards.
After short presentations by representatives from the Mayor, Peter Lambert’s two charities, SAFARI and Thame Players, the Mayor himself presented this year’s awards, the final winners out of a record, 60 nomination forms received this year.
The Young Achievement Award went to Michael Oatway, a student at Lord Williams?s School who has recently been elected by his peers to become a member of the UK Youth Parliament and since his election has given both his time and support to the Neighbourhood Plan, Thame Twinning Association and the Thame Business Forum.
The award for Sporting Achievement was presented to Hollie Ravenhill, also a student at Lord Williams’s. Hollie has been taking part in Riding for the Disabled since the age of three and in March 2013 came second out of 200 entrants in the Para Festival of Dressage. Since being nominated, Hollie took part in a similar dressage event and took home a Gold medal. Brazil bound?
The Voluntary Individual of the Year award went to a man who has been Chairman of the Thame Round Table twice, is a trustee of the Thame Youth Memorial and is involved with Thame Air Cadets, Iain Biddle.
This year’s Person of Courage award was presented to Tanya Seckington, a Nursery Nurse at Lord Williams’s schoo. Tanya has suffered from leukaemia for a number of years, and in the words of her nomination, has remained positive “despite pain, despair and suffering.”
The Service With A Smile award went to the Thame family business in the High Street, Butchers, M Newitt & Sons, received on behalf of all the staff by Tom Newitt.
Two Thamensians were chosen to receive Lifetime Achievement awards posthumously. The first went to Norman Lilley, a former teacher at Lord Williams?s School and Chairman of numerous Thame organisations including The League of Hospital Friends, Thame Camera Club, Thame Youth Committee and the Visually Handicapped Society. One of his sons, David, and his two grandchildren accepted the award on Norman’s behalf. David spoke of how his father would be ?highly embarrassed? to receive such an award as he was not a man to enjoy the limelight and spoke of how he, himself and the rest of the family had adopted his father’s motto which was: “People matter!”
The second recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award was John Wrench, a Thame resident since 1963 whose involvement in the community included the Thame Festival Committee, Secretary of the Thame Cricket Club for over 25 years, President of Chinnor Rugby Club, a steward and judge for Thame Show and a Governor at John Hampden Primary Schoo. John’s wife, who receive the award on his behalf, said that her husband had loved Thame, and that as soon as they visited the town 50 years earlier, John said: “This is where we are going to live.” She said that he would have been ‘very humbled and proud’ to have received the award.
As Mrs Wrench reminded us all, quoting her late husband: “If you live in a community and make it your home, you become part of that community and it will flourish and grow.”
PHOTO: Hollie Ravenhill and Michael Oatway
BETWEEN 8am and 6pm yesterday (17/7), a property in Thame Park Road, Thame was broken into. Offender/s gained entry to the rear window by breaking a large pane of glass with a paving slab. There was an untidy search of the house. Jewellery & electrical equipment were the items stolen.
If you have seen any suspicious looking people or vehicles in the area or have any information relating to this message, please ring the 24 hour non-emergency telephone number 101.
Alternatively if you have information but wish to remain anonymous, please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online @ crimestoppers-uk.org. No personal details are taken, information is not traced or recorded and you will not go to court.
SOURCE: Neighbourhood Alert
FOLLOWING the hospitalisation of a 14 month old boy for what police believe may be a drug related incident at Southern Road Recreation Area, Thame Town Council has reassured local residents that it is taking the incident very seriously.
In a statement this morning, the council said: “The town?s recreation areas are litter picked and inspected on a daily basis and if any drug related paraphernalia is found, which is extremely rare, it is reported to the police. At this time of year trying to keep the litter under control is very difficult as groups gather to celebrate the end of term or just to enjoy the hot weather but many leave their rubbish behind and by the end of the day there can be enough rubbish strewn across the areas to fill numerous bins.”
The Town Mayor, Cllr Peter Lambert, said: ?The Town Council does its best to keep the recreation areas as clean as possible but we need everyone who uses them to help by either taking their rubbish home or putting it in the litter bins provided. I am glad to hear there were no serious consequences for the little boy concerned and I urge anyone using our facilities to report any suspicious behavior or rubbish to the police on 101 or the Town Council on 01844 212833.?
PHOTO: The Mayor of Thame, Peter Lambert (Courtesy of Nick White Photographer)
WELL, now you can! The Thame Food Festival has teamed up with Brill?s award-winning microbrewery, Vale Brewery, to create a special beer for this year?s food festival.
The new beer will not only be Vale?s special monthly brew September, but will also be on tap in pubs locally throughout the month, before making its appearance at the food festival in The James Figg and The Thatch pop-ups as well as on the Vale Brewery stand.
Ian and his team from the brewery are already mulling over ideas for the beer, which will be a mid-strength seasonal bitter, tawny or auburn in colour, and your task should you choose to accept it, is to name that beer -something that keeps the link with the food festival and possibly with a harvest feel to it.
In calling for entries, Frazer Sutherland of The Thatch and James Figg in Thame said: ?This is a brilliant way to celebrate local brewers and beers and you can?t get more local than this ? Vale is just seven miles down the road from here. People from the area know and enjoy their beers ? names like Wychert Ale, Vale Best Bitter and Grumpling are all well trusted and liked round here, as evidenced by the number of pints we sell.
?It?s not often you get the chance to name a beer either; the closest many of us get is having a park bench named after us. I think it?s a great chance for everyone to get behind a great local product and tradition, so get those creative juices flowing and send in your entries today!?
All you have to do is to follow this link to the online entry form here http//www.thamefoodfestival.co.uk/name-your-own-beer/ and name that beer!
But hurry ? your entry must be in by midnight on Wednesday, July 31.
PHOTO: Vale Brewery team
A record turnout of hardy, lady walkers for the fourth, Florence Nightingale Hospice Gemstone Midnight Walk attracted pledges amounting to
AS the Met Office issued a Level three, Heatwave Action warning for our region today, the local ambulance service is coming under continuing pressure.
Level 3: Amber ? Heatwave action is triggered when the Met Office confirms threshold temperatures for one or more regions have been reached for one day and the following night, and the forecast for the next day is greater than 90% confidence that the day threshold will be met. This stage requires social and healthcare services to target specific actions at high-risk groups.
Advice: Heatwaves can be dangerous, especially for the very young, very old or those with chronic diseases.
If you want more information about hot weather and your health please visit www.nhs.uk If you are concerned about your health or somebody you care for, please contact NHS Direct on 0845 4647, www.nhsdirect.nhs.uktarget” or your local pharmacist.
The current heat wave has seen an increase in 999 calls to South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS). Between 00.01 on July 5, and 23.59 on July 7, the service responded to 4316 emergency calls of which 1138 were potentially life-threatening. Last weekend saw continuing pressure on the service across the four counties it serves.
In a statement, SCAS said that between 00.01 on July 12, and 23.59 on July 14, it responded to 4346 emergency calls of which 1154 were potentially life-threatening.
“The above figures represent a significant increase in the amount of incidents that SCAS has responded to across the four counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire when compared with an average weekend in June 2013 when the Trust responded to 4057 incidents of which 1096 were potentially life-threatening.
“Please remember that misuse of the ambulance service costs lives. Only call 999 in the event of a medical emergency. Calling 999 for an ambulance when you don?t need one may result in vital resources being unavailable to respond to patients who genuinely need them – patients suffering life-threatening injury or illness.
“What?s more, arriving by ambulance at a hospital?s Emergency Department (A&E) doesn?t guarantee that you?ll be seen ahead of other patients who don?t. All patients are prioritised according to the severity of their condition. Those suffering from life threatening injury or illness are always seen and treated first!
“Sadly SCAS still receives a significant number of hoax calls and many more inappropriate calls that do not require an ambulance response. Examples of inappropriate 999 calls received by SCAS in July 2013 include:
? A male bitten by a wild rat
? A male who had a pain in his heel as he had an ulcer
? A person who rang 999 to complain about the people upstairs and the noise they were making
? A lady who called for assistance in getting her downstairs as her stair lift had broken down.
? A male who had cut his hand on a glass whilst washing up
? An elderly male who dialled 999 four times unnecessarily.
PLEASE think before you dial 999. If it?s not a medical emergency please call 111 for help and advice on accessing the most appropriate treatment. Many minor injuries or illnesses are best treated by Self Care ? your pharmacist will be happy to offer advice on how you can treat them yourself.
Please remember 999 is a life line for those who really need it and not a default service for those who don?t!
“We are with you when you need us! South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) provides emergency care for Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire. Our area covers approximately 3,554 square miles and has a resident
population of over four million people.”