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Author: Sonja Francis

  • Treasures For New Museum?

    THAME town council is asking: “Do you have anything Archaeological?”
    Kate Sutton, the local Finds Liaison Officer, will be at Thame Museum (The Old Court House in the Lower High Street) on June 10, from 10am until noon to answer any queries about the Treasure Act and to give her expert assessment of artefacts brought along by the public.
    If YOU have anything archaeological, why not take it along for a free assessment?
    The new Thame Museum is due to open later in the year.

    To find out more about Thame’s new musuem, visit the website. Link

    Photo: Historic Wall painting discovered in an building being refurbished in Upper High Street, Thame, that will shortly have price of place in Thame’s new museum.

  • Hook Norton Brewery Acquires Thame Falcon

    THE famous Hook Norton Brewery, which took over the Falcon Pub in Thame, on Monday, is looking for a new Licencee.
    The brewere have stated: “It is our intention to decorate inside and out, and re-sign the pub. The kitchen is limited in fittings, and will require investment. We believe the pub is ideally located to take advantage at lunchtime and early evening of trade from the industrial estates, followed by more local trade in the evenings.

    “The outside areas would lend themselves well as smoking areas, to take advantage of opportunities when the smoking ban comes in in 2007. The rent would be

  • Chinnor Rugby Players On TV

    THE BBC South Today programme on Friday night, 6.30pm, will include an interview with the Oxfordshire Rugby Team coach, John Brodley and Captain, Craig Burrows.
    The team, which includes mostly Chinnor players, will be at Twickenham on Monday and hoping to win The County Championship Plate. The Final The opposition will be Nottinghamshire,Lincolnshire&Derbyshire (long name for a team!)
    A camera crew will also be at the match and will show highlights on Tuesday evening. It will be 11am kick off

  • Heartthrob Actor To Visit Players Theatre

    HEARTTHROB actor, Robert Powell, will be appearing at The Players Theatre, Nelson Street, Thame on Sunday June 4, at 7.45pm.
    Robert leapt to fame with his portrayal of Jesus in Franco Zefferelli?s Jesus of Nazareth in 1977. Since then he has starred in many stage, TV and film productions in this country and the US. More recently he has appeared in 5 series of the BBC?s The Detectives and is currently a permanent member of the cast of Holby City.

    Saints and Sinners is a fascinating collection of the really good, the truly wicked and those torn both ways, from Genesis to Jane Austen, Richard III to Mark Twain, Mother Theresa to Lord Byron, and popular ballads to anonymous limericks. For a guide to all that?s wicked ? naughty and nice ? this is the show for you. Sources include Dorothy Parker, Thackeray, W H Auden, Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, Ogden Nash, Mae West, Voltaire and our old friend, Anon.

    Robert Powell will be accompanied by Gabrielle Drake who has appeared frequently on television and in the West End, Clive Conway on the flute and Christine Croshaw on the piano. Tickets are

  • New Name For Thame Chamber

    THAME and District Chamber of Commerce has a new title.
    The new name, Thame Business Group, took effect from the organisation’s EGM, held last Thursday evening at the Social, in Thame.
    The group’s new Chairman is Alun Rowe, of Pentangle Internet.
    Other officers are – Vice Chair, Sonja Francis of Thame.Net, Secretary, Heather Brown of Pickles Delicattesen, Treasurer, Keith Slater of Essence, and the Membership Secretary will be Kathryn Lock of The Practice.

    For more information about the Thame Business Group, contact Kathryn Lock 01844 213344

    Photo: Thame Business Group’s new Chairman, Alun Rowe, with MP Boris Johnson, when Boris visited Thame recently to support the ‘Try Thame First’ shopping campaign.

  • Distinction For Speech and Drama School

    DOWNLEY Lodge Drama School, Haddenham, have excelled itself once again with exam successes to be proud of.
    Speech and drama teacher, Mary Pritchard, reports that 13 of her pupils all gained the top grade of ?Distinction? in their exams last month. The results were as follows:
    Verse and Prose Speaking: Grade 2 – Olivia Birks, Lucy Weldon; Grade 3 – Emma Kniebe, Kate Sloane, Saskia Wilcox; Grade 4 – Harry Greenough, Callie Mitchell; Bronze Medal – Chea Ruiz; Silver Medal – Bethany Hamlin, Lucy Brackley. Acting: Grade 4 – Dominic Parratt; Grade 6 – William Stonham; Gold Medal – Harriet Walker. Oral Communication (Public Speaking): Grade 2 – Olivia Birks, Harry Greenough, Emma Kniebe, Callie Mitchell, Kate Sloane, Lucy Weldon, Saskia Wilcox; Grade 4 – Dominic Parratt; Grade 5 – William Stonham; Grade 7 – Chea Ruiz, Bethany Hamlin.

    The head of examinations of the Victoria College Examination Board, Robin Wood, was the examiner and said that he was impressed by the very high standard of work from every pupil.
    pupils will be taking their Acting exams in July.

  • Festival Success in Need of Beds

    THE amazing success of Towersey Village Festival will continue over the August Bank Holiday weekend for its 42nd year, but only if the organisers are able to find more bed space for visiting artists.

    For many years the people of Towersey and local B&Bs have provided accommodation for artists from all over the UK, Europe and beyond who visit the Festival. However an increase in artists and other circumstances have led to a serious bed shortage in recent years.

    If anyone in the Thame and Towersey area is able to offer a bed for a Festival artist for one to five nights during the August Bank Holiday weekend the Festival Organisers would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Jess or Louise on 01629 827017.

    Festival Director Steve Heap said, ?In recent years Towersey Village Festival has contributed tens of thousands of pounds to local organisations, individual musicians and generally encouraged involvement in the arts from its funds. A good deal of this work is now in jeopardy for the simple shortage of artist accommodation. We hope local people will be able to help.?

    For full details of this year?s Festival which runs from 24-28 August 2006 visit Link

  • One Council For South Oxfordshire?

    THE leaders of South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse District Councils have agreed to work together to explore the possibility of creating a single, unitary council covering the whole of southern Oxfordshire.
    See full announcement
     on SODC’s website.

  • New Mayor For Thame

    THAME’S new Town Mayor, appointed last night at Thame Town Council’s Annual General Meeting, says that he is “looking forward to an interesting and challenging year ahead.”
    Cllr Nigel Champken-Woods, is a Conservative councillor and was elected to the town council three years ago. Married to Alison, and a resident of Thame, Nigel is a former Chairman of the Thame Classic Motor Club and currently Chair of the Thame & District Twinning Association.
    He was Deputy Mayor in 2004-5, the post to be occupied for this coming year by Lib.Dem. Cllr David Bretherton.

    Photo: New Mayor of Thame, Cllr Nigel Champken-Woods (Left) and his Deputy for the coming year, Cllr David Bretherton.

  • Twinning For Business

    BUSINESSES in the Thame area are being encouraged to particate in the town’s Twinning activities.
    Chair of Thame and District Twinning Association, Nigel Champken Woods, speaking at the groups AGM last Thursday, said: “I would like to encourage more participation in twinning by the businesses in Thame. There has been little participation by commercial organisations so far, and I would throw down a challenge to the business community to come and talk to us about what we can do to improve links and communication between businesses in Thame and Montesson, our twin town in France, near Paris.”

    Commercial organisations who would like to discuss how they could get involved in Thame twinning, perhaps by offering work experience to French graduates, or making commercial links with businesses, retailers, etc in the Montesson area, can email the Twinning Association via its website: Link