THAMES Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following a burglary (non-dwelling) in Thame.
Thames Valley Police Alert
Between Saturday (10/10) and Tuesday (13/10) offender(s) forced access to a garage at a property in Pym Walk by cutting the padlock. A TRIBAN 5 bike was stolen.
If you have seen any suspicious looking people or vehicles in the area or have any information relating to this message please call the police on 101.
Alternatively if you have any 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.
THAMES Valley Police is appealing for information after a male pedestrian from Didcot was seriously injured when he was hit by a van.
At around 4.15pm on Monday (Oct 12), a white Volkswagen Transporter Van was travelling on the A418 towards Oxford when it collided with a 69-year-old man at the Thame Road junction with Mill Road in North Weston, near the Shabington turn. The man was seriously injured and taken to hospital.
PC Kevin Crick from Abingdon Roads Policing said: “We urgently require anyone with information that may help us with our investigation to contact us. If you witnessed the collision I would ask you to contact me at Abingdon Roads Policing via the Police Enquiry Centre on the Thames Valley Police non-emergency number 101.”
Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting URN 846 of 12/10.
If you do not want to speak directly to the police you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. No personal details are taken, information is not traced or recorded and you will not go to court.
AROUND 60 people attended Thame’s annual Civic Reception in glorious sunshine on Sunday, hosted by the town’s Mayor, Cllr Nichola Dixon.
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.
Afterwards, 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.
The 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.
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.
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
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.
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.ukStarts at 7.45pm,
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.
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.
A man from Thame has admitted to magistrates this week, that he was guilty of handling stolen cheques.
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.
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.
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
A man from Thame has admitted assaulting another man and a woman in the town.
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.
