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Author: Sonja Francis

  • 27/06/13…..Thame CC short of target at Twyford

    AFTER their comprehensive win against Oxford Downs the previous week, Thame travelled to Twyford last weekend for a tricky fixture in the Cherwell League Division One.

    The home side batted first and managed to get to 194 for 9, mainly thanks to their star player Afzal, who hit 64, despite excellent spells from John Maynard (4 for 39) and George Patey (3 for 43 off 14).

    When Thame batted, several of their more experienced players made starts but could not push on against the spin of Afzal, who bowled unchanged from one end. Mike Higgs, Sam Lachlan, Ed Barnett and Gabriel French, making his Thame debut, all hit 20’s but then got out and Twyford eventually got their last wicket in the penultimate over with Thame on 133, well short of the target. Afzal took 7 for 41.

    The Seconds lost to Cumnor Seconds’s, despite six wickets from paceman Cian Davies, whilst the Thirds’ game at home to Horley Seconds was cancelled due to a waterlogged pitch at Lord Williams Upper School.

  • 26/06/13……..Invitation from Thame Amnesty group

    OUR June, monthly meeting will be this coming Wednesday, June 26, usual time and place, 7 30pm – 9pm in the first floor Conference Room of Lord Williams Lower School Sports Hall (off Queens Rd), Thame.

    The meeting will discuss actions to be presented at the street collection table and also adoption of a new POC for longer term group action as replacement for our current people from Pakistan.

    And talking of the street collection, we still do need more helpers on Saturday, June 29, especially in the afternoon where we still have a few slots unfilled.

    Please let me know if you can help but can’t be at Wednesday’s meeting. Do drop in anyway at our street collection table in Greyhound Walk next Saturday.

    July’s meeting will be a social as Lord Williams’s school will be closed for the summer holidays. More details next month.

    SOURCE: Contributed

  • 24/06/13….Thame man banned for driving while under influence of drugs

    A THAME man has been banned from driving after admitting that he drove a vehicle while unfit through drugs.

    Richard O?Connell, 23, of Churchill Crescent, Thame, admitted the offence which took place at Kingston Hill, Kingston Blount, Chinnor, on March 25.

    He was given an 18-month driving ban, fined

  • 25/06/13……..Appeal to save wildlife haven

    THE Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust has launched an appeal to buy Meadow Farm, a precious remnant of an ancient landscape, brimming with colourful wild flowers and unusual wildlife.

    Giles Strother, reserves manager at the Wildlife Trust, said: ?At a time when much of the countryside is under threat from development and intensive farming, there are fewer places where wildlife can survive. It is absolutely vital that we buy and save Meadow Farm. There are only 1,500 hectares of wildflower meadows like this on floodplains across the whole of the UK.

    ?Not only will we be able to conserve these irreplaceable wildlife habitats, but we will be able to share Meadow Farm with local communities and schoolchildren who may have never seen landscape like this.?

    The Wildlife Trust is hoping to raise

  • 25/06/13…’Quacking’ great

    A grateful Thame Round Table has thanked supporters Of the annual Thame Duck Race, who bought tickets and supported the event which raised just over

  • 25/06/13…….Rotary Swimathon & Art show helps Thame charities

    FOLLOWING two successful fundraisers which have become annual events, the Rotary Swimathon and Thame Art Show, the Rotary Club of Thame have handed just over

  • 24/06/13…..’We’ll dig deep’ for Alex, says Thame 10K team

    A TEAM of runners is seeking the support of local people to help them ‘Make Waves for Alex’, a young father of four from Thame, who suffered brain damage after a rugby accident.

    Stephanie Prevost and the rest of her team, Making Waves for Alex, will be taking part in the Thame 10K next Sunday, June 30, to raise funds for Alex Wood’s family, to help pay for his rehabilitation. Stephanie sexplained: ” Alex suffered a brain bleed on October, 2011, after a rugby accident. Alex lost his sight and much of his speech and movement. Since then Tamsyn, Alex’s wife, has fought tirelessly to give Alex the level of care he so desperately needs whilst juggling a busy home life and four children under 10. Alex’s rehabilitation is paid for by fundraising so please, sponsor us as we will be running the Thame 10km this coming Sunday, and help this gorgeous family!”

    For more information and progress updates, please visit: http://makingwavesforalex.co.uk

    Read Tamsyn’s blog page: http://manic-mums.blogspot.co.uk It is just inspirational…

    “So please dig deep to help this lovely family!! said Stephanie. “We will dig deep to run the 10km! Please support us by donating ! Thank you so much!”

    http://www.gofundme.com/3czi4w

    PHOTO: Tamsyn Wood, Alex’s husband, and her uncle Andy, running to raise funds for Alex, back in January.

  • 24/06/13….Thame’s Girl Guides need your help to keep going

    THAME’S Girl Guides are going strong, but they need a few more adults to keep it that way. They would love to hear from anyone who would like to be involved in the unit meetings. No experience is necessary, just bags of enthusiasm and there’s plenty of training available if you want it!

    Recruitment evening: Tuesday, June 25, 2013
    Time: 3-6pm
    Location: Girlguiding Headquarters, Southern Road, Thame

    There are also many ways to be involved without attending the meetings, which are just as important – shopping, accounts, administration, transport, catering, fundraising, preparing materials for activities etc. “It is incredibly rewarding and fun,” says Thame’s top Guider, Mrs Kathryn Shorter. You can contact her via: klshorter80@gmail.com.

    More information here: www.girlguiding.org.uk

  • 24/06/13…Thame Food Festival tastes success at award ceremony

    THAME Food Festival, now in its sixth year, is now the very proud winner of the Four Pillars Cultural Events and Tourism Award, presented at the Oxfordshire Business Awards 2013. Thame Food Festival beat off three other finalists, Ian Nolan Events, The Old Swan and Minster Mill to take the title.

    Thame?s real food festival is hotting up with the biggest line-up yet of local artisan producers and a town dedicated to a day?s enjoyment.

    The historic Oxfordshire market town of Thame is once again going all-out to lay on a landmark event in the food calendar when it hosts its annual real food festival on Saturday, September 28, 2013.

    The food festival’s latest news letter reads:

    “This year?s event not only brings the biggest selection ever of fantastic local artisan food and drink producers to town, it also sees an amazing street food line-up, great live entertainment and a packed programme of demos from local and celebrity chefs.

    “This year for the first time, the whole town centre will be closed off for some serious eating and drinking ? there?ll be more than 100 stall holders lining Thame?s bustling streets. Visitors can sip and munch their way through everything from locally brewed ales and award-winning wines to artisan breads, chutneys, terrines and local honey, plus indulgent cakes, cookies and chocolates.”

    Celebrity & local chef food demos will be part of the show on the Apples & Pears stages for inspiring food talks and demos from some big name chefs. Raymond Blanc, Adam Simmonds from Danesfield House in Marlow, Shaun Dickens from The Boathouse in Henley-on-Thames and TV chef and writer, Lotte Duncan are just some of the culinary talents on offer.

    You can also enjoy a chocolate making spectacle from Thame?s master chocolatier Nigel Rumsey, a fabulous masterclass in Italian cookery from Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi and a fun and interactive wine-tasting session from Frazer Sutherland who runs The Thatch and The James Figg in Thame.

    Two fantastic local restaurants also join the line-up: Chris Godfrey, head chef of The Charles Napier at Chinnor and Mike North from The Nut Tree at Murcott, on the demo stages. Comp

  • 24/06/13….Look great and donate!

    A hair salon in Thame has become the latest location for people to donate to the Sharing Life Trust Food bank. Brothers in the Buttermarket, have installed the food bank in their reception area.

    Salon Director, Adam Buckland, said: ?Brothers are delighted to be the first shop to offer itself to Sharing Life Trust to help people support families in Thame who are experiencing real food poverty. The food banks are located at the Town Hall, the Library, Thame churches and schools, but they all have restricted opening times so with Brothers being open from 9am ? 8pm most days, it gives our clients and passersby plenty of opportunity to drop off much needed food.?

    For more information on how you can help and what food is needed you can visit the trust?s website: http://www.sharinglifetrust.org/foodbank or call them on 0845 466 0264