MEMBERS of Thame Leisure Centre will have an opportunity to meet the centre’s new Manager, next Wednesday, February 13, at 6pm.
Author: Sonja Francis
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08/02/13….I Love the Eighties Disco
IN AID OF THE THAME YOUTH MEMORIAL – 7pm to 1am, with DJ Kristian, Spread Eagle Hotel, Thame. All proceeds on the night to Thame Youth Memorial. Tickets
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07/02/13…’Be vigilant’ warn police – burglary, Chinnor, Thame
TODAY Thursday (7/2), between midnight and 6.30am, a property in Station Road, Chinnor, was burgled. It is not known how entry was gained.
A handbag and ipod were stolen.
Please be extra vigilant. 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 and state you are responding to a Thames Valley Alert message.
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.
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07/02/13…….Visitors will be welcome at Day Centre AGM
THE Thame and District Day Centre will hold its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at Thame Community Hospital, East Street, at 7.30 pm. This is an open meeting and all who are interested in the work of the Centre are most welcome to attend.
“We would love to meet some of the many residents who care about our work and to thank them for their support,” said the Chairman of Trustees, Tyrell Gillman.
If anyone wishes to receive a copy of the Agenda in advance of the meeting they are invited to contact the Centre Manager, Gill Coleman on: 01844212080 or email:office@thameanddistrictdaycentre.co.uk
The Day Centre, an independent local charity, which meets three days a week at Thame Community Hospital, is open for 50 weeks of the year and provides a day out with a hot meal, entertainment and plentiful refreshments for people from Thame and some nearby areas, who are elderly, frail or, perhaps, isolated. All donations received are spent on the services it provides to members.
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07/02/13….Win for Thame after four-weeks of weather delays
MATCH REPORT (Contributed): League match – 02/02/13; United 3, Highmoor Ibis 1 – AFTER a weather enforced rest of almost four weeks, Thame United met Highmore Ibis at the ASM Stadium on Saturday, winning 3-1.
United were without Luke Ricketts and Niall Hogkins whilst Ben Connelly, who is recovering from injury, started on the bench. Highmoor had won six of their last seven games so a close match was both anticipated and delivered. For much of the game Thame had the bulk of possession but the visitors were always dangerous on the break.
Highmoor was the first to score, when after 12 minutes Liam Ferdinand pounced on a defensive error and fired home from the edge of the box, giving Thame keeper, Lee Farrow, no chance. Thame countered and pressurised the visitors’ goal. The equaliser came on 29 minutes when a perfectly placed Dan West free kick from near the half way line found Alex Stewart whose intelligent glancing header hit the net, despite the keeper getting a hand to it.
Minutes later Ben Gray saw his shot cleared off the line by a defender. The teams went in for half time with the score 1-1.
United took the lead two minutes after the restart when Gray fired home from 15 yards. The game ebbed and flowed with chances at both ends. Stuart Barr was scythed down by a late tackle which the referee ignored, despite having booked several players for lesser offences. Barr was carried from the pitch and Connelly came on to replace him.
The visitors pressed for an equaliser and Farrow was forced to make some high quality saves. United?s final goal came in the last minute. The ball was played to Stewart who cleverly beat his marker and put Connelly through on the right, where he ran towards the by-line before squaring to Gray who finished confidently from 12 yards. The result sees United move up to sixth in the table.
Thame United: Farrow, Meredith, Hall, Hercules, Rhodes, Jewell, Barr (Connelly), West, Stewart, Gray, (Evans), Way (P Pykett)
The first team travel to Shrivenham next Saturday 9th whilst the reserves meet Binfield at the ASM Stadium.
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07/02/13……Bremond Watches founder invitation to businesses
SOUTH Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Council’s keynote speaker at its annual business breakfast, will be Nick English, founder of the award-winning British brand Bremont that produces luxury, mechanical watches.
The event will take place on Tuesday, March 5, at Cornerstone in Didcot, between 7:30am and 9:30am.
With a potential attendance of over 100 businesses from the two districts, the breakfast provides a unique networking opportunity. Bremont won four awards in 2012, including luxury watch brand of the year at the UK Jewellery Awards and breakthrough brand of the year at the Luxury Briefing Awards. The company’s watches are sported by many high profile personalities. The company recently moved all of its production to a new-built facility in Henley-on-Thames.
To register your attendance, visit: LINK
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07/02/13….’Greedy, grabbing landlords’ ?
A Thame Town and District Councillor has accused Thame’s private property landlords of being greedy.
Cllr Mike Welply made his remarks during a discussion about South Oxfordshire District Council’s proposed changes to its Housing Allocations Policy, at Tuesday’s meeting of Thame Town Council’s Planning committee.
Cllr Welply told fellow councillors: “In the last two years the number of homeless people in the district has gone up dramatically and the situation is made worse by Thame landlords who are greedy, money-grabbing so-and-sos, who keep rents for their properties far too high.”
Cllr Welply added that he hoped that the planned changes to the allocations policy, to exclude from the waiting list people with no local connections, “will help provide more people with a decent place to live.”
PHOTO: Cllr Mike Welply
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06/02/13……Police appeal following thefts from vehicles
THAMES Valley Police is appealing for information following thefts from vehicles in South Oxfordshire, including the Thame area.
Between 30 January and 5 February, the following thefts were reported:
Chinnor
Estover Way, between 9am (4/2) & 9am (5/2) ? Tools stolenSydenham
Thame Road, between 7pm and 10pm (1/2) ? Power tools stolenThame
Oxford Road (A4129), between (1/2 & 2/2) ? Tools stolenWatlington
(B4009) Lewknor, between 5.50am & 5.45pm (30/1) ? Tools stolenBenson
Old London Road, (5/2) – Ipad stolenDidcot
Park Road, (31/1) ? Sat Nav stolen
Orchard Centre, (30/1) ? Power & garden tools stolenSome of these vehicles were left insecure with valuable items on display. Anyone living or working in the area are advised to make sure their vehicles are left secure when not in use or when left unattended and to remove valuable items and leave nothing on display.
Please be extra vigilant. If you see any suspicious looking people or vehicles in the area please call the police as soon as possible on 101. Try to obtain vehicle details including colour, make, model and registration number and a description of any suspicious persons if possible.
If you have any information relating to this message please call the police on 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.
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06/02/13….Disabled children can experience a journey they?ll never forget…
DISABLED children are being offered a fantastic opportunity to enjoy trains, planes and automobiles during a two month Transport Project at Thomley Activity Centre, near Thame.
Each Saturday between now and the end of March, disabled children, their families and friends will experience one or other mode of transport, Thomley style!
Children of all abilities will Aquazorb on water, construct Meccano machines, build model railways, race matchbox cars, be amazed at Thomley?s overhead aerobatic display and enjoy a real live hot air balloon experience. Even the emergency services are paying us a visit!
With the blue lights flashing, it?s time for the children to take the hot seat in the Fire Engine, sound the sirens and become a Thomley Fire Fighter! The Police will also be there, so help them scare off the burglars who so cruelly broke in to Thomley over the Christmas period!
Don?t miss out! To book in, contact Thomley on 01844 338380 or www.thomleyhall.org
SOURCE: Press release
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06/02/13…..British Lions Craig Chalmers to join Chinnor RFC
BRITISH Lions and Scotland player Craig Chalmers will be joining Chinnor RFC with effect from March, 2013 as the club’s First Team Coach.
Jason Bowers has resigned following a promotion within the RFU as Area Facilities and Funding Manager. He will however, be maintaining a close link with the Club both in a professional and in a personal capacity.
Jason arrived at Chinnor RFC from Tring RFC half way through the 2006/7 season when Chinnor were finding it tough at National 2 level. After the team was relegated he was responsible for promotion at the end of the following season. There then followed a period of consolidation and rebuilding that Jason oversaw, with the emphasis on developing local and home grown players. This culminated in Chinnor RFC’s most successful season at this level, gaining promotion currently sitting seventh in National league 2 South.
Jason Bowers himself commented: “My time at Chinnor RFC have been my most rewarding years at a rugby club. I have been blessed with getting together a bunch of players who have excelled and shown the utmost commitment. Because of this combined with the desire to improve, we have entered a fantastic period for the club and one I believe in which we can continue to grow. This, allied with the fantastic support from all of the people behind the scenes, the other coaches and the Executive behind the senior squad, has meant that we have exceeded our expectations.
“Chinnor RFC is a true community club and I am sure they will continue to go from strength to strength.”
New man, Craig Chalmers, gained 60 caps for Scotland between 1989-1999 and played for both the British and Irish Lions. He finished his playing career with Melrose RFC one of the oldest clubs in the world
where he remained as Coach, winning the Scottish Premier Division title in 2011 and 2012.President of Chinnor RFC, Simon Vickers, said: “We cannot praise Jason highly enough for the energy and
attention he has put in over the years for Chinnor RFC. He is leaving us on a high and he should be proud of
his achievements. To enter our 50th year with our best ever showing at National 2 level is outstanding. We
hope that Jason will always hold the club close to his heart and will be a regular visitor in the future. It is perhaps a mark of our on-going success and enthusiasm that we have been able to secure the services of the top flight former international and Coach Craig Chalmers.“Albeit Melrose play at a higher level than Chinnor, it is clear that they operate with similar principles of whole club Rugby and we are sure that Craig will be
instrumental in securing our current position and enabling the players to continue to develop.?Craig Chalmers commented: “I have been impressed with the set up at Chinnor RFC and it is clear to me that
there is a sound platform to continue building on past successes. Whilst it will be sad to leave a club with whom I have spent very many happy years as player and coach, I look forward to my new challenge down South.”Craig will join the club on March 19, as 1st XV Director of Rugby, a role he will relinquish at the end of this season and become First team Coach when Jason departs.
SOURCE; Press release
PHOTO: Courtesy of BordersRugby.net