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Author: Sonja Francis

  • 16/10/12…..Thame’s talent net to spread even wider

    WITH new categories already announced for Thame’s Got Talent 2013, the organisers are hoping to attract an even bigger variety of entries and have introduced ‘The Best School’ category.

    The popular Thame?s Got Talent event will, once again, be coming to the Spread Eagle Hotel, on Sunday, February 10, 2013, in aid of the Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity (FNHC), and promises to be the best showcase for local talent yet!

    The event organisers are hoping to build on the success of the last three years by encouraging more acts from across Thame and the local area to take part, hence some new categories including ?Best School Act?.

    ?Thame?s Got Talent is a fantastic event for the town which really shows off the array of talent on our doorstep,? said Michele Pethers, Owner of Crash Records, Chinnor. ?We had a wonderful mix of acts taking part last year, providing first-class entertainment for the judges and crowd on the day. We really want this, our fourth event, to be the biggest and best yet!

    ?We?re hoping the introduction of some exciting new categories like ?Best School Act? will encourage local schools, music schools and dance schools to get involved. For example, a local school could register a choir, musicians or soloists ? the door is open to everyone,? she added.

    Other categories include:

  • 16/10/12…Shop window for Thame’s young artists

    FOLLOWING this year’s ‘Big Draw’ event, organised by Thame’s Sparks Artists group, an exhibition of art works produced by some of Thame’s school children, is on display in the window of Brother Hair salon in Buttermarket.

    Thame’s Big Draw this year included Lord Williams’s School’s ?Big Draw October 2012? workshops with Christine Tacq and Leonie Lachlan for Sparksartists. They also spent two days with two groups of year six primary school children from Brill and Tetsworth, and mixed ages from Lord Williams?s School on a project linked with the Thame Arts and Literature Festival.

    Thame artist, Chrstine Tacq expanded on the event: “This year?s Big Draw theme is ?2012 in Lines?. Our event description is now on the Campaign for Drawing website www.campaignfordrawing.org as follows:

    ?Heads Full of Dreams? – Drawings of observed heads become imaginary worlds when young people ?take a line for a walk? (after Paul Klee) and become something else again when these shapes are printed together.

    ?Lines Beneath our Feet?. Inspired by maps of Thame?s past and possible future – young people draw images to layer and print together. These include buried objects, movable borders and other transformations.

    Works exhibited at Brothers Hairdressers, in the windows that face Pump Lane, are from Big Draw workshops with pupils from Lord Williams?s School, Thame and feeder primary schools?

    THE DREAMS INSIDE OUR HEADS

    For a ?Big Draw? workshop, pupils from Brill School and Lord Williams?s School drew portraits of hair from observation. They used mirrors and by taking a line for a walk they created indented card that they inked up to make a shared print inspired by a Japanese print. The artist Paul Klee liked to ?take a line for a walk? (see the angel?s hair below) to free his imagination. Chosen objects and imagined shared spaces were added to the prints with chine coll

  • 16/10/12…..Thame Utd through to next round of FA Vase

    FA Vase 1st Round Proper – Thame United 3, Fairford Town 2 – 13/10/12 – MATCH REPORT: Thame United progressed to the second round of the FA Vase at the ASM Stadium on Saturday, 13/10/12, when they defeated Fairford Town 3-2.

    Thame?s opponents were relegated from the Hellenic Premier League last season but have improved significantly since then, mainly by signing a younger squad. It was a closer game than many anticipated with United having to work hard and come from behind to gain their win.

    Thame?s largest crowd of the season of 213 spectators watched the match. Many were parents of Thame Boy?s under 6 squad who played before the match, lined up in to columns to welcome the teams onto the pitch, and entertained the crowd at half time with a penalty shoot-out.

    Thame had the better of the opening exchanges and went ahead in the 12th minute when Nik Rhodes headed in a Luke Ricketts corner from close range. The game ebbed and flowed but as the half progressed Fairford grew in confidence, winning more of the ball and pressurising the home goal. Thame keeper, Lee Farrow was in good form, making some quality saves before he was eventually beaten by 17 year old Cameron McArtley in the 41st minute. It was 1-1 at the break.

    The trend continued in the second half and Fairford went ahead in the 60th minute when the impressive Dan Dieuitt hit a well-placed 20-yard shot into the bottom left of the Thame goal. Realising they were in danger of losing; Thame upped their game and scored the equaliser when Dan West met a low ball from the right with a delightful deflection into the corner of the visitor?s goal. Two minutes later substitute Ben Gray met a high Ben Connelly cross from the right with a well executed far post header and United took the lead. With 8 minutes remaining Gray had a half chance to increase United?s lead but his shot struck the post. The visitors tried to come back but it was too late, and it is united who will feature in the draw for the next round.

    Thame United: Farrow, P Pykett, Hall, Rhodes, Hercules, Hayes, Connelly, West, Hodgkins (Rogers), Barr (Gray), Rickets.

  • 16/10/12……Rugby camp for kids with Chinnor RFC

    CHINNOR RUGBY CAMP October Half-Term – Monday 29th October ? Wednesday 31st October – TO be held at Chinnor Rugby Club, Kingsey Road, Thame OX9 3JL, on October 29 – 31, 2012: With 1st XV NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYERS
    AND QUALIFIED RFU LEVEL COACHES!

    For children ages 5 ? 12 years-old 10am ? 3pm; ALL LEVELS WELCOME; The camp is a fun and safe environment aimed for either club players wanting to learn new skills or new players wanting an introduction to rugby.

    Players need to be aged 5-12 yrs and will be grouped accordingly. Pack lunch, drinks, warm clothes and change of/wet weather clothes will be required.

    For further information and to book contact James on tel: 07870199239 or alternatively email: jcathcart6@yahoo.co.uk

  • 15/10/12…Calling all young Thame artists !

    THE Mayor of Thame, Cllr Nigel Champken-Woods, is inviting all Thame under 16 years-olds, to design his official Christmas card. The design will be used on the Mayor?s Christmas card on behalf of the Town Council.

    The Mayor will personally choose the winning design, and all entries will be put on display in the run-up to Christmas.

    There is one simple aim: to design a traditional style Christmas card promoting some aspect of the town of Thame. The winner will be invited to be a guest of the Mayor at the town?s Christmas Lights switch-on on November 30.

    All entries to the Mayor’s Christmas card competition should be sent to Thame town hall, High Street, Thame OX9 3DP by Monday, November 3, at the latest.

    PHOTO: Thame’s 2011 Christmas tree – Courtesy of Peter Lambert

  • 15/10/12….Little Bill’s Big Band wows talent judges

    A band from Thame, made up of youngsters aged 13-16 years-old, failed to win the final of an Oxford talent show recently, but caught the eye of the judges whose comments included: “‘absolutely amazing voice for a 15 year-old…. you are unbelievable…great choreography and costume…good to see flute and saxes really the getting crowd involved….good to see young people playing a variety of instruments ..love the song choice….backing singers worked hard…. you moved really well..we can see a lot of work has gone into the band…. it was a really good performance!”

    One of the band members’ parents managed to capture this video of their set: LINK

    Little Bill’s Big Band say that they can’t wait until the Christmas lights event in Thame on November 30, when they will be playing a full set of some of their great dance numbers.

    The band are all students at Lord Williams’s school in Thame.

  • 14/10/12….Our Mutual Friend coming to Thame

    SOME tickets are still available for the production of Our Mutual Friend, by Myriad Productions, on Sunday evening, October 14, at 7.45 at the Players Theatre, Nelson Street, Thame, part of the TAL (Thame Arts & Literature festival.

    “We are delighted to welcome the return of Myriad Productions for their third visit with another clever adaptation of a classic novel. Those who saw Wuthering Heights last month will know how good this young company is. This time the story is Charles Dickens classic novel, Our Mutual Friend. The performance is part of the Thame Arts and Literature festival which runs from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th October.”

    Tickets for this professional production are

  • 13/10/12….Artists and Makers Fairs – including Thame

    WHEN? Thame Town Hall – 13th October and 24th November 10-4pm.

    Great mix of local artists and makers taking part including ceramicists, painters, silversmiths, leatherworker and lots of lovely illustratative work and textiles. Jazzy Lily hot glass will be selling her beautiful glass beads. Lots of beautiful gifts to buy for yourself or for presents.

  • 13/10/12….Coriolanus at Thame Cinema – Part of TAL festival

    SHOWING at Thame Players Theatre, Nelson Street, Thame, as part of the Thame Arts & Literary Festival, by thame Cinema 4 All: Coriolanus Directed by Ralph Fiennes. “This is an intelligent and powerful film with political relevance for today.”

    If you were one of the lucky few to see the RSC?s Pan African adaptation of Julius Caeser at the Waterside in Aylesbury (as part of the World Shakespeare Festival) you?ll now how well Shakespeare adapts to contemporary settings and how relevant and powerful the messages are for us now.

    This is the first time Shakespeare?s last tragedy has been brought to the screen and we are delighted that the opportunity has arisen to screen this fantastic production during the Thame Art and Literature Festival. Tickets on door only ? not from TAL Box Office.

    Film starts: 8pm – doors open 7.30pm – Licenced bar
    http://thamecinema.org.uk/

  • 13/10/12….Coriolanus at Thame Cinema – Part of TAL festival

    SHOWING at Thame Players Theatre, Nelson Street, Thame, as part of the Thame Arts & Literary Festival, by thame Cinema 4 All: Coriolanus Directed by Ralph Fiennes. “This is an intelligent and powerful film with political relevance for today.”

    If you were one of the lucky few to see the RSC?s Pan African adaptation of Julius Caeser at the Waterside in Aylesbury (as part of the World Shakespeare Festival) you?ll now how well Shakespeare adapts to contemporary settings and how relevant and powerful the messages are for us now.

    This is the first time Shakespeare?s last tragedy has been brought to the screen and we are delighted that the opportunity has arisen to screen this fantastic production during the Thame Art and Literature Festival. Tickets on door only ? not from TAL Box Office.

    Film starts: 8pm – doors open 7.30pm – Licenced bar
    http://thamecinema.org.uk/