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Author: Sonja Francis

  • 20/04/12….Mozart, Fat Club, History of posters & more in Haddenham

    OIL BUYING SCHEME Have you heard about the Community Oil Buying Scheme launched by Community Impact Bucks in January? ?The scheme is aimed at bringing communities together to make the most of joint buying power so that greater savings can be made and passed on to customers.? It already has members locally in Aston Sandford, Chearsley, Cuddington, Dinton, Haddenham, Long Crendon and Upper Winchendon. If you would like the opportunity to buy heating oil at a reduced price (and, in the process, reduce the number of heavy tanker journeys into Haddenham), visit the website http://www.communityimpactbucks.org.uk or call 0845 389 0389.

    Sat 21st Zumba Olivia Mott, who runs Zumba classes in Haddenham, is holding an After Easter Fat Buster Workout at Haddenham Village Hall (9.30-11am). Entry is

  • 20/04/12…..Summer challenge for young people in Oxfordshire

    YOUNG people from across Oxfordshire are being invited to take part in this year?s Summer Challenge ? a free of charge programme for 16 and 17 year olds in the county, aimed at improving skills and offering young people next experiences to help their future.

    The programme is part of the National Citizen Service (NCS), a government initiative which focuses on the personal and social development of young people, while supporting local communities as part of the Big Society agenda.

    Oxfordshire County Council is one of the key delivery partners for the scheme running across England, which saw over 8,000 participants complete the programme last year.

    Summer Challenge runs from Thursday 26 July to Friday 31 August 2012, and consists of activities designed to bring out the best in participants, teach them new skills, challenge themselves and enable them to make new friends, while giving something back to their community.

    Ryan Johnson, NCS Co-ordinator for Oxfordshire County Council, said: ?The idea is to bring young people from different backgrounds together to meet new people, challenge themselves and try out new things, while giving them the opportunity to make a difference in their own communities and most importantly have fun.

    ?The Summer Challenge is a voluntary programme and is open to anyone who will be 16 or 17 years old by Friday 31 August 2012. Once participants have registered an interest, programme representatives will be in touch to discuss the scheme in more detail. There are 105 places in Oxfordshire up for grabs. I would encourage people to sign up as soon as possible to avoid disappointment, it is a great initiative.?

    Programme of events

    The programme will open at the beginning of the summer holidays with activities and team building exercises.

    An induction will take place on Thursday 26 July which will include laser gaming and a high ropes day trip.

    From Monday 30 July, participants will spend five days away from home at an adventure residential centre, taking part in challenging outdoor activities such as coasteering, surfing, rock-climbing and gorge-walking.

    From Monday 6 to Friday 24 August, participants will develop and deliver their own social action projects related to subjects or issues they are passionate about. They may get involved in arts, creative media, music performance and events organisation to bring their concept to life, identifying and supporting a need within their community in creative ways.

    On Tuesday 28 August, each team will have another trip away at a residential centre to look back at the Summer Challenge and what they have learnt and put together a presentation for their friends and family.

    The programme will end with a joint graduation day and summer celebration on Friday 31 August for everyone involved in the programme in Oxfordshire.

    After the Summer Challenge, the participants will be invited to take part in other activities including a Volunteering and Opportunity Fair in October.

    Suleiman Ahmed and Kiran Dhingra-Smith took part in the programme last year. Suleiman said: ?I gained a lot from my NCS experience. I have made some friends for life and feel like a valuable member of my community.? Kiran added: ?For my community project I taught basketball to local kids. It was great to give something back to my community.?

    How to sign up

    Young people first have to express an interest in the programme either via leaflets in schools, Early Intervention Hubs, the County Council?s oxcentric website or the National Citizen Service. They will then be sent a sign up pack.

    Parent or guardian consent will be needed before anyone can be accepted onto the Summer Challenge.

    If you have any further questions or need support completing this application, please talk to a member of the Summer Challenge team on 01865 896282 / 815870 or email: annette.richards@oxfordshire.gov.uk or ryan.johnson@oxfordshire.gov.uk

    SOURCE: Press release

  • 20/04/2012…Haddenham Runners prepare for the new season

    HADDENHAM Runners will soon be treading the roads and paths in the Buckinghamshire Countryside once more. Club Captain Steve ?Floella? Benjamin has decreed that the 2012 season will start on Thursday, May 3, meet at the usual place, the cricket club car park in Cuddington for 7pm.

    ?Floella? has planned yet another grueling but fair schedule for the Summer, keeping the runners on their toes, enabling them to prepare for local events, such as the Thame 10k.

    The usual faces will be on hand to offer advice and training tips, including local Professional, John ?The Pro? Lacey, Dave ?Lewis? Collins and possibly Graham ?Chips? Turner.

    Haddenham runners always welcome old and new faces. Catch a run by meeting at the Cricket club car park in Cuddington, 7pm Thursdays from May onwards.

    SOURCE; Contributed

  • 19/04/12….Parenting workshop – Early speech & Language

    PARENT Workshops in Haddenham; The Children?s Centre is holding a series of workshops for parents of children aged 2-5. The first – on Early Speech and Language Development – is on Thursday, April 19, (8-9.30pm) in the Walter Rose Room at the Village Hall.

    There will be a talk, delivered by two qualified Speech and Language Therapists, telling you everything you need to know about speech and language development and how you can best support your child.

    For more details or to book a place contact Kim (07867 553378) or Sam (07825 431062), who are the Family Support Workers at Haddenham Children’s Centre.

  • 19/04/12…..Let’s do business in southern Oxfordshire

    WE all know that Thame and South Oxfordshire in general is a great place to do business, but does the rest of the world?

    To help us yell from the rooftops and encourage more businesses to take a look at we’ve got to offer, the district council’s Economic Development team have produced a new brochure and series of town fact-sheets to help promote South Oxfordshire to prospective businesses.

    The eight-page brochure, produced by South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils, uses a combination of information and photographs to highlight the key strengths of the area.

    It is hoped the brochure will encourage new businesses to locate in southern Oxfordshire and to consider investing in and around the many towns and villages the area has to offer.

    The brochure highlights southern Oxfordshire?s strengths as a central location, housing world class businesses, a thriving economy with a highly skilled workforce, offering an exceptional range of business sites and premises and internationally renowned research facilities.

    A montage of ‘place-based’ images also illustrates what the area has to offer in terms of countryside, the arts and culture and leisure activities.

    There is also a series of seven fact-sheets to promote each town in the two districts, which highlight key statistics and data that potential investors will need to know before considering the area as a possible location in which to base their business. In essence, the town fact-sheets do a lot of the market research and due diligence so that the business doesn?t have to!

    The fact-sheets present key information such as population, socio-economic data, earnings and a business profile for the towns of Abingdon-on-Thames, Faringdon, Wantage, Didcot, Thame, Henley-on-Thames and Walllingford. They also use images that illustrate the individual personalities of each of the towns, such as Cornerstone arts centre in Didcot and King Alfred in Wantage.

    Cllr Elaine Ware, cabinet member for economy, leisure and property at Vale of White Horse District Council, said: ?Southern Oxfordshire is not only a great place to live, but also has a fantastic pedigree when it comes to leading business. We hope that by highlighting the key strengths of the area more organisations will see the tremendous value that it has to offer and consider moving here.?

    Cllr Judith Nimmo-Smith, cabinet member for economy, property and technical services at South Oxfordshire District Council, said: ?In the past we haven?t been that great at making information readily available to those looking for a new location. The new brochure and fact-sheets provide a really easy way for potential investors to find key information about the area and should help to encourage businesses to seriously consider southern Oxfordshire as an area in which to do business.?

    The ‘Let’s do business in Thame’ leaflet can be found HERE

    The brochure and fact-sheets are now available from economic development and can also be downloaded from www.southoxon.gov.uk/business and www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/business

    For further information about investing in southern Oxfordshire please call 01235 540475.

    PHOTO: Copyright Thamenews.net

  • Thame Jazzerthon for Scanner appeal – April 28, 2012

    THE popularity of Jazzersize as a form of exercise and fun is growing and the Jazzersize ladies and gents will be aiming to ‘do their thing’ for four hours continually on Saturday (April 28)!

    The Jazzerthon will be happening between 10am-2 pm at Meadow View Park, Thame Football Club, and all the money collected from donations will go towards purchasing a bowel scanner for Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

    To find out more about Jazzersize, visit their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/JazzerciseBucksandOxon

  • 19/04/12…Its Gold for Thame scouts!

    JUST three years after the Rowallan Scout troop first started, in February, 2009, the first of them have been awarded their Gold Scouts Award by District Scout Leader Anthony Morris and Scout Leader, Andrew Newton.

    Its been tough road for the eight award winner who, in order to qualify, have had to complete a number of Challenges that focus on building skills and develop awareness of issues, which have involved them in global issues and involvement in the local community. They have also participated in camps, navigation hikes, camp fire cooking and a triathlon. Many of them will continue their Scouting in the Explorers which is for 14-18 year olds.

    Pictured (in order)
    Anthony Morris, Oliver Jackson, Jimmie O’Connell, Tom Goetz, Jeremy Lowen, Will Parker, Jamie Morgan-Wormald & Harry Tanner

  • Intern needed with web editing knowledge

    WOULD suit a student or similar wishing to gain experience populating a new web site ready for launch, or a retired person/at-home parent with a few hours to spare. This is a voluntary position.

    Contact: Anne Terry via anneterry2397@btinternet.com

  • 18/04/12….UPDATE: (16:00 hrs) Thame murder trial begins today

    LATEST: The trial of Ensor Gol has been adjourned following legal argument. A new date for the trial will be published at a later date.

    THE trial of a man accused of murdering two Thame women and of the attempted murder of a third, began today at Oxford Crown Court.

    Ensar Gol, from Ireton Court, Thame, is acccused of killing his wife and his mother-in-law, and of the attempted murder of a family friend, Casey Wilson.

    The bodies of 28 year-old Michaela Gol and 50 year-old Julie Sahin were found in the early hours of Sunday, September 4, last year and the accused arrested shortly afterwards in Thame town centre.

    Both women appeared to have been stabbed. Gol had recently arrived in the UK from his native Turkey at the time of the killings.

    The trial continues tomorrow and is expected to last two weeks.

    PHOTO:(Courtesy of www.focushaber.com) The accused, Ensor Gol

  • 18/04/12…Planning applications consider by Thame Town Council

    PLANNING Applications Considered by Thame Town Council?s Planning Committee on April 17, 2012:

    9013
    P11/E2392/A
    20 BUTTERMARKET & 113 HIGH STREET
    Display of replacement non-illuminated replacement fascia signs to both premises and new non-illuminated projecting sign to No 20 (As amended by plan accompanying e-mail from agent dated 28 March 2012).
    Amendment No 1 shows hand painted fascia and hanging signs for 20 Buttermarket. 113 High Street signage will be replaced like for like.
    RECOMMEND APPROVAL
    Comment: The Committee regret that the hanging sign for 20 Buttermarket has been positioned so near the old, traditional lettering on the wall. They ask for the sign to be raised, and for the wall to be reinstated to its previous condition.

    9021
    P11/E2470
    51 CHURCHILL CRESCENT
    Demolition of existing and construction of a new single storey rear extension.
    RECOMMEND APPROVAL

    9022
    P11/E2551
    47, 48 & 49 NORTH STREET
    Re-rendering existing external walls with ?monocouche? render (through colour white).
    RECOMMEND APPROVAL

    9023
    P11/E2516
    20 ROUNDHEAD DRIVE
    Single storey rear and side extension.
    RECOMMEND APPROVAL
    Comment: The Committee found this to be an unexceptional design.

    9024
    P11/E2549
    7 CHINNOR ROAD
    Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and erection of single storey rear extension.
    RECOMMEND APPROVAL