At Thomley Hall Activity Centre, Worminghall, Nr Thame
(Saturdays, holidays or other busy times)
Thomley is building a bank of Playwork staff and volunteers to call upon during busy times. MORE INFORMATION HERE
Author: Sonja Francis
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Casual playworkers and volunteers needed
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12/03/12……..Mother’s Day at Lotte’s Kitchen
LOOKING for ideas to make your mum feel special? Look no further than Lotte’s Kitchen – a wonderful little gem of a cafe near the Chinnor hills.
Lotte tells ThameNews.Net just what she’s cooking up for Mothering Sunday.
“We have some delicious Pink Plate Specials…. Our very popular Tomato and Red Pepper soup with Home-made Soda Bread, Lotte’s Fish Pie with smoked salmon and prawns!
As well as all our other lovely cakes, we are going to make a delicious Chocolate Roulade filled with raspberries and creme fraiche.
“It’s probably advisable to book and we are taking bookings now…
“We also have lots of lovely pressies here too to buy for your mums….foodie ones and glittery ones!
“In fact lots of lovely new stock in and more coming in all the time – a great place to pick up a gift for someone!”
Lotte’s Kitchen
2 Keen’s Lane, Chinnor, Oxfordshire
OX39 4PFOpening times:
Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm
Sunday 10am to 4pmPHOTO: Courtesy of greatcafes.blogsport.com
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12/03/12…Pick up your ‘Sport relief’ info in Thame tomorrow
SPORT Relief is back ? and it?s coming to Thame. Sport Relief has a unique history of dedicated people doing extraordinary things to raise money for Sport Relief. In 2011 David Walliams swam the length of the Thames ? 140 miles in total! We recently saw John Bishop cycle, row and run over 290 brutal miles from Paris to London in just five days. Now is the time for local people to get inspired and support their local Sainsbury?s Sport Relief Mile events and be part of the biggest year in sport!
Members of The Lions Club of Thame will be outside Sainsbury’s in Thame High Street from 10.30pm with leaflets and information about how you can get involved with this year’s Sports Relief. There’s more information here about how you can walk, jog, or run either 1 mile, 3 miles, or 6 miles starting at the scout hut in southern road, Thame.
PHOTO: Courtesy of: www.sportrelief.com/the-mile
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12/03/12…Pick up your Sport Relief Mile info in Thame tomorrow
SPORT Relief is back ? and it?s coming to Thame. Sport Relief has a unique history of dedicated people doing extraordinary things to raise money for Sport Relief. In 2011 David Walliams swam the length of the Thames ? 140 miles in total! We recently saw John Bishop cycle, row and run over 290 brutal miles from Paris to London in just five days. Now is the time for local people to get inspired and support their local Sainsbury?s Sport Relief Mile events and be part of the biggest year in sport!
Members of The Lions Club of Thame will be outside Sainsbury’s in Thame High Street from 10.30pm with leaflets and information about how you can get involved with this year’s Sports Relief. There’s more information here about how you can walk, jog, or run either 1 mile, 3 miles, or 6 miles starting at the scout hut in southern road, Thame.
PHOTO: Courtesy of: www.sportrelief.com/the-mile
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12/03/12….Events in Haddenham during March
Tues 13th Give Blood. A Blood Donor session will be held on Tuesday (1.30-3.30pm + 4.15-7.30pm) at Haddenham Village Hall. New donors need to arrive at least half-an-hour before the end of a session to give time for registration.
Wed 14th Simply Walk. The next of the Haddenham fortnightly walks is on Wednesday (14), leaving at 10.30am from the Banks Park car park by the village hall. Call 01494 475367 for details.
Thurs 15th Thursday Club At this month?s WEA Carry on Learning session (1.30pm) in the Village Hall lounge, Colin Oakes will give a talk entitled ?Imperial London?Fri 16th Indulgence Evening Call Sally Skerry on 01844 290070 to see if there are still tickets for Haddenham Community Infant School PTA?s Ladies? Indulgence Evening. You can pre-book some beauty therapy – including nails, facial, Indian head massage, styling or skincare – or enjoy some retail therapy – buy jewellery, gifts, accessories and homewear. Tickets are
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12/03/12…..Love the Chilterns? Spell it out and win a prize!
WHAT do you love about the Chilterns countryside – and can you say it in 140 characters? If the answer?s yes you could win a short break in one of the south east?s many beautiful landscapes.
‘Our Land’ is a campaign being launched during English Tourism Week (10 ? 18 March) to promote visits to the Chilterns and eight other Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and National Parks in south east England. Supported by the Chilterns Conservation Board, it?s part of a project to encourage visitors to explore the distinctive character of these areas and boost local economies by spending money on accommodation and activities.
Search for ?ourlanduk? on www.facebook.com/ourlanduk or Twitter (hashtag #loveourland (@ourlanduk) and share what you love about the Chilterns, or maybe another favourite spot like the South Downs or the New Forest. You can also send in photos and video clips. You?ll be in with a chance to win a great prize, and your contribution will be added to a unique Experience Map highlighting everything?s that?s best about the South East?s countryside.
You can find out more about the Our Land project at www.our-land.co.uk where the Chilterns has its own page displaying the details of many local B&Bs, hotels, attractions and activity-providers who have already signed up. Funded by nearly
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10/03/12….Thame Rotary Join Youth Theatre for Murder Mystery
THE Rotary Club of Thame in partnership with the Thame Youth Theatre is organising a Murder Mystery evening at Longwick Village Hall, on Saturday, March 10, starting at 7:30pm prompt.
The Tickets are
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10/03/12…Buried treasure, oral history and ‘Lions’ at Thame museum
MARCH EVENTS AT THAME MUSEUM – Saturday, March 10, 12 noon to 2pm ? Bring us your buried treasure! Anni Byard, County Finds Liaison Officer, will be at the museum to analyse free of charge your artefacts or archaeological finds. If you have any finds either from your garden or whilst metal detecting that you believe to be pre-18th Century, then bring them along on the day.
Thursday March 15, 7.30pm ? Monthly talk; ?A FARMER?S BOY? ? a talk by Bridget Fraser, Director of the Barn Galleries in Henley. Bridget is also an award-winning writer of short stories, writes poetry and children?s stories. She also performs poetry at the Henley Literary Festival.
?A Farmer?s Boy? is a collection of oral histories from the local farming community which has been made into a film. Bridget will be talking about the making of the film, which she described as a ?steep learning curve?, and the stories of the men who feature in it. A moving testimony to those who helped to shape our farming landscape over the past 75 years. A Farmer?s Boy tells the real-life stories of hard work, struggles, wartime spirit, adventures and achievements experienced by those who worked the land during the last century from the mouths of those who were there. It has been called
?A Poem to the past?Tickets are
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10/03/12 ….Meet your local neighbourhood officers and have your say
HAVE Your Say meetings – Meet your local neighbourhood officers and have your say on policing priorities and concerns in your local area.
Find out more about Have Your Say meetings.
Type: Have Your Say Meeting
Date: Saturday, 10 March 2012
Time: 10:00 – 12:00
Venue: PCSO Chris Hollis will be available to talk to at the Co-Op Cafe, High Street, Thame
Contact: PCSO Chris HollisType: Have Your Say Meeting
Date: Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Time: 14:00 – 16:00
Venue: PCSO Diane Jackson will be available to talk to at the Co-Op Cafe, High Street, Thame
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10/03/12…Coffee and Cake Sale in aid of Lighthouse, Thame
TRAIDCRAFT good, Hand-made cards, pre-loved books and toys, as well as loads of cakes, will be available at at Coffee and Cake sale in aid of Lighthouse in Thame.
March 10th – at Christchurch, Upper High Street, Thame. 10am to 12.30 pm. Contact: Carol: on 01844 213826 for more information