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Author: Sonja Francis

  • 25/05/10….Snippets of Thame news

    THE following NIBS are from the recent meeting of Thame Town Council’s Policy and Resources committee, and includes the health of the council’s investment pot, a pop at smoking councillors and finding a temporary home for visiting Thame fair operatives and their families.

    After severeal warnings about the future of the economy, including the possibility of ‘a double dip’ recession in Europe if Greece goes bust, and the liklihood of a VAT increase soon, the town council’s investment managers reported that TTC’s investments are worth

  • 25/05/10….Bigger, better Arts books section at Thame Oxfam

    FOLLOWING three recent generous donations of Art books to the Thame Oxfam Book Shop, the shop has launched a major refit giving more space to Art books.

    The Oxfam Bookshop’s new Art and Arts section now has 12 metres of display space, providing almost 70 feet of shelving for this section.

    So, whether it’s a monograph of Monet or a price guide to that valuable antique hidden in your loft, check out the shop’s range of almost 1000 titles.

  • Entry forms for Thame Show’s Domestic Classes available

    ENTRY forms for this year’s Thame Show Domestic Classes competitors are now available, so sign up now to exhibit your fruit, veg, flowers, honey, handicrafts etc.

    Visit the Thame Show website:
    www.thameshow.co.uk

    Entries close on Friday, July 9, 2010. The Oxfordshire County & Thame Show, to give it its full name, is this year on Saturday, July 31st.

    Submitted: 25/05/10

  • 02/06/10…Five years of business breakfasts

    HELP celebrate The Late Breakfast’s fifth anniversary on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, between 9am – 10.30am at The Four Pillars Hotel, Marcham Road, Abingdon OX14 1TZ.

    As part of the celebrations there will be a presentation from TV Presenter, Motivational Speaker, Sportswoman and Performance Coach, PENNY MALLORY who will be promoting her new book,Take Control of your life, and showing us how to achieve transformation and success in our best years.

    You can book ahead and appear on the guest list (deadline noon Tuesday, June 1) or simply turn up on the day. Either way the entry fee of

  • 25/05/10…Local TV company in partnership with Thame football

    LONG CRENDON based internet TV company, RisingStars.TV have joined forces with the Thame Football Partnership this week, to film the progress of the build of Thame’s new football stadium and community facilites, Meadow View Park.

    The new facility will be home to Thame United Football Club, Thame Youth and Thame Boys and Girls Football and RisingStars.TV will be filming and covering the build of the new facilities through to the launch this autumn and beyond.

    The Chief Executive of RisingStars.TV and former World No.3 Squash Player and Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist, Sue Wright, said: “we are delighted to be involved with this project. It is a great community scheme that will have a major impact on Thame and its surrounding areas and ultimately become a real hub for local activity. This kind of community scheme fits extremely well with what RisingStars.TV is all about, and we look forward to giving it as much coverage as possible.”

    TFP?s Frank Thompson commented: “We are currently in the process of creating something really special for the community and it?s been achieved through the hard work of a dedicated team of volunteers to have got us to the stage we are now at now. Without doubt the facility will provide a first class environment that will enable the Football Partnership to be able to deliver its goal of providing football and sport for all.

    “Through RisingStarsTV and the facility that will soon be in place, we hope that youngsters of all abilities can start to achieve through sport an opportunity to participate and improve their skill levels, whether at grass roots or elite level.”

    You can follow the filming of the build at www.risingstars.tv
     along with updated photos and reports.

    PHOTO: Thame Football Partnership’s Frank Thompson

  • 24/05/10….Missing Chinnor man found safe and well

    STEPHEN Sandison, who was missing from his home in Mill Lane, Chinnor on Wednesday (19/5) was found safe and well in Warwickshire on Saturday (22/5).

  • A piece of snail cake anyone?

    THE winner of last weekend’s cake competetion to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a Thame cake decorating business, was a quirky piece indeed and caused quite a stir.

    Jackie Kelly’s masterpiece entitled Snail, won the Quirkiest Cake class and the Best in Show as voted for by the visiting public. Rosie Burr also took a junior double, coming second in the Junior section, 12-16 years and winning the Best Junior piece, also as voted for by the public.

    Jenny Walker, co-founder with Norma Laver of A Piece of Cake, in Upper High Street, Thame, told Thamenews.net: “We had about 45 entries which we were extremely pleased with. As well as local cake decorators we had entries from as far away as Bristol and London.

    “Norma and I opened A Piece of Cake on May 7, 1985. From small beginnings we now have a large mail order department and send cake decorating equipment all over the world. To celebrate our 25 years we decided to hold a Cake Competition but we wanted to make it a bit different to the usual cake competitions.

    “We intended it to focus on the fun element of cake design with cakes not being judged on their accurate execution but by subjects such as The Prettiest Cake and The Quirkiest Cake.”

    The judges were Alan Dunn, Tombi Peck and Tracey Mann, all top cake decorators and authors. (Tracey lives in Longwick).

    Jenny continued: “Due to the overwhelming generosity of many of our suppliers, we were able to give away some marvelous prizes. Bundles of goodies were given to all the winners and all those that didn’t win were given a goodie bag and a certificate of appreciation.”

    After my partner, Norma’s recent illness, it was so good to have her there giving out the prizes, which made some of the speeches at the prize giving very emotional – there were lots of tears!”

    A full list of prize winners is as follows:

    The Prettiest Cake
    1ST KAREN CAUDWELL
    2ND JACKIE SCOTT
    3RD NELL KING
    The Quirkiest Cake
    1ST JACQUI KELLY
    2ND SARAH KING
    3RD SARA ALLEN
    The Most Retro Cake
    1ST JACQUI LLOYD
    2ND MATTHEW GOLDSMITH
    3RD CLAIRE WILLETS
    Best use of a Mould on a Cake
    1ST KAREN CAULDWELL
    2ND HEATHER JENNINGS
    3RD ANURADHA P BHOGAITA
    Best use of a Novelty Cutter
    1ST JACQUI KELLY
    2ND ANGELA TIPPING
    3RD JACKY NIXON
    Best Sugar Flower Arrangement
    1ST GILLIAN GRAY
    2ND KAREN CAUDWELL
    3RD GILLIAN GRAY
    The Best Porcelain Piece
    1ST ROBERT HAYNES
    2ND ROBERT HAYNES
    3RD ANURADHA P BHOGAITA
    Junior under 7 years
    1ST 1st THAME RAINBOWS
    2ND ALAYNE AINDOW
    3RD 2nd THAME RAINBOWS
    Junior 7-11 years
    1ST COURTNEY GALAGHER
    2ND TAZ POTHECARY
    3RD ELLEN SMITH
    Junior 12-16 years
    1ST IMANI MILLER-BYGRAVE
    2ND ROSIE BURR
    3RD

    Best in Show JACQUI KELLY

    Best Junior Piece ROSIE BURR

    Angela Tipping, Heather Jennings and Nell King all work at the shop.

  • Local primary schools to hold Open Days

    TWO local primary schools are to hold Open Days later in the year, 2010. The dates are as follows:

    John Hampden Primary School – Thursday 7th July 2010 and Wednesday 6th October 2010

    Tetsworth Primary School – Friday 9th July and Friday 8th October 2010

    Submitted on: 24/05/10

  • 21/05/10….Thame’s Mayor – The new kid on the block !

    THAME’S newly elected Mayor, Adam Buckland, helped cement in place the final concrete block of the foundations of Thame’s brand new Football stadium this afternoon.

    With the help of John Howell MP and the newly elected Chairman of South Oxfordshire District Council, Mike Welply, the Mayor carried out his first official function in Thame, on what is an historic day for Thame football.

    In his official address, the Mayor recalled the dark days of August 2005 was Thame United was forced to leave Windmill Road in Thame, and how they had since had to play at Aylesbury United and Wallingford Town’s grounds in the interim, thanks to their generosity.

    He expressed his appreciation to The Thame Football Partnership, Thame Town Council, Sports Solutions GB and the Football Foundation, and also thanked SODC for its support.

    “I would like to say a special thanks to the two Chairmen in the partnership, Jake Collinge and Tim Green,” said the Mayor. “The fact that there is a partnership at all is a huge credit to both men. Without people like them pushing these projects on, Thame would not have such amazing facilities.”

    It is hoped that the pitch will be seeded within the next week, and hopefully, with plenty of sunshine and rain, will be ready to play on for the 2011 season.

    The facility should be completed sometime in the Autumn this year, 2010.

    PHOTO: Thame’s Mayor, Adam Buckland (Centre), far right, Mike Welply and next to him, Thame’s MP John Howell who dropped the foundation stone in place.

  • 22/05/10…Events in Haddenham

    Sat 22nd Fun Day. Haddenham Community Infant School PTA is holding its annual Family Fun Day. Between 12.30 and 4.00pm you are invited to visit the Science Dome and see live shows using the digital planetarium – journey to the stars and the solar system – suitable for all ages, pre-school to adult. There will also be plenty of children’s fun and games, with chances to win lots of prizes, as well as face painting, craft, tombolas, home produce stall, a barbecue and bar. You can also buy a book of raffle tickets for a chance to win our fabulous 1st prize of a Hot Air Balloon Flight, plus many other super prizes.

    Tues 25th Give Blood. A Blood Donor session will be held on Tuesday (1.-3 and 3.45-6.30pm) 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 26th Open Evening. All will be welcome at Haddenham Community Junior School?s open evening (6-8pm).