THE mental health charity, Oxfordshire Mind, is looking for unwanted knitting needles and wool for one of its mental health projects.
If you can help, contact Kimberly Pope, Community Resource Project Manager via email:
email: kim.pope@oxfordshire-mind.org.uk
01865 263758
www.oxfordshire-mind.org.uk
LOVERS of Choral music have been tuning in to the new series on BBC TV series about Sacred music, presented by Simon Russell Beale.
Coincidentally, Thame Choral Society’s concert on May 8, 2010, will include works by the two French composers featured together in one of the programmes.
Gloria, by Francis Poulenc, will be teamed with the much loved Requiem by Gabriel Faure, at St Mary’s Church, Thame, starting at 7.45pm.
These two contrasting works will be conducted by Colin Spinks, Thame Choral Society’s Musical Director, and the soloists will be Helen Semple, Soprano, Nick Gee, Baritone and Richard Carr will accompany on the organ.
Tickets are
HELLENIC League Division One East – Tuesday, 30/03/10 -Penn & Tylers Green 1 vs Thame United 2; MATCH REPORT (Contributed)
UNITED travelled to basement club, Penn & Tylers Green on Tuesday evening knowing that their nearest rivals Wokingham & Emmbrook?s match the same evening had been postponed, and victory would put Thame 12 points clear at the top of the league.
As it was, United were grateful to come away from the match with a victory against a side who belied their position at the foot of the table and gave Thame their toughest test for a number of weeks. Played on a damp pitch, Thame chose to play down the slope in the first half and despite plenty of possession in the opening few minutes failed to seriously test the home keeper. Penn, on the other hand, were causing problems for the away defence, particularly through ex-Thame United player Ricci Putnam, although efforts on goal were generally from distance. However, United nearly opened the scoring in the 24th minute when a corner from Luke Ricketts was headed goalwards, only to be cleared off the line, before Lawrence El-Kassir skewed the ball wide from 8 yards. Thame continued to press, but the elusive goal did not arrive and the first half ended goalless.
United pushed forward in the opening few minutes of the second half and striker Mark Jones had the best chance when he was unable to connect with a pinpoint cross from the Thame right. Penn again responded and were rewarded 10 minutes in to the half with the opening goal. A corner from the right was delivered to the near post and volleyed towards goal where it deflected off both Sam Cowan and Stuart Barr before looping over Lee Orkney in to the far corner of the net. With the light fading, United knew they had to dig deep to maintain their winning streak. And dig deep they did. Only two minutes after going a goal down they were on level terms. United won a free kick 25 yards from goal that Luke Ricketts drove towards the top corner of the goal, only for Matt Bryan in the home goal to make a good save. The ball, however, only ricocheted to Mark Jones who was quickest to react and headed the ball in to the far corner.
The game then became end-to-end as both sides searched for the winner. It was United, however, who secured the winning goal three minutes from time. Penn initially cleared a Thame corner before Mitchell Meredith returned the ball in to the area where, with the defence having pushed forward, captain Nik Rhodes found himself in space and calmly placed his shot low to the left of the keeper. With Thame celebrating, Penn remonstrated with the officials, claiming off-side but the goal stood and United were able to hold on to secure three hard fought points.
United now face Kintbury Rangers at AFC Wallingford this coming Saturday, 3:00pm kick off.
United: Orkney, Way, (Meredith), Nik Rhodes, Cowan, El-Kassir, Adam Rhodes, Barr (Hoskin), Jones (Stallwood), Rogers, Ricketts.
OPEN EVENING – Friday 23rd April 2010 – 6.30 ? 7.30pm
Lord Williams? Lower School Sports Hall, Towersey Road.
Thame Netball club is holding an open evening in the hope of recruiting new players for the 2010/11 season. We welcome players of all ages and abilities and you are welcome to drop in or to attend the whole session. If you are keen to come along please register your interest by emailing thamenetballclub@hotmail.co.uk.
Thame Netball Club currently consists of two teams, Tornadoes and Hurricanes. Both teams play in Division Four of the Aylesbury District Netball League. As a club we are hoping to expand from two teams to three for the 2010/11 season. While we are a competitive club we welcome players who are interested in training only as well as those who want to play competitively.
For more information about Thame Netball Club please visit www.thamenetballclub.co.uk or email thamenetballclub@hotmail.co.uk
CHINNOR Rugby Club is running a rugby camp during the Easter holidays for children of all levels between 5 – 12 year-olds.
Paste this link in your browser to download an application form:
http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/chinnor/?primary=aboutus&secondary=clubdocuments
SOUTH Oxfordshire District Council has teamed up with ASDA to offer a helping hand to parents on a tight budget by offering free sports and activity sessions for kids during the Easter holidays.
It?s not too late to book a place on one of the great holiday activity courses running from 6 – 16 April. Activities range from tennis and netball, to street dance and a fantastic Star:track athletics course run with England Athletics.
The activities are for young people aged 8-13 looking to enjoy their holidays by getting active and maybe
trying something new, with a range of choices across the district.
Getting kids active this summer couldn?t be simpler. To get a free activity voucher all parents need to do is:
● Pop into their local ASDA store and ask for a Sporting Chance
voucher from the checkouts
● Visit the website www.asda-sportingchance.co.uk or call 0113 237
6555 to search for sessions near you
● Call the session provider direct to book a place on 01491
823124
● Enjoy the session – don’t forgot to take along your voucher!
It?s also even easier to book now via the council?s online booking facility available at: www.southoxon.gov.uk/sport
YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
All our sessions are inclusive for people of all abilities. Following demand from local parents, the council is also running an inclusive street dance session for young people with disabilities aged 8-16 years to provide a taster for the six week course
running after the summer at Henley Leisure Centre.
Bill Service, South Oxfordshire District Council Cabinet member for leisure, said: ?We want to encourage young people in the district to get active this Easter and maybe try something new. There?s a range of good choices available, providing the perfect solution to keeping kids active while they’re off school and with the free activity voucher on offer, at no extra cost to families. So this April, why not swap the TV and video games for an exciting activity instead??
PHOTO: For illustrative purposes only (Not necessarily bouncy castle activity available!)
THAME based Skip Hire company, Bucks Recycling, is to provide sponsorship for the TFP website and become a corporate partner at the new facility at Meadow View Park, the home of Thame Football.
Paul Bailey, Finance Manager, commented: ?We are a local business providing a professional and flexible waste management service to all of our customers. Having seen what TFP are doing locally for the community we wanted to be part of this and help support the football partnership through this sponsorship.”
Bucks Recycling have also signed up for a two year package for advertising on one of the perimeter advertising boards at the new football stadium. ?Its a good way of promoting our brand and getting our identity visible to a lot of new prospects on a weekly basis,? added Paul Bailey. ?With Thame United poised for promotion back into the Hellenic Premier Division again and back in Thame for next season we are hoping that attendances will increase with support for all of the sides playing at the site.?
For more information on perimeter advertisng at the stadium or for any corporate sponsorship opportunities please contact:
frank.thompson@thamefootball.co.uk or visit the TFP website at www.thamefootball.co.uk
THIS week brings the Spring Term shows for Thame Youth Theatre. Packed with energy, colourful costumes, a mixture of serious and comical and a variety of dance and theatre, the week promises to be highly entertaining.
Thame Youth Theatre re-introduced dance this term, so the new dance group performed alongside the Juniors? drama group last night, March 30, who were performing Hamlet.
The Middies Drama Group will be performing A Day in the Life of a SuperHero (created by themselves) tonight, Wednesday, March 31, and the Seniors Drama Group will be performing Coram Boy (by arrangement with Nick Hern books) on Friday, April 2.
Both shows begin at 7:30pm and are taking place in the Phoenix Performing Arts Studio at Lord Williams?s Lower School, Towersey Road.
Tickets are
A young Thame car crash victim, given just a 3% chance of survival, has successfully completed a 280 mile cycle ride from Paris to Oxford – and raised over
MATCH PLAYED -March 25, 2010- Oxford RFC 0 vs Chinnor RFC 38 – March report by Mark Carter.
THE Chinnor Under 15s rugby squad knew before this match what a tall order it was to beat Oxford by a clear 34 points but the boys needed no additional motivation. They knew exactly what they had to do, and set about doing it from the first whistle and did not stop until the last. The skill, passion, fitness, commitment, camaraderie and, above all, the supreme intelligence, was fantastic. The boys played as a team, played for each other, and came out with what they wanted against an Oxford side who by no means threw in the towel.
For once, Chinnor dominated the early territory and possession. Playing with the wind in the first half, the forwards set up a strong platform for Henry Gayler to plough through the middle of the Oxford defence and score under the posts to settle the nerves with an early score. George Grose, who influenced the game with composure tonight at ten, stroked the ball through the sticks to claim the extras. Shortly afterwards the lead was extended when Nic Barker scampered down the right wing to score, but the angle was too tight for the conversion to succeed.
Our third almost came when Ollie Wingfield burst through and evaded several tackles, only to be held up on the line by a superb covering tackle but the try did eventually come when George English burst through to score and George G added the conversion to bring the score to 0-19.
And thus to half time, and to half-way there in a match Chinnor were totally dominating in terms of territory and possession despite being under huge pressure at the scrum, an area where Oxford were clearly on top.
To their huge credit Oxford did not hang their heads and give in. They came out fighting in the second half and enjoyed their first spell of pressure inside the Chinnor twenty-two. But the Chinnor defence held firm and, after a tense few minutes, the pressure was relieved in the best possible way. Guy Carter flicked the ball through his legs to Lewis Aitken, who had a wonderful game, who released Ollie; Ollie then ran from inside our own dead ball area to score at the other end. George G converted: 0 – 26, the bonus point secured, and edging closer.
But Oxford came back again and showed amazing spirit. Their forwards battered our defence but could find no way through. Wave after wave of Oxford attack was repelled in what was becoming a classic. The nerves of the Chinnor support were frayed, but there was time, there was hope. The boys had it all under control. The breakthrough came after a strong run from Cam Harvey was ended by a thumping covering tackle by Oxford’s fullback and then a line out steal allowed George E to grab his second of the night. With five minutes left the conversion was hastily struck and just missed: 0-31, and 3 points more needed.
Still Oxford came at us, but a knock on gave us a scrum, which we won, kicked downfield, and eventually won a penalty on the twenty-two. A tap and go and Henry took the ball and ran at the posts like a train. There was no stopping him as he bludgeoned his way to the line for his second and the decisive score. The Chinnor lads erupted in glee but George kept his nerve to slot the kick and give us a lead of 0-38. With the six try lead established, the game ended there.
For the record, the Chinnor team tonight was:
Rory O Connor; Tommy Evans; George English; Jack Pearce; Josh Wade (sub: Dom Bradbrook Taylor, HT); Rob Gascoyne; Connor Green; Guy Carter; Lewis Aitken; George Grose; Nic Barker; Henry Gayler; Ollie Wingfield; Joe Baldwin (sub: Cam Harvey, 2nd half); Max Judge. Subs not used: Jack Shiels; Barnie Matthews; Josh Entwhistle; Ross Bunsell; Dan Cundy.
Thanks also to Ieuan Mainwaring, Connor Wheeler, Lewis Cook and Tom Hook and Dougie Haynes for coming to support, and to Matt Faulkener and Cam Leff too, who could not be there tonight. These lads have played their part on the pitch throughout the course of the season but played an equally big part off it tonight.
We should also thank our hosts, tonight, Oxford, who gave it everything despite missing a number of players, and who showed exceptional good grace in defeat. Oxford will now go forward to a play off against either Quins or Henley to retain their first division status. We send them our best wishes for that game.
We also take our hats off to Wallingford, who led the table all season and who were pipped tonight by the slenderest of margins. Everyone at Chinnor salutes your achievements this season. We have been neck and neck all the way and it has made for an exciting race. We can only look forward to more of the same next season. Bring it on!
Boys, we are all very proud of you. Well done on a fantastic game tonight, and on a fantastic season. You did it the hard way, but the satisfaction is huge. Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!
We will give everyone, not just those who featured tonight but everyone who has played in the league this season, their medals at a presentation that we plan to have at the Club on Sunday 18 April.
Well done boys!