THAME Town Council is to start charging for its town centre, residents’ car parking permits.
The council’s new scheme will operate in the High Street, Buttermarket, Cornmarket and Upper High Street, and residents with no off-street parking in these areas will pay
Author: Sonja Francis
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Friday Thame news round-up – July 31, 2009
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All Wrapped Up in Thame
DESPITE the unfavourable retail climate generally, a new shop opened in Buttermarket, Thame, today – the second new business to do so recently.
All Wrapped Up, owned by Beverley and Martin Caket, sells cards, jewellery, fashionable reading glasses, glasswear, leather bags, scarves and a great selection of other gift ideas from 99p to
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Excellent service from bike shop
Dear Editor, It was interesting to read about the opening of the cycle shop in the centre of Thame last week and all the razzamatazz that went with it, which implies that we do not have such a shop already in Thame.
Both my husband and I bought our bikes from the excellent shop in Park Street, which has been there some years. We have always received superb service and see no reason to go elsewhere.
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Northmoor Trust Family Fun Sundays
FREE entry to Project Timescape, delicious cream teas and family fun and games; Something for everyone, every Sunday this summer! http://www.northmoortrust.co.uk
* Sunday 2nd August: 11am ? 3pm
Northmoor Trust Gifts from Nature
Drop in session – Make gifts with things found in nature. Take them home and give them to someone you love!
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Hilarity and heartbreak from Aylesbury Youth Theatre
30 July to 01 August 2009 ? Last Easter, by Bryony Lavery – presented by Aylesbury Vale Youth Theatre.
Hilarious and heartbreaking account of June?s battle with terminal cancer which charts the highs, the lows, the loves and the losses of fighting for friendship in life?s darkest moments. At Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School drama studio on Thursday, 30th and Friday 31st of July, 2009 and Saturday 1st August at 7.30pm. Tickets are
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Join Thame Youth Theatre ‘s performance at Towersey Festival
TWO years ago a catastrophic fire destroyed the drama studio at Lord Williams?s Lower School and seriously damaged the Main Hall. Now, with the new Phoenix Performing Arts Studio recently opening and in everyday use, last Thursday hosted its first ever public performance. Thame Youth Theatre performed a double bill: the Juniors with their version of The Jungle Book, and the Seniors working together with the Juniors presenting new ghost story, Long Tom and the Dead Hand.
Fund-raising continues for the Phoenix, as it is not yet fully equipped, but last Thursday showed that both the Phoenix and the Youth Theatre are set for brighter days ahead.
Thame Youth Theatre is twenty years old this September and plans a major re-launch, to return to the levels of membership and activity that it used to enjoy, with classes in Dance and Drama, and regular performances alongside special projects ? performing at festivals at home and abroad, foreign exchanges and the like.
The first step in that re-launch comes with their first Summer project for some years, with a week of rehearsals leading up to performances at this summer?s Towersey Festival. Two groups ? Juniors aged from 10 to 13, and Seniors aged 14 and above ? will be rehearsing during the week, so do contact the Youth Theatre if you or someone you know might be interested in taking part. A particular feature will be the inclusion of live music, so anyone who plays a portable musical instrument will be particularly welcome, but anyone who enjoys performing is encouraged to contact the Youth Theatre.
The sessions will be lead by Chris Walters, a familiar figure to many in Thame because of his involvement with both Lord Williams?s and the Youth Theatre.
Weekly rehearsals will run from 24th-28th August at Phoenix Studio, Lord Williams?s Lower School, with performances at Towersey on 30th August. The cost will be
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Team McQueen exceed their goal!
TEAM MCQUEEN, not the Disney characters from the film CARS, but local businessmen, Justin Shardlow and Adam Matthews, raised over a thousand pounds more than their original target for charity.
The pair arrived back safely in the UK, after eight gruelling days and 2,743 miles between Haddenham and Barcelona, to raise funds for the Florence Nightingale Hospice charity. Here’s part of their last posting on their website, where supporters were able to follow their progress:-
We made it!
We had a great time and the trip lived up to everything we hoped it would.Having left Lille at 8am on Friday 3rd July, we made it to Barcelona just after 6pm on Monday 6th July.
Thanks to everyone’s generosity, we have raised a grand total of -
Judge ‘bottled it’ says Towersey resident
Dear Editor, In response to the comments regarding convicted paedophile Nick Graves, I would like to ask the unnamed ?supporter? of Mr Graves if they would be so forgiving and neglectful of the impact that this man has had on young children, if this was their own child or grandchild?
What this ?supporter? should also recognise is that a man in his mid 50?s does not just turn into a paedophile overnight. It is something that develops over many years and that there may well be a number of other children (who may be adults now) that have had incidences with Nick Graves in the past that have been too embarrassed or afraid to come forward.
As a resident of Towersey all of my life, I am well aware of the close knit community Towersey has. However, it should not be exempt from trying to brush these situations under the carpet, hoping that they will go away and not damage people?s views on a wonderful village.
Nick Graves, and Nick Graves alone is responsible for what has happened, so to try and blame so called ?mischievous complaints by children? is utter nonsense. As far as I am concerned he has given Towersey a bad name, and, through admitting his guilt, has destroyed a child?s life.
Judge Hall bottled it by not sending him to prison. This would have been the perfect message to let people know that child abuse, in any form, is unacceptable and should be treated with the highest possible sentence.
Those that stand by Nick Graves, even after his admission of guilt, should take a long hard look at themselves and wonder if letting a convicted paedophile out on the streets, rather than serving a custodial sentence, is fair. I challenge any so-called friend of Nick Graves to be so forgiving if he was to (heaven forbid) sexually abuse a member of their family, and then be free to walk the streets after.
People like Nick Graves should not be forgiven or forgotten. People have a right to know if someone in their community is a child abuser, in order for them to protect their family. I am not asking for people to start vigilante attacks against these people. However, if these paedophiles are allowed to live anonymously in society, then what hope have we got of solving the issue of child abuse in the UK?
I recommend that the unnamed ?supporter?, and the others who agree with their comments, understand that Mr Graves is a convicted paedophile, who should be serving time in prison, but is free to roam the streets and is in a position to reoffend again. Maybe until they, or someone close to them, become the victim of a child abuser, they will never fully understand the impact this has on people.
Jamie Hazeldine,
Resident of Towersey and Neighbour of Nick Graves
29/07/09