Dear Editor – A very informative piece on the hospital today. Many thanks. It was much needed and a real service to our community, alerting the town, its councillors and its many organisations and volunteer groups to worrying proposals for the future of our much loved Thame hospital, which I know has enjoyed the loyalty, support and great financial generosity of local people for generations.
Norman Brand
Secretary, Thame and District Day Centre
THAME pulled off the most unlikely victory in its Home counties clash at Wokingham last Wednesday, 10/07/09.
Twice Wokingham were in the absolute ascendancy and both times Thame demonstrated resilience and determination to dig themselves out of a mire. Having won the toss Thame invited Wokingham to on a wicket that promised to support the efforts of the seam attack and promise a torrid time for the openers. Both Merry and Lachlan worked hard butbeat the bat regularly and often felt the pinch a a rapid out field. With the match losing 16 overs to rain the Thame bowlers found momentum hard to find and saw Wokingham move to a formidable position of 120 for 1 on a difficult pitch. Thame again mixed their bowlers well and saw excellent spells from beard (2-20), Bhatti (2-9) and Higgs (3-14) backed by some fine catches, claw their way back into the match and leave the home team losing 9 wickets for 63 run after lunch.
Thame, buoyant after such a fight-back, had a poor start and lost the top order in a flurry of wickets reaching 55 for 7leaving129 for victory in an unlikely 27 overs. The loss of Barnett saw the ever reliable Sam Lachlan who played a match winning innings ( 37*) by batting with great determination and frustrate the efforts of the Wokingham attack.
Brooks and Lachlan worked away at the Wokingham attack aided by some very attacking fields as Wokingham chased the 25 points.
The game developed into Thame needing 34 from 4 overs to win. A succession of boundaries from skipper Brooks (92*) saw Thame to victory with one over to spare and a record 8th wicket partnership of 129 for the club.
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LOCAL GPs and managers of the Thame Day Centre, are angry today after news that Thame’s Community hospital was being taken over by a private concern under the authority of the Bucks Mental Health Trust, and fear that it may be closed.
Dr Richard Harrington, one of the team of GPs at the Thame Health Centre based at the hospital, told ThameNews.Net today:
“This is critical news. I sincerely hope that the hospital is not at risk of closing. It was only relatively recently that, together with the Bucks PCT, I was successful in getting a
Richard Nicholas Templar Graves, of Manor Road, Towersey, escaped a jail sentence today after being found guilty of two sexual offences involving an eight year old boy.
Graves touched the boy, a family friend, inappropriately, after the boy, his sister and his cousins, had played in Grave’s swimming pool.
A Sexual Offences Protection Order was made against Graves, who must attend a Sex Offenders’ course for three years. He was also order to sign the Sex Offender’s Register.
More details tomorrow (17/07/09)
THE Headteacher of Lord Williams’s school has paid tribute to a ‘courageous and warmhearted’ teaching assistant, stabbed to death while walking her dog in an Aylesbury park.
David Wybron said: “We received desperately sad news on Sunday, that Sally Garwood, one of our teaching assistants at the Autism Resource Base, Oxford Road, was attacked in a park in Aylesbury on Saturday and died as a result of injuries received. This tragic event has deeply shocked friends, colleagues and students at school.”
Members of staff at the Autism Resource Base commented today: “Words cannot be found at the moment to express our grief. We can only offer our thoughts and the memories we share. Sally was warm ?hearted, caring and full of fun. She was courageous when facing her own problems and generous when helping others with theirs. Much of her life was spent helping others and we will all miss her company and support. Our sadness is beyond measure.”
THAME United travel to Hellenic Premier Division side Kidlington for a double-header in their first pre-season friendlies of the new season on Saturday.
The action will start at 12:30pm with United?s Reserve side taking on their Kidlington counterparts, and will be followed at 3:30pm when both respective First XI?s take to the field of play. Still buoyed by their excellent finish to last season, which saw them lose only one of their last thirteen league fixtures, United will be looking to test themselves against a Kidlington side under new management, including former Thame player Keith Appleton.
United have been in training since the middle of May, with the majority of the squad from last season in regular attendance. A number of new faces have also attended the training session which will enhance the team and add considerable experience. With strength in depth through the First XI, the Reserves and the Youth team, United are hoping to be challenging for honours through all three teams in their respective leagues.
After Saturday, United face Southern League side Marlow at Watlington on Tuesday evening (July 21; 7:00pm kick off), before travelling to Brackley Sports on Saturday, July 25 for another double-header, this time with both teams kicking off at 3:00pm.
15/07/09
DO you know a 98 year-old, bandy-legged Scotsman who juggles with canaries? Or even a talented musician, dancer, band, magician or novelty act?
You’ve seen the diversity of talent on TV’s Britain’s Got Talent, now let’s see what Thame has to offer.
Thame’s Got Talent 2009, will be held at The Spread Eagle, Thame, on November 15, and is open to any act from any age group, solo, group or troop. The event will be supporting the Phoenix Appeal and the Florence Nightingale Hospice. Entries welcome from residents of Thame and the surrounding villages.
Email: pickme@thamesgottalent.co.uk for more information or visit: www.thamesgottalent.co.uk and download an application form. Or pop into Thame.Net’s office in Jordans Courtyard, 8 Upper High Street, for a form.
THAME PLAYERS regret to have to announce that, owing to unforeseen circumstances, the performances this Friday and Saturday (17 & 18 July) of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Aylesbury Players have had to be cancelled.
Please accept our apologies for this unfortunate cancellation. Of course everyone with tickets for the show will receive a full refund as soon as possible.
15/07/09
ELMS PARK in Thame now has new fencing, thanks to partnership action in the the town.
The Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) identified the top priority for Thame as Elms Park and the high number of incidents of antisocial behaviour there.
The NAG group therefore worked with local residents and the policing team to carry out several actions including the replacement of signs and extra police patrols.
The reinstatement of the boundary fencing was considered necessary to help the police effectively manage the area, where there also tends to be a lot of dumping of rubbish.
The old fencing at the rear of Elms Park has now been replaced with high wire fencing. This follows approval of a grant application to the South Oxfordshire Community Safety Partnership for
THE Oxfordshire Livestock Farmer of the Year Award, which recognise farmers who are leading the way in such areas as animal welfare, husbandry and disease prevention, amounts to