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Author: Sonja Francis

  • School children enjoy ‘great British grub’

    ROAST beef with Yorkshire pudding and English trifle were both on the lunch menu as primary schools across Oxfordshire celebrated British Food Fortnight.
    Now in its seventh year, British Food Fortnight is an established date on the school calendar and is used by hundreds of schools as an opportunity to teach children about the pleasures of eating quality, fresh, seasonal and regionally distinct food.

    This year?s event was wholeheartedly supported by Food with Thought, Oxfordshire County Council?s school catering service, who developed special menus to celebrate traditional food from around Britain. Over 80 per cent of Oxfordshire?s primary schools took part in the event and they all saw their school lunch numbers increase on these days – some schools even doubled their usual lunch numbers.

    Sue Edridge, Food with Thought?s Service Development Manager said, ?With a growing emphasis on food and cooking in the school curriculum, this event is the ideal opportunity to showcase the healthy, local food featured on our lunch menus. We are moving towards increasing the amount of local meat and seasonal fruit and veg that we buy for our schools, so it is really encouraging to see how much the children enjoyed their lunch on these days.?

    Councillor Michael Waine, Oxfordshire County Council?s Cabinet Member for Schools Improvement said, ?It is great to see so many children enjoying the pleasures of British food. Schools have an important part to play in promoting healthy eating and events like British Food Fortnight are a great way to reinforce this message.?

  • Thame Radio Advent promotion

    FOLLOWING the success of Thame FM, in June as part of the Thame Festival, the radio station will run again as part of the ?Try Thame First? advent promotion. Thame Fm 87.9 intends to broadcast a local radio service for a four week period from Saturday, November 15, to Friday, December 12, with news and information on advent events and promotions in the town, along with details and awareness of local community groups in the Thame, Long Crendon, Haddenham, Chinnor and Princes Risborough area.

    The station will be music led and play a cross section of popular Classic Hits of the 60?s, 70?s and 80?s along with selected 90?s and quality current hits.

    Local businesses are invited to take the opportunity to advertise on Thame Fm 87.9 at highly competitive rates. The station will reach up to 28,000 people who live within the transmission area.

    Advertising Rates

    8 x 30 second spots per day, full four week transmission =

  • Cycle training group benefits from Police lost property

    HADDENHAM Cycle training will benefit from a donation from Thames Valley Police, from funds gained from the sale of lost property items.
    Forty youth organisations will soon be

  • Action on knife crime

    THAMES Valley Police has been granted extra money to help in the fight against knife crime.
    one of ten forces from England and Wales to be chosen to receive support from the Home Office, Thames Valley will be focusing on using the

  • Racquets wins gold!

    RACQUETS Fitness centre in Thame has won a Gold Award for its development of the game of Squash and Racketball.
    Racquets came first in the South East Area Region, in front of Winchester and Buckinghanm clubs, and will now progress to the National awards.

    A certificate and cash prizes of

  • New website for divisional quiz league

    ALL Pubs/clubs looking to enter a team into the East Division of the Oxfordshire Winter Quiz League are being invited to visit the new website at:
    http://www.oxfordshire-quiz-league.co.uk/

    East Division comprises teams from Long Crendon, Oakley, Haddenham, Wheatley, Ickford, Tiddington etc

  • Flood awareness message

    AS Thames Valley Flood Awareness Month gets underway, Oxfordshire County Council’s Fire and Rescue Service is urging people to be prepared for future flooding incidents.
    Residents across the county are still counting the cost 14 months on from the worst flooding episode in Oxfordshire for more than 50 years, and unfortunately, similar events can be expected in years to come.

    Since July 2007, Oxfordshire County Council has spent more than

  • Victory for Chinnor seconds at Westcombe Park

    CHINNOR Seconds travelled to play Westcombe Park Seconds, on Saturday (04/10), Westcombe’s First Fifteen playing in National League Two.
    It was a game played by two very good teams that was always going to be a very good test for both the Chinnor young guns and some of the old heads in the team.
    Chinnor went behind after only five minutes by a penalty and it took to the 20th minute with Chinnor being under continuous pressure, that Tom Shiel intercepted a pass making a certain try in his own 22, to run the length of the field and score under the posts. This was converted by Thad Cooper.

    This was the lift that Chinnor needed and although they conceded a try within five minutes, they then started to dominate the scrums, rucks and mauls. And although there was no points added in the next 15 minutes you could see the boys building pressure against Westcombe. The first half finished 7 points to 8 in Westcombe?s favour.

    It took 10 minutes into the second half before Chinnor took the lead after some outstanding work by the forwards and Shiel got his second try in the corner putting Chinnor in the lead back. Five minutes later another well-worked try was scored and converted by Cooper. Chinnor led by 19 points to 8. Again Westcombe came back with a very good try of their own. Two minutes later Chinnor added to their tally with a Cooper penalty only for Westcombe to come back again with another converted try and Chinnor?s lead was only two points.

    Chinnor decided to close the game down and played the game in the Westcombe half of the field and were awarded another penalty that was successfully converted by Cooper and the game finished by a well deserved win for Chinnor by 25 points to 20.

    Although all 18 players played well, Man of the match goes to Paddy Stennings for his outstanding play and leading the forwards so well.

  • First win of the season for Thame United

    MATCH REPORT – League game: 04/10/08, Finchampstead 1, Thame United 2.

    THAME United secured their first win of the season on Saturday 04/10), when they travelled to Berkshire to face Finchampstead. Thame were without experienced striker Matty Miller who was injured in mid-week training.
    The game was played in a strong, gusting wind, which made long balls unpredictable and precision passing difficult for both teams. It was a close game but on balance, Thame just about deserved the three points.

    The first half was fairly even with half chances at both ends. Sam Cowan, Ben Connelly and Tom Gough all went close for Thame. The teams went in for half time however with the game goalless and neither goalkeeper seriously tested.

    The visitors took the lead 4 minutes after the restart. Tom Gough headed the ball to Luke Ricketts who was tackled 12 yards from goal and, although the challenge was fair, the home defender then passed
    the ball to his goalkeeper. Thame were awarded a free kick close to the penalty spot and Finchampstead packed their goalmouth. Nick Rhodes took the kick, which was deflected off a defender before beating the
    home goalkeeper. Thame’s lead only lasted for a minute. Finchamstead kicked off and mounted an attack during which their were cries of handball. Like the referee, I did not see an infringement but after
    consulting his linesman, the referee awarded a penalty. The resultant spot kick was taken well, giving Paul Searle no chance.

    Thame’s second goal came with 10 minutes remaining. Newcomer Will mail, who had just come on as a substitute, created it with a determined run from the right, beating at least two defenders before
    passing to Tom Gough 5 yards from goal. Gough half scuffed, half side footed, his shot but it finished in the corner of the home net. The Final few minutes were frantic and Searle was forced to make a good
    save before the referee blew the final whistle.

    Thame United: Searle, Thompson, Newell, N.Rhodes, Graves, Jones El-Kassir), Connelly, Cowan, Goffe, Ricketts, Wallace (Smail).

  • CPRE Oxfordshire news briefing

    THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND has just published its Oxfordshire Campaign Briefing for September, a monthly digest of local and national news about the rural landscape.
    Follow the LINK
     to read this month’s briefing and to find out more about the CPRE.