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Author: Sonja Francis

  • April Gardening Newsletter from Jane Folis

    IT seems hard to believe Easter is over and what a hideous weekend it was weatherwise. Where has this year gone? It has been a very busy one for me and I was really looking forward to a few days off. I have finally had time to think about re-planting my garden and all the plants are here waiting to be put in the ground. The vegetable patch was finally dug over last weekend, in between showers, and I already have an impressive array of seedlings ready to go in the ground.

    This year I am trying a few unusual crops. There are some great salad crops in the Marshall?s catalogue, such as ?Mesclun Salad Mix? which promises ?traditional young green leaves with both mild and spicy flavours?. An old favourite Greek Cress with a really hot kick to it ? fine for growing on a window sill. Aubergine Ophelia ? a baby fruit variety which is ?perfectly suited to growing on a sunny patio?. Let?s hope we have some sun and I am successful. This year I have decided to go a bit mad on tomatoes and am growing four different varieties. One of the most successful last year was ?Golden Cherry?. They were so tiny and so divinely sweet they often didn?t make it to the kitchen table!

    As always, I try to grow things that are more expensive in the supermarkets ? I find it rather gratifying to think it has only cost me the price of a packet of seeds. Okay, there is the digging, watering and nurturing to take into account, but the results far outweigh the effort.

    If any of you are tempted to have a try, Harrod Horticultural ?
    www.harrodhorticultural.com Pinbush Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 7NL have small Timber Raised Beds starting from

  • All Change this week for Thame retail businesses

    AS well as seeing the closure of Adrian Mills’ gift shop, Mi Casa this week, another Thame retailer has ceased trading.
    The company that owns The Natural Cafe, in the High Street, which only opened last May, has gone into Receivership.
    However, on a more positive front, the old Woolwich Building society building in Cornmarket, Thame, is to be opened as an eco-friendly clothing store.
    The Mi Casa shop is to be taken over by the Douglas House Hospice Charity, based in Oxford.
    All good wishes for the future went to Adrian Mills last night, at a meeting of Thame First (formerly Thame and District Chamber of Commerce. Adrian has been a stalwart of the organisation for over four years, particularly taking the lead in the Thame Christmas event of 2006.

    Photo: Adrian Mills, outside his shop, Mi Casa which closes its doors for the last time on Saturday.

  • Planning application before Thame Town Council April 1

    8429
    P08/E0071 9 CEDAR CRESCENT
    Extensions and alterations to form garage and enlarge living/dining room .
    Amendment No. 1 shows the side wall of the proposed extension moved 600mm from the boundary and the depth of the proposed garage reduced to 6.500m.

    8443
    P08/E0328/LD 60 HIGH STREET
    Demolition of the existing conservatory and shed. Erection of a
    single storey rear extension and installation of 3 roof lights and
    1 high-level apex window.

    8444
    P08/E0321/LD
    14 NELSON STREET
    Proposed rear conservatory. Replace existing lean-to.

    8445
    P08/E0324/0 FORMER THAME UNITED FC GROUND, WINDMILL ROAD
    Outline residential development.

    8446
    P08/E0252 1 LIMMINGS LANE
    Single storey rear conservatory

    8447
    P08/E0295 7 KINGS CLOSE
    Erection of a new 2 bedroom end terrace dwelling on land adjacent
    to No. 7 Kings Close and a new porch area for No. 7 Kings Close.

  • CampSOLL children’s holiday fun!

    THE April holiday programme of children?s holiday activities at Thame Leisure Centre will be running from April 7 to 18 , packed full of games, crafts and fun activities.
    For more information visit www.soll-leisure.co.uk or phone the Leisure Centre on 01844 215607.

  • Get your business ‘On Air’ and support Thame Festival

    As part of the support for this year’s Thame Festival, Thame Fm 87.9 plans to broadcast a local radio service for a three week period from Saturday, May 31 to Sat June 21.
    Thame Fm will broadcast news and information on the Festival events along with details and awareness of other 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 30,000 people who live within the transmission area.

    Advertising Rates
    8 x 30 second spots per day =

  • Could you use a French, female, engineering student for the summer?

    HELENE CUENOD, from Thame’s twin French town of Montesson, is looking for a summer job in England.
    Helene is in her 2nd year at INSA Lyon (Institut National des Sciences Appliqu

  • Lib Dem Quiz Night invitation

    THAME & Chinnor Liberal Democrats are already taking table bookings for their popular Quiz Night, on May,2 at John Hampden school, Thame.
    Doors open at 7.30pm for an 8pm start.
    Teams of up to eight,

  • Thame restaurant owner to cook for Sarkozy

    THE joint owner of the restaunt, The Thatch, in Thame, has planned a very special lunch for visiting French Premier, Nicolas Sarkozy.
    See full story from the Daily Telegraph
     earlier today.

    Photo: Courtesy of www.mediassur.com

  • Big recycling reminder for small electrical goods (Status: press release)

    WASTE experts from Oxfordshire County Council will be on hand to remind people that small electrical items can now be recycled at each of the county?s Waste Recycling Centres, at special events in April.
    Staff will spend a day at the centres on April 5 and 12. They will hand out leaflets explaining that items such as clocks, games consoles and hairdryers can be brought to the recycling centres, where they go into separate containers for recycling. Large items, such as fridges and washing machines, are already accepted at the recycling centres.

    Staff will be dressed in deep pink, the colour local authorities use to denote electrical items at their recycling centres, and the containers will be marked with pink balloons to help residents spot them.

    The leaflet gives more examples of what electrical items can be accepted at the recycling centres, as well as answering questions such as: ?What about light bulbs?? and ?Who pays for all these items to be recycled?? It also asks people to think about the environmental consequences before replacing their gadgets, by upgrading or buying a refurbished product instead.

    Where are the recycling centres?

    The following recycling centres will be visited on April 5

    Alkerton (nr Banbury),
    Ardley Fields (Ardley),
    Dean (nr Chadlington)
    Redbridge (Oxford city) will be visited on 5th April.

    The following recycling centres will be visited on April 12

    Dix (Nr Stanton Harcourt),
    Stanford in the Vale
    Drayton
    Oakley Wood (Crowmarsh)

    The reminder follows changes to Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) regulations that came into force in 2007 and aims to tackle the growing amount of waste electrical and electronic items that is thrown away.

    The regulations affect everyone who uses, sells, treats or disposes of WEEE, by setting targets for recycling and making producers pay for treating and recycling end-of-life electrical equipment.

    Funding to promote the recycling of electrical items has been provided by the Government through the Oxfordshire Waste Partnership, which is made up of Oxfordshire’s district councils and Oxfordshire County Council.

    Councillor Roger Belson, Oxfordshire County Council?s Cabinet Member for Sustainable Development, said: ?The more items that people can recycle the better. Obviously if some people are still unaware that it is now possible to recycle small electrical items then we need to inform them. Hopefully these events will do the trick and raise awareness.?

  • Tennis Open Day invitation

    THAME’S award winning Tennis Club is holding an Open Day at it?s Queens Road courts on Sunday 30th March between 11.00am ? 4.00pm.
    Non-members and players of all ages and abilities are very welcome to visit and to play.

    There will be a ball machine, along with tennis clothing and equipment for sale and light refreshments will be available.

    The Club?s Head Coach, Simon Langley will also be available for discussions and advice. For more details, please ring Aidan Coles on 01844 238900 or visit the Club?s website at www.thametennisclub.org.uk.

    For those unable to attend on the day, the Club is also holding an Open Evening on the following Tuesday 1st April and again, non-members will be very welcome.