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Author: Sonja Francis

  • Police target underage drinking in South Oxfordshire

    THAME Valleypolice have today published an update from PCSO Michelle Jacques on behalf of the neighbourhood policing team, about underage drinking operations in Thame, Watlington, Chinnor, Chalgrove and Wheatley areas.

    “Underage drinking has been identified as a priority community concern following public consultation and is a focus point for the neighbourhood action group. The Thame sector neighbourhood team has taken a proactive approach to tackle the problem. Officers have been working in the community to educate local youths of the dangers in a bid to reduce alcohol-related incidents.

    In February, the Thame neighbourhood policing team conducted an underage drinking operation during the school holidays. Several bottles of spirits were seized from under age youths during targeted patrols. Licensing breaches were identified at two off-licences on the sector, resulting in temporary closures.

    I would like to remind parents that alcohol should be monitored and stored safely at home.

    The team have also been conducting a number of licensed premise operations during March, working in conjunction with South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) licensing department. Operations are aimed at targeting the supply of alcohol to persons under the age of 18 and reducing alcohol related incidents.

    Three licensed premised were found to be supplying alcohol to persons under the legal age. Fixed penalty notices were issued to staff committing offences and premises reported to SODC licensing department for consideration on review of licence. Management at the offending locations have been provided with strong direction as to staff training.

    Test purchases will continue throughout the sector as part of a positive strategy by Thames Valley Police and partners. Advice and guidance for all licensing issues is available from South Oxford District Council www.southoxon.gov.uk.”

    For information about your local neighbourhood policing team, please visit www.thamesvalley.police.uk or call 0845 8 505 505.

  • Thame Tennis Club Latest

    TEAMS from Thame Tennis Club are currently completing their winter fixtures and in the Thames Valley League, the Men?s ?A? team, captained by Lee Wright, is poised for promotion from Division One to the Premier Division.
    They need to win five sets in their next match to top the table. Meanwhile, despite recent losses to North Oxford D and Esporta B, the Men?s ?B? team (captain, Tony Morris), is confident of retaining a place in Division Wwo next season.
    With one match remaining, the ladies’ team continued its undefeated run with an 8-0 whitewash of North Oxford IV.
    Team: F Pidgeon, T Murray, A Gornall (c), J McLeod.

    Meanwhile, in the Aylesbury League, the Ladies second team in Division Four suffered a 1 set to 5 defeat at home to Marsh Gibbon, with injury eventually forcing the Thame team to retire. However, the following weekend the same team of Pip Barfield, Lyn Broadway, Ann Green and Rosie Knight (c), produced a winning performance against Haddenham, taking the rearranged match by 6.5 sets to 1.5 sets.
    The end of February saw the team hosting Cheddington to whom they?d lost 0-8 before Christmas. This time the team procured a respectable 2.5 sets, with newcomers to the team, Helena Richards and Ann Terry joining Lorna See and Rosie.
    Haddenham were again the opponents in the team?s penultimate match of the season, with Thame coming back from 1-3 down at the halfway stage to secure a 4 sets all draw.

    Finally, the mixed team in Division Four enjoyed a good win of 5.5 ? 2.5 sets at home over Cheddington. Team: T Merry, J Patrick (c), S Marsh, K Bowers. Their next match however, saw their fortunes reversed with a 1.5 ? 6 sets defeat to Chesham 1879. Team: J Patrick, A Green, J Ansell (c), T Murray.

    For more information about Thame Tennis Club go to their website at www.thametennisclub.org.uk

  • Thame Festival Parade and Fete – Invitation to Join in the fun!

    21st CENTURY THAME, the lead organisation for this year’s Thame Festival, would very much like to involve all Community groups and businesses in the town to join in, around the festival theme, ‘Food’.

    The key details regarding the Parade and the F

  • Lacemakers’ visit raises funds for church restoration

    THE fourteenth annual Lace day held recently at St. Mary’s Church, Thame, was once again very successful with nearly 200 Lacemakers attending.
    The Lacemakers come to sit and make lace, share friendship with each other and take advantage of the opportunity to purchase lacemakers supplies, threads, bobbins, beads, card etc.

    As usual, the public were welcomed to come and watch the craft and all the proceeds will go towards the Restoration Fund of one of Thame’s finest, Grade 1 listed buildings. This year the amount raised after expenses was

  • Chinnor RFC boys win England Deaf rugby honours

    FOR the second season, three proud members of Chinnor Rugby Club have been selected to play for the England Deaf team.
    They are Matt Woodward, Tony Wilkinson and Rob Hill.

  • Festival outdoor music event for Thame’s young people

    AS part of this year’s Thame Festival, an outdoor music event for young people is being planned, to be staged in the Upper High Street car park.
    There will be live music from local bands between 4-9.30pm, from a trailer used as a stage, on Saturday, June 14.

    Photo: Flash back to the Festival outdoor event of 2004, featuring Alex Pether, of the, now sadly disbanded Thame band, Hedroom.

  • ‘Miss Marple’ actress at Thame theatre

    THAME Players will be presenting ‘ARE THERE MORE OF YOU?’ written and performed by actress, Alison Skilbeck, on Sunday, March 16, at 7.45pm.
    Alison’s powerful piece is about Claire, Sophia, Sara and Sam ? four women on the verge of a nervous breakthrough; four women who rub shoulders ? linked only by a postcode. She has performed the piece all over the country to great acclaim. Playwright Alan Ayckbourn described it as ?Brilliantly observed, nicely comic characters all played to painful perfection. A wonderful evening.?
    TV and theatre Director, David Tucker said: ?This is the best solo writing since Talking Heads.?

    Alison Skilbeck?s long and busy career has included London?s West End and fringe, theatres all over the UK as well as many tours of Europe, the US and beyond. She began acting while at Oxford University. There she met Thame Players? patron, local actor Bruce Alexander, best known as Superintendent Mullett in Frost, and their enduring friendship ? both professional and personal ? began. They were in the Oxford revue at Edinburgh 40 years ago and their career paths have often crossed since then. In the cult TV series Head Over Heels in the early 90s they played husband and wife. Alison spent five years with Alan Ayckbourn in Scarborough where she created roles in Ayckbourn classics such as Just Between Ourselves, Joking Apart and Sisterly Feelings. She has played Pinter in Morocco, Havel in Hong Kong and Dryden (her own show with husband, Tim Hardy) in Spain. Her television parts includes leads in The Beiderbecke Affair, Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple, Head Over Heels and Soldier Soldier. She recently featured in He Knew He Was Right and New Tricks.

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  • Thame firefighters thank locals for charity car wash support

    THAME firefighters have extended their appreication for the support of the the people of Thame, who helped them raise over

  • Woman air-lifted to hospital after car hit tree

    A WOMAN in her 50’s was air-lifted to hospital last Saturday morning, after being cut from her mini, which hit a tree just outside Chinnor.
    Two fire crews from Thame assisted a Rescue Tender for Kidlington, to extricate the woman who, it is thought, had serious but not life threatening injuries.
    The incident happened at the juction with the Bledlow road and Hill Top Lane, Chinnor.

    Photo: Thame firecrew demonstrate cutting a driver from a crashed car during Thame Show – a skill they were called on to practice for real last Saturday.

  • Top Chef to turn on Thame’s Christmas Lights

    A TOP international chef has agreed to officially turn on Thame’s Christmas lights this year.
    Raymond Blanc, whose company owns the Eight at The Thatch restaurant in Thame, as well as Le Manoir Aux Quatre Saisons Hotel and restaurant at Milton Common, accepted an invitation from Thame Town Council to attend Thame’s Christmas event which will be on Friday, December 5.