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Author: Sonja Francis

  • Coffeehouse Challenge To Communities (Contributed)

    THERE are just two weeks left for community groups with bright ideas to share in

  • Martial Arts Successes For Chinnor Club – By Duncan Elliott

    CONGRATULATIONS to the successful students who passed
    their gradng at the weekend, May 27, at chinnor village hall.
    Jad Salaam took his purple belt and Merrell Vaughan
    took her brown belt in Kung Fu, the Lau Gar syllabus which incorporates sparring (kickboxing).
    Both students showed excellent technical skill in
    the performance of the set movements and the kicking
    drills.
    Both were required to defend against knife attack and
    for her brown belt, Merrell had to show her skill at stick and staff defence.
    The sparring was particularly impressive, Jad showing good control and placement of his techniques while Merrell showed good movement and combinations.
    The grading ended with Merrell breaking a board with
    a sidekick.
    A very good standard has been achieved through hard
    work and perserverance.

    Photo: Members of Chinnor Kick boxing Club at a recent competition in Windsor.

  • Special Cycle Ride for Women

    CYCLING Instructor Cathy Gaulter-Carter is organising a leisurely bike ride for women down the Phoenix Trail from Thame to Towersey, on June 3, a round trip of approximately five miles, stopping at the pub for a quick drink. Or, if you prefer, you can stay there for lunch and make your own way back.
    All you need is a roadworthy bicycle. If you need to borrow a bike, Cathy might be able to help. Check the brakes and pump up the tyres the day before so that you are well prepared.
    Phone 01844 261430 for further information. The ride is free but bring some money for a drink in the pub. As this is one of many rides promoted by CTC, there is even a prize draw to win a bike worth

  • Thame Summer Playscheme

    REGISTRATION for this year’s Summer Play scheme is on June 6, at 7.30pm to 8.30pm in the Studio at Barley Hill School, Ludsden Grove, Thame.
    The dates of the 2007 Thame Summer Playscheme are July 30 to August 9, and the venue will be Lord Williams’s Lower School in Towersey Road. Children can be enrolled onto the Scheme either weekly or fortnightly:

  • Approval For New Hotel And Extension For Thame Golf Club

    PLANS for a 50 bed hotel and extension to a Thame Golf Club, have met with approval by Thame Town Council.
    This new application replaces an original design described by a town councillor as: “Not looking out of place in Marbella.”
    This latest application met with town councillors’ support, Cllr Richard Walker saying: “We need facilities like these in the area to help maintain its economic health.”
    The Oxfordshire Golf Club, which is owned by Leaderboard Golf Ltd, withdraw the new plan whilst it prepared a Tourism report to support the application.

    The Oxfordshire’s Manager, Martin Harris, told ThameNews.Net: “As well as being good for the area’s economy by bringing extra business, the extra bedrooms will mean that we can make extra use of the conference facilities here if we can offer residential conference facilities. Also, we do a lot of wedding receptions here and, again it would be useful to be able to offer hotel accommodation.
    “Thirdly, if we are to attract major tournements here again, we need to be on a par with the venues usually chosen over us, who typically have accommodation for officials and players.”

  • ‘Places’ Exhibition DATE CORRECTION

    IN the recent report (May 22) about the ‘Places’ exhibition at Buckinghamshire Museum, Aylesbury, the closing date was erroneously stated as June 3. The musuem no longer opens on Sundays so the exhibition will end on June 2.

  • Triumphant Weekend of European Co-operation In Thame

    ONE of the wettest weekends on record failed to dampen the spirits of the Thame and District Twinning Association who welcomed guests from our twin town, Montesson, for a visit that included a triumphant, joint concert that packed St Mary?s church on Saturday evening.
    Despite a few discrepancies in the practiced tempo of Pucchini?s Messa Di Gloria that emerged during the rehearsal, the actual performance by Thame Choral Society and the Intermezzo Choral of Montesson, was almost faultless and much appreciated by an audience that included the new Mayor of Thame, Cllr David Bretherton and his wife, Margaret.
    As Madame Huguette Fouch

  • Bring Your Archaeological Finds To Thame Museum

    The next Portable Antiquities morning at Thame Museum will be on Saturday, June 9, from 10am till 1pm.
    It is a chance for people to get a free expert opinion on anything archaeological that they have found.
    The museum has recently formed a metal detecting club which will work closely with the Portable Antiquities scheme.

  • Tee-rrific Effort For Cancer Charity

    CHINNOR and Thame Golf Society members have launched their own drive for charity and have chosen Macmillan Cancer Support to benefit from their fundraising efforts which have raised

  • Prizes For John Hampden School Cyclists

    YEAR six pupils from John Hampden Primary School in Thame, have received cycling vests and prizes provided Oxfordshire County Council, from PCSO, Diane Jackson.
    The children took park in five weeks of cycle training and passed their tests in either December last year or March 2007.
    Teacher, Ros Dodwell, said:”It is very important that, as more of our pupils are wanting to cycle to school, they get the proper training to give them the confidence and skills they need to keep safe. We are all very proud of their achievements.”