THE famous fictional painting, which became a running joke in the TV Sit Com, “Allo, Allo”, is to be auctioned for charity by a Thame Production Designer involved in the series.
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Author: Sonja Francis
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‘Madonna With The Big Boobies’ Thame Connection
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Temporary Road Closure – Thame
CEDAR Crescent, Sycamore Drive, Hazel Avenue and Footpath 5, Thame.
A request has been received from Thames Water for a temporary road closure to apply to a section of the above roads and footpath whilst essential sewer improvement works are carried out. A temporary Order will be made to implement the temporary closure and will operate from 4 April 2007. The estimated duration is 7 weeks. Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and those residents within the closure area, subject to the progress of the works.
A copy drawing showing the extent of the temporary road closure and the alternative routes for traffic is available for viewing in the Thame Information Centre. For further information contact Cyril Okonkwo on 01189 236815. -
Bitter Pill For Chinnor Seconds (Contributed)
CHINNOR 2nd – Nil Pts vs. Witney 1st – 18 Pts
Date: 11 March 2007 – Away Cup Game – Match report.
CHINNOR Seconds lost to Witney First team in the Oxfordshire Cup Semi final on Sunday. Unfortunately three of the team?s influential players were omitted due to cup rules. The team just didn?t manage to gel as they normally do. It seemed to be a bitter pill to swallow having come off such a great result against Ealing last week. It seems they were still on a high and not as focused on this game as they could have been.
And Witney deserved their win on the day.
It was a very disappointing game of rugby that was more like tag wrestling at times, and not the type of rugby that Chinnor have been involved in this season, with so much going on off the ball in rucks and mauls.
The ref allowed players to be taken out around the rucks which appeared questionable to say the least, and not one yellow card.
The first try for Witney came by the way of a forward pass and when the linesman informed the ref he chose to ignore it and awarded the try, The second try was from a lineout and when the linesman indicated to the ref that the ball was not in straight the try was still awarded. Chinnor was penalised at every scrum and this with a pack that have not had this problem in the last 22 games.
The game turned into bit of a farce, with the ref unwilling to be approached by the Chinnor captain on questioning the reason for the penalties being awarded.
Nothing changed when Ian Stock came off with concussion and thankfully nothing worse, and Tom Whelan was substituted, they still had the same problem. When Chinnor should have been awarded a penalty try for not retreating 10 meters, nothing was done.
Chinnor did make their own mistakes for not taking points from four penalties from in front of the posts.
Chinnor takes their hats off to Witney for the win. Thanks for the game and best wishes for the rest of the season, and the best of luck in the Cup final in two weeks.
A big thank you to all the supporters who travelled to Witney; just a pity it was so disappointing.
Please note that it is not in my nature to comment on the reffing in a game, but I felt duty bound this time.Walter McGuicken
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Gearing Up For Towersey 2007 (Contributed)
GREAT Stars, Great Atmosphere, Great Value!…………Seth Lakeman, John Tams & Barry Coope, The Battlefield Band and Van Eyken are just a sprinkling of the names that will be appearing at this year’s Towersey Village Festival, held annually in the picturesque village of Towersey, Nr Thame, Oxfordshire.
This nationally famous event returns for its 43rd edition over the August Bank Holiday weekend (23-27 August 2007). The Festival has sold out for the last two years and early ticket sales suggest that 2007! will follow suit. The Festival prides itself on being vibrant and family friendly with a wide-ranging programme of folk, roots and acoustic music. The Full Weekend Season ticket is great value, working out at just -
Thame Parade To Go Ahead
THE Thame Festival parade is happening! A positive response has met recent appeals by the event organisers who, nonetheless, need more businesses to get involved in the parade and the festival.
To make the parade more accessible to businesses who may not have the time or staff to organise anything elaborate, this year there will be no need to necessarily come up with a full float or fantastic costumes – although of course the more colourful and eye-catching the better – just get involved in this fun, community event.
Claire Hewison-Billsborough, Thame First’s representative on the Festival Committee, says: “Taking part could simply be walking along with T shirts with your company name on, or the ‘full thing’ with banners and flags etc.. whatever you do, just do something.. please let us have your ideas, and commitment for this annual event.. look forward to hearing from you..”
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Distraction Burglary ? Little Milton
THE Police are appealing for witnesses to a distraction burglary that took place on Monday (12/3) in Little Milton.
At around 4.30pm a man called at the house of an 85-year-old lady in Old Field. He said that he had come to fix her broken fence. She did not let him into the house, but instead let him down the side gate into the garden. She then went through the house and out into the garden to speak with the man about the fence, leaving the back door open. The man eventually left through the side gate and the woman returned to the house. She found that someone had searched through some of the rooms and cash had been stolen.Det Con Georgina Bradley, from Thame CID, said:”In this instance the offenders have seen that the lady had a broken fence and used it as a way to get her out of the house and distract her. People should be aware that if a company does need to do some work to their house, they will usually call in advance. If you do receive a cold caller, then ask for identification or failing that, call the company to check.
“If anyone did witness this incident or saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area, then they should get in touch.”Anyone with information is asked to contact Det Con Bradley via the 24-hour Police Enquiry Centre on 0845 8 505 505, or if you don?t want to talk to police or give your name, call the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.
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Free Children’s Fun Day (Contributed)
TICKETS are now up for grabs for Oxfordshire County Council?s massive summer party in the park for under-fives.
Last year more than 2,500 children and adults enjoyed a huge range of activities and entertainments including face painting, bouncy castles, fairground rides, music shows and footie sessions led by Oxford United coaches.
This year?s party takes place on Thursday 28 June between 10:00-3:00pm at Cutteslowe Park in Oxford.How to get a ticket
The event is free and aims to celebrate the work of childcare, early education, play and health services provided for children and families in the county as part of National Sure Start Month.
Sure Start is the government?s programme to deliver the best start in life for every child by bringing together early education, childcare, health and family support.
Parents who want to get a ticket can call 08452 26 26 36 – booking is essential.
Fun day out
Cogges Manor Farm Museum will be there as will Reptiles R Us with their reptile show and the Island Donkey Sanctuary with their donkeys.
Children can visit the Oxfordshire Play Bus and sensory bus, check out the reading tent where library staff will be doing rhyme time sessions or join in the Caterpillar Music sessions.
There will also be a fire-engine, a police car and a chance to make peg dolls and collages.
The Early Learning Centre will be there as will Usbourne Books, who publish books for small children. And for the very young there will be baby massage classes.
Super Camps will run face-painting sessions and are providing bouncy castles and inflatable assault courses.
Goodie bags will also be handed out containing useful information for parents.
The county council?s Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Families, Councillor Louise Chapman, said: ?This year?s event promises to be just as popular as ever and should be huge amount of fun.
?It is also about promoting the services available to children and families in Oxfordshire and recognising the work of the staff and organisations involved.?
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Le Page Ensemble To Return To Thame (Contributed)
FOLLOWING the success of their concert in January and subsequent requests from an appreciative audience, the Le Page Ensemble will be returning to Thame for two further concerts at St. Mary?s Church, Thame.
The first concert on March 17 will include Mozart String Quartet in D minor K421 which is one of only two that Mozart composed in a minor key, and is one of the set of six quartets inspired by Haydn?s Opus 33 ‘Russian Quartets’ and composed after “long and arduous labour”. Mozart dedicated the set “to my dear friend Haydn” who readily acknowledged that they surpassed the works that had originally inspired Mozart.Tchaikovsky?s String Quartet No. 1 in D, Opus 11, dates from 1871. It was written rather hurriedly for a concert of his recent compositions, the purpose of which was to supplement his meagre salary from the Moscow Conservatory. This quartet was the first of Tchaikovsky?s compositions to achieve widespread acclaim, particularly for the second movement, Andante Cantabile, which very soon took on a life of its own in many instrumental arrangements.
Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin by J.S. Bach is a set of five dance movements, culminating in the majestic and inspiring Chaconne.
The second concert on May 12, will include Elgar String Quartet Opus 83 in E minor, which was composed between 1918 and 1919 and premiered at the Wigmore Hall in May 1919. The quartet, simply a masterpiece, was written at the same time as the Violin Sonata and the Piano Quintet and shortly before the Cello Concerto and shows Elgar at the height of his creative powers.
Both concerts begin at 7.30pmMore information about the Le Page Ensemble and the final programme for the May concert can be found on www.davidlepage.co.uk
Tickets at
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Good News For Family History Searchers
THE county council has made indexes for thousands of obituaries and newspaper articles now available online.
Local and family historians searching the archives for references to anyone from Winston Churchill to poor John Bartlett who fell down Oxford Castle Well in 1813, can now do so from the comfort of their own home.
Oxfordshire County Council has just put its indexes for thousands of obituaries and newspaper articles about people and business online at www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/heritagesearch.People consulting the online indexes can either see the actual articles at Oxfordshire Studies in Oxford Central Library or order copies of them online. They cannot view the actual articles on line.