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Author: Sonja Francis

  • Thame Swap Shop Great Success

    A FREE exchange of unwanted items, or Swap Shop, held in Thame on Saturday proved to be very popular ? so much so that a second one has been planned for February.
    A giant panda, a bed side table, clothes, DVDs, toys and a variety of bric-a-brac were amongst the unwanted items taken along to Thame town hall, as a way of diverting waste that would otherwise end up in landfill sites.

    Thame Waste Action Group (TWAG) is holding another Swap Shop on Saturday, February 20, from 10am to 1pm in the Town Hall, High Street, Thame.

    For further information please contact Alison Isherwood, 21st Century Thame Project Officer on 07944 175633 or e-mail ai@21stcenturythame.org.uk

  • Forty Years Of French Exchange

    Lord Williams’s Lower School is this year celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Year Nine exchange with the Marcel Gambier School in Lisieux in France.
    Today, 24 French pupils visiting until January 26, and their teachers, were welcomed by the Mayor of Thame, Nigel Champken-Woods, and two of them got to try on the Mayoral chains.
    Cllr Champken-Woods explained the responsibilities of the town council, its committee structure and spoke of the differences between English mayors and French mayors, the latter having a typical annual budget of 15 million Euros, compared with his own council’s of half a million pounds.

    The visitors were particularly facinated with the story behind the town’s emblem on the Mayor’s chain, based on the design on an ancient ring, found as part of the so-called ‘Thame Hoard’. This collection of coins and rings is thought to have been the proceedings from a robbery centuries ago and then thrown hurriedly in the River Thame where it was discovered in the twentieth century.
    See Link
     for more information about the Thame Hoard.

    During their stay with Thame host families, the
    French pupils have visited London museums, the Roman Baths in Bath and other famous landmarks.

  • Charity Preview ? Charlotte?s Web the Movie

    TICKETS for the preview screening of Charlotte?s Web, featuring the voices of Julia Roberts, John Cleese, Robert Redford and others, are now on sale at just

  • Dramatic Drop In Child Cycling Injuries

    ROAD safety experts at Oxfordshire County Council have expressed their delight at a dramatic fall in the number of child cyclists injured on the county’s roads.
    The council is also celebrating the fact that 2006 was also a record year for the number of children taking part in the council’s cycle training scheme.
    In 2006, 34 young people were injured, which is the lowest figure since 1979, and less than half the 89 children injured in 1997, when the council started keeping records. The figures are:-

    1997 89
    1998 70
    1999 86
    2000 64
    2001 73
    2002 44
    2003 52
    2004 44
    2005 47
    2006 34

    In 2006 a record 3,657 children took up free cycle training and the the council has 700 volunteers who help deliver the scheme to largely primary school children aged 9+.
    Wendy Jennings, Oxfordshire County Council Road Safety Officer, said: “I am thrilled that so many children have taken part in our training schemes and that the number of injuries has declined so much. What a credit this is to our volunteers who put in so much hard work. It must be a delight to them to learn that their efforts have had such an impact.”

    Councillor David Robertson, Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport, said: “It cannot be a co-incidence that the number of children trained has gone up while the number of injuries sustained has plummeted. This is an example of forward planning and thinking providing value for money for people in Oxfordshire as well as safeguarding our communities.”

  • Chiltern Rail Latest

    CHILTERN RAILWAYS TRAVEL ADVISORY: Tuesday 23 January 2007.
    Normal Saturday service this weekend.

    Normal Sunday service on the Birmingham to London Marylebone via High Wycombe line

    Sunday Engineering Works on the line between London Marylebone and Aylesbury via Amersham

    Service alterations on the Aylesbury to Princes Risborough line this Sunday

    This weekend – Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 January – Chiltern Railways is pleased to announce that it is running a full service with no scheduled track improvement works on the line between Birmingham to London Marylebone via High Wycombe and Banbury.

    On Saturday 27 January, a normal service will run on the line between Aylesbury and London Marylebone via Amersham.

    On Sunday 28 January, between the hours of 08:30 and 19:30, buses replace trains between Aylesbury and Princes Risborough. There is an onward connection to London Marylebone from Princes Risborough. Passengers are advised to check times of buses on this line before they travel because they differ to the scheduled train times for a normal Sunday.

    On Sunday 28 January, between the hours of 09:00 and 20:00, Aylesbury to London Marylebone via Amersham services are replaced by buses between Aylesbury and Stoke Mandeville, where there will be a connecting train to/from London Marylebone. During these hours, one train per hour will operate between Stoke Mandeville and London Marylebone. The afternoon and evening Aylesbury/Amersham shuttles will not run.

    Take advantage of our GroupSave offer which allows a group of either 3 or 4 people who are travelling together to travel for the price of 2! Up to 4 more 5-15 year olds can accompany the group and only pay

  • Plea For New Police Community Support Officers

    A PLEA for more people to apply to become Police Community Support Officers, was made at a public meeting held in Thame to roll out a new Neighbourhood Policing initiative by Thames Valley Police.
    TVP’s Martin Judd, who is currently responsible for trying to recruit five more PCSOs for the Thame area, said at the meeting on Monday that he was struggling to find applicants. He made a plea for local people to step forward for the role, which Thame Town Cllr Owen Davies called: “a great asset to the town.”

    Police community support officers are uniformed support staff whose role is to support the work of police officers working within a community.
    They use their limited powers to tackle lower level crime, disorder, nuisance and anti-social behaviour which helps free up time for regular officers to concentrate on more serious crimes and incidents.

    They carry out high visibility patrols aimed at helping dramatically increase the police service presence throughout Thames Valley and have a crucial role to play in the drive towards neighbourhood policing.

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     for more details.

  • Motorists Warned After Robbery

    Police are appealing for witnesses and have issued safety advice to motorists following a robbery on the A4010 near Princes Risborough at about 4.50pm yesterday (17/1)
    A 31-year-old man was driving a black Honda Type R approaching the Black Horse roundabout when a white van drove into the back of his car.
    Following the collision, both vehicles pulled off the main road, whereby two men from the white van approached the victim. One man reportedly said he had a knife.
    At the same time, he held something to the victim?s side. The victim immediately backed away, but he had left his car running and it was driven off.

    Det Sgt Jason Liles, the officer investigating the robbery, said: ?We think before the collision the transit van may have performed a dangerous overtake which may have caused other drivers to take notice of it.
    ?I would like witnesses to come forward and provide any information which could help us find the robbers.
    ?They may think what they have seen is insignificant, but it could prove invaluable to the investigation.
    I am particularly interested in speaking to anyone who has taken details of or has information in relation to the van.
    ?Please contact me at High Wycombe Police Station 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.?

    Safety advice

    Det Sgt Liles is asking people involved in road accidents to:
    * If at all possible stop in a busy location which is well lit, possibly covered by CCTV
    * Ensuring where possible that a phone call is made to family or friends confirming where they are, what has happened and also taking note of the registration of the other vehicle (all prior to getting out of their vehicle)
    * If at all suspicious of the circumstances or persons involved or if you don?t feel safe in stopping and speaking to the persons concerned, drive to the nearest police station where details can be exchanged.

    You can also give information to the police in person by visiting any police station. To find out the opening times and location of your local station please call 0845 8 505 505 or visit: www.thamesvalley.police.uk/bcu/buckinghamshire/bcu-info/stations.htm

  • Motorists Warned After Robbery Scam

    THE Police are appealing for witnesses and have issued safety advice to motorists following a robbery on the A4010 near Princes Risborough at about 4.50pm yesterday (17/1).
    A 31-year-old man was driving a black Honda Type R, approaching the Black Horse roundabout, when a white van drove into the back of his car.
    Following the collision, both vehicles pulled off the main road whereby two men from the white van approached the victim. One man reportedly said he had a knife.
    At the same time, he held something to the victim?s side. The victim immediately backed away, but he had left his car running and it was driven off.

    Det Sgt Jason Liles, the officer investigating the robbery, said: ?We think before the collision the transit van may have performed a dangerous overtake which may have caused other drivers to take notice of it.
    ?I would like witnesses to come forward and provide any information which could help us find the robbers.
    ?They may think what they have seen is insignificant, but it could prove invaluable to the investigation.
    I am particularly interested in speaking to anyone who has taken details of or has information in relation to the van.
    ?Please contact me at High Wycombe Police Station 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.?

    Safety advice

    Det Sgt Liles is asking people involved in road accidents to:
    * If at all possible stop in a busy location which is well lit, possibly covered by CCTV
    * Ensuring where possible that a phone call is made to family or friends confirming where they are, what has happened and also taking note of the registration of the other vehicle (all prior to getting out of their vehicle)
    * If at all suspicious of the circumstances or persons involved or if you don?t feel safe in stopping and speaking to the persons concerned, drive to the nearest police station where details can be exchanged.

    You can also give information to the police in person by visiting any police station. To find out the opening times and location of your local station please call 0845 8 505 505 or visit: www.thamesvalley.police.uk/bcu/buckinghamshire/bcu-info/stations.htm

  • Folk At The Players Theatre, Thame

    FOLK fans can revel in the delights of local folk band, Clipperdown, who will be performing at The Players Theatre in Nelson Street, Thame, on Sunday 21st January at 7.45pm.
    This popular and highly respected Aylesbury based group has a distinctive style and play a wide range of music for the purist and occasional folk fan alike.
    Members of the group are Rod Puddefoot, singer, harmonica and songwriter, Terry Cartmell, guitar, concertina and harmonica and Jonathon Tinn on the fiddle.
    Rod has written many songs about the local area and will be sure to include ?Thame Fair? and ?The Inns of Aylesbury? (which includes 48 local hostelries, no doubt personally checked by the group).
    Tickets cost

  • Local Singer-Songwriter Live In Thame Tonight

    LAST minute gig booking at the social in Thame today, Thursday, January 18, so come on down and witness the birth of a great local singer songwriter, Tim Matthews.
    Tim will open the night with an accoustic set and then after a short break will break into a full band to rock the venue with the Tim Matthews band.
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