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Author: Sonja Francis

  • Burglaries In Thame Warning – Ringmaster Message

    OVERNIGHT, between Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th December, a property in Horton Avenue, Thame, was burgled and cash stolen. Entry was gained via a rear ground floor window. This was a repeat victim and anyone living nearby, are asked to keep an extra look out for anyone suspicious in the area. URN 474 of 10/12/06.

    The second burglary occurred between 9th & 12th December in Ludsden Grove, Thame. Entry was gained by forcing the rear door, it is not known if any property has been stolen. URN 50 of 12/12/06.

    The third burglary occurred in Kings Road, Thame, on Monday 11th December during the early hours of the morning. At 02:40hrs offenders broke into the property by smashing the glass in a front door window. Property stolen included, laptop computers, electrical items and two cars, a silver VW Golf and a silver VW Polo. URN 97 of 11/12/06.

    There was also an attempted burglary to a property in Glenham Road, Thame, at 02:00hrs on Monday 11th December. It would appear that the offenders tried to push an instrument through the letterbox in an attempt to get car keys left on a ledge inside, by the front door. URN 383 of 11/12/06.

    If you have seen or heard anything suspicious, or have any information relating to any of the messages, please call the police on 08458 505 505 and quote the relevant URN Number.

  • Rugby for Women and Girls

    RUGBY has, until recently, been an exclusively male pastime, but here in Thame and elsewhere in the country, it is increasingly being played by women and girls.
    For further information, contact Steve Parslow or Sarah O’Donnell at Chinnor Chicks, Chinnor Rugby Club, Kingsey Road, Thame. Tel 01844 213735 or email clubhouse@chinnor-rfc.com.

  • Courses For Adults In Thame

    DETAILS of new 10-week courses in Thame, including Computers for Beginners, Woodwork for All, Mysteries of the Night Sky for Beginners, and much more, are now available.
    Contact 0845 351 0646 or 01844 213400, or visit www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/adultlearning. Book early and take advantage of the

  • Thame Lose After Shirts Fiasco (Contributed)

    MATCH REPORT: Saturday, December 09 – Milton United 2 vs. Thame United 1.
    This was the third time that Thame have played Milton this season, and also the third time that they have lost with a 2-1 score line.
    Initially is was difficult to distinguish between the teams, as both sides were playing in red shirts. Milton however sent out for their blue shirts and the referee stopped the game after 20 minutes to allow the Milton players to change.

    The home team controlled the first half and went ahead after 30 minutes when Darren Howell met a cross from the left with a quality 10 yard header into the bottom left of the Thame goal. A few minutes later Thame defender James Tripp hit a strong 20 yard shot which forced a good save from the Milton keeper. Just before half time, a through ball from the half way line found Milton forward Vince Rusher who dribbled past Thame keeper Paul Searl to side foot the ball into an empty net.

    Thame played far better in the second half and had more possession than the home side. Their leading scorer, Nathan Jack pulled a goal back in the 66th minute when he confidently met a Chris Watkins cross with a powerful 15 yard shot which the Milton keeper got a hand to but could not stop. Thame continued to attack and went close several times. They eventually played with 3 strikers up front and the in last 10 minutes Searl was a spectator, but were unable to penetrate the drilled Milton defence.

    Thame United: Searl, Tripp, Watkins (Ansell), Graves, Bell, Kitson, Jackson, Connelly, Redding (Da Silva), Moore (A Rhodes), Jack,

  • Its Panto Time In Thame!

    THAME PLAYERS’ Pantomime this year is the classic, Jack And The Beanstalk.
    The production, which is suitable for all the family, will run from Wednesday, December 13, to Sunday, December 17.
    Jack and the Beanstalk has always been one of the most popular pantos and this production has all the colour, laughter, music and drama expected. Jack is joined by a fearsome giant, Daisy the cow, and all the other characters that make up a classic show. Performances on weekdays start at 7.45pm and on Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm and 5pm.

    Tony Long, chairman of Thame Players, commented, ?As usual we have been inundated with requests for block bookings but there are plenty of seats for families who want to see good traditional pantomime fun. But in recent years our panto has sold out well in advance so I would urge anyone who wants to see the show to book as early as possible?

    Tickets are available from Tickets Anywhere, Greyhound Walk, Thame, Telephone 0871 2227232. Tickets

  • Charity Scrapping!

    AN innovative craft centre at Long Crendon recently held a ‘Charity Pink Page Day’ to raise money for the Breast Cancer Campaign.
    The Company that run the centre, A Maze of Memories, invited adults and children to the centre, which specialises in scrapbooking and card making workshops, to create a pink scrapbooking page and donated all the crop fees to charity. The day was a great success and raised

  • Tea And Crime Prevention Advice (Contributed)

    MOTORISTS travelling on the M40 near Thame will be able to stop off for some crime reduction advice as well as a cup of tea today (11/12) at a crime reduction exhibition at the Welcome Break services.

    The exhibition will be running between 10am to 3pm and will be staffed by Police Community Support Officer (PSCO) Chris Ratcliff, who regularly patrols the service station to help prevent crime.

    He will be joined by the Thame PCSO Zoe Eele, PC Russell Hounslow, the area beat officer for Thame and Lesley Nesbitt Thame Crime Reduction Advisor and together they will be promoting crime prevention techniques to help reduce car crime.

    PCSO Chris Ratcliff, of Thame police station, said: ?The services are unfortunately somewhere that opportunist criminals like to strike as they know that cars are left unattended and that there may be valuables such as laptops, mobile phones and satellite navigation equipment inside.

    ?We need the public to realise that they need to heed our advice on removing all valuables whenever they leave their car unattended and that they should invest in good security measures to help prevent crime.

    ?We will be on site at the services throughout the day to help motorists realise the dangers and to promote awareness of crime prevention techniques so if you are in the area pop in, meet the local officers and take away some useful advice.?

  • Householder Woken By Burglar – Ringmaster Message

    ON Friday December 08, at 02:30hrs, a property in Sedgemoor Drive, Thame, was burgled.
    Entry was gained via the front door. The aggrieved was woken and disturbed by the offender, who is described as a white male, early 20’s and wearing a hooded top.

    If you have any information relating to this message, please call the police on 08458 505 505, or anonymously on Crimestopper number 000 555111

  • Roadworks on A418 Near Thame

    EXTENSION of traffic island until December 22, by Oxfordshire County Council Highways on the A418 Thame To Shabbington road: single lane traffic.
    For further details telephone 0845 310 11 11

  • Local Women In One Step Ahead Awards

    FOUR Oxfordshire women have won extra funding to support their careers, as winners of the 2006 ?One Step Ahead Awards?.
    The innovative awards programme is organised by the Oxfordshire Women?s Forum, a support network for women in the county?s professional, business and voluntary sectors.
    Event Co-organiser, Marion Wilkes, says: ?The aim is to provide funding for women to help them further their career or professional life in a way they wouldn?t be able to do without financial help. The One Step Ahead Awards provide tangible help by offering women the opportunity to compete for a cash prize towards the cost of appropriate career or personal development or training.?
    In first place was Sue Weinstock who set up her own business making a range of products from affordable jewellery to wall-hanging panels, out of fused glass. Sue plans to use her award to fund training, including bead making and precious metal clay work, to help her produce higher quality products, to extend her product range, and to allow her to teach others, including community group members.
    Caroline Tilling (2nd place) will use her award to fund extra qualifications and accreditation for her fire safety consultancy.
    Rosalie Weetman (3rd place) will use the funding she won to take an accredited Coaching and Mentoring programme to support her career development in the Thames Valley Probation Service.
    Nyasha Gwatidzo (4th place) is the Founder and Director of two charities which raise funds for disadvantaged children in the UK and Africa and will use her award to improve her networking skills and those of her fellow workers and trustees. Nyasha lives at Ludgershall from where she runs her charity.

    NB One of the judges was Keith Slater, who runs Essence in the Buttermarket, Thame.

    A panel of independent judges reviews applications for the Awards, with the strongest being short-listed for interview before final decisions are made.

    For more information on the Awards or the 2007 Programme of informal, interesting and stimulating networking events run by OWF, visit www.otcn.co.uk/owf.htm or contact Marion Wilkes on 01844 260703 or Mobile: 07817 807966, email marion@bkwilkes.freeserve.co.uk