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Author: Sonja Francis

  • Haddenham Events Up-date

    Fri 8th Haddenham Village Carols. The 11th annual village carol service will be held on Friday (7pm prompt) in the Village Hall. This popular event is organised for everyone in the village by Churches Together in Haddenham (CTIH) who take it in turn to lead the service. This year it is the turn of the Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd and the theme for the evening is “Christ the true light that enlightens all men”. Haddenham Community Junior School choir will be singing during the service and, as usual, the readers during the service will represent different sections of the community. Please arrive early if you want to be sure of getting a seat.

    Fri 8th/Sat 9th Thame Road, Haddenham, Development. A reminder that you can view the displays and make comments on Landmatch Ltd’s proposals for housing development on land it owns on Thame Road, between the Haddenham Business Park access road and Yolsum Close, at a public consultation event on Friday (6- 9.30pm) or Saturday (10am-3pm) in the Walter Rose Room at the Village Hall.

    Sat 9th Line Dance. The Pondarosa Line Dance Club’s next social dance is on Saturday (8-11pm) at Haddenham Village Hall. Entry is

  • Thame Restaurant Is Blessed

    A THAME restaurant received a very special blessing this afternoon, when three Buddhist monks visited to help bring good luck and prosperity to its new extension.
    Cross-legged on the floor of the new extention to the Pad Thai restaurant at The Rising Sun in Thame’s High Street, the monks chanted and burned a candle into a copper bowl of water, to trap all the good feelings in the room and around the world.
    The three monks came from the Amaravati Buddhist Centre near Hemel Hempstead.
    Attending the ceremony were the Managers of the Rising Sun, Jay Phanthamat and Patsy Kansikam, other members of the staff and their children and Jeremy Coulton and collegues from Brakspear, the owners of The Rising Sun.
    After blessing a variety of dishes, the three monks, who are not allowed to ask for food or shop for it, accepted the food for themselves and ate it.

    To find more about the Amaravati centre, visit its website at: http//www.amaravati.org

  • Film Crew Invades Thame!

    SHOPPERS and visitors to Thame recently, could not help but have noticed several large white vans, catering units, lighting units and film crews in and around the town.
    Bentley Productions Ltd., who make the ITV series ‘Midsomer Murders’, starring John Nettles, has been filming in and around the town since Friday, December 1, for episode six in a series of ten, called “Picture of Innocence”.
    Particular attention has been attracted by the transformation of the former Pickles Deli in the Upper High Street, into a 1950’s Camera Shop – a reincarnation so realistic that the crew have had to put a notice in the window, “No digital cameras in stock!”
    Interior shot have been filmed there today, and tomorrow, filming will take place outside 15 Upper High Street, for about half an hour from around 8am, and then back at Pickles from 9am to 7pm for some more interior shots.
    On Friday, December 8, the crews will be filming inside The Coffee House, in the Buttermarket between 8am and 11am, and then at Pickles again from 11am to 7pm.
    The crews will return to Thame on Sunday, December 10, for some outside shots at Pickles, between 8am and Mid-day, followed by filming at Reproset Ltd., at 12 Buttermarket from Mid-day to 7pm.
    On Monday, December 11, Pickles will again be the location for an exterior scene to be filmed from 8am for about one hour. After this the crews will move inside for rest of the day, moving outside once it is dark for the final scene of the day. Work is due to finish by 7pm.
    Finally, filming will again take place outside Pickles on Wednesday, December 13, from 8am to mid-morning, inside, and then outside for the rest of the day, finishing around 7pm.

  • Special Youth Night At The Social

    A SPECIAL youth night for 13 to 18 year-olds is to be held at The Social in Thame, next Tuesday, December 12.
    There will be live music and soft drinks available, and the entrance fee is

  • Comfort And Joy At The Social

    LOCAL BAND, MUNGO will be playing ‘Comfort and Joy’, their Christmas single release, on Thursay 7 December, live at the social, single launch party gig. Come around 8 p.m. and watch the final edit of the video plus all the out-takes from the shoot.

    Just after 9 p.m. Mungo will be live on stage for their usual storming set, plus of course playing their single, Comfort and Joy.

    The video was shot at the social in Thame and is such a good video that TV stations such as:

    Yahoo Music/Video
    Organ TV sky 1734 every wednesay 10.30 and sky 883 every Sunday at 11.30 p.m.
    E Music Televsion
    Rapture Tv Sky Channel 193
    Vid Zone
    Bubble Hits TV 374 Sky 24 hrs
    Avanti

    have already requested master copies to play on their channels.

    All the local radio stations are playing the single and Mungo will be interviewed by BBC Three Counties and Mix 96 this coming weekend.

    ThameNews.Net’s Music Correspondent, Pascal Ansell, will be interviewing band members on the night. Watch this space for his review.

    Watch out for more Mungo Mania!

  • Brave Battle For Thame United (Contributed)

    MATCH REPORT – North Leigh 2 -Thame United 1, 2nd December (SATURDAY) Away match.
    IN Thame United?s first game in two weeks, they came up against North Leigh, 2nd in the Premier Division of the Hellenic League, the game being played in a picturesque setting in the grounds of Eynsham House.

    North Leigh started strongly and had most of the play in the first 10 minutes with Thame goalkeeper Paul Searl having to make a superb save to block a shot from Kevin Lewis after 4 minutes. As the half progressed, Thame came back strongly and at 15 minutes Nik Gibson smashed a pass from Nathan Jack just over the bar. A few minutes later Nathan Jack managed to put the ball in the back of the net from an impossible angle on the goal line from a cross by Jo Da Silva. At 22 minutes Nathan Jack had the ball in the back of the net again but was judged to be off-side. At 37 minutes Paul Redding had another shot saved by Richard Barratt, the North Leigh keeper. Thame finished the first half one goal up.

    The second half was a different story with North Leigh starting strongly and Liam Hope scored almost immediately. North Leigh kept up the pressure with Thame Goalkeeper Paul Searl having to make several fine saves. Thame had a chance to go ahead again when Nathan Jack sent the ball just wide of goal but after 27 minutes of the second half, Andy McCabe scored North Leigh?s second goal. Despite Thame battling bravely, they were unable to pull back the deficit and the game ended 2-1 to North Leigh.

    Thame United: Paul Searl, James Tripp, Chris Watkins, Matt Graves, Mark Bell, Sion Kitson, Nik Gibson, Ben Connelly, Paul Redding, Nathan Jack (Captain), Joe DaSilva, Graham Jackson (83 mins), Alex Cairns (83 mins).

    Thame United Reserves beat Kintbury Rangers Reserves 3-1 at home. Kintbury, who had gone five games unbeaten, were undone by goals from Weaver, Hudson and Miller.

    Thame United face an away trip to Milton United this coming Saturday, with the Reserves facing Wokingham and Emmbrook at Lord Williams?s School.

  • Chinnor Seconds ‘Humiliate’ Opposition (Contributed)

    CHINNOR RFC Second Team – Match Report: Chinnor 2nd, 57 Pts vs. Southend 2nd, 0 Pts. DATE: 2nd December, Home League Game. Scorers:
    Tries: Ian Stock, Ben Hackshaw, Paul Hennessey, Nick Grimsdell, Jaike Carter, Guy Hackshaw, Chris Sutton, Leon Westerman.
    Conversions: 6 for Chris Sutton
    MATCH REPORT
    Southend 2nds were humiliated by Chinnor 2nds with an emphatic win in their Canterbury Shield match at home on Saturday winning 57 points to 0.
    Placed second in the league, it appeared that Southend felt they only had to turn up to get the points. However, unlucky for them the Chinnor boys were in top form and gave Southend a master class in rugby. Despite them being a very good side, Chinnor did not let them settle from the very first kick. Chinnor attacked and had the first points on the board within five minutes with a try by Paul Hennessey converted by Chris Sutton, five minutes later it was the turn of Ben Hackshaw and Chinnor were in the lead 12 points to Nil.
    For the next 20 minutes the Chinnor forwards controlled the game with big drives that kept Southend on the back foot, and they did defend well against this rampant Chinnor pack that wasn?t prepared to give them an inch. The last ten minutes Chinnor scored four more tries, by Sutton, Nick Grimsdell, Guy Hackshaw and Jaike Carter of which 3 were converted by Sutton and Chinnor finished the first half 38 points to 0 in the lead.
    The second half was much of the same although one got the impression that the ref was looking at Southend with some sympathy. Ian Stock continued to show his form by scoring a try, which was again converted by Sutton. Chinnor then brought on five fresh players from the bench for the last 30 minutes and this did not affect the flow at all with the replacements just carrying on were the others left off.
    Leon Westerman scored a try after some great play between forwards and backs and Chinnor were in the lead by 50 points to 0. Followed again by another try by Westerman, which was again converted by Sutton.
    It was impossible to pick out any one player for man of the match in this game; all 20 players had outstanding games.
    Walter McGuicken
    Second Team Manager

  • Suggested Street Names For New Rycote Development

    THAME town council has been asked by the Post Office to come up with a street name for the new housing development currently being built on the site of the old Thame workhouse and Rycotewood college.
    Some of the street names put forward by councillors include:
    Union Street, Lazenby, Michaelis (the founder of the college), College Close and Workhouse Way.
    Members of the public are welcome to forward any other suggestions to the town council, via the Thame Information Centre at the town hall.

  • Three Vehicle Accident Closes Road In Chinnor

    A ROAD accident that closed the B4009, Lower Icknield Way, Chinnor, for most of today, has left two people in hospital.
    One man was airlifted to Stoke Mandeville hospital and a second taken by ambulance to the JR in Oxford.
    The accident involved an articulated lorry, a black Toyota Aygo and a blue, Peugeot 206 van.
    The cause of the accident is not know at this time.

  • Children Urged To Brigten Up For Winter

    A CAMPAIGN has been launched to encourage primary schoolchildren in the county to brighten up on their bikes this winter.
    The campaign is being run by Oxfordshire County Council?s Road Safety team and technology company, 3M.
    Forty-nine child cyclists aged 15 and under were hurt in reported injury accidents in Oxfordshire in 2005, with six sustaining serious injuries.
    Although the majority of these accidents were not the child?s fault, cyclists can help reduce the risk by a combination of training, cycle helmets, roadworthy bicycles and conspicuous clothing.

    3M, which has a site at Abingdon, has donated high visibility vests to the Road Safety team for children to wear while they are having ?on road? cycle training, which is provided free of charge by Oxfordshire County Council.

    The first school to receive the vests is All Saints School, Didcot, where a group of youngsters have just completed their cycle training.

    Councillor David Robertson, Oxfordshire County Council?s Cabinet Member for Transport, said: ?We are very grateful to 3M for their gift of hi-visibility vests to school children. I hope the school makes good use of them on future cycling training courses.?

    Wendy Jennings, County Council Road Safety Officer, added: ?It is essential that children are visible to traffic while they are out on the roads. They are loaned a high visibility vest for their training and are encouraged to wear something light or bright when out and about after they?ve completed the course.?

    It is part of a wider road safety initiative by the company that involves 20,000 vests being distributed to schools close to 3M sites up and down the UK.

    The company has also teamed up with teachers and the Department for Transport to create an interactive website ? 3M Streetwise ? packed with information teaching children how to avoid road hazards and take greater care walking to school.