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Author: Sonja Francis

  • Reduce Baby Tantrums With Signing

    LEARN TO SIGN WITH YOUR BABY – FREE TASTER SESSION
    Learn sign language and communicate with your baby – proven to reduce tantrums, tears and frustration in babies as young as six months old – yes really! A must for any parent wanting to encourage their childs development. Want to find out more?

    Working closely with leading world expert Dr Joseph Garcia, Babysigners classes are fun and friendly, combining theatre and theory as we take you on a journey through over 100 BSL signs over six weeks.

    Beginners courses are starting in Thame from 16th October.

    If you are interested in finding out more or for classes in other areas within Oxfordshire please contact me at shelley.ensor@babysigners.co.uk.

    www.babysigners.co.uk

  • What’s On In Haddenham?

    The REFUSE FREIGHTER will be at Banks Park on Monday (08/10/06) 12.30-3.30pm).

    Sat 7th Compassionate Friends. The Haddenham group of The Compassionate Friends (UK), a support group run by bereaved parents, continues to meet every other month and the next meeting is on Saturday (2-4pm). Call Joan on 292512 for details of the venue or to register an interest for future meetings.

    Sat 7th Ceilidh. Haddenham Ceilidhs’ first ceilidh of the season is on Saturday (8pm) at Haddenham Village Hall. Music (English, Scandinavian and more) will be provided by St

  • Local Man Dies On Bus

    A well-known local man, who was found dead on a Thame bus yesterday afternoon, has been named.
    71 year-old Ronald Fuller, of Church Way, Haddenham, was found dead on a 280 bus outside the Co-op in Thame High Street.
    Mr Fuller’s widow, Sophie, said that it is thought that her husband died whilst on his way back home from a shopping trip to Argos in Aylesbury, somewhere before his usual bus stop in Haddenham.
    A young female passenger on the bus and a police officer attemped to resusitate Mr Fuller.
    Known as Ronnie, he was very well known in Thame, where he was born and raised in Wellington Street, into a family of eleven children. He was a very keen fisherman and, up to a few years ago, came to Thame regularly for Country and Western dances. Many of Mr Fuller’s brothers and sisters still live in Thame.

    An inquest into Mr Fuller’s death will open next Monday.

  • Thame Fair Road Closure

    A Temporary ?No Waiting at Any Time? restriction will be in place during the Thame October Charter Fair, from 8am on Thursday, October 12 2006 to 12.00 midday on Sunday, October 15.
    The area covered by the closure is the carriageway on the North-East side of the Upper High Street Car Park, from its junction with North Street to its junction with East Street.

  • Family Learning Weeks

    FAMILY Learning Week in Oxfordshire has grown this year from to three (7 ? 29 October), giving families across the county even more opportunities to discover something new together.
    Between October 7 and 29 there will be events, drop-ins and courses that will take place in schools, libraries, museums and galleries, as well as family, garden and sports centres. Puppet-making, recycled art, story time, Egyptian fun and science with chocolate are just a few of the events on offer. Family Learning Weeks in Oxfordshire are part of a national campaign run every year by the Campaign for Learning.
    For further information, visit the Oxfordshire County Council website: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk, or ring the national information line on 0800 100 900.

  • Get Fit In 00:30:00

    SOLL Leisure is delivering free, one day passes to thousands of homes across Oxfordshire this autumn, as part of its GET FIT in 00.30.00 campaign.
    The campaign has been designed to make it as easy as possible for people to build regular physical activity into their lives, whether it is at work, at home, or in the gym. As well as the free vouchers, customers can download a free trial voucher from the SOLL Leisure website “Link

    SOLL Leisure says: “At SOLLutions we are absolutely committed to encouraging the people in the local community to make regular physical activity a part of their lives. We are constantly seeing coverage in the media about how we are facing an obesity and health epidemic; however exercising for 30 minutes at least five times a week can have a dramatic impact on your health. It can reduce the risk of premature death, heart disease, some cancers and type two diabetes, as well as improving mental health and sense of wellbeing.
    “Incorporating exercise into your life can be extremely daunting. This campaign will help you break down the challenge of getting physically fit into manageable bite-sized chunks. The Fit in 00.30.00 programme recommends a minimum of two 30 minute sessions a week in the gym and three of more sessions of 30 minutes elsewhere. Activities can include DIY, gardening, dancing, walking and even housework! This campaign is about a realistic, sustainable approach to exercise and fitness.”

    To find out more about the Fit in 00.30.00 campaign, contact the SOLLutions Health and Fitness centre at Thame Leisure Centre or call 01865 408380.

  • Councillor Criticises Local ‘Marbella’ Hotel Plan

    THE design for a new 50 bedroom hotel extension to a local golf club, has been criticised by a Thame town councillor.
    Cllr David Dodds, speaking at a meeting of the town council’s planning committee, said that whilst he agreed with the concept of building a hotel onto the Oxfordshire Golf Club complex, the design reminded him of “a Marbella sea front hotel,” and suggested that it needed “a bit of architectural treatment to help it blend in.”
    Cllr David Laver said that there were many reservations when the plans for the original building were put forward and that consideration must now be made to the new proposals’ effect on the sky-line of the area.
    The final decision on the plans, which include ground and first floor extensions to provide additional office accommodation and a first floor dining room, will be made by South Oxfordshire District Council.

  • TLC Charity Open Day For ‘Gadget’

    Thame Leisure centre are hosting a charity Open Day, the proceeds from which will be donated to the Martin Gadd Charity and the Brain Wave children?s charities.
    Martin, better known as ‘Gadget’ to his friends, was paralysed from the waist down after a traumatic fall whilst on a night out with friends.
    The programme for the event, to be held on Saturday, October 21, is aimed at all the family and will include:

  • Mayor’s Official Portrait

    THE Mayor of Thame is presented with his official portrait, by Thame Photographer, Tina Hadley.

  • Link To Thame Cattlemarket Application

    A Planning application, recently submitted for a relocated Thame Cattlemarket and Agricultural Business Centre, can be viewed at Link