Month: June 2023

Volunteers desperately needed!

9th June 2023

1st Thame Scouts are in desperate need of volunteers. Some of our sections are at serious risk of closure next term. Without new volunteers we can not provide safe, fun activities for our young people.    Volunteering with Scouts provides boys and girls from 6-18 with opportunities and life experiences they wouldn’t otherwise have. A […]

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Vacancy at the Barns Centre

9th June 2023

Thame Barns Centre are looking for an Administrator to assist the joint managers in the day to day running of the Centre. You would need to have a professional, flexible approach and be organised and friendly.   Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, good numeracy skills and excellent communication skills are required. Experience in using […]

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Do you have ‘super’ powers?

9th June 2023

Oxfordshire residents are being urged to take on some ‘super’ powers to help enable faster fixing of potholes, damaged kerbing and drains through a county council initiative that is now being more widely rolled out following many successful pilots. Under the scheme people will be given training in identifying and assessing things like potholes, blocked drains […]

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Only 10 days to go until this year’s Duck Race!

9th June 2023

Thame & District Round Table 753 are very excited to announce the return of the Duck Race on Sunday 18 June at 11.00am, with the infamous Captain Ducky, Lowland Resuce, Thame Fire Brigade & 1000 rubber ducks. The event will be filmed by Rubicon Drones and starts on the Old Long Crendon Road bridge, which is accessed […]

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Window competition winners!

9th June 2023

We would like to thank all those who took part in our window competition during the month of May to celebrate both the Coronation and a Taste of Thame. Our Mayor, Cllr Adrian Dite had a tough challenge picking a winner, however we have a top 3….drum roll please…… 1st place: Monkey Puzzle –  Cllr Adrian Dite […]

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TNP2 Consultation starts next week

9th June 2023

Public consultation on the new draft Thame Neighbourhood Plan starts on Monday 12 June.  This will aim to provide for the minimum level of growth required of Thame by the 2035 South Oxfordshire Local Plan. The new draft Thame Neighbourhood Plan is based around the successful vision and objectives of the original neighbourhood plan. It contains […]

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The Town Council welcomes Clare to the team

9th June 2023

Clare Pickard has joined the Town Hall team this week as a part-time Finance Administration Officer. She will be providing financial and HR support to the Corporate Services Manager and Responsible Financial Officer. Clare lives in Thame and loves spending time with family and friends, reading, baking, swimming and walking and is also a member of a primary […]

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A free film for all you amazing volunteers!

2nd June 2023

Thame Cinema for All (TC4A) would like to invite local volunteers to a free screening of Steven Spielberg’s Oscar nominated and semi-autobiographical ‘The Fabelmans’ (Cert 12A). This is Spielberg’s origin story about his upbringing with his loving but dysfunctional family and how his escape into adolescent film-making led to Hollywood.  TC4A are screening the film […]

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Taste of Thame a tremendous success!

2nd June 2023

We would like to thank you all for attending this year’s Taste of Thame! The weather was glorious and really added a lovely atmosphere to the town and it was great to see the Buttermarket Banquet filled with families and friends catching up over some great food!  Don’t forget our raffle won’t be drawn until the […]

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TNP2 Consultation starts on 12 June 2023!

2nd June 2023

TNP2 Consultation starts on 12 June 2023! The South Oxfordshire Local Plan was adopted in December 2020. It established a minimum level of growth that needed to be provided in Thame through a second neighbourhood plan. Work started on this in 2021 and a draft has now been prepared for public consultation. The new draft of the Thame […]

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