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Introducing your new look Thame Town Guide

30th May 2019

Look out for your copy in the post! For the first time, Thame Town Council has produced its annual Town Guide in house. This has enabled us to have full control over the editorial content and layout which has resulted in a Town Guide that, we hope, is easier to read and full of useful […]

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Councillors Helena Fickling, Ann Midwinter and David Bretherton with one of the new Thame Gateway Sign

New signs are Welcome to Thame

23rd May 2019

Visitors to Thame will be receiving a colourful welcome to Thame following the installation of updated signs at each of its newly located Gateways. The previous signs were reaching the end of their life span, but alongside this, there were several other factors that motivated the change. Celebrating our Twin Town The project was initiated […]

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Mayor’s Charity Fundraising Totals 2019/20

16th May 2019

During her year of office Cllr Ann Midwinter has been raising money for her two charities, Sharing Life Trust and Thame Youth Projects. Various events have taken place during the year which included a bingo evening, film screenings, a Youth Theatre Show, a quiz night, snooker competition and a Charity Dinner, and the total amount […]

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Town & District Council Election Results 2019

3rd May 2019

On Thursday 2 May 2019, residents across South Oxfordshire voted to elect their Town and District Councillors. The results have been announced and are listed below: Thame Town Council – Election of Parish Councillors (North & South Wards) Elected Party Votes % Ann MIDWINTER – South Independent 1160 14.31 Linda EMERY – South Independent 990 […]

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Christmas Lights Tender

18th April 2019

Invitation to Tender to Supply a Managed Service for Christmas Lighting December 2019 – January 2024 Thame Town Council is seeking tenders from suitably qualified companies for the design, installation, attendance at switch-on event, maintenance, removal and storage of Christmas lights for Thame. The contractor will need to have a proven and demonstrated experience in […]

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Election 2019

12th April 2019

Thame Town Council and South Oxfordshire District Council are holding elections on Thursday 2 May. Who can I vote for? Thame has two wards – North and South – with eight seats (for the Town Council) in each ward. You can only vote for the candidates in your ward. Your polling card will tell you […]

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Annual Town Meeting 2019

28th March 2019

After some welcoming tea and biscuits, the attendees and the assembled panel heard some words of praise from the Mayor. The 8 strong panel then dealt with a series of questions  from members of the electorate present. The hot topics were the future of the Cattle Market site, climate change, supermarkets, parking enforcement, pavement repairs […]

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World Village Market returns to Thame

26th March 2019

Thame is looking forward to welcoming back the World Village Market on Friday 5 to Sunday 7 April. Now in its third year, this market showcases products from around the world including pottery from Portugal, baskets and tableware from Madagascar, wool products from Ecuador and Peru, jewellery from Rajasthan and much more! There will also […]

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Town Council Grants Scheme now open

25th March 2019

Thame Town Council’s Grants Scheme is now open to local organisations in the Thame area. The scheme aims to fund projects that address the needs, aspirations and issues of the people in our community. The Town Council are inviting local charitable organisations who are working for the benefit of Thame to apply for funding to […]

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Local unsung heroes celebrated at Thame’s annual Town Awards ceremony

15th March 2019

On Thursday 14 March, the eleventh Thame Town Awards took place at The Barns Centre. The Mayor of Thame, Cllr Ann Midwinter welcomed this year’s winners and their guests, members of the Town Awards panel, councillors and Town Council staff. Individuals who nominated the winners were also invited to attend the awards ceremony and the […]

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New Tractor for Town Council

15th March 2019

On Wednesday 13 March the Town Council’s Maintenance Team and Mayor of Thame Cllr Ann Midwinter visited George Browns in Haddenham to pick up the keys for the Town Council’s new Kubota tractor.  Kubota are celebrating 40 years in Thame this year. Their head office is based on their Dormer Road site along with warehousing, sales, service […]

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Call for Sites, March 2019

11th March 2019

The Thame Neighbourhood Plan needs reviewing as the District Council have allocated new homes and employment land to Thame in their draft Local Plan.  Although that document is not finalised, the Town Council has started work on a new neighbourhood plan. As part of that work, the Town Council is calling for land and buildings […]

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