Category: News

Have You Taken Our Budget Questionnaire?

6th September 2024

Over 200 people have already had their say in how Thame’s money should be spent. Our simple online Budget Questionnaire asks if you’d like more or less money spent on art installations, local events, supporting local businesses, parks and gardens, street furniture, local non-profit groups, and more. At the end of the questionnaire, participants can […]

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Parents Meet to Discuss Smartphone Free Childhood

6th September 2024

Thame parents are being encouraged to attend a meeting to discuss smartphones in childhood. Smartphone Free Childhood is a grassroots movement of parents who believe childhood is too short to be spent on a smartphone. ‘We’ve been put in an impossible position by the tech companies. It’s a lose-lose. We either allow our children access […]

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Mayors Prepare for Bike Ride to Montesson

4th September 2024

Thame Mayor, Cllr Andy Gilbert, and former Mayor, Cllr Adrian Dite will be donning the lycra on Wednesday 11 September for their charity cycle ride to Montesson, Thame’s twin town in France. The Mayor’s Just Giving page has already raised over £500 for his two charities – Sharing Life Trust and Lord Williams’s School Young […]

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Thame Gets a Public Drinking Water Fountain

22nd August 2024

On Monday 19 August, Thame Town Council unveiled a shiny new, blue, public drinking water fountain at the Thame Town Hall. News of the much anticipated water station spread quickly on social media with the Council’s posts receiving almost 1,000 “likes” and over 60 comments in support of the new addition. Councillor Helena Richards, a […]

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We Want Your Input for the Budget

22nd August 2024

Thame Town Council has started work on setting its budget for 2025-26 and we would like your input.  To help us get a better picture of where Thame’s money should be spent, we have created a simple budget questionnaire relating to just some of the services we provide. For each service we ask, ‘would you like […]

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Councillors Enjoy Community Day at the Market

22nd August 2024

Thame Mayor, Cllr Andy Gilbert and Cllrs Linda Emery and Mike Dyer were on hand for the annual Community Day at Tuesday’s Charter Market. Each year, non-profit groups are invited to set-up shop at the market to raise funds and awareness. This year, groups included: 1st Thame Scout Group, Thame Green Living, Thame Inner Wheel, […]

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Need Access Permits for the September Fair?

22nd August 2024

Residents and businesses in the High Street, Upper High Street, Buttermarket and Cornmarket are reminded that now is the time to apply for access permits for the duration of the September Fair from the Town Hall. The Fair opens on Thursday 19 September. Oxfordshire County Council advises the following:  Thame September & October Fairs – […]

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Charities Invited to Take Part in Christmas Fair

22nd August 2024

Local charities are invited to take part in this year’s Christmas Charity Fair on Saturday 30 November. The event has been scheduled to follow the turning on of Thame’s Christmas tree lights on Friday 29 November. Places for the Charity Fair are limited and already filling fast. If your non-profit organisation would like to take […]

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Sad News From Our Nepalese Namesake

22nd August 2024

On Friday 16 August, the Nepalese village of Thame, near Everest, was flooded after a glacial lake burst its banks. Everest’s Sherpas, who call Thame home, fear their homes might wash away. The village sits at an altitude of around 3,800m (12,467ft) and is home to around 300 people.  Whilst no deaths or injuries were […]

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Make Walking & Cycling Safer in Thame

15th August 2024

Oxfordshire County Council want to make walking and cycling easier in Thame.  To help achieve this, they’ve created the Thame Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP), so that when funding becomes available, they will know what infrastructure is needed to provide Thame with a high quality active travel network.   How to Participate In order to make the […]

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Register Kept Birds or Risk Breaking the Law

15th August 2024

Did you know you must register up to 49 poultry or other kept birds by 1 October 2024? This includes any birds kept as pets. You will be breaking the law if you do not register. Psittaciformes or passeriformes (such as budgies, parrots, cockatiels and finches) do not need to be registered if they are both: fully housed in a […]

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HS2 Roadworks to Disrupt Travel

15th August 2024

Due to HS2 roadworks, the A418 Oxford Road will be closed from 8.30pm Friday 16 August until 5.30am Monday 2 September. During the closure, the X20 bus will have a temporary timetable. We have added the timetable to the Thame Town Council website and our Thame Buses LinkTree. The X20 will divert via Princes Risborough and resume […]

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