5th October 2017
The Mayor of Thame would like a festive image of St Mary’s Church on the front of his charity Christmas cards this year and is inviting the community of Thame to send in their photographs. If you have captured St Mary’s Church in the snow, or perhaps at a festive moment, please send your photo(s) to […]
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21st September 2017
Thame Town Council and the London and Home Counties Section of the Showmen’s Guild are pleased to confirm that the Thame October Fair will go ahead as normal on 13 and 14 October 2017. We look forward to a successful and enjoyable event for all concerned. The Guild and Thame Town Council have also committed […]
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19th September 2017
This year, as part of Thame Arts & Literature Festival (TAL), Thame will host its first ever ‘Art Crawl’, giving festival goers the chance to stroll around Thame between events and explore the different venues celebrating art in the town centre. Running from Wednesday 11 – Saturday 14 October, the Art Crawl includes the ‘Sparksartists’ event […]
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This document should be read in conjunction with the Town Council’s two prior press releases: 08/09/17 – Thame Fair Cancelled 12/09/17 – Thame September Fair (an update) Introduction By refusing to sign a reasonable one year agreement, the Showmen’s Guild has caused the cancellation of the Thame Fair in September. Two press releases were […]
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Following enquires from residents and businesses and the discussions on social media over the weekend, we are sorry to inform you that in spite of last ditch efforts instigated by the Town Council that the Guild have decided that the Thame Fair in September should still not go ahead. The Town Council sincerely wants the […]
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The Showmens Guild of Great Britain have informed the Town Council on Friday 8 September that the invitation to enter into a new four year Agreement has been rejected by their members. Thame Town Council is disappointed to inform residents, businesses and visitors that the September Fair will therefore not be taking place this year. […]
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29th August 2017
Back in October 2015, Thame Town Council agreed to work with, and support, Thame Town Cricket Club in realising their exciting vision of a new Cricket Club Clubhouse / Pavilion at Church Meadow, delivering both the future needs of the cricket club and a wider community facility. Detailed plans have been created and revised full […]
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23rd August 2017
Terry Hankins! At Thame Market’s Community Day yesterday, Terry (pictured right) was presented with a silver plate to celebrate over 35 years as a trader at Thame Market, making him the longest serving trader at Thame’s weekly Tuesday charter market. Terry was presented with the award next to his fruit and vegetable stall by Mike Broun (Chairman […]
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9th August 2017
Sunday 11 November 2018 will mark the centenary of the end of World War I. The Town Council would like to know how the community of Thame will be commemorating, or would like to commemorate, this significant event. From poppy seed planting to crocheting to bell ringing, we would like to hear your creative ideas. […]
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9th August 2017
It may be the middle of summer, but the Town Council is already planning this year’s Christmas Lights Switch-On, which will take place on Friday 1 December 2017. The Town Council is looking for lots of local businesses and traders to get involved either by sponsoring the event or holding a stall. Sponsorship packages begin at […]
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7th August 2017
The Town Council shares the concerns of many in the community with regard to a current event at Thame Showground. As always it is difficult to separate fact from fiction. Opinions expressed range from outright support to outright indignation. We have been assured by the Police that they are doing all they can to monitor […]
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27th July 2017
The Town Council is concerned at fairly widespread reports of increased antisocial behaviour in Thame. It is sometimes difficult to separate perception from reality but there have certainly been some incidents that the Town Council is aware of. We do not want to raise undue concern. The police have asked us to encourage public reporting […]
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