25 March 2025 – Agenda
SUMMONS TO ATTEND A MEETING OF THAME TOWN COUNCIL
TO: All Members of Thame Town Council
Cllrs M Baines, D Bretherton, P Cowell, D Dawson, A Dite, D Dodds, H Dollman, M Dyer, L Emery, A Gilbert, C Jones, S McGarry, H Richards, P Swan and A Wainwright
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Full Council on Tuesday 25 March 2025 on the rising of the Corporate Governance committee and not before 7:15pm (maximum two hours) in the Upper Chamber (Thame Town Hall) for the transaction of business as set out on the attached agenda.
Mandy Sturdy
Clerk of the Council
Date: Wednesday 19 March 2025
AGENDA
1) Apologies for Absence
To receive, note and agree apologies for absence.
2) Declarations of Interest and Dispensations
To notify of any items that appear in the agenda in which there may be an interest that has not been recorded in the Member’s Register of Interest; and confirmation of any relevant dispensations.
3) Civic Announcements
To receive the report of the Mayor and any such communications as the Mayor may wish to lay before the Council.
4) Public Participation and Public Questions
To consider applications from members of the public to address the Council (5 minutes maximum), in respect of any item of business included in the agenda. Applications to speak must have been received by the Town Clerk no later than 5pm on the last working day preceding the meeting.
To consider questions from members of the public (who live, work or run a business in the Parish). Written questions must have been received by the Town Clerk no later than 4pm on the last working day preceding the meeting.
5) Cuttle Brook Local Nature Reserve – Presentation from River Thame Conservation Trust
To receive a presentation from the CEO of the River Thame Conservation Trust relating to recent scrape works on the Cuttle Brook Local Nature Reserve.
5. RTCT Cuttle Brook TTC Paper – March 2025 [PDF]
6) Cuttle Brook Local Nature Reserve – Recent Works
To receive a report and agree the next steps.
6. Report – Cuttle Brook Scrape Project [PDF]
6.1 Cuttle Brook History by Mary Kirkness 2024 [PDF]
6.2 Construction Spec – Cuttle Brook Improvements October 2024 [PDF]
6.3 Cuttle Brook Local Nature Reserve – Management Plan 2025-2029 [PDF]
6.4 250314 TTC Notes – Meeting with Neighbours [PDF]
6.5 Green Living Plan Objectives – Linked to NR [PDF]
6.6 Flood Risk Appraisal_Final_July 2024 [PDF]
6.7 Chiltern Vale Association Letter Re Pile of Mud on Cuttlebrook
7) Cuttle Brook Local Nature Reserve – Flood Alleviation Works
To receive an update on planned work to help alleviate the risk of flooding to residential properties in Cedar Crescent. Works are being carried out in partnership with the Flood Risk and Drainage Engineer at South Oxfordshire District Council.
7. TOPO with locations of structures [PDF]
8) Thame Sportive
To receive an event proposal for Thame Sportive event to be held on Sunday 15 June 2025. The event lead is the Mayor of Thame.
To consider supporting the event and approving that Officers provide administrative and operational support to Cllr Gilbert.
8. Report – Thame Sportive [PDF]
8a. Appendix 1 – Proposal for Thame Sportive [PDF]
9) Minutes
To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Meeting held on 4 March 2025.
10) Planning Committee
To note the minutes and consider any recommendations arising from the meeting on 11 March 2025.
11) Annual Town Meeting
To note the minutes from the meeting on 19 March 2025 (if available).