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  • Manager vacancy – Thame Senior Friendship Centre

     THE Thame Senior Friendship Centre, (formerly known as the Thame & District Day Centre) is looking to recruit a new Manager.

    The Centre has been in existence since 1986 and its aim is to support the elderly community of Thame and surrounding villages. Based at the Cricket Pavilion behind the Barns Centre, the Centre is open for members on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday each week from 9am to 3pm. More detail of the activities of the Centre can be seen on the centre’s website HERE

    Key Responsibilities of the role are:

    To manage the day to day operation of the Centre ensuring high standards are met for members and visitors. It is essential to work collaboratively ensuring the physical and emotional care of the members.

    To provide a caring, sociable and flexible environment to meet the needs of individual members whilst liaising with and supporting their families and/or carers.

    To promote high standards based on up to date national guidance in relation to care of the elderly, including some knowledge of dementia care.

    To work with the Deputy Manager and Trustees to further the aims and objectives of the Centre and provision of support within the community of Thame.

    It will be necessary to build effective working relationships with the local council, Oxfordshire County Council, South Oxfordshire District Council and other local organisations responsible for care of the elderly in the community.

    The Centre is not currently open due to Covid-19 restrictions, but it is envisaged that it will re-open later in the year, but support for our Members is continuing remotely. 

    Closing date: 25 July 2020

    Please contact Alison Champken-Woods, Chair of Trustees on 07725 594484 or email ajcw1954@gmail.com  if you are interested.

    Interviews will be week commencing August 3, 2020




  • Forward notice: Temporary Road Closure at Thame, Southern Road


    THERE will be a temporary road closure to apply to a section of Southern Road whilst gas works are carried out, from April 28, 2020, up to and including May 1, 2020 – This will be a 24 hour road closure.

    Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and for those frontages within the closure area, subject to the progress of the works and liaison with the works supervisor.

    Further information regarding the works may be obtained by contacting Claire Stewart on 07866784678 or email Claire.stewart@sgn.co.uk

  • UPDATED:Thame’s sad loss of two ‘gentlemen’ volunteers

    UPDATE – The funeral service for John Miles will be held on January, 27th, at St Joseph’s Church, Thame, at 11am. All are welcome.

    THAME witnessed the loss of two of the towns stalwart volunteers in recent weeks, with the death of Norman Brand at the end of November, and John Miles, who passed away shortly after Christmas.

    The late Norman Brand

    Norman passed away shortly after taking a sudden fall, but without pain or stress, his family said. John, who had been suffering with Leukaemia for some time, died after being admitted to hospital on Boxing Day with a chest infection.

    The late John Miles

    Norman was a news paper reporter and political journalist before his retirement, and was a volunteer driver for the Thame and District Day for many years. John was Chairman of the Thame Community Car.

  • Results for Henley Constituency – General Election 2019

    Conservative
    John Howell
    Votes: 32,189
    Vote share %: 54.8
    Vote share change: -4.3
    Liberal Democrat
    Laura Coyle
    Votes: 18,136
    Vote share %: 30.9
    Vote share change: +16.0
    Labour
    Zaid Marham
    Votes: 5,698
    Vote share %: 9.7
    Vote share change: -10.4
    Green
    Jo Robb
    Votes: 2,736
    Vote share %: 4.7
    Vote share change: +1.4

  • Road closure warning for Christmas Lights event

    DUE to the Thame Christmas Lights event on Friday, December 6, the High Street will be closed from The Black Horse pub to the Rising Sun from 12pm – 10pm in order for the event to go ahead. Buses will be diverted down Bell Lane with Bus stops relocated to Thame Museum and outside the Thatch.

    Set up starts from 12pm, so in order to get the cars cleared in time on-street car parking will not be possible after 10am, and the High Street Car Park will be closed from 11am.

  • URGENT: Information about postal votes for the General Election

    DUE to the short timescales involved, South Oxfordshire District Council have stated that they are not able to guarantee when people will receive a postal voting pack, or that it will reach them in time when you post it back. So, if you are going to be away after 6 December you may wish to apply for a proxy vote instead to ensure your vote can be counted.

    To find out how to apply for a proxy vote visit: southoxon.gov.uk/votebyproxy
    The deadline for proxy vote applications is 5pm on Wednesday 4 December.

  • Brexit candidate announced for Henley Constituency in the General Election 2019

    KATHARINE Harborne was a Conservative councillor in Richmond until she defected to Nigel Farage’s party in March. She is an environmental scientist with 25 years’ experience as a management consultant in conflict resolution.

  • UP-DATED: Labour candidate announced for General Election 2019

    THE Henley Constituency Labour Party have announced on their facebook page that Zaid Marham will be the Labour Candidate for the Henley constituency in the general election to be held on December 12, 2019.

    Zaid Marham

    Zaid has lived in the Oxfordshire area for over 50 years and has been involved in politics since the 1980s. The facebook post says: “Zaid brings a wealth of experience to the constituency and gives people a real chance of change.”

    Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/zaid4henley/

  • Thame’s MP to stand again

    THAMES MP,  John Howell, announced on his twitter account (now deleted) that he will be standing again in the Henley constituency for the Conservative Party, in the general election on December 12th, 2019.

    No up todate information published about Mr Howell’s candidature to date, but you can read about him on the Oxfordshire Conservative’s website HERE

  • Green party candidate for the General Election 2019

    Jo Robb, councillor for Woodcote and Rotherfield Ward, has been selected by the Oxfordshire Green Party to stand for Thame and the Henley constituency in the general election on December 12, 2019.

    Speaking after her selection, Jo said: “When I joined the Green Party, the climate and ecological crisis was nowhere on the news agenda. That has now changed as more and more people wake up to the scale of this global challenge. I am proud to represent the only party that puts the natural environment and human wellbeing at its very heart.

    “Locally, the Government has plans for a South Oxfordshire covered in concrete and blighted by traffic and toxic air. This is music to the ears of the construction industry and big developers but ignores our natural environment and the views of local residents.”

    “It’s time the people of the Henley constituency were represented by an MP who understands their concerns and will represent their interest; someone who will defend local democracy, promote truly sustainable growth and stand against the overdevelopment of our beautiful countryside.

    “I will fight for affordable and sustainable housing, proper funding for our schools and NHS and a Green New Deal – ambitious national investment in public transport and sustainable energy infrastructure.

    “Like the majority of the Henley constituency, I voted to remain in the EU. But since 2016, we have seen our standing MP vote to trigger Article 50 and support the illegal prorogation of Parliament. I stand very firmly for a change of approach: one that respects Henley’s original decision and demands the British people get the final say on the matter. Only a People’s Vote can break the Brexit deadlock.

    “More than ever, we need candidates who stand up for their communities and for nature. Parliament needs MPs who are not beholden to vested interests and worsening climate chaos.

    “A vote for me would be a vote to protect our natural environment and our communities at both the local and national level. We need strong Green voices at all levels of government.”

    Originally from Sydney, Australia, Jo studied law and English at the University of New South Wales. She worked in the litigation department of a major Australian commercial law firm before moving to the UK in 2001 to become a journalist.

    In May, Jo was elected to South Oxfordshire District Council to represent the Woodcote and Rotherfield Ward.  She has campaigned on climate change, fossil fuel divestment, preserving the Chilterns AONB and reforming planning law. She sits on Oxfordshire County Council’s Pension Fund Committee, on South Oxfordshire District Council’s and on the Planning Committee and on the Taxi Licensing Committee.

    Jo lives in the countryside outside Henley with her husband, two sons and three grown up step-children. She enjoys swimming in the Thames with the Henley Open Water Swimming Club,  gardening and walking her whippet. She is training to swim the English Channel next year with the Henley Mermaids, in support of the Henley Music School.