THE Green Dragon restaurant in Haddenham appeared on the BBC 2 programme, The Restaurant last night (Wednesday 10/09) and tonight (Thursday 11/09).
The programme pits nine couples who want to run their own restaurants against each other, the winning couple being given a restaurant of their own to run financially backed and personally supported by Raymond Blanc.
The Green Dragon will also feature in next Wednesday and Thursday’s edition of the programme, between 8-9pm.
UNTIL Saturday, September 13, The Players Theatre, Nelson Street, Thame, at 7.45 pm.
PARTY PIECE
Following the sell-out success of Richard Harris?s Outside Edge in July, Thame Players now presents another brilliant comedy by the same playwright. Party Piece is set in the gardens of neighbours, Michael and Roma Smethurst and Mrs Hinson. It is the night of Michaels and Roma?s fancy dress house-warming party. The evening looks set to be a lively one when a string of hilarious disasters strike, including a distinct lack of guests, a burning garden shed, a marauding zimmer frame and the prospect of an irate husband on the prowl. Michael and Roma?s patience is further tried by the arrival of their neighbour, Mrs Hinson, who brings her own brand of party entertainment in the form of the domestic squabbles of her son and daughter-in-law. Party Piece is a fast paced and very funny play and promises to be equally as successful as Outside Edge.
Party Piece can be seen at The Players Theatre, Nelson Street, Thame from Tuesday 9th to Saturday 13th September at 7.45pm each evening. Tickets cost
THAME Players next production is the comedy, Party Piece, by Richard Harris.
Directed by Julia Roitt, Party Piece is a fast paced comedy set in neighbouring back gardens. The action of the play follows Michael and Roma?s preparations for what promises to be a lively house warming party. However, in true comedic fashion, all does not go according to Michael?s meticulous plans with the arrival of the formidable Mrs Hinson and her domestic squabbles with her son and daughter-in-law.
Performances: 9-13th September 2008, at The Players Theatre, Nelson Street, Thame.
to 25 August 2008 – Teddy Bear Days at Chinnor & PR Railway – Each child carrying a teddy bear will travel free when accompanied by a fare paying adult on the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway. An enjoyable day for all the family. Including kids entertainers. No need to book, just come along. Trains depart Chinnor Station at 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm, 2.45pm and 4.00pm.
Talking Timetable 01844 353535 or visit www.cprra.co.uk. Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway, Station Road, Chinnor OX39 4ER.
THE village of Towersey, near Thame, is already buzzing as the tents and staging and all the structures necessary for a stonking festival, begin to take shape.
Look out for the advertising boards around Thame, which will daily list the various bands and events for the following day.
For a full list of the artists appearing at the festival, follow the LINK
The boards will be positioned as from today at the following locations:
Outside Essence in the Buttermarket
Outside the old Thame Information Centre (now the Citizens Advice Bureau)
Outside Sapphire Moon at the top of the High Street
Outside Mobalpa Kitchen Design in the Cornmarket
Outside Umberto’s in Greyhound Walk
Thanks to all the retailers who have agreed to place the boards outside their premises and to take responsibility for them for the duration of the festival.
GREEN DRAGON. The Green Dragon, Churchway, re-opened for business on July 31. It was taken over by Oaktree Inns at the beginning of May and leased to the BBC for filming for a new series of ?The Restaurant? ? to be shown in the autumn. The premises have now been completely refitted and the venue has re-opened, as a ?classic country pub?, with a new team including general manager Rupert Hill (who grew up in Haddenham) and the chief chef and sous chef, who have come from The Swan, Tetsworth. Food, cooked with fresh seasonal ingredients, will be served daily at lunchtime and in the evening and there are 3 real ales on its beer list. Families and dogs will be very welcome and there?s even a jar of dog biscuits on the counter for your canine friends! The pub retains its original phone number ? 291403 ? but has changed its website address to: www.greendragonhaddenham.co.uk
Sat 16th Police Surgery. The local PCSO will be holding a police surgery at Haddenham library on (10.00am-12noon).
Sat 16th Line Dance. The next Pondarosa Line Dance social evening (8-11pm) in the Village Hall. Entry is
Players’ Theatre, Nelson Street, Thame at 7.45pm. Friday, July 25. A unique account of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated expedition to the Antarctic, 1914-1916, originally presented as a Magic Lantern Show in cities up and down the country to raise funds for the next expedition.
Dr Leonard Hussey’s original script and Frank Hurley’s dramatic pictures, first used in 1919, tell this most remarkable and moving account of courage and leadership. Narrated by Tony Long, the show is brought by courtesy of Mrs Jeanetta Clarke. All tickets
BEE GEE Robin Gibb, who lives in Thame, has been in the forefront recently of a battle against changes to the way performers receive royalties for their work.
As leader of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), Robin attacked the European Commission for banning restrictions which prevent royalty collecting agencies operating outside their national territories.
Read full details in a report from the Press Association
ATTENTION all those budding musicians out there! New to the Showground at Towersey this year -‘Rockhopper’.
Built into a vintage 1960s, silver airstream caravan, Rockhopper is a roomy state-of?the?art recording studio which offers you the chance to lay down and take home top quality, professional recordings of your music.
The Rockhopper will be stationed on the Showground throughout the Festival so will be accessible to everyone ? whether you are with us for the day or the whole weekend. For a sneak preview and to find out more simply check out www.rockhopper-studios.co.uk