Category: Thame news

ALTHOUGH it may seem that summer is almost over, burglars are still getting in through insecure doors and windows, an open invitation to any opportunist thief.
Thames Valley Police is urging the public across Oxfordshire to remember to bolt out the burglar in a new publicity campaign which aims to remind people not to forget to keep their homes and businesses secure.

Every day a house in Oxfordshire is raided by burglars who have used an open window or door to get in and police hope by publicising the latest incidents people will realise that this is a problem occurring in towns and villages across the county and that they need to take precautions.

There have been five incidents alone in the Thame area, including one recently where over

THE family of Clare Clarke, who died in a road collision after falling from her horse, have today issued the following tribute to her.
“Clare comes from a large loving family and will be sorely missed by so many. She leaves behind three young children, Kourtney 13, Dion seven and Alysha four, as well as husband Darren.
“She was born in Henley and moved to Chalgrove in Oxfordshire when she was eleven, where she grew up. She moved to Thame six years ago.
“Clare was a qualified nail technician and had built up her own business working as a freelancer. In addition to this, she was due to start a new job working for Unilever on August 29.
“Clare was a passionate horsewoman and could have had a career on the equestrian circuit. She loved horses and loved spending time with them.
“Clare was a very sociable and outgoing person who had many, many friends. She loved life and was very popular. She was a strong and confident person who always thought of others. Anybody who knew or met Clare knew how wonderful she was. She had a fantastic personality and always made people laugh. She was kind and considerate and always looked out for people – no matter what.
“Above all Clare was a fantastic mum and wife. She loved spending quality time with her family. She adored her three children Kourtney, Dion and Alysha and was the most caring and beautiful wife any man could ask for.
“She will be forever loved and dearly missed by her friends and family.”

Clare, aged 33, of Youens Drive in Thame, died on Sunday (27/8), when she was trown from her horse after it had been startled by an on-coming lorry.
Her 13 year-old daughter, Kourtney, who is a pupil at Lord Williams’s school, was out riding with her mother and witnessed the accident.

THE A40 at Wheatley was closed briefly this morning after a car lost control and left the road, before catching fire.
Police were called at around 8.45am to the scnee, near to the junction with the M40, and closed the road to allow the fire service to tackle the blaze and for the vehicle to be recovered from undergrowth with which it had collided.

The male driver was taken to the John Radcliffe hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The road was reopened at 9.30am.

A woman who was killed when she was thrown from her horse near Thame on Sunday (27/08), has been named.
She has been formally identified as 33 year-old Clare Clarke, of Youens Road in Thame.
Police are appealing for information about the accident which happened at 3.50pm.

Mrs Clarke was apparently riding her horse along Haddenham Road towards Kingsey when a sewage collection lorry approached her from the opposite direction. The horse became startled and she fell off into the path of the on-coming lorry. The horse and lorry driver were uninjured but Mrs Clarke suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigating officer, PC Graham Holt, said:”We have already spoken to a number of people who witnessed the incident but I am keen to hear from anyone else who may have seen the lorry, which was blue and yellow, or Clare on the horse before the collision so we can piece together exactly what happened.”

Anyone with information should contact PC Holt at Aylesbury Roads Policing via 0845 8 505 505.

THAMES Valley Police has received several reports recently, that people are being contacted by telephone, by callers who claim to be from the police.
Using different stories, such as your bank card is believed to have been cloned, they try to get the Pin numbers and security codes for your bank/credit cards along with other information.

Never give this type of information to anybody who telephones you. If you, or some body you know has received such a call, please ensure it is reported. Call the police on 08458 505505.

These bogus callers can be very convincing and may have some snipets of information about you to make them sound plausible.

THAME’s Citizens’ Advice Bureau, bases in the Old Market House in the Upper High Street, is in need of a new Manager.
The successful candidate for this demanding position will need to have a good knowledge of the voluntary sector and proven ability to manage a team of staff and volunteers, as well as being able to demonstrate sound administrative, leadership and management ability.

Candidates will have to demonstrate the ability to earn and maintain the trust of those people with whom the Bureau works, especially funding bodies, and the ability to work effectively with a Trustee Board to which this position is accountable.

The Bureau is currently open three days per week and the successful candidate should have a commitment to developing and expanding the advice service.
Please write to:-

Thame and District Citizens Advice Bureau
Market House
North Street
Thame
OX9 3HH

MOURNERS of a local woman killed when whe was thrown from her horse, have been gathering at the scene of the accident and laying flowers.
The 33-year-old woman was killed after she was thrown from a horse and hit by a passing HGV lorry.

The incident occurred at around 5.45pm on Sunday, August 27, on the Haddenham Road, Kingsey. The lorry was travelling towards Haddenham when it slowed and overtook the horse which apparently became scared and threw the woman. She received fatal injuries and was declared dead at the scene.

Her identity has not yet been released.

Photo: The scene of the fatal accident in Haddeham Road, Kingsey.

THE following is a message distributed to Neighbourhood Watch members who are part of the Ringmaster network.
An elderly resident of Queens Close, Thame, had two males call at the property at about 15:10 hours, on Thursday, 24th August, claiming to be from the Water Board. They tried to gain entry to test the water pressure, but were refused.

As one stood slightly away from the door, a good description is only available for one of the men who is described as a white male aged in his late twenties to early thirties, stocky, clean shaven, wearing a blue checked shirt.

If you saw, or heard, anything suspicious, please call 08458 505505, and quote U R N 8 6 6 of 24/8/06.

Message ends.
If you have any information about the above message that is of an urgent nature please contact the police enquiry centre on 0845 8505 505 and state you are responding to this Ringmaster message.

There are currently 36 Neighbourhood Watch Schemes in Thame and enquiries have already been received for new schemes to be set-up in the New Year.
If you are interested in joining Neighbourhood Watch and want to find out more, please contact your Regional Watch Administrator, Carol Rudd at Abingdon Police Station on 01235 556957 or E-Mail: carol.rudd@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

TWO Thame post boxes, including one removed because of vandalism, are to be relocated.
The post box in Park Street, currently situated in front of the recently-closed Post Office, is to be moved to a position on the pavement, outside the Sainsbury store further up the road.
The move is to be made at the request of the new owners of the old post office at 26 Park Street, who intend to use the building as a residence.

The post box in Wellington Street, removed some months ago after it was vandalised, is to be replaced at the request of residents in the area. Its location will be on the grass verge to the left of its previous position.

Thame Town Council has approved the changes, with the proviso that the Park Street box be of the same style as the existing one, and that the Wellingston Street box be of adequate size and with a wide enough aperture to accommodate the post of local businesses as well as local residents.

The time scale for both post boxes is four to five months.