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8025 – P06/E0013/LB RYCOTEWOOD COLLEGE, OXFORD ROAD – Conversion of existing Listed Building, including demolition of modern extensions and internal alterations to create residential units.
Creation of pedestrian access through boundary wall.
Amendment No. 1
RECOMMEND APPROVAL

8244
P07/E0228/A
(Advertisement Consent)
6/A, 8 & 99A HIGH STREET
Erection of 12 external lighting units over existing fascia signage.
Correspondence was received and noted from the Thame Conservation
Area Advisory Committee.
RECOMMEND REFUSAL IN THE STRONGEST TERMS
1. Contrary to South Oxfordshire District Council planning policy
2. Existing signs also contrary to SODC planning policy 22 PARK STREET
Enlargement of Flat 2 and terrace over.
Amendment No. 1

8245
P07/E0329/T INSURANCE HOUSE, 48 NORTH STREET
Installation of flagpole housing 3no. shrouded antennas, radio equipment
housing and development ancillary thereto.
Correspondence was received and noted from the Thame Conservation
Area Advisory Committee.
RECOMMEND REFUSAL
1. Not in the character of the area.
22 PARK STREET
Demolition of first floor front wall, to be replaced by cavity wall with brickwork to match existing.
Amendment No. 1

8246
P07/E0383 ACORN LODGE, MORETON
Single storey rear extension and conservatory.
RECOMMEND APPROVAL

8247
P07/E0382 KUBOTA (UK) LTD., DORMER ROAD
Removal of existing window to be replaced with new roller shutter door.
RECOMMEND APPROVAL

8248
P07/E0385/A THAME FORD, RYCOTE LANE
Erect new free-standing advertisement.
RECOMMEND APPROVAL

8249
P07/E0408 31 KINGS CLOSE
Erection of timber shed and widening of existing crossover.
RECOMMEND APPROVAL

8250
P07/E00457 39 UPPER HIGH STREET
Construction of garage with accommodation over and new gate and pier.
Correspondence was received and noted from the Thame Conservation
Area Advisory Committee.
RECOMMEND APPROVAL
Use should be ancillary to the use of No. 39 and no conversion of
the garage.

8251
P07/E0458/LB 39 UPPER HIGH STREET
Modification of existing boundary wall to accommodate new brick pier for
access gates.
Correspondence was received and noted from the Thame Conservation
Area Advisory Committee.
RECOMMEND APPROVAL

8252
P07/E0399/A 48A NORTH STREET
Erection of new fascia sign.
Correspondence was received and noted from the Thame Conservation
Area Advisory Committee.
RECOMMEND REFUSAL
1. Materials of proposed fascia not appropriate in a Conservation Area.

8253
P07/E0387 JORDANS OF THAME, 8 UPPER HIGH STREET
Partial change of use from A1 to A3. Minor alterations and installation
of air-conditioning unit and external housing to accommodate condenser.
Correspondence was received and noted from the Thame Conservation
Area Advisory Committee.
RECOMMEND APPROVAL

8254
P07/E0437/LB JORDANS OF THAME, 8 UPPER HIGH STREET
Minor alterations to internal modern partition walls. Re-instatement of a
window to the rear side of the property. Air-conditioning including external
condenser unit and housing.
Correspondence was received and noted from the Thame Conservation
Area Advisory Committee.
RECOMMEND APPROVAL

8255
P07/E0393/LD 14 ORMOND ROAD
Certificate of Lawful Development for a single storey rear extension.
RECOMMEND APPROVAL

YOU don?t need to go to Abu Dhabi to see camel racing!
?or sheep shearing, or alpacas, or vintage tractors, or even Alex James from Blur. They?re all going to be at the Oxfordshire Country Fayre at The Old Showground just outside Woodstock on Sunday, May 27.

In addition the show will feature a huge variety of attractions including a vintage tractors & modern farm machinery parade, trade & craft stands, working crafts, fun fair, mini Land Rovers, bouncy castle, climbing wall, shire horses, gundogs, sheep shearing, pets? corner, dog agility & terrier racing (bring your dog along for a go), Hook Norton brewery dray, bar & refreshments and much, much more.

Admission

DUE to a technical fault, Nigel Guy Champken-Woods’ name did not appear on the original list posted on the website on Thursday, April 5.
We apologise for the omission and confirm that Mr Champken Woods is standing for election in Thame North Ward and that his name has now been added to the report. Please see Link

THE candidates for the election of DISTRICT and PARISH (Town) Councillors in the local elections to be held on May 3, have been published. For DISTRICT COUNCIL – Thame North they are:-
Mr David Bretherton Liberal Democrat
33 Towersey Drive, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3NR

Jeannette Green Liberal Democrat
94A High Street, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3EH

Mrs Mary Stiles Labour
3 Willow Road, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3BE

Mr Richard Walker Conservative
The Star and Garter, 113 Wellington Street, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3BW

Mr Michael Welply Conservative
14 Towersey Road, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3PE

5 candidates contesting 2 seats.

The candidates for Thame South are:-

Mr Euan Aitken Labour
Upper Green Farm, Manor Road, Towersey, Thame, OX9 3QR

Mr Peter Cockayne Liberal Democrat
30 Holliers Close, Thame, Oxon, OX9 2EN

Mr David Dodds Conservative
30 Queens Road, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3NQ

Mr David Laver Liberal Democrat
9 Conduit Hill Rise, Thame, Oxon, OX9 2EJ

Mrs Ann Midwinter Independent
16 Ludsden Grove, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3BZ

5 candidates contesting 2 seats.

THE following are those who have been nominated for the election of eight PARISH (Town) Councillors on Thursday, 3rd May 2007 for the THAME NORTH WARD:-

Mr Pete Barker Lib Dem
19 Charles Drive, Thame, OX9 3XU

Mr David William Bretherton Lib Dem
33 Towersey Drive, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3NR

Mr Donald George Butler Conservative
15 Ludlow Drive, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3XS

Mr Nigel Guy Champken-Woods Conservative
15 Marston Road, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3YG

Ms Nichola Mary Dixon Conservative
42 Kings Close, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3DB

Mr Andy Gunn Labour
4 Ormond Road, Thame, OX9 3XW

Ms Jeannette Green Lib Dem
94A High Street, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3EH

Mr Lionel Colin Daniel Morbey
19 Willow Road, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3BE

Mr Rob Parker Conservative
6 Dunbar Drive, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3YD

Ms Mary Honora Stiles Labour
3 Willow Road, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3BE

The following are those nominated for the election of EIGHT Parish (Town) Councillors on Thursday, 3rd May 2007 for the THAME SOUTH WARD:-

Adam James Buckland Labour
33 Moreton Lane, Thame, Oxon, OX9 2EW

Eric Christopher Crouch Labour
12 Coombe Hill Crescent, Thame, Oxon, OX9 2EH

Owen Davies Lib Dem
4 Cedar Crescent, Thame, Oxon, OX9 2AV

Beatrice Mary Dobie Independent
7 Bell Lane, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3AL

David William Dodds Conservative
30 Queens Road, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3NQ

Mike Dyer Conservative
76 Park Street, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3HU

David Arthur Laver Lib Dem
9 Conduit Hill Rise, Thame, Oxon, OX9 2EJ

Claire Ann Walker Conservative
The Star and Garter, 113 Wellington Street, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3BW

Richard John Walker Conservative
The Star and Garter, 113 Wellington Street, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3BW

OXFORDSHIRE County Council and keen recyclers from all over the county have worked together to identify the best and worst Easter Eggs for wasteful packaging.
Organisations all over the country have been calling on companies that produce consumer goods to cover them with less packaging and therefore save on waste and raw materials. Easter Eggs are often packaged extravagantly with cardboard and plastics.
Waste managers at Oxfordshire County Council joined forces with members of Community Action Groups (CAGs) in the county to investigate the situation.

Community Action Groups are made up of residents who work within Oxfordshire communities to save resources and reduce the amount of rubbish going to landfill sites.

The CAGs were the first of their kind in the country and were set up by Resource Futures in partnership with Oxfordshire County Council. The model is now being copied in other parts of Britain.

What were the findings?

The best egg was produced by Sainsbury’s and contained more than 80% confectionary as part of its overall weight.
The worst egg was a Nestle Kit Kat product that was nearly 50% packaging.
A locally produced egg, made by the Cake Shop in the Oxford Covered Market, was one of the top performers at nearly 80% confectionary. It came in a box that could be re-used as a container or for a child’s craft activity and the packaging was made entirely from cardboard making it easy to recycle.
The full report, containing details of all the eggs we examined is available online at www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/waste
Councillor Roger Belson, Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Sustainable Development, said: “Easter is another time of year when the amount of waste packaging produced is phenomenal. I am sure that nobody would mind in the least if Easter Eggs came with as little packaging as possible. After all its the chocolate that people want!

“Organisations from all over the country, including ourselves and our Community Action Groups, will keep up the pressure on consumer goods producers to cut back on ridiculous over packaging. In the meantime it would be wonderful if people in Oxfordshire made their Easter Egg selections with a view to favouring those that aren’t extravagantly packaged.”

DECISIONS of Thame Town Council’s Planning Committee on Tuesday 3 April:-

8238
P07/E0201 46 CEDAR CRESCENT
Alterations to existing loft conversion including insertion of three
velux rooflights to front elevation and dormer to rear. Erection of
carport to side elevation and enlarge vehicular access.
RECOMMEND REFUSAL
1. Not in keeping with the character of the area
22 PARK STREET
Proposed cellar access in location of existing side access to former shop and relocation of bedroom window including frontage planters. Demolition and re-building of first floor wall.
Amendment No. 3

8239
P07/E0202 46 CEDAR CRESCENT
Demolition part of existing rear extension and garage. Erect single
storey extension to incorporate garage to side elevation and extend
to rear elevation. Infill side entrance door and reinstate front door.
RECOMMEND REFUSAL
1. Design, with a highly visible PVC lantern light
22 PARK STREET
Enlargement of Flat 2 and terrace over.
Amendment No. 1

8240
P07/E0296 THE WHITE HOUSE, MORETON ROAD, MORETON
Proposed stable and garage blocks.
RECOMMEND APPROVAL
Comment: Subject to sufficient landscaping
22 PARK STREET
Demolition of first floor front wall, to be replaced by cavity wall with brickwork to match existing.
Amendment No. 1

8241
P07/E0247/A W LUCY & CO LTD., HOWLAND ROAD
Erection of an internally illuminated lightbox sign.
RECOMMEND APPROVAL
Comment: The Committee requested that the lighting be kept to
a practical minimum
CHINNOR RUGBY CLUB, KINGSEY ROAD
Erect digital scoreboard onto clubhouse.

8242
P07/E0310 14 COTMORE GARDENS
Single storey rear extension and new garage.
RECOMMEND APPROVAL
13 ORMOND ROAD
Conversion of integral garage into a room and addition of cloakroom in existing porch area.

8243
P07/E0331 16 GRENVILLE WAY
Garage conversion to form dining room.
RECOMMEND APPROVAL
Comment: The Committee, as usual, regretted the conversion of
a garage into living space.
MOOREND LANE FARM, MOOREND LANE
Erection of agricultural workers dwelling.

OXFORDSHIRE’S County Youth Orchestra is to appear on television with top fertility expert, Professor Lord Robert Winston.
The orchestra, which includes three members from Thame, will be participating in ‘Play it Again’, the BBC1 series about well-known people learning to play a musical instrument, on Sunday April 15, when they will be shown accompanying Professor Lord Winston as he performs The Old Castle from Mussorgsky?s Pictures at an Exhibition on the saxophone.

OXFORDSHIRE County Council Leader, Councillor Keith Mitchell, has re-shuffled the authority’s decision-making Cabinet.
Two new Cabinet members have been appointed. Councillor Ian Hudspeth, who represents Woodstock on the county council, has been appointed Cabinet Member for Transport Implementation. He takes on this role from Councillor David Robertson who retains his role as Deputy Leader of the County Council and Cabinet Member for Strategic Transport Policy.

Councillor Hudspeth’s areas of responsibility include:
transport scheme implementation;
highways; traffic and parking;
road safety and public transport.

The second new Cabinet member is Councillor Judy Heathcoat, who represents Faringdon on the county council. She has been appointed Cabinet Member for Community Safety. Her areas of responsibility include:

The Fire and Rescue Service;
consumer protection;
emergency planning;
police issues;
The Coroner’s Service;
travellers
drugs and alcohol awareness.

She also takes on the post of district liaison in the Vale of White Horse.

The two departing members of the Cabinet are Councillor Ray Jelf, who was Cabinet Member for Community Safety, and Councillor Don Seale, who was Cabinet Member for Adult Learning and Cultural Services.

Councillor Seale’s role will be taken on by Councillor Jim Couchman, who is already a member of the Cabinet. He will take on responsibility for adult learning; libraries; museums and heritage; the arts; archives; leisure and recreation; the registration service and the music service in addition to his current responsibilities for adult social services; health issues and the voluntary and community sector. His new title will be Cabinet Member for Social Care and Community Services.

Other changes see Councillor John Howell take on responsibility for social inclusion and equality issues; and Councillor David Robertson take on responsibility for council policy co-ordination and council business management from Councillor Jim Couchman.

Councillor Keith Mitchell, the Leader of the County Council, has taken on responsibility for economic development from Councillor Roger Belson, the Cabinet Member for Sustainable Development.

Councillor Mitchell said: “None of these changes will affect the high quality services that we provide. Oxfordshire County Council is ranked as an excellent authority by the Audit Commission. It provides real choice and value for money. These changes will not alter that. I welcome the new Cabinet members and look forward to working with them in the months to come.”

Summer 2007 Term
Continuing Courses in Thame Commencing 23rd April.
Computers for Improvers
Tuesday 7pm-9pm

AN ‘End of an Era’ party, marking 18 years of service for three Thame women who, between them had worked for what was originally Thame Adult Eduction and later evolved into Thame Community Education.
The three have all had leaving parties with their county colleagues, but Robert Harding, who was a member of the old Thame Community Education Committee, (these committees ceased when the governance of the service was centralised) thought that the departure of Mary, Karen and Jackie deserved to be marked with a party in Thame. So, on Friday they were joined by tutors past and present, members of the former Management Committee, colleagues from Lord Williams’s school and members of the many community groups who meet at the centre, to eat drink, reminisce and say good-bye!

Retiring Head of the Centre, Mary Stiles, told thamenews.net: “It was a lovely evening with lots of compliments, particularly about how welcome everyone feels in the centre. Norman Lilley spoke on behalf of the Visually Handicapped group who meet fortnightly at the centre and have done for many years and other guests included Cllr Beatrice Dobie, Sarah Hayes, representing the Thame Youth Theatre, which of course began its life in Thame Community Education and still runs here three evenings a week, and Robert Harding from the former Management Committee. Dawn Oliver spoke as a tutor and Christine Townsend as a former tutor, a learner and one of the PHAB Club’s organisers.
“The three of us were very moved by everyone’s wonderful comments, both those above and what was said more privately. We just feel we’ve been doing our jobs as well as we can and it feels really good to be so appreciated and we would like to say a big thank you for the party, the beautiful flowers we all received and everyone’s good wishes for the future. Many thanks too to Alison Barrow-Williams and Karen’s family for taking the photos.”

Jackie Hurst and Karen Clark were the administrators who worked very hard to make it a welcoming centre and they have taken on specialist roles too over the years; Jackie was one of the data specialists for the county and Karen specialised in finance and she also produced superb local publicity.
“My role,” explained Mary, “also evolved over the years from Centre Head to Area Head and most recently Curriculum Manager for Languages, Humanities and Science for the county, but still based in Thame. It was with the last two roles that I had less day-to day responsibility for the Thame centre and Jackie and Karen took that on so well.”

All three are taking voluntary redundancy as part of the latest restructuring of Adult Learning to save money, as they felt that there was no role for them in the new structure. But Mary added: “We do want to wish our colleagues continuing in the service all the best for the future, especially Jackie Ashkettle, Jill Austen, Jenny Richardson and Samantha Morgan, who are now staffing the centre.”

Photo: Mary Stiles, retiring Head of Thame’s Community Education Centre.