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ST JOSEPH’S school in Thame will soon be off to The Book House, Thame, to spend the book tokens they were awarded for winning the Festival Junior quiz last week.
The clever quartet were Benedict Cook, Louis Supple,
Greg Duncan and Fabian Cooke.

THE Chair of Thame Festival, Bob Davies, has described this year’s carnival parade as “the best quality parade” he has presided over in his three years in the job.
He praised the hard work and enthusiasm of those who took part, particularly the school children, saying: “Although John Hampden school won this year, in another year, any of the others would have won.”
Already three new committee members have volunteered to join Bob’s team for next year’s festival.

THE hardest working entry in the carnival has to be the ‘Make Poverty History’ entry which won the Mobile section with their caribbean theme drumming, dancing and costumes, including Thame’s Story-teller, Margie Barbour, complete with little ‘baby’ jiggling about in her mamma’s wrap around waist cloth.
She danced the whole way from the start of the procession in Dormer Road, to the Southern Road Recreation Ground, and equally heroic were the women and young girls who carried buckets of water on their heads the whole distance.

THE special prize for the Carnival’s ‘Lone Star’, a single person who is judged to have done the most to contribute to the carnival, was awarded to Sue Boyle of Thame.
As well as being a very popular Quiz Mistress(?), Sue was the chant leader who trained the Barley Hill contestants who achieved second prize in the Walking category.
The Barley Hill team represented the football teams,
‘Charities United’. Sue shouted “Charities United” which the team chanted back, followed by “One World, One Goal, Make Poverty History.”
They then went into their special G8 song to the tune of ‘Daisy Daisy’ along the lines of:
“G8 G8
give us your answer do
Africa is starving
What are we going to do?
Come on lets double the aid
So people aren’t afraid
Let’s drop the debt
Make all trade fair
And make poverty history.”

THAME’S top quiz team, the Wild Geese, were once again the triumphant winners of this year’s Festival Quiz.
This is the seventh time the Wild Geese name will be engraved on the Shield for this annual test of knowledge and recall, which this year took

YOUNG cyclists in and around Thame, seen wearing a cycling helmet, will be rewarded with on-the-spot prizes.
Run in partnership with community police forces and road safety officers throughout the UK, the scheme will reward thousands of youngsters aged 15 and under who are spotted wearing a cycle helmet by local Helmet Watch volunteers like Thame’s Cathy Gaulter-Carter.
Every on-the-spot prize envelope will include a keyring compass, information on how to fit a cycle helmet correctly and a prize draw card to fill in to try to win the first prize of a Center Parcs family holiday.
There will also be lots of runners up prizes of cycling products and surprise gifts.

Angela Lee, the founder and chief executive of The Bicycle Helmet Initiative Trust, said: “Nearly 40 per cent of all child cyclist deaths and casualties occur during the summer months because so many more youngsters are out on their bikes at this time of year.
“It?s great to see so many children on their bikes getting fitter in the process and doing their bit for the environment but common sense dictates they need to cycle as safely as possible and that includes wearing a cycle helmet.
“Helmet Watch is a fun way to reward children who wear a helmet and encourage those who don?t to wear one in the future.
“Each year we have been able to reward more and more youngsters and this year we hope to reach the 3,000 mark.”

NB Helmet watch say that, properly worn, a cycle helmet can reduce the risk of brain injury by up to 85 per cent.

Photo: Cathy Gaulter-Carter (2nd right) with Thame’s Mayor, Cllr David Laver, himself a keen cyclist, taking a well earned rest after a cycle ride.

THAME library will remain open until 4.30pm on Saturdays, as from June 11.
Oxfordshire County Council has agreed to fund an additional 3.5 opening hours per week.

RECENTLY elected Thame County Councillor, Nick Carter, has thanked local people for voting for him.
In a letter to ThameNews.Net recently, Cllr Carter wrote:
“David Wilmshurst and I would like to record our thanks to the thousands of people who elected us as the new County Councillors for Thame & Chinnor, in
the recent County elections.

“During the next four years, we will work hard on behalf of all residents and we hope to live up to everyone’s expectations.

“Nearly two-thirds (65%) of the electors in Thame & Chinnor turned out to vote at the election, and the Conservative candidates achieved over 40% of
the vote in this newly combined division.

“It was remarkable to see long queues at one or two polling stations as people patiently waited in the sunshine for their turn to vote.

“After two decades when no party has had overall control at the County Council, Oxfordshire’s voters have now given their wholehearted approval
to Conservative policies. With a clear majority on the Council, we will soon see the benefits of this starting to come through.

“This was a significant election result as we move towards important developments such as the plans for a new library in Thame. Thanks for placing your faith in us; we will ensure we rise to the challenge that
you have set us.”

BUDDING young Thame artists received their awards last night for the annual, Thame In Bloom Art competition.
The overall winner was 8 year-old Eleanor MacDougall, from Barley Hill School. The other winners were:-

AGE NAME SCHOOL
Under 5yrs
1st, Sam Taylor, John Hampden
2nd, Rosie Evans, John Hampden
3rd, Luke Eaton, Queensdown Nursery
Highly Commended
Finn Taylor, Queensdown Nursery
5yrs
1st, Nowshad Chowdhury, John Hampden
2nd, Jessica Tully, Barley Hill
3rd, James Reilly, John Hampden
Highly Commended
Lois Freeman, John Hampden
6yrs
1st, Nathan Allsopp, John Hampden
2nd, Dannielle Hughes, John Hampden
3rd, Nathan Bottomley, John Hampden
Highly Commended
Rebekka Crane, John Hampden
7yrs
1st, Kerry Hine, John Hampden
2nd, Kieran Brewster, John Hampden
3rd, Hayley Groves, John Hampden
Highly Commended
Lauren Allardyce, John Hampden
8yrs
1st, Eleanor MacDougall, Barley Hill
2nd, Lauren Price, John Hampden
3rd, Remy Chappell, Barley Hill
Highly Commended
Jade Ensoll, John Hampden
9yrs
1st, Max Schmidt, Barley Hill
2nd, Harry Gilmore, Barley Hill
3rd, Josh Mellor, Barley Hill
Highly Commended
Amy Stewart, Barley Hill
10yrs
1st, Caitlin, Stanway- Williams John Hampden
2nd, Emma Pearce, Barley Hill
3rd, Matthew Faulkner, John Hampden
Highly Commended
Josh Entwistle, Barley Hill
11yrs
1st, Chloe House, Barley Hill
2nd, Grace Diamond, John Hampden
3rd, Emily Weller, Barley Hill
Highly Commended
Chris Jeffcock, John Hampden
Collage
1st, Iona Kate Caseby, St Josephs CP
2nd, Isobel Glover, Queensdown Nursery
3rd, Kitty Field, John Hampden
Highly Commended
Mary Collins St Josephs CP
Group Work
1st, Foundation Stage, Barley Hill
2nd, Queensdown Nursery
3rd, Year 2, St Josephs CP
Highly Commended, 2nd Thame Brownies

OVERALL WINNER – Eleanor MacDougall