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  • St Jo’s On Road To Buying Heart Monitor

    ST JOSEPH’s school’s recent concert and CD launch was a great success, raising quite a bit of money towards the purchase of a 24 hr Heart Monitor.
    Evan Hatch told ThameNews.Net: “On the night we sold quite a few CD?s but we need to sell quite a few more to raise the

  • Local Green Vehicle Enthusiast Trys Eco Bike

    A GREAT Haseley resident, himself a former motor cycle racing driver, recently took the opportunity to try out the latest ‘Green’ bike.
    Richard Harding is an English correspondent for the American Website www.evworld.com and, a website dedicated to environmentally-friendly transport and innovation, and he covers environmental motoring events in this country for them.

    Last April, the first hydrogen-propelled motorbike in the World was launched in London. It is British Designed-and-manufactured and Richard was there of course, for EVWorld.
    Richard told ThameNews.Net: “The first opportunity for me to actually ride one of these came last week when there was a road-test-and-photoshoot session at Donington Park.
    Many believe that hydrogen is the fuel of the future.”

    The all-British team behind the pioneering ENV bike, claims it has a top speed of 50mph and a range of at least 100 miles, and says that it demonstrates the potential of new fuel cell technology.

    On a full tank it runs continually for up to four hours on its hydrogen fuel cell, which can be detached and used to power anything from a motorboat to a small home.

    The bike, launched at The Design Museum in London, is virtually silent and its emissions are almost completely clean. It has no gears, and according to its designers Seymourpowell, feels more like a quick and responsive mountain bike than a motorcycle.

    Seymourpowell Director, Nick Talbot,is reported to have said: “ENV is light, fast and fun. It has good ground clearance, great off-road suspension travel and a very carefully considered power-to-weight ratio.
    “I have ridden motorbikes for years and in the process of designing the bike I have become a convert to fuel cell technology.”

    Other companies have adapted existing models of cars and bikes to use hydrogen power, but creators, Intelligent Energy, claim their ENV (Emissions Neutral Vehicle) prototype is the world?s first purpose-built fuel cell motorcycle.

  • Live Contemporary Jazz In Thame (Contributed)

    CONCERT JAZZ at The Players Theatre, Thame, on Wednesday, December 21.
    Enjoy an Exhilarating Experience of More on www.jazzeddie.f2s.com

    Luis D?Agostino & Pete Oxley, Virtuoso Guitar Duo
    with Guests Lord Williams? Jazz Ensemble.

    Tickets

  • Smoke Cloud Should Miss Thame

    FOLLOWING the explosion of the fuel depot at Hemel Hempstead, early on Sunday morning, many people in Thame have reported being woken by a loud bang, doors and windows shaking and rattling and disturbed pets.
    However, the large plume of black smoke resulting from the huge fire, is not expected to affect Thame.

    A link on the Met Office website, shows the projected route of the cloud for the next couple of days.
    See: Link

  • Own Goal Gives Hemel Draw Against Thame (By Bob Dixon)

    THIS was Thame?s first game following the departure of player/manager Tony Joyce. It was also a performance, which the Thame players, and caretaker manager Richard Searl can be proud of.
    This young team have conceded four goals on no less than eight occasions this season, but this is the first time they have also scored four! It has to be said however that many of the Hemel Hempstead players may have had had a disturbed night as a result of the oil depot explosion.

    It was a fast moving and entertaining game in which Thame were never behind. The first goal came after six minutes when central defender Robbie Eason met a
    corner with a downward far post header. There were good chances at both ends before Thame increased their lead in the 32nd minute. Darren Bonfield, the Hemel goalkeeper, sliced a kick to Thame?s Craig Caldwell-Smith who quickly passed to Darren Moore. Moore bore down on goal before beating Bonfield with a strong, well placed 10-yard shot. Two minutes before half time Abdul Yoki pulled a goal back for Hemel when he met a cross with a good shot from six yards.

    Hemel dominated the first few minutes of the second half and drew level after 60 minutes with a glorious 30-yard shot from Chris Marsh. Thame regained the lead however five minutes later when, following a corner, Caldwell smith knocked the ball back in from the right and Gavin Lane headed home from close range. Ten minutes later it was 4-2 when Moore headed a corner on to Eason who beat the keeper with a low 5-yard shot. On 74 minutes Hemel scored again when Anthony Thomas met a cross from the left with a good volley from 8 yards. The last 15 minutes saw frantic action at both ends. With four minutes remaining Hemel?s Steve Sinclair?s shot was going wide when it hit Eason and was deflected into the Thame goal.

    Thame United: Searl, Lane (capt), N. Rhodes, Hocking, Eason, A. Rhodes, Fisher, Connelly, Caldwell Smith, Moore, Boland.

  • Thame Pupils Entertain Senior Citizens

    MANY of Thame’s more elderly residents re-lived their own primary school years earlier today, when they returned to John Hampden School for a special afternoon of Christmas entertainment and tea.
    Ninety five pensioners altogether were entertained with a Christmas drama, Christmas Choral speaking and poems by the Thame primary school’s Year four pupils, and enjoyed a sumptuous tea provided by the ladies of Thame’s Inner Wheel Association.
    The event was organised by Thame Rotary Club and Mick Sayers entertained the guests with music played on his electric keyboard.
    A vote of thanks was given by Steve Sommersbee.

    Photo: President of Thame Rotary, Keith Tattersfield, Mick Sayers, Year four teacher, Catherine Enticknap and two of the Year 4 pupils of John Hampden school who were involved in the event.

  • Thame’s MP Gets Shadow Job

    B0RIS Johnson has relinquished editorship of the Spectator magazine for a job in new Tory leader, David Cameron’s new shadow cabinet.

    In a statement on Friday, Boris said: “This is a fantastic job and I am thrilled to be given the chance to do it. It is also a very hard job to do properly. It will mean a lot of time and thought.”
    Last year, he was sacked as shadow arts minister by Michael Howard for allegedly lying over his affair with columnist Petronella Wyatt.

    Boris added: “I want to pay tribute to everyone at the magazine who has helped with its current success. For the last six and a half years we have had more fun than seems altogether proper. When Conrad Black gave me the editorship in the summer of 1999, he said he wanted the magazine to be more talked about. I believe we have discharged that obligation beyond his wildest dreams. We have won all sorts of prizes. We have broken all sorts of stories.”

  • New Plans For Rycotewood Site

    DEVELOPER, Berkeley Homes held an open evening on Friday, (9/12), concerning its plans for the Rycotewood site in Thame.
    In essence the plan is for 101 units, 40% being affordable homes, a public open space, an extension to the Cuttlebrook Nature reserve on the north-west side of Oxford Road and financial contributions to education and transportation measures. The plan makes no provision for community facilities on the site as was hoped for by many community groups in the town.

    Apparently, representatives at the event made it clear that a planning application would be submitted before Christmas, which leaves a 28 day consultation period, including the Christmas break.

  • Security advice at Service Station- Thame

    THOSE stopping off at the Welcome Break Services near Thame today, Friday, will be able pick up Christmas crime reduction and safety advice.

    Thames Valley Police will be at the service station from 10am till 3pm providing advice to Christmas shoppers about not leaving presents on display in houses and cars.

    Crime reduction adviser Lesley Nesbitt, who will be attending the event, said: ?People can come and visit us at the services where we will be giving advice on car, mobile phone and laptop security.

    ?At this time of year people are buying lots of presents and storing them in their cars and homes.

    ?In the home, people should ensure they don?t leave presents under the Christmas tree where they can be seen from the outside. If presents are hidden in sheds or outbuildings, people should ensure that they are very secure. Make a note of serial numbers, makes and models and keep the receipt in a separate secure place.

    ?We ask people not to leave Christmas gifts unattended in their vehicles and car boots. Most thieves are opportunists and it only takes one item to be visible for them to smash and grab.

    ?People shouldn?t only think about crime reduction at this time of year, but throughout the year.?

    Photo: courtesy of Merseyside police website

  • New Hairdressers For Haddenham

    THE premises on Banks Parade, Haddenham, which were vacated in early October after JMW Vicary (chemist) moved to the new Haddenham Medical Centre, will re-open on Tuesday 13th as a hairdressing salon.
    ?Salon 7? will be run by villager, Joanne Stevens. From next month, she is also planning to provide beauty treatments (facials, tanning etc). The telephone number of the salon is 295804 and it is open Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9am-5.30pm; Thursdays, 9am-6pm; Fridays, 9am-7pm; and Saturdays 9am-3pm. Out of hours bookings are also available if required.