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  • Netball: ‘Mis Fits’ Report (Contributed)

    Missfits 2nd Team vs Phoenix – November 9,2005
    GK Sue Dunn/ Susanne
    GD Nicola Fowler
    WD Mary Lunnon/ Sue Dunn
    C Laura Hocking
    WA Sara Spencer
    GA Denise Issacs
    GS Debbie Weeks

    This was a difficult game for the Missfits as the team is currently plagued by injury. Nevertheless, they fought hard despite this to achieve half of Phoenix score for 1 point.
    The game was played in good spirit, with the score at the end of the first quarter, 6-9 to Phoenix.
    Phoenix had pulled away by half time to 9-18 and extended their lead by the third quarter despite some good netball from the Missfits girls to 14-27.

    Result: Miss Fits 20 Phoenix 37

  • Thame v Cinderford – Match Report

    Southern League Division One West
    Thame United 1 – Cinderford Town 4

    THAME United took to the field in a confident manner following their last two successive victories having forced three corners in the first three minutes. Against the run of play, on 11 minutes, Mike Green won the ball after a Tony Joyce mistake and hit a fine shot into the corner of the Thame United goal. On 19 minutes, following a mistake by a Thame United defender Green, added a second goal for Cinderford Town. In the 35th minute, a great run by Thame United?s Luke Fisher resulted in John Mitchell shooting just wide. In the 42nd minute, Cinderford Town defender Rob Cruse hit his own post under pressure from Darren Moore with Cinderford Town keeper Steve Benbow well beaten.
    The first half ended with Thame being 2-0 down but not out of the game. After 59 minutes Thame United?s Craig Caldwell-Smith brought a fine save from Benbow. From the resultant corner, the ball was cleared to Thame United?s player manager Tony Joyce whose cross cum shot eluded the Cinderford Town defence and the ball rolled into the net. After 65 minutes, Cinderford Town?s Andy Hoskins was allowed too much room and scored off the crossbar from the edge of the box. In the final 10 minutes, Thame pushed hard but unfortunately conceded another goal in the last minute, when a corner was headed in by Jody Bevan.

    Star man:Mike Green(Cinderford Town)

    Thame United:
    Searl, Lane, Joyce, Rhodes, Hocking, Groves (Kitson 86), Moore (Boland 76), Freeman, Mitchell, Fisher, Caldwell-Smith (Stewart 71).

    Cinderford Town:
    Benbow, Cruse, Buttery, Lewis, Kitchen, Mayo (Ranford 86), Kear, Lutz, Bevan, Hoskins, Green.

    Attendance:75

    Report compiled by Gareth Evans

  • High Drama At Mini Rugby (Contributed)

    DESPITE a very wet and windy day, the spirit of mini rugby shone through at Chinnor RFC on Sunday.
    With over one thousand children playing in eighty nine teams from ten different clubs around the country, this festival has been a landmark success for the Thame based rugby club.
    Local teams from Banbury, Oxford Harlequins, Bicester, Wallingford, Aylesbury, Chipping Norton and Grove were joined at Chinnor by Cheltenham RFC and two teams all the way from Chester.
    Each team played in four pool games leading to age-group finals at ‘A’ and ‘B’ level.The results of these finals were as follows:
    Under 7 winners at A and B level were Wallingford
    Runners up were Banbury and Oxford ‘Quins respectively.
    Under 8 winners at A and B level were Banbury
    Runners up at both levels were Wallingford
    Under 9 winners at both A and B level were Wallingford, beating Cheltenham into runners up slot at both levels.
    Under 10A winners were Wallingford, beating Cheltenham in the final
    Under 10B winners were Banbury, beating Wallingford into second place
    Under 11A winners were Cheltenham, beating Chinnor on count back, as the two teams drew the final.
    Under 11B winners were Chester, beating Cheltenham into second place
    Under 12 winners at A and B level were Wallingford, beating Bicester and Grove respectively.

    On this very wet day with so many children, the festival officials had to tend to three relatively serious injuries which required hospital observation. The first two gained the attention of two ambulances. The third, more spectacularly, saw a visit from Oxfordshire’s Air Ambulance. (Ed. The boy concerned is now back at school.)
    So far as the organisers are aware the three boys concerned have not suffered serious injury and have gone home to recover.
    The chief festival organiser, Ivan Cammack, said of the event: “To see so many children clearly enjoying themselves in this well organised festival gives me a great sense of pride. I am extremely grateful to the many volunteers who have made this event successful, and who support mini rugby throughout the county”.

  • Breaches Of Planning Law Upset Lib Dems (Statement)

    SODC?s Tories fail in Planning Enforcement.

    PARISH and Town Councillors, as well as those at the District level, devote many hours of service carrying out local consultations in respect to every planning application referred to them. But to what avail? The Council has allowed its enforcement service to languish with a hopelessly inadequate staffing compliment, despite budgeting the resources for a team of officers.

    This blatant lapse in council service has allowed SODC to become the laughing stock of cynical developers who know full well that breaches of planning permissions will be met with a blind-eye by the authorities. Meanwhile, conscientious citizens continue to follow the rules at their own cost.

    The Liberal Democrats are currently informed that of a backlog of 900 outstanding cases, 40% are considered ?not worth pursuing? which leaves a mountainous 500 plus cases to be determined.
    To avoid a culture of total contempt it is essential that vigorous action be seen to be forthcoming from SODC. When it is evident that blatant breaches of planning law are overlooked Councillors feel that their involvement in the planning process is entirely in vain.

    The Liberal Democrat Opposition Group has been campaigning for action for the last year and the inaction of the ruling Tory group gives rise to questions: Are they simply ideologically opposed to the control of development, or, are they so blinkered by their obsessive penny pinching that they cannot see the reality of their inaction?

    Cllr. David Turner
    Leader SODC Liberal Democrat Group

  • Thame Beat Officer Number One

    THAME’S Area Beat Officer, PC Russell Hounslow, has been presented with an award, after his was voted No 1, Community Beat Officer by the people of Thame.
    PC Hounslow, who has been based in Thame since 1995, was presented with a framed certificate and an ornamental clock at a special award ceremony at Drayton Manor, Abingdon, last night, by Thame Valley Police’s Chief Constable Peter Neyroud.
    David McWhirter, Area Commander of the Oxfordshire BCU (Basic Command Unit), told the assembled award winners and their guests that Russell was special in that, unlike many officers who moved around far too quickly, he had shown an unusal commitment by remaining in Thame for 10 years. Amongst his achievements during that time, he has been instrumental in persuading the local authorities to introduce a drinking ban in the town centre, had been heavily involved in a bliz on car crime in the Thame area, organised activities for youngsters with the local football club to help keep them off the street and through his responsibilities as Wildlife and Countryside Officer, was now the official animal rescuer for St Tiggy Winkles, the largest animal rescue centre in the world – work which is voluntary and means that Russell could be called out at any time of the day or night to rescue anything from a sick deer to an angry, injured swan.
    He described Russell as being “caring and compassionate, a good listener, approachable and all- in-all, he has all the ingredients of a first class Community Beat Officer.”
    He ended by quoting one of the sponsor forms from the people of Thame, three (including the editor of ThameNews.Net who nominated Russell) of whom were at the ceremony:”Thame is so lucky to have him.”
    Here, here!

  • Youth Council Call For Accident Round-About To Be Cleared

    FOLLOWING the death of a fellow pupil, members of Thame’s Youth Council have asked for the trees on the Aylesbury Road round-about on Thame’s by-pass, to be removed.
    The request for Thame Town Council to write to Oxfordshire County Council who are now responsible for round-abouts, came at the Youth Council’s recent meeting where ideas to make the round-about safer for pedestrians, were explored.
    Many of Thame’s young people cross over to either Burger King or the Esso Service Station, using that round-about, which was where 14 year-old Cloe Owens, who was fatally injured there last month, was apparently heading.
    Whilst it is not yet known whether poor visibility of on-coming vehicles because of the height of vegetation on the round-about was in anyway a factor in Cloe’s death, the Youth Council felt that removal of the trees would make it a lot safer.

  • Invitation To Football Personality

    ONE of the most colourful personalities in English Football is to speak at Thame United’s Sportman’s Evening.
    Barry Fry has been at Peterborough since 1996, but his career has taken him from Old Trafford, where he was a youth player under Matt Busby, to football management at Birmingham City, Barnet, & Southend among others.
    Keith Alexander, manager at Lincoln City, will be supporting this extremely entertaining character.

    During the evening there will be an auction of football bits and pieces, including a signed shirt from Liverpool F.C.

    The event will take place at Buckingham Road Stadium, home of Aylesbury United on Thursday 24th November. Tickets, which include a 3 course meal, are priced at

  • ‘Shop’ Drivers Using Mobiles Say Greens

    The Green Party is encouraging people to report car drivers they see using a mobile phone whilst driving.
    The Green’s call follows a survey in ‘What Car’ magazine which revealed that up to 40% of drivers admit to the illegal use of a handheld mobile phones whilst driving.

    Green Party campaigner and West Oxford resident, Dr. Athene Reiss,said: “You are four times more likely to have a road accident when you’re on a mobile
    phone. If nearly half of people admit to talking and driving, then this will lead to a significant increase in injuries and deaths on the road.”

    Only recently the Greens had warned about the trivialisation of mobile phone use whilst driving, by Jeremy Clarkson who nonetheless was awarded an
    honorary degree by Oxford Brookes University for being, amongst other things, a ‘role model’ for students.

  • Say “No” To Doorstep Utility Sellers

    SEVERAL complaints about doorstep salespeople, cold calling in the area have been received by local Community Watch Co-ordinators.

    Of particular concern are those selling utility supplied services, gas, electricity etc, encouraging people to change over from their current suppliers.

    It is the advice of Thames Valley Crime Reduction officers that householders should not engage in conversation with any unwanted or unsolicited doorstep sales staff but to politely say “No thank you” and close the door before allowing them to lauch into a persuasive sales pitch.

    Householders who may be concerned by callers at the door, particularly those living alone, elderly or infirm, are encouraged to make use of a door chain or door bar on opening the door, to help them maintain control.

    Stickers are available from the Neighbourhoopd Watch or from Crime Prevention Officer, Lesley Nesbitt at Thame police station, which state that the householder does not buy or sell at the door.

    For further information, or stickers, please call 01235 556957.

  • Car Vandalised In Criminal Spree

    OVERNIGHT on October 31,(Monday), to November 1, several vehicles parked on the road in Cromwell Avenue, Moreton Lane and the High Street, Thame, suffered criminal damage.
    The damage included tyres being punctured, locks glued and one had its canvas roof slashed.

    Anyone who saw or heard anything suspicious in these areas during the times mentioned, are asked to call the Police Enquiry Line on 08458 505505.