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  • Thame United Off The Bottom (Report by Bob Dixon)

    Thame United 2 – Sutton Coldfield Town 1
    THIS match saw Thame united record their second successive win and their first home win of the Season.
    As a result, Thame have deservedly lifted themselves from the bottom of the table. Defenders scored both of Thame?s goals from set pieces.

    Sutton Coldfield created more chances in the first half but their finishing was ineffective. It was a subdued half in which defences dominated and neither goalkeeper was really tested.

    The game needed a goal, and it got one when Thame United went ahead in the 48th minute. A Tony Joyce free kick from the right beat the Sutton Coldfield defence, bounced in front of goal, and the unmarked Nik Rhodes shot home from 5 yards. There then followed a spell of open attractive football with good chances at both ends. On 70 minutes Thame increased their lead when defender Gavin Lane met a corner with a spectacular, inch perfect, near post header.

    Sutton Coldfield brought on Kyle Perry and played three up front. In the 83rd minute Perry missed a good chance with volley which was high, but redeemed himself three minutes later when he met a Sam Wilson cross with a diving header to pull a goal back for Sutton. The final few minutes were frantic, at both ends, but Thame held on to to their lead to the final whistle.

    Thame United: Searl, Lane, Joyce, Hocking, Rhodes, Groves, Moore, Freeman, Mitchell (Spencer), Fisher, Caldwell-Smith.

    Thame entertain 12th placed Cinderford Town next Saturday 12th November.

  • Views Sought On

    OXFORDSHIRE County Council is seeking views on how to improve transport in the county over the next five years.

    The council already has some proposals as part of its Local Transport Plan for 2006-2011 which aims to meet five overall objectives: to tackle congestion, reduce road casualties, improve accessibility, improve air quality and improve the street environment.

    Over the next five years, around

  • Cash Boost For Youth Crime Prevention

    OXFORDSHIRE’s Youth Offending Service today received a cash boost of

  • ‘Temporary Retreat’ For Local Yachtsman

    AFTER days of being battered by the weather, lone yachtsman, Adrian Flanagan has been forced to back into harbour to seek safe haven. (photo by Rob Wheal)
    Adrian, who was hoping to become the first yachtsman to circumnavigate the globe via both poles, left Southampton on October 28, but has been dogged by bad weather ever since.
    Earlier in the week, his drinking water became contaminated by sea water that found its way in through an air vent.

    Expedition Manager, Louise Flanagan, explained:”After days of being utterly battered by the weather, Adrian has decided to take the sensible option and seek safe haven until the weather passes.

    To that end he has now altered his course and is heading back to Falmouth Bay where he will drop anchor get some much needed rest (he has had virtually no sleep since Friday), assess problems which have arisen due to water damage inside the boat, eat and basically gather his strength. Better weather is predicted next week at which stage he will resume his journey.”

    Father of two, Adrian, who lives in Ludgershall, near Thame, is attempting his heroic feat in a Trereme 38 MrIV, stailess steel boat called Barrabas.

    Follow Adrian’s progress via his website:
    http://www.alphaglobalex.com

  • Christmas Fayre At Rugby Club

    CHINNOR Rugby Club is holding a Christmas fayre on November 25.
    The event is being supported by local businesses including The Oxford Cheese Company, Picnic at Ascot and Chiltern Breweries who have had the club’s logo put onto one of their bottled beers, and named it ‘TOUCHLINE TIPPLE’.
    The beer will be available at the fayre which begins at 7.30pm at the clubhouse.

  • Disappointment After Alcohol Swoop (Contributed)

    TRADING Standards? chiefs have branded an undercover swoop on shops and off licences in Oxfordshire a massive disappointment after shops sold alcohol to a thirteen-year-old child.

    Oxfordshire County Council Trading Standards? officers carried out the undercover test purchasing exercise with the assistance of child volunteers.

    The children, aged from 13 to 15, were asked to enter each premise and attempt to buy alcohol, cigarettes, fireworks or aerosol spray paint. It is illegal to sell any of these products to children.

    Seventeen out of the 85 retailers failed to challenge the children and sold them restricted items. The figures for alcohol were the worst, with 14 sales out of 65 attempts (22%).

    Nigel Strick, Head of Oxfordshire County Council?s Trading Standards said: ?As a service we are committed to preventing the sale of alcohol to young people and so we are naturally disappointed that some retailers were prepared to sell alcoholic drink to children.

    ?Retailers should be asking for proof of age, and I applaud those shopkeepers who are taking their responsibilities seriously and who refused to serve our child volunteers.

    ?Retailers are warned that we will be planning more undercover exercises at retail premises across Oxfordshire.?

    County Councillor Ray Jelf, Cabinet Member for Community Safety said: ?Retailers need to act responsibly when selling alcohol or any other age restricted product.

    ?Equally we need to do what we can to help retailers, recognising the issues that they are faced with, for example, a high turnover in staff.

    ?Retailers should be aware that both the licensee and the sales assistant who sells alcohol to a person under 18 can be prosecuted, so everyone needs to know what they should be doing.?

    Investigations into the illegal sales are now continuing.

    Oxfordshire Trading Standards uses intelligence gathered from a number of sources, including complaints from members of the public, concerned parents and information from the police, to target areas of the county where illegal sales may be being made.

  • First Taste Of Competitive Play For Local Squash Team (Contributed)

    THE first home match of the season in the Aylesbury and District Badminton League was against local rival Mill Lane BC of Chinnor. Selected to play just 10 minutes before the start of the match, Ben Cooper was a late but inspirational change to the team.

    Ben won his opening match with Geoff Gage (Award winner of Local Tastes) by 2 games to nil to give Thame BC the lead in the match. Mens Captain Gareth Allingham partnered by Andy Hilson, making his debut in the team, also won their opening match but had to fight harder as the Mill Lane pair took a deciding 3rd game. Ben then played with Gareth and was again a winner to take Thame BC into a 3-0 rubber lead and at least a draw in the overall event.
    The next match saw Geoff paired up with Andy. This was the first time that they had played together and it showed as they lost the first game easily. However, the playing improved in the second game but still lost although the score reflected the improvement. The last 2 games were played as the original pairings. Playing against the Mill Lane second pair, Ben and Geoff both took off and quickly won the first game. Mill Lane showed some spirited defence in the second game but could not overcome Ben?s service and Geoff?s sometimes unique, shots and they ran out the winners. The last game on court saw Gareth and Andy slump to an easy loss in their opening rubber and although they improved in the second but they still lost.

    This team is designed to give players an opportunity to play competitive league badminton under different playing conditions. It builds on the skills and techniques learnt on club nights.

    Thame Badminton club is a mixed badminton club and continues to meet on most Wednesday evenings and is always looking to welcome new members of both sexes.

  • A Taste Of Competition For Local Badminton Clubs (Contributed)

    THE first home match of the season in the Aylesbury and District Badminton League was against local rival Mill Lane BC of Chinnor. Selected to play just 10 minutes before the start of the match, Ben Cooper was a late but inspirational change to the team.

    Ben won his opening match with Geoff Gage (Award winner of Local Tastes) by 2 games to nil to give Thame BC the lead in the match. Mens Captain Gareth Allingham partnered by Andy Hilson, making his debut in the team, also won their opening match but had to fight harder as the Mill Lane pair took a deciding 3rd game. Ben then played with Gareth and was again a winner to take Thame BC into a 3-0 rubber lead and at least a draw in the overall event. The next match saw Geoff paired up with Andy. This was the first time that they had played together and it showed as they lost the first game easily. However, the playing improved in the second game but still lost although the score reflected the improvement. The last 2 games were played as the original pairings. Playing against the Mill Lane second pair, Ben and Geoff both took off and quickly won the first game. Mill Lane showed some spirited defence in the second game but could not overcome Ben?s service and Geoff?s sometimes unique, shots and they ran out the winners. The last game on court saw Gareth and Andy slump to an easy loss in their opening rubber and although they improved in the second but they still lost.

    This team is designed to introduce players to competitive league badminton under different playing conditions. It builds on the skills and techniques learnt on club nights.

    Thame Badminton club is a mixed badminton club and continues to meet on most Wednesday evenings and is always looking to welcome new members of both sexes.

  • Win

    LISTEN OUT FOR THE ‘SHOP TIL YOU DROP’ RADIO CAMPAIGN AND COMPETITION PROMOTING THAME AS A GREAT PLACE TO DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING ; MIX ’96 – STARTS NEXT WEEK

  • Half Price Christmas Bargains

    A CHRISTMAS SALE, between now and Christmas, is operating at St Mary’s Church, Thame’s bookshop.
    On sale are books, cards, candles, CDs etc., most selling at half price or less.
    The shop will be open every week day between 11am and 4pm, and between 11am and 1.30pm on Sundays.
    Phone 01844 237539 for more details.