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KALEEM Saeed, who has been chosen as Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Henley Constituency, said last night that the contempt for the people of Liverpool shown by Boris Johnson in last week’s Spectator is not shared in Henley, which has great sympathy for the Bigley family.
Trying to combine two jobs, as editor of the spectator and representative of a constituency is likely to bring one or the other into disrepute, and Boris should seriously consider which one he really wishes to do.
Meanwhile he should also apologise to Henley.

HADDENHAM Local History Forum held a planning meeting on October 20. Following the great success of the lecture on the Black Death by Julian Hunt on September 30, there will be another talk on November 24 (8pm) when George Lamb will speak about the Civil War in Bucks. On December 1, Forum members will consider an outline of Haddenham history and look at evidence on Haddenham buildings, including listed buildings. Everyone will be welcome at these meetings.
The Forum also plans to develop a library of documents, provide items for the quarterly Haddenham Village News and prepare a leaflet for local schools. The eventual aim is to write an official history of the parish. For further information call the Forum’s chairman, Stephen Sharp, on 290597.

OVER 40 people enjoyed an evening of Pizza and Politics with Evan Harris M.P. at the Thame’s Barns centre on Friday 15th October. Arriving in time to dig into a large slice of Pizza from the Pizza House, Evan Harris enjoyed meeting local supporters.
He then gave a engaging and insightful outline of Liberal Democrat policy including an explanation of their plans to replace the unpopular Council Tax with a fairer Local Income Tax. A question from the floor from David Laver, Oxfordshire County Councillor, about housing issues in the South East, led to a lively discussion of the issue. “It was so refreshing to hear a politician speak his mind openly and honestly, and who also made me laugh.” commented Karen Dauncey, who had come along as an interested sceptic.

Dear Editor
The idea of Thame going for a record woolly scarf is a wonderful one but since the publication of the plan in the last edition of the Thame Gazette the Christmas Committee has asked me to clarify the knitting details of the project.
1. Double knitting wool should be used – preferably wool or any other natural fibre rather than synthetic blends.
2. Knitters should use size 8 (4mm) needles.
3. Knitters should cast on 70 stitches.
4. Knit exclusively in garter stitch thus allowing any standard of knitter to lend a hand.

If everyone who wants to partake in the great project follows these simple guidelines then the scarf should end up a uniform size and texture throughout.

Your
Catherine Jones

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Greetings Card Campaign 2004
Charities’ Fair
UK Government’s Human Rights Report 2004
Dates for your Diary
Next Meeting – Greetings Card Campaign 2004
Our next meeting on the Wednesday, the 24th November (8PM) is the last meeting before Christmas, so we will take the opportunity to take part in Amnesty’s Greetings Card Campaign. This campaign takes place annually, over the Christmas period and is one of the few times when Amnesty asks us to send messages of hope and support directly to the victims of human rights violations, and to the people who defend them. Our aim is to send as many greetings cards as possible in the next meeting, so we will have the details of several cases featured by Amnesty this year, along with the addresses where they should be sent. We will have some cards available in which to write your messages, but it would be great if you could bring along any Christmas cards you have to spare (no Amnesty cards, however, as these messages should not be seen to come ‘from’ Amnesty). Hope to see you then!
More information is available from the AIUK site; http://www.amnesty.org.uk/gcc/2004/

Charities’ Fair
A big thank you to everyone who donated cakes, books, Christmas decorations, etc to the Amnesty Stall at the Charities’ Fair last Saturday. Also, thank you to everyone who donated their time to set-up and ‘man’ the stall during the morning and afternoon, with particular thanks to Owen who organised the event. Overall we did very well, raising

I would like to know if anyone in Thame is interested in re-starting Thame LETS (Local Exchange Trading System).Names and enquiries to Jane Kipling, 217216.

I would also like to know if anyone is interested in starting a theatre group to hire a taxi/minibus/coach to Oxford for theatres and/or concerts occasionally. Name as above

BARLEY Hill Primary School?s newly extended hall and new music and drama studio, which were officially opened by rugby player Paul Volley in June, has now hosted a highly successful ?Ball for the Hall?. After months of planning, on 2nd October Susie Shott, co-ordinating parent, and her team of helpers transformed the hall into a glittering and romantic ballroom. 180 parents and guests arrived dressed in dinner jackets and gowns to complete the festive scene! ?After the opening ceremony attended by all the children in the summer, it is wonderful to have an adult event to celebrate all that the parents and local community have achieved for the school,? said John Hulett, Headteacher. ?Our new hall and studio are already transforming the teaching of P.E., music, drama and assemblies at the school.?
At the ball a full three course dinner was served and then the floor was cleared for dancing with the ?Movie Stars? band. Everyone had a great time and over

THAME police are linking two burglaries that took place overnight, last Thursday/Friday, in Thame.
In the first incident, in Glenham Road, Thame, thieves entered a house through an insecure door and took a set of vehicle keys and a handbag. Two males, one wearing a dark blue top and the other a baseball cap, made off from a police constable who pursued them, and stolen property was recovered.
Around about the same time, between 11pm and 02.50am, burglars entered a house in Langdale Road, Thame, through patio doors, searched the house and property was taken.
Anyone with any information about either of the above, is asked to contact the Police Enquiry Line 0845 850555111, or anonymously on 0800 555111.
A spokesman for Thame police said: ?Householders should make sure that all doors are secure before retiring for the night and that vehicle keys are not on view. Side gates should be locked because 90% of break-ins take place by entering through the rear doors of properties.?
Following a recent incident in the national press where a man was killed by an intruder when he went downstairs to investigate a noise during the night, the police spokesman added the warning that anybody who may hear such a disturbance, should telephone the police from an upstairs telephone or mobile phone and not tackle intruders.

THIS month has been quite a challenge with a host of different issues being presented to officers and staff. These have included squatters in Chinnor, a wide variety of burglaries and thefts from vehicles and public order issues at Thame fair.
The squatters in Chinnor were arrested and the property re-secured. Cars were stolen from people?s driveways in two of the burglaries. The tracker device in one of the cars was activated resulting in the Force helicopter tracking it to a street in Hertfordshire. Unfortunately the thieves had made off, but the fact the car was recovered in Hertfordshire is evidence of the close working partnership we have with the Force.
A number of burglaries were committed on properties such as farm buildings, sheds and commercial premises. The targets of these crimes were tools and electrical equipment. One premise lost a number of chainsaws and strimmers, another lost a mini digger, chain saw, generator and trailer.
Several vehicles were broken into and property taken. The most targeted item at the moment is the lap-top computer, but everything is susceptible especially as the evenings are darker and opportunities to steal are therefore increasing.
Have you noticed how oblivious you become to the outside world once you draw the curtains and settle down to your evening at home? The criminals have, and if you don?t want to lose your property please act now and make sure that everything you cherish is out of sight and locked away.
Why not take advantage of the crime reduction events we are hosting in Watlington on the Monday 25 October underneath the Town Hall and Wheatley on Saturday 30 October. You can bring items with you for security marking or just ask for general crime reduction advice. For further details of these events please contact crime reduction adviser, Lesley Nesbitt, via 0845 8 505 505.