Recently added articles from Thame Gazette (Thame, England):
An unusual face hops in on Lewknor family for a surprise visit.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A FAMILY in Lewknor had a visit from an unexpected guest last week. David Carroll said the muntjac deer he spotted in his garden last Tuesday appeared to be injured but on closer inspection, it turned out to be a wallaby. The wallaby remained in the Carrolls' back ...
Thame swimmers' joy at top Oxford gala.
Jul 01, 2008 ... SWIMMERS from the Thame squad of Wycombe District Swimming Club experienced unparalleled success at the latest Grade 3 gala hosted by the City of Oxford Swimming Club last Saturday. From 80 swims overall, the medal tally totalled an impressive 11 gold, 4 silver and 8 bronze plus ...
Schools hope for cash input.
Jul 02, 2008 ... FOUR local schools could be in line for funding via a bid soon to be made by Oxfordshire County Council. OCC is bidding for government money to improve primary school buildings across Oxfordshire. Mill Lane Community Primary School and St Andrew's Church of England ...
New home for the residents of Meadwcroft.
Jul 03, 2008 ... PHASE one of the brand new residential home in Thame has finally come to an end and residents are now itching to get settled in their hew home. The original Meadowcroft building is beginning to show its age and after 40 years since its opening, standards were struggling to be ...
The girls who are trying to make party politics beautiful.
Jul 04, 2008 ... BRUNETTE beauty Louise Cole, one of the candidates for the newly formed Miss Great Britain party, endorsed her support for the 'get Britain beautiful' policy, included in her manifesto. "We also want a referendum on Europe, and more money for the troops as well as extra money ...
Cameron hails excellent result.
Jul 04, 2008 ... CAMERAS were rolling and photographers were snapping as John Howell, Thame and Henley's new MP, took to the stage and delivered his victory speech after the results of the by-election were heard in Thame Leisure Centre in the early hours of last Friday morning. The Conservatives ...
BNP are 'building support'.
Jul 04, 2008 ... TIMOTHY Rait, the BNP candidate, said the Party was very pleased with the support in Thame that saw it beat Labour's Richard McKenzie. Speaking during the count he said: "For the last 25 years, Labour, in the by-elections, have always been very far ahead. "In ...
Lib Dem lauds voters.
Jul 04, 2008 ... IN his closing speech, Stephen Kearney, the Liberal Democrat candidate, thanked all those who voted for him. He added: "This is an abysmal result for the Labour party and I have found no positive ...
Loony policies fail to deliver seat.
Jul 04, 2008 ... LEADER of the Monster Raving Loony Party, Howling Laud Hope said of his campaign to see their candidate Bananaman Owen crowned MP of Henley and Thame: "It's been a hard fought campaign. "It's gone extraordinarily well. I think we may come fifth. We have at least 100 ...
UKIP - 'Tory win was inevitable'.
Jul 04, 2008 ... THE UK Independence Party received moderate support in the Henley by-election last week, but candidate Chris Adams had high hopes for the party just before the final vote was cast. "There seems to be quite a lot of support for us and there're so many other parties and there's ...
Host of activities on offer at Thame school's fun day.
Jul 04, 2008 ... BARLEY Hill School is to hold a Fun Day on Saturday between 11am and 2pm on the school's playing field. This year's theme is "My Favourite Book" which follows on from the recent "Special Writing Week" that took place in the school. All the children have been asked to design a ...
CPM 10k road race proves big success.
Jul 04, 2008 ... The Thame CPM 10km Road Race attracted a record number of finishers with just under 900 runners completing the course on Sunday. The new 2008 course took in more of the traffic-free Phoenix trail and the introduction of electronic chip timing further enhanced this popular ...
Don joins the pros for golfing challenge.
Jul 05, 2008 ... MAYOR of Thame, Cllr Don Bulter had a swinging success at the professional amateur golf tournament at the Oxfordshire Golf Club this week. Cllr Butler tee'd off early on Wednesday morning after a full breakfast which was supplied by the club. He played with a ...
Outrage at [pounds sterling]30 bin fee.
Jul 06, 2008 ... A THAME pensioner is outraged at South Oxfordshire District Council's demands for a [pounds sterling]30 payment to empty her brown wheelie bin. Eileen Leng, a 91-year-old widow, who survives on a state pension has been told she has to pay [pounds sterling]30 a year for the ...
Chinnor Village Hall gets funds boost.
Jul 08, 2008 ... CHINNOR Village Hall has been awarded a [pounds sterling]5,000 grant by the county council to pay for refurbishment works. Oxfordshire County Council has awarded [pounds sterling]55,000 to local projects to fund work on village halls that are in need of maintenance, updating and ...
Thame writer dedicates book to poet.
Jul 11, 2008 ... A MAN from Thame has written a sequence of poems celebrating the 400th anniversary since the birth of poet John Milton. Simon Baynes has assembled the sequence, divided into 12 sections and headed by a quotation from Milton's work, and discusses themes such as the nature of ...
Conservatives celebrate town council success.
Jul 11, 2008 ... THE Conservative Party in Thame are celebrating again after securing two seats on Thame Town Council last night. Clifford Baker and Michael Welply won the vote in the Thame South ward by-election. There were four other candidates in the running -two from the the ...
Money wasted in Thame Cattle Market move.
Jul 18, 2008 ... THOUSANDS of pounds were wasted during the appeals process to move Thame Cattle Market to the Thame Showground, it has been revealed. That was the view this week of former councillor for South Oxfordshire District Council and Thame Town Council Mike Le Mesurier, who says the ...
Thame floods could all happen again.
Jul 25, 2008 ... COUNCIL and landowners must work together to prevent a repeat of the flash flooding which hit homes in Thame and Tiddington in June, an official report has concluded. The two communities were amongst those which saw their homes deluged during heavy rain on June 3. Now the Monson ...
Century is vital to Thame Town win.
Jul 25, 2008 ... WITH player-coach Manoj Parmar hitting a sublime century, Thame Town scored a morale-boosting 127-run victory over Gerrards Cross on Saturday. Before the start of play, Gerrards Cross were a point behind Thame in the Home Counties Premier Division Two table, but this victory ...
