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Editors’ Letter Welcome to the May/June issue of Chiltern View Thame magazine. This issue has been particularly busy, but very exciting, with many new advertisers and editorial promoting local events. We have struggled for space but think we have just about managed to squeeze everyone in. The two main events of the Thame calendar are coming up in June. There is the Thame Carnival (page 32) which has the theme ‘Best of British’ this year, and they are hoping for people to get even more involved with the ‘Giant Carnival Street Party’. They would also love more volunteers to help make bunting leading up to the day. We also have the always popular Thame Duck Race (page 18). There are two competitions in this issue, one for Thame Players (page 21) and one for the Beacon Festival (page 28). There will be a family ticket (2 adults and 2 children,) plus 2 adult tickets awarded to the lucky person who answers this question ‘Who are the headlining band on the Saturday?’ Answers please to Coralie at salesprv@live.co.uk by Friday 3rd June. Some of you will be pleased to hear that we have a new, slightly easier crossword, as we had reports that the crosswords were a little too tricky. We are also very excited to have a new, regular recipe kindly supplied by What’s Cooking in Thame. Finally, we really hope you like the cover this issue. This picture is kindly supplied by Sally at Floral Vintage Crockery (page 13). It epitomises a quintessential, English afternoon tea and this gorgeous crockery is available to hire. Until the next time
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A Good Read The Winter Ghosts – by Kate Mosse This is an unusually short novel by Kate Mosse at just 250 pages. However readers won’t be disappointed as Mosse once again takes us back to the South of France and the area in the Pyrenees which provided the haunting backdrop to her weightier Labyrinth novels. It is 1933, and an Englishman visits a book antiquarian in France with a strange manuscript written in the now extinct Occitan language of the region. The antiquarian is curious and wants to know how an Englishman would have it in his possession. Slowly, the foreigner tells his story. In 1928, with Europe still recovering from the aftermath of World War 1, Freddie is recovering from an illness. Still struggling to come to terms with the death of his older brother George, his doctor suggests a trip to France where the mountain air in the south may help his recovery. He is consumed by grief and guilt over George’s death and welcomes the opportunity to visit the country where his beloved brother died. A car crash during a storm in the mountains sees him stranded in the oddly deserted-looking village of Nulle. He finds lodgings and the next day is invited to attend the Fete de Sainte-Etienne, a celebration of the village’s past. It is here that he meets Fabrissa, a beautiful mysterious woman. Mosse cleverly allows us to see the psychological effects of grief. As in the Labyrinth trilogy she embeds the story in the medieval history of the Cathars (an ancient sect of Christianity, long since destroyed) in the region. Are there such things as ghosts or do we create them in our mind to deal with the events that appear doomed to reoccur throughout history? Or are ghosts merely the reminder of mistakes that we are condemned to repeat?
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Mindfulness is everywhere! (but what exactly is it?)
From looking at the local newsagents supply of magazines you would be forgiven for thinking that mindfulness is all about colouring in or perhaps the nice relaxing bit that is included at the end of a yoga class. Other people recoil, horrified at the idea of ‘meditation’ associating it with sitting for hours cross legged doing nothing. Not that there is anything wrong with the above, but it isn’t mindfulness. So, to put the record straight, this is a little list of what mindfulness isn’t, and is….
It’s NOT: • Buddhism by the back door. Although it has its roots in Buddhist practice, it is not, in any way, a religious practice (although many people of different religions find that it complements their faith). • Clearing your mind. Good luck with this one! In mindfulness we practice noticing the habitual patterns of distractions and worries that our mind is constantly engaged in. And then, as best we can, we gently persuade it to come back to where we would like our attention to be. • Just meditating. Although mindfulness does include meditation it is more than this and includes a greater understanding of how our body reacts to stress and ways to help recognise our triggers to this before it becomes a problem.
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Quack! Quack! It’s Back! Thame Duck Race 2016 Every year on the morning after Thame Carnival, Thame & District Round Table takes to the river and stages their annual duck race. The event, which takes place on the river in Thame itself, has become a family favourite in Thame’s calendar over the years and regularly attracts a good crowd. The race is effectively a giant floating lottery, which involves dropping more than 2,000 individually numbered rubber ducks into the River Thame. If you have bought a ticket with a number that matches one of the first three ducks over the line, you win a cash prize. All other proceeds from the ticket sales are donated to local causes. Adding to the fun is the irrepressible pirate, Captain Ducky. A children’s favourite and
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Thame Players Visiting Shows in May Viva Neil Diamond Friday 13th May at 7.45pm Thame Players are delighted to announce the welcome return of Bob Drury performing his show Viva Neil Diamond which celebrates 50 years of hits by the iconic and legendary Diamond. Neil will be performing the show nationwide throughout 2016 and has already performed to sell-out audiences. Neil will be performing in Thame on Friday 13th May at 7.45pm. Tickets cost £12
drama and entertainment. Terror: During the French Revolution, two old courtesans, Jeanne Du Barry and Grace Dalrymple Elliot, spend the night together in Sainte-Pélagie Prison awaiting the guillotine the next day and hoping for a last minute reprieve. Will they find a way to escape the chop?’ Always an entertaining play - like Horrible Histories, it’s history with the horrible bits left in. ‘A great show - intelligent, funny, touching and full of interesting historical details.’ ‘ A real treat’ Rossetti’s Women: Three of Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s lovers, the prostitute Fanny Cornforth, the ghost of Lizzie Siddal, and Jane, wife of his best friend, William Morris, – fight each other to prove whom he loved best. Tickets for Doomed Women cost £10
Doomed Women Friday 20th May at 7.45pm The following week on Friday 20th May at 7.45pm we have Doomed Women which is a double bill of 2 fascinating one-act plays. Following excellent reviews and sell out shows in Edinburgh last year, the five -star rated company A Drunken Sailor are touring DOOMED WOMEN nationally in 2016: Drama from the award-winning playwright Joan Greening (creator of ITV’s Cabbage Patch and Trouble and Strife). Five women set on a course to death or selfdestruction. Who survives? Two shows: one evening of brilliant
The Dung Beatles Friday 27th May at 7.45pm Finally, in May we have another great band returning to the Theatre. The Dung Beatles will once again be performing some of the fab four’s greatest hits at 7. 45pm on Friday 27th May. This show ‘revolves’ around one of the Beatles most famous and iconic albums - Revolver. The band travels all over the country and performs to packed houses wherever they go and the show is a must for all Beatles fans. Tickets cost £12 (concessions £10) All tickets are available as usual from Spear Travels on 01844 217228 or from thameplayers.co.uk. Three great shows for May. Book early to avoid disappointment!
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PLANS for this year’s Thame Carnival are off to a flying start with the announcement of a repeat of the 2014, vintage flypast. Float ideas on the theme of The ‘Best of British’ are flowing in, and six streets have signed up for the Giant Carnival Street Party planned for the fete. Other streets who would like to join in the celebrations can contact thamecarnival@gmail.com. “Leading up to the Carnival on June 11th, we are going to be attempting to craft enough red, white and blue bunting to decorate the street party gazebos, arena, beer tents and other marquees,” revealed, Carnival Co-ordinator Sue
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Chess Chinnor Mike Turton - 07877 897939 Chinnor Windmill www.chinnor-windmill.blogspot.com Cuttle Brook Conservation Voluteers (CBCV) Elaine Aldridge - 01844 292307 www.cuttlebrook.org.uk Dovecote Day Centre 07827 235425 Lacey Green Windmill 01844 275871 www.laceygreenwindmill.org.uk Oxfordshire Skills & Learning Service Carole Lushington - 07766 367904 TCC2 01844 292088 / 215680 www.tcc2.org Thame & District Day Centre 01844 212080 www.thameanddistrictdaycentre.co.uk Thame & District Lions Club (President – Jackie Willoughby) 07930 403695 Thame & Wheatley Ramblers 01844 213608
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Peter Smith - 01844 212900 www.thamechamberchoir.org
01844 216882 The Rotary Club of Thame www.thame.rotaryweb.org
Maureen Bates - 01844 291394 Thame Historical Society or visit www.thamehistoricalsociety.org.uk 01844 212801 www.thamemuseum.org
01844 217228 www.thameplayers.co.uk Thame Pop Choir Ian English - 01844 261171 www.thamepopchoir.org.uk
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Ticks are a bloodsucking parasite that can spread various diseases, including Lyme disease. You may have heard of them recently in connection with Babesiosis, a disease which is normally only found in dogs that have been abroad but has recently been found in some dogs which have not travelled. The most common ticks in the UK are Ixodes spp. but Dermacentor reticulatus and Rhipicephalus sanguineus (which can both spread Babesia) are also uncommonly
found. Symptoms of tickborne diseases are normally vague and can include lethargy, inappetance and fever. As diagnosis and treatment can be challenging, trying to reduce the risk of exposure to these diseases is preferred – by avoiding tick-heavy areas in the summer months, and checking your pet daily for ticks (and removing any found using a tick-remover). There are also several parasite treatments that are designed to repel and/or kill ticks, please contact us if you would like to discuss these. Tick numbers rise during the
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Thame Tennis Club Voted best Tennis Club in Oxfordshire in 2015/16 we have 4 new artificial clay courts and 2 macadam hard courts – all floodlit! We are a membership club, but also offer Pay to Play. We run coaching groups for all ages. All details can be found on our website www.thametennisclub.co.uk Follow us on twitter @thametennisclub Thame Belles WI A brand new WI for Thame. We meet on the third Thursday of the month at the Town Hall at 8pm and guests are always welcome. We have a modern view of the WI, with members ranging in age from 18+. We run a fun and varied meetings programme alongside trips, social and community events and many clubs, including book club, crochet club and quiz club. See http://thamebelleswi.wix. com/belles or search for Thame Belles on Facebook. OakFest’16 Music and Beer Festival - Saturday 11th June 2016 from 1.00pm to Midnight Oakley C of E Combined School, Oakley, HP18 9QY. Live Music, Beer Tent, Tea Tent & Barbecue and Children’s Entertainment. Tickets £5 per adult, £3 per child (3-17 years old). Early Bird offer - one free Child Ticket with each bought Adult Ticket. Available from the school on 01844 238364, office@oakley.bucks.sch.uk, Vintage & Modern Guitars, Thame & The Eight Bells, Long Crendon Cassiopeia – Africa Drum Circle West African Drumming!!! Mixed level class every Thursday from 7.30pm – 9.30pm. Drums supplied. All (next to) Christchurch, Upper High Street, Thame, OX9 2DN. For more info contact Jan on: Mobile: 07917 673692
Friday 20th & Saturday 21st May 10am-6pm Sunday 22nd May 1pm-5pm Songs of Praise Service 6pm with Maidenhead Citadel Salvation Army Band. www.stmarysthame.org.uk Red Kites Scooter Club every Wednesday from 8.00 pm, at The
Kingston Blount Village Street Fayre Saturday 14th May from 12pm- 3.30pm.
tickets, contact Steph on 07939 030102. Thame Women’s Institute Meets on the third Monday of the month in the Town Hall at 7.30pm. The programme includes a variety of talks and
third Saturday in the month at the Guide Headquarters in Southern Road Thame at 2.00pm. enjoy outings, speakers, social activities & companionship of counselling. For more information contact: Dianne.hirst100@btinternet.com 21st/22nd May weekend full of fun for the children and their families. and many more activities.
appreciated and for more information please contact: chinnorfootballinthecommunity@hotmail.com Thank you in advance and best wishes from Chinnor youth football club. We meet at the Memorial Hall Christchurch Thame every Thursday from 10am - 1pm. sewing group of all abilities. Beginners welcome! If you’ve always thought you would like to do Patchwork then Come and join us. Contact Sue 01844212742 or email: four.freespirit@gmail.com Cuttle Brook Conservation Volunteers (CBCV) CBCV is a group of dedicated volunteers that helps to maintain the Cuttle Brook nature reserve in Thame. We have two work parties per month, on the third Sunday and the last Wednesday. We meet at 10.00am in the recreation ground car park. All tools are provided, plus refreshments. Work finishes around 1.00pm. Email: info@cuttlebrook.org.uk Website: www.cuttlebrook.org.uk
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Community May / June 2016
Wednesday or Thursday evening at Thame 9am-11am for ages 6 to 14. From humble beginnings in 2008, the club is growing steadily and our teams play at a variety of levels in the local league divisions.
1st Monday of each month www.thamedigitalcameraclub.co.uk Ever watched an Erroll Flynn movie and wanted to join in?
Leisure Centre, Thursdays during term. 7-11 year olds 6pm 6.45pm. Email thameduellistsfencingclub@gmail.com or contact club chairman James Kingston on 07947 049511 for more details. Society - Verdi Requiem soprano) Max An (tenor) George Stephens (bass). Saturday 21st May 2016 - 7.30 pm
Thame Flower Club Thame Flower Club meets at Church House Long Crendon at 2p.m. on the 4th Wednesday of the month. On Wednesday 25th May Beverley Short will be demonstrating ‘My Bargain Hunt’ All visitors welcome. In June we have the Annual Outing. Thame Historical Society The Society was formed to bring together people who are interested in all aspects of history, especially Thame. Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month in Thame Barns Centre at 7.30pm. Contact Rosalie Gibson 01844 213948 or visit the website www.thamehistoricalsociety.org.uk TCC2 (Thame Children’s Choir) At John Hampden School on Sundays from 4pm – 5pm. New members are always welcome. More information is available from the website www.tcc2.org or tel (01844) 292088/215680. Come and try us out!
Thame Bridge Club Meets every Monday at the Snooker Club, 7.30pm start. Tel: 01844 217166. Secretary Paula Hopkinson Tel: 01494 563113. Beginners teaching ring Cyril Meek Tel: 01844 212754 email cyril.meek@btinternet.com Lord William’s Festival Chorus L.W.F.C. is a non auditioned community choir of over 100 singers. Rehearsals - Lord Williams’s Upper School Hall, Oxford Road, Thame, OX9 2AQ on Monday evenings at 7.30.p.m. in term time. www.lordwilliamsfestivalchorus.org.uk Contact details are on the website. The Chilterns Art Group The Chilterns Art Group was formed 21 years ago by local amateur artists who enjoyed the company of people who drew and painted. The group meet every Monday evening from 7.00pm-9.30pm at St Mary’s Church Hall, Princes Risborough (opposite the Church). Come and see us or call 01844 216882 for more information. Thame Museum The museum, which opened in 2007 is an independent museum staffed entirely by volunteers. It is housed in the old Court House, where it provides a variety of display panels, artefacts and oral histories telling the story of this historic town and its people. Why not come along. We also offer guided walks around Thame, specialising in Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10.00am-4.00pm and on Sundays from 12 noon to 4.00pm. Opening times can be found at www.thamemuseum.org. Tel no. 01844 212801 Tai Chi Classes in Thame and the surrounding villages for ages 50+ - £5 per class - beginners always welcome, contact Douglas Girlguiding Thame District
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Dovecote The Dovecote Day Centre for elderly people with dementia, memory loss and other mental health needs meets on Wednesday and Friday 10.00am - 2.00pm at the Barns Centre. We are always looking for volunteers to help out. To find out more contact 07827235425 or email dovecote@ ageukoxfordshire.org.uk. Cost £10 a session. Thame Basketball Club New Players wanted! 14 or older? Whether you’ve never played before or are an experienced player, give Thame Basketball Club a try. If you would like to attend one of our open training sessions, please email us at team@thametigers.com or check out our website for more details: www.thametigers.com Alex Glass – Head Coach 07827 933901. Long Crendon Day Cente Come along to a Sing a Long on the last Tuesday in the month, for all to enjoy at Long Crendon Day Centre Baptist Church Hall. Enjoy a delicious home cooked meal (booking Essential), and have a fun time. Contact Andrea on 01844208508 Thame Seniors Keep Fit As our name suggests, we’re mainly at the older end of the age spectrum. We’ve been running for eight years and meet once a week on Monday evenings for 45 mins of gentle exercise. The ladies session starts at 5.00pm and the mens at 6.00pm. Sessions are £3.00
Thame Badminton Club Thame Badminton Club welcomes players for both social and competitive play every Wednesday evening from 8.00pm – 10.30 pm members and visitors are welcome any time to pay and play,
on Sunday 15th May 2016.
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Website www.greatesthitschoir.co.uk Thame Speakers Club Thame Speakers meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at 7.45pm to 10.00pm at
www.thamespeakers.co.uk
We meet on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9.30am to 3.00pm A two course hot meal is provided at lunchtime and various entertainment enjoyed throughout the day. To find out office@thameanddistrictdaycentre.co.uk Child Bereavement UK From festivals & golf days to marathons & more, Child
is dying or when a child is facing bereavement. www.childbereavementuk.org Charity No in England and Wales: 1040419 and Scotland: SCO42910
women and men. The club’s meetings take place at the Spread Eagle Hotel on Wednesdays at 7.30 pm. For more information about club activities or to enquire about becoming a member, please visit the Rotary Club of Thame’s website: www.thame.rotary1090.org Lacey Green Windmill Visit England’s oldest Smock Mill. Its unique timber machinery dates from around 1650 and was in use until 1915. Standing on the edge of the Buckinghamshire Chilterns, it has been restored since 1971 by members of The Chiltern Society. www.chilternsociety.org.uk Open from 27th March – 25th September on Sundays and Bank Holidays from 2pm-5pm. Adults £2.50 & Children (5-15) £1.00. For enquiries, call 01844 275871. www.laceygreenwindmill.org.uk
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Inner Wheel Club of Thame Founded in 1970, with emphasis on Friendship, Fun and Fundraising. We enjoy coffee mornings, outings to interesting places, fundraising activities for local, national and international causes and joining with the Rotary Club of Thame for both social and fundraising occasions. For further information contact: E-mail: thameinnerwheel@gmail.com Website: www.thameinnerwheel.org.uk
to discuss the creative processes and take commissions. Thame Pop Choir Meetings Tuesdays at 8pm contact Ian English 01844 261171 or via ‘Contact’ page on website www.thamepopchoir.com to join our waiting list.
Active Women and Thame Racquets Fitness Centre offer SIX exercise classes at £5 each (including free crèche facilities). Classes on offer include yoga & pilates & can be selected from the current timetable at - http://www.racquets-fitness-centre. com until 6th June 2016. For more details and to get your Active Women rewards card (required) please contact Emma Freeman– emma.freeman@southandvale.gov.uk or 07801 203550. T & C’s apply. Greater Thame University of the third age We meet on the first Thursday of each month at St Mary’s Church Thame, from 2.30pm to 4.00pm. Guest Speaker at main meeting each month. Over 300 members. Numerous interest groups. Trips and visits to interesting places. Continue learning amongst like-minded, part or fully retired people. Membership Secretary Mrs A.Powell - tel. 01844 261394 or email ann-powell@outlook.com Chess Club - Chinnor Chinnor Scout Hut. Term time only. 6.00pm-8.00 pm Wednesdays. All are welcome.
Meetings at the football club in Thame on the first Wednesday of every month at 8.00pm
Philip King: Tuesday 3rd May to Saturday 7th May at 7.45pm. now happily married to the local vicar, the Rev. Lionel Toop, gossip… Tickets: £9 (concessions £8) Viva Neil Diamond: Friday 13th May at 7.45pm. We welcome the return of Bob Drury performing his show Viva and legendary Diamond. Tickets: £12 7.45pm.
Friday 20th May at
07877 897939 Thame & Wheatley Ramblers The Thame & Wheatley group of the Ramblers has lots of walks planned for the summer months including on Friday 20th May on Thursday 30th June from Chinnor Hill car park. All
Tickets: £10 Dung Beatles: Friday 27th May at 7.45pm. The Dung Beatles return with another feast of the best music from The featured prominently in their later albums. Tickets: £12 (concessions £10) fee applies) or Spear Travels, Greyhound Walk, Thame 01844 217228 Tickets online from www.thameplayers.co.uk (10% booking fee applies) or Spear Travels, Greyhound Walk, Thame 01844 217228
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Home Improvement Garage Doors My name is Phil and I am the owner of Home Improvement Garage Doors. I carry out garage door repairs, servicing and automation. I also supply and install new garage doors from up and over to fully insulated sectional doors.
I offer a free site visit and a free no obligation quotation, and also liaise with Architects and Builders.
As a local small independent family company with over a decades experience I can ensure that every job is carried out with upmost care and attention, from the initial consultation to the final installation and disposal of the old garage door.
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Stoney Furlong
Current developments Stoney Furlong, Chearsley: 3, 4 & 5 bedroom homes from £470,000
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OXON, BUCKS SURREY, BERKS
The Orchard, Stone: 3, 4 & 5 bedroom homes from £410,000 Alexander House, Thame: 2 bedroom apartments from £320,000 Forthcoming developments Connaught Place, Weybridge: three 4 bedroom homes Woodbank, Northfield Farm, Witney: nine 4 & 5 bedroom homes Popeswood Meadow, Binfield: five 5 & 6 bedroom homes
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