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Baby Sensory provides ideas for creative play, massage, tummy time, movement, visual development, textures, scents and music in simple practical ways that can be easily repeated at home. We also use a combination of original and traditional songs and rhymes to develop early speech and language skills, and sensory signing activities to help you and your baby communicate from birth.

Why attend one of our award-winning Baby Sensory classes?

An educational, interactive and developmental programme, which will help your baby learn and develop important skills. Every class has been carefully designed, planned and researched by Dr Lin Day with you and your baby’s needs in mind. Classes built on your baby’s natural play-rest-play cycle to ensure they are not overstimulated. An ideal place to meet new parents, ask questions, share ideas, experiences and memories together. Highly trained Class Leaders who are all DBS checked. Received the Gold Award accreditation with the Children’s Activities Association (CAA) - peace of mind for parents.

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Welcome to our November music page. Here you will find information on local musical events, upcoming concerts and where to find the best music tuition in the area. Thame and the surrounding villages has a variety of fantastic opportunities for budding musicians who wish to join together with other like-minded people. From bands to choirs to bell ringing! We also host a huge variety of annual musical events. Musical Fireworks Concert - To mark the 30th Anniversary of Wendlebury Winds there will be a special concert on Saturday 5th November at St Mary’s Church Thame. Featuring music by Mozart, Dvorak, Francais, Aleksander Lalo, Malcolm Arnold and a selection from Handel’s Music for the Royal

Fireworks. You can purchase tickets here: https:// www.renniegrove.org/support/our-events/ events-in-your-community. Tickets are priced at £12 (£10 concessions and under 12’s are free).

Jazz in Thame! A unique opportunity to experience a fantastic live performance. Celebrated Irish pianist John Donegan spent many years based in the exceptionally musical city of Bristol, where he was a much respected performer and composer on the circuit, before his other career in banking took him overseas. He’s now very much back in England from where he travels to perform in his native Ireland and the rest of Europe and he’s creating fantastic music still as a pianist and as a composer with several acclaimed recordings to his name. His latest offering – A Kite for Kate – is dedicated to his daughter and brings together five (plus John equals six) musicians from his career in the jazz world over the last 30 years. This very fine CD contains fabulous swing tunes, bebop, a waltz and some Latin pieces all of which he’ll be playing for us at this very special concert. The line-up for the concert will be: John Donegan (piano), Steve Fishwick (trumpet/flugel), Alex Hitchcock (tenor sax), Jamie O’Donnel (alto sax), Paul Jefferies (bass) and Matt Fisher (drums. Ticket’s are priced at £17 and are available via: www.jazzinthame.co.uk Little Milton Pop Choir This brand new choir takes place at Little Milton Village Hall on Monday evenings (term time only) from 7:30 – 9 pm. The choir welcomes new members from the age of 16 upwards. The ethos is to have a great community feel, learn and sing a selection of popular music and music from the shows with the aim of performing at various events throughout the year. The fee is £8.50 per week/per member (payable on a termly basis) and your first session is free! To find out more please contact Simon Markland via e-mail: simarkland@ hotmail.com.

Thame Music Academy TMA is a professional, creative and innovative music school providing tuition to Thame and the surrounding areas. They can provide tuition in a huge variety of instruments including: Piano, Keyboard, Guitar, Ukulele, Bass Guitar, Singing, Strings, Woodwind, Brass, Drums & Percussion. TMA is now taking bookings for autumn and winter in all of the instruments they offer and with all of their fantastic tutors! Please contact the academy on 07743 032292 or info@thamemusicacademy.com