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Welcome to Thame!
Since our last edition of the Town Guide a lot has changed and is
still changing in Thame.
Our new state-of-the-art Football complex, Meadow View Park, is
due for completion this autumn. This will be an amazing community
facility for our town (see page 22). Our new Library has opened
in North Street and again is of the highest quality and up to date
design. Thame Museum, meanwhile, goes from strength to strength.
Thame now boasts an annual Arts and Literature Festival in June
and a Food Festival in September and both are a ‘must’
for residents and visitors alike. We are not short of markets either,
with a Tuesday Market, a monthly Farmers’ Market and annual
French Market, all adding colour and flavour to our already great
range of national and independent shops and restaurants. And the
free parking facilities in the town centre are fantastic!
Our town is blessed with great sports facilities including the Leisure
Centre and Swimming Pool adjacent to Lord Williams’s Upper
School and within walking distance of the town centre. It can also
be reached by cycling along our Phoenix Trail, a disused railway
track stretching all the way to Princes Risborough.
Our parks, play areas, Memorial Gardens and Cuttle Brook Nature
Reserve are sources of pride and joy and we are continually looking
to update and improve these jewels in Thame’s crown. You will
often see our maintenance team hard at work at keeping these facilities
looking their best. That reminds me, please use the litter bins
provided around the town, as every hour spent picking up litter
means less time making Thame beautiful!
More information can be found on our very own iphone application
(ithame) which is free to download and is believed to be the first
in the country (if not the world) for a town. From historic town
trails, walking and cycling maps and shopping guides to information
on what’s going on in Thame, ithame is the place to be!
I work, rest and play in Thame and am proud to call it my office,
my home and my patch!
My motto is “Ask not what your town can do for you, ask what
you can do for your town”.
We have great schools, great facilities, great shops and great people!
Enjoy!
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