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Thame Town Awards
Thame Town Awards - Nominate your local heroes
Thame Town Awards are back and it's time to celebrate our local unsung heroes! Do you know someone who lives, Read more
Guttmann Stadium
Stoke Mandeville Stadium extends walk-in COVID vaccine clinics until 16 August
The walk-in vaccination clinics at the Guttmann Centre in Stoke Mandeville Stadium have been extended once again – instead of Read more
Take a walk
Take a walk, not the car
We all know hopping in the car to get somewhere, even just around the corner, is part and parcel of Read more
Buckinghamshire Council wins award for its Zero Waste Map!
Buckinghamshire Council has won ‘Best Local Authority Recycling Initiative’ for its innovative Zero Waste Map. The Council overcame some tough Read more
Visit Buckinghamshire
Visit Buckinghamshire - things to do this Summer
Visit Buckinghamshire and The Chilterns has created some brand-new itineraries for things to do if you find yourself in the Read more
Drainage inspection
Buckinghamshire Council starts £4m drains and gullies work programme
Buckinghamshire Council has begun an ambitious programme of clearing gullies and drains across the county. The drainage improvement works are Read more
Will Hancock
SCAS CHIEF EXECUTIVE HELPS RAISE MORE THAN £5K FOR AMBULANCE STAFF CHARITY
South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) Chief Executive Will Hancock helped raise more than £5k for staff in ambulance services across Read more
Health on the Move van back on the road in Bucks to deliver more COVID vaccines
The Health on the Move van is back on the road this week, bringing more COVID vaccinations to Buckinghamshire with Read more
Wild Aylesbury Vale
Wild Aylesbury Vale competition winners announced
Community Boards in the north of Buckinghamshire launched the Wild Aylesbury Vale wildlife competition in partnership with Berks, Bucks and Read more

Sports

Kop Hill now accepting entries for 2021 climb
After a fantastic response to Kop Hill's early invitations. Invitations for the event this year have been sent out to
It’s time to get ready for cricket
Summer is coming and with it comes the noble game of cricket. We have been contacted by Chearsley Cricket Club
Thame United pay tribute to ex-player
Thame United today paid tribute to ex-player Chris Potter who sadly died last week after an illness of several months.
Thame chairman reveals new 3G pitch go-ahead
Richard Carr, chairman of Thame Football Partnership, has said "In what are clearly challenging times for everyone I am extremely
Chinnor RFU Director responds as RFU cancels 2020-2021 season
Director of Rugby Richard Thorpe has called on all at Chinnor RFC Thame to stick together following last week's announcement
Football stopped again for local clubs
The Football Association has provided an update for ‘non-elite’ football in England following the UK Government’s announcement on new national
Thame United take on Welwyn
Thame United @thameunitedfc take on Welwyn Garden City this weekend Manager Mark West returns to the dugout, but Joe Wylie
Thame Town Cricket in double blow.
Thame 1st XI faced Henley in the final of the John Goodman Plate, at  Church Meadow, on Saturday. With a
Thame United 2 – 2 Leighton Town
It was as a cold but dry afternoon in Thame for this match. For those that have forgotten, these two

Entertainment

Players Theatre
Players Theatre Opportunities
Now that the Players Theatre is opening up again (from 6th July, with a production of Diary of a Nobody),
Thame Players Cast Rehearsal
Thame Players return with New Shows and much more!
Following 15 months of lockdowns, Thame Players are delighted to announce the re-opening of the theatre on Tuesday 6th July
Thame Choral Society
Open Air Picnic Concert – Thame
Thame Choral Society and Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir are optimistically ploughing ahead with arranging an outside concert on June
Madonna Protege Nick Kamen Has Died
Madonna protege, model, and pop star Nick Kamen has died. The model rose to prominence in the 80s, with pivotal
Oakfest set to go ahead
Oakfest, the 10hour long music festival in Oakley is set to go ahead this year with a date of Saturday
Friars Aylesbury announces two new postponements
The Friars in Aylesbury has announced that two of the gigs it had planned for July have had to be
Cropredy still cautious about this year’s festival
Fairport Convention are still "cautiously optimistic" about holding their festival at Cropredy this year. The festival, with normally takes place
Hilton Valentine, guitarist with the Animals, dies aged 77
The Animals guitarist Hilton Valentine @HiltonValentine, who created one of the most famous riffs in pop music in the 1960s,
Doorstep Carols
Listen again to the Doorstep Carols organised by Thame Town Council and the Lea Park Residents Association, broadcast on 16th

From the Red Kite

Stretch for Noah
Stretch for Noah
Red Kite Radio presenters limber up to raise money for Noah
Join us at BledFest 2021
BledFest is back. Block out your diaries right now for September 11th when this remarkable festival rears its head after
Join Red Kite Radio at the Kop Hill Climb
Last time we had the climb we heard Annie screaming her head off as she powered up the Hill in
Red Kite to broadcast live at Thame Town Music Festival
Red Kite Radio will be broadcasting live throughout the day at Thame Town Music Festival on Saturday 10th July. Come
Red Kite Radio Gold and Silver Awards
Red Kite Radio awarded Gold and Silver at National Awards
Red Kite Radio were proud to receive TWO awards at the Community Radio Awards 2020 on 12th December. Station Manager,
Red Kite Radio to broadcast socially distanced drive-in festival LIVE
Red Kite Radio has announced that they are to broadcast the socially distanced drive-in festival Music at the Farm in
It’s our birthday!
and we are three years old today here at Red Kite Radio. @Beer_Festival @Hadd8944 @HeartofBucks #radio #buckinghamshire #oxfordshire #communityradio #redkiteradio
Red Kite Radio presenters working at home
COVID-19 has meant that we have had to make major changes here at Red Kite Radio. Social distancing has meant
watch out for the Asian Hornet
Steve & Annie talked about the rise of the Asian Hornet on the Red Kite Breakfast this morning Vespa velutina, also
100 community radio stations face closure as Covid-19 hits ads
A third of the UK’s community radio stations could face closure due to the impact of coronavirus without urgent government