The Triangle Planting Project
Get involved in this project Volunteers are needed to maintain this area in the future. Work includes: If you want to get involved then let us know using the form below. Funded by Partners
Waste
Verge Restoration
Get involved in this project Become a ‘Verge Volunteer’ Funding needed Funds are needed to cover the costs yellow rattle seed so if you, or the company you work for are interested in covering this cost, please get in touch through the form above. Partners
Love Thame, Hate Waste
Get involved in this project Funding needed In order to get this project going we need to generate funding to make it possible. If you work for a local business and want to become the lead sponsor of this project then get in touch. Partners
Register to exhibit at Thame’s Green Business Expo March 2023
Register your business to exhibit at the first Thame Green Business Expo. Taking place 16th March 2023 at Thame Town Hall
Urgent Planning Consultation – attention required
‘Proposed Permanent Aggregate + Soil Recycling Facility at Moorend Lane, Thame’
Local manufacturing business achieves 2021 ThameCOP commitments
Local manufacturing business invites other local businesses to open days to discuss and learn from their sustainable journey. Jan 19/20th 2023.
Great advice for everyone from Climate Action Oxfordshire
We can all do our bit to help with the environment. The new Climate Action Oxfordshire website is worth a visit to help you work through the actions you can take.
Lightfoots Solicitors – a forerunner in supporting Thame’s Green Initiatives
Work has already been progressing to achieve Thame’s Green Living plan and early in 2022 Lightfoots Solicitors were one of the first local companies to sponsor a partnership initiative between 21st Century Thame and Thame Green Living. This funding has allowed the partnership to make good progress on projects such as : 20mph throughout Thame and Moreton … Read more
How to have a green Christmas—without losing any sparkle
Eight easy ways to reduce your Christmas carbon footprint.
Thame parent’s recycling efforts raise £450 for school library
When Thame resident Keira Booth wanted to recycle the pens her family no longer used, she asked her children’s primary school if she could set up a scheme to recycle used plastic pens. She had no idea if the idea would take off. All she knew was that she needed to collect a minimum of … Read more
Thame Wombles clean up our act
In January 2021 a BRAND new litter picking group Thame Wombles was established and instantly overwhelmed with support. Tidy-minded Thame residents collected more than 40 large refuse sacks of litter from streets and hedgerows in and around Thame within the first 2 weeks of the group’s existence. Alongside many drinks cans and crisp wrappers, items … Read more
A magical polar bear visits Thame
On Saturday 12th December, the 12th door of the Thame Advent Calendar was opened and those lucky enough to be in Thame High Street were treated to a visit of a magical polar bear. With a body handcrafted from 86 upcycled plastic milk containers by Thame resident, Kay Sentance, the polar bear brought a smile … Read more
Recycle the seemingly unrecyclable!
We are lucky in South Oxfordshire to have brilliant support from the local District Council to enable us to recycle a lot of our waste from our doordsteps. The South Oxfordshire website has all the information you need about this. But…what about those ‘unrecyclables’ that they are not able to provide a doorstep solution to? … Read more
Why local seasonal food is best
We talked to the fabulous Bucksum team Brussel sprouts, parsnips, roast potatoes, red cabbage … it’s no coincidence that these are the foods we all expect to see on our plates for our traditional Christmas dinner. These are the foods that are in season in the UK at this time of year (and isn’t the … Read more
Red Kite Family Centre’s upcycled Christmas craft ideas
There are lots of great online resources for upcycled craft ideas – it’s amazing what you can make from waste! Below are some favourite ideas shared by the team at The Red Kite Family Centre. We always love making this simple reindeer picture frame with families during December – all you need is a cardboard … Read more
Beautiful and planet-friendly alternative wrapping ideas
It’s the thought that counts more than anything, but here in the Love Thame Hate Waste team, we have to admit we do love beautifully wrapped gifts, both giving and receiving. And if the beautiful wrapping does happen to use recycled materials, it doesn’t get better than that! Here are some ideas we found which … Read more
Tackling food waste at Christmas – the OLIO app!
Food and drink play such a significant part to Christmas celebrations – Turkey dinner with all the trimmings, mince pies, drinking mulled wine… and over 270,000 tones of food waste! Every day, we throw away 20 million slices of bread, 4.4 million potatoes, 5.2 million glasses of milk and 0.9 million bananas. And every year, … Read more
Tips for shopping second hand at Christmas
My name is Zara and I have lived in Thame my whole life. I work for Oxfam in the Festivals & Events team and I love shopping second hand, in fact I love it so much I haven’t brought new clothes for well over a year! I also love shopping second hand at Christmas because … Read more