700 trees planted at Rycote Meadow
After two years of detailed preparation, enthusiastic teams of volunteers braved two crisp late autumn mornings to begin the regeneration of Rycote Meadow.
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Thame Drive Electric: find out all you need to know about electric cars and bikes
Thinking about buying an electric vehicle, but need to know more – and ideally without the pressure of a sales environment? We’ve got the perfect event for you! Come along to the Thame Drive Electric event on Saturday 11th September, 10am – 3pm, in the Upper High Street car park, opposite Rumsey’s. Organised by Thame … Read more
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 Green Living: Low Carbon Hub’s Community Group of the month
We’re just a little bit proud: the Low Carbon Hub has made Thame Green Living its Community Group of the Month. Here’s what the Low Carbon Hub had to say: Thame Green Living are one of the Low Carbon Hub’s most recent groups but they have lost no time in carrying out impressive town-wide actions on … Read more
Be part of the Air Quality Monitoring Project
Recently there has been a coroner’s verdict that air pollution made a ‘material contribution’ to the death of Ella Kissi-Debrah. This is a world first. This gives us even more urgency to make changes in our own back yard to help continue to improve the air quality in our own locality. A report by the Glasgow Caledonian … Read more
Clean Air for Thame Schools Project Launch
To mark Clean Air Day on 17th June Thame Green Living has teamed up with the Cleaner Air Sooner school air quality programme, for the beginning of the Clean Air for Thame Schools project. This project will involve pupils, teachers and parents delivering pupil-led projects and adopting small changes that will make a big difference … Read more
Have you seen these signs around Thame?
You may have seen these new signs appearing in areas around Thame, indicating verges that are part of a no mowing trial. They are the result of a joint initiative led by Thame Green Living working with Thame Town Council, and part of a broader project that aims to restore some of the richness of … Read more
Survey Prize Draw Winner gives his review of the VW ID3
Thame resident Laurence Archer was the lucky winner of Thame Green Living’s recent prize draw after completing the online survey to gauge local interest in an EV Hire Club. Thanks to everyone who took part in the survey – the extremely valuable results are being used to help determine the best model for a hire … Read more
The new Thame Outer Circuit walking route
The Thame Outer Circuit is a new walking route that is now available for you to enjoy, providing an approximately 20 mile circular walk in the countryside around – and linked back to – our town. The route has been created thanks to the hard work and dedication of members of the Thame & Wheatley Ramblers to … Read more
EV Hire Club Survey
One of the many exciting projects that the Thame Green Living (TGL) team are currently working on is an Electric Vehicle (EV) Hire Club for Thame and surrounding villages. And we would really value your input. In return, you have the chance to win the use of the new VW ID3 for the weekend, kindly … 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
Nature restoration – Wild Oxfordshire
Wild Oxfordshire, our local conservation organisation, has been very supportive to Thame Green Living and has advised on the Green Living Plan. It hosts Annual Lectures online and in 2021 Dr. Richard Benwell, CEO of the Wildlife and Countryside Link, gave a salutary analysis of the situation facing the natural environment. Despite the promising content … Read more
New bio-diverse habitat created on Greyhound Lane
Churchill Retirement Living has teamed up with Thame Green Living on plans to create a new ‘bio-diverse’ area of land opposite the Yeats Lodge development on Greyhound Lane. Prompted by support for the ‘natural world’ principles embraced in the Thame Green Living plan, Churchill Retirement Living will landscape and plant the area with a variety … 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