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Thame

21st Century Thame  is a local partnership made up of representatives from the community, local businesses and local authorities. Its aim is to: enhance the historic market town of Thame by protecting its past and promoting its future as a vibrant and flourishing centre serving the whole community.

Its work is implemented through four working groups: environment, transport, economy, community/social. For more information visit www.21stcenturythame.org.uk  
 
Town councils enjoy many legal powers to take action in their community, on subjects ranging from providing recreational spaces and community halls, through protection of common land, to a general power to act for the benefit of the local community. They are recognised nationally as the level of local government closest to people.

Thame Town Council’s main priorities are:

  • To be an efficient and effective council
  • To improve the physical environment
  • To raise the standards of recreational facilities
  • To help articulate the needs of the community
  • To promote the cultural well-being of Thame

To contact the council tel: 01844 212833 or visit www.thametowncouncil.gov.uk

The council's commitment to market towns

To deliver its market towns strategy in Thame, the council has, this current financial year, offered to support the cost of:

  • enhanced promotion via the web
  • match-funding an application to the SEEDA small market towns fund
  • celebrating 10 years of the farmers market.

This is in addition to the projects described in the market towns plans delivery page that are being delivered across the three towns.

Thame distinctiveness work

For more information about the distinctiveness work that has been carried out by Miller Research please see the final report for Thame

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