Thame
Information about Thame
To support a thriving Thame, South Oxfordshire District Council is working in partnership with Thame Town Council and 21st Century 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.
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
Both organisations are working together to deliver a major SEEDA funded project which aims to promote Thame.
The council's commitment to market towns
To deliver its market towns strategy in Thame, the council has, this current financial year, offered £95,000 to match-fund an application to the SEEDA small rural towns fund. It is also supporting the delivery of the Thame Food Festival. This is in addition to the projects described in the market towns plans delivery page that are being delivered across the three towns.
The council also employs a market town co-ordinator, Alison Isherwood. Alison can be contacted on alison.isherwood@southoxon.gov.uk
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 (10.6 MB)
For further economic information see the research and reports page.
Last reviewed: 06 - 02 - 2012