Latest environmental news for Thame and surrounds
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15 Nov 2025, 10:00 – 15:00 Thame, Town Hall, High St, Thame OX9 3DP, UK Chinnor and Thame Friends of the Earth will be delighted to welcome you with a free glass of mulled wine and mince pie at our Christmas Green Fayre. Crafts, Gifts, Local and Fair-Trade Goods. Christmas Decorations and Make Your Own. Free Children's Activities, Cake, Snacks, Tea and Coffee. |
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| The Big Green Action Calendar - launching at the Christmas Green Fayre! |
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Don't miss your chance to pick up a copy of this new calendar - a great gift to provide someone with inspiration about action they can take each month to help make our local area a greener, cleaner place to live. Plus listings of environmental events and activities taking place over 2026 for them to participate in. Introductory price at this event £5. Future price £8 |
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| Whilst Thame Green Living was the driving force behind the creation of Thame's Green Living Plan, with Thame Town Council then adopting it, these are certainly not the only two organisations involved in delivering work that will enable us to achieve the actions outlined within the plan. Rather there are many different groups involved, all playing different parts. Over the past few months, Thame Green Living have been working with Thame Town Council to develop their website so that it can better showcase all of the work taking place in and around Thame that is helping to achieve the Thame Green Living Plan. https://thamegreenliving.org.u... The website now contains lists of projects, events and resources, alongside a new Calendar of events that this news letter will now link to. If you have anything you want to add to the event going forward, please make sure that you email details and a relevant image to [email protected]
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Village Farm Nature Connection sessions |
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In conjunction with Chinnor and Thame Friends of the Earth, Village Farm, Emmington are hosting Nature Connection sessions weekly on Fridays 10am-12pm. A program of light and fun seasonal activities: - foraging/blackberry and fruit picking
- collecting tree seeds
- growing on and planting out saplings
- planting in our small market garden
We provide a drink and a small snack to allow for a chat. No cost but booking is essential. Please contact Tom Knowles on 07593986442, [email protected] https://mymap.eco/events/farm-activities-connect-with-nature-sessions/ |
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| Have you signed the petition yet? |
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This petition will close in the next month, so please do sign it and spread the word. The Greenway Group, which is campaigning for a walking, wheeling and cycling route between Thame and Haddenham, has received an encouraging response to the petition launched at the end of August: over 2,900 people have signed. Many people will be aware that the Greenway has been under consideration by Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire councils for over 20 years. We are assured that the project is live and that work is actively taking place on route options. However, we would like to demonstrate to our elected representatives the strength of support for being able to reach our neighbouring community safely and healthily without resorting to motorised transport or having to face the dangers of the main roads between Thame and Haddenham. Thank you, Thame and Haddenham Greenway Group https://chng.it/rpFnQMCSTP Please email [email protected]with “Subscribe Greenway” in the subject line if you wish to be kept informed about Greenway Group activities and relevant news. Subscription is free and they guarantee no spam. |
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| Sign up your community group, church, school etc. to the Plastic Free Pledge |
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Thame now has a Plastic Free Thame steering group and the group are keen to hear from anyone who is happy to become a lead in their group/organisation/school, to encourage them to become a 'Community Ally'. Could you help? If so email [email protected] for more information. The pledge is simple: |
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| Car sharing in Thame - what do you think? |
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What makes car sharing in rural areas work – or not? DrHannah Budnitz at the Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford wants totalk to people in Thame about the Co Wheels service to find out how the sharedEVs are being used, why, and what it means to our community. If you’reinterested in participating in this research, please follow this link: https://forms.office.com/e/a7npMkRjzq. |
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| Get involved in green action in your community
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| Did you know Thame has a Green Living Plan - a 10 year plan for a greener, cleaner Thame. The plan includes over 190 actions that we want to take by 2030 to help achieve this. You find out more about these actions and see what has already been completed, what is in motion and what still needs to take place at the Thame Green Living Website - https://thamegreenliving.org.u...
There is so much to achieve so get in contact through the website to play a part.
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| Google Calendar for local sustainable events |
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| Add your Green Group to the Mycelium Map! |
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The Mycelium Map is a digital ecosystem for eco-groups to showcase their work and events. It’s open to everyone in and around the Chilterns working on climate and nature sustainability. You can read about the map here: https://hedgerleywood.org/mymap/ Or check it out at: https://mymap.eco Email [email protected] for information and the link you need to put your group on the Map. |
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