** NEWS ** 11/01/12...Help for 6th formers struggling to stay in education - WHAT financial Help is available to sixth formers who are struggling to stay in education? First of all, it is always worthwhile talking to a trusted teacher to find out how the school or college may be able to help. Although financial help for school students through the education maintenance allowance (EMA) has now been scrapped, young people who were already getting EMA before January 2011 will continue to get it until the end of the 2011/12 academic year. Anyone in their first year of post-16 study who was getting maximum EMA is eligible for £20 each week they are in education or training until the end of this academic year. The EMA scheme has been replaced by a bursary scheme of £1200 a year for young people with disabilities, on income support, children in care and care leavers. There is also a new fund for schools and colleges to use to support any student who may find themselves in financial difficulties. This is a discretionary fund and it is up to the educational establishment itself to decide who should get help. Young people aged 16/17 may also be able to request a concessionary bus pass to pay half price fares through their school or college. Some charities and trusts can help with equipment and costs to enable young people to continue their educational studies. Youth workers can help with applications. For more information on young people and benefits, go to the Citizens Advice microsite www.advice4me.org.uk which contains information and advice just for young people about the problems that concern them the most. Parents may also be entitled to help. They can get free, confidential information and advice on this from their local Citizens Advice Bureau – see www.adviceguide.org.uk for contact details. CAB adviceline 08 444 111 444 or 0300 3300
650(mobile) PHOTO: Courtesy of Trabasack ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawn’s Den ARE you 11-18 years old? Has a close family member died? If so, come to Dawn’s Den, drop in and Chill. Bring a friend if you like, to the Red Kite Centre, Southern Road, Thame (i.e. the Old Library), every term-time Thursday from 5.30pm to 6.00pm, starting 3 November. If you have any questions, call Sally on 07801 436867 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13/10/11...Thame Town Plan fails to engage young people - THAME Town Council is concerned that its Thame Town Plan consultations has so far failed to engage with many younger people in the town. The council says that by end of last weekend, it had over 400 names recorded as visiting the various drop-ins, workshops and other events held about Thame Town Plan. "We are very pleased at how many people came and contributed," it said. "Our consultants, Tibbalds, held a feedback session on Sunday (09/10) on the issues and ideas which came up over the weekend. They will now be writing up a report of all the things you (the community) have told us and will be making it available over the next week or so. "However, younger people (15-30) were conspicuously absent at the drop-ins and workshops and we need to get the word out to them about the Town Plan and find out what they think. If you are a Facebook user, please get your Facebook friends in Thame to ‘like’ the Thame Town Plan page and get involved in the debate. In the meantime, please keep an eye out at: www.facebook.com/thametownPlan Twitter users can get involved @ThameTownPlan or use the hashtag #ThameTownPlan
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Photos from Thame's Got Talent 2010now available - see http://www.flickr.com/photos/thamenews/ http://www.thamesgottalent.co.uk/2011/07/register-for-thames-got-talent-2011-now/
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Mobile drop-in service (SMART) available to speak to in confidence about drug and alcohol use, based in the Cattle market car park on a Monday between 2-4pm ********
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Live, open music nights new for Thame
Thursday (04/02/10). The First Thursday Music Club will run, obviously, on the first Thursday of every month, at The Stables, behind The James Figg pub, in Cornmarket, Thame. See the website Don’t forget there are two other good open mic nights in the area too: · Last Thursday of every
month at the Three · First Saturday of every
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THAME Youth Theatre has launched a new dance group on Tuesday evenings
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Garden of Remembrance for Thame youth Dedicated - See: http://www.thamenews.net/readmore.asp?Content_ID=5105&
Design brief for the memorial is available for download at www.thameyouthmemorial.org. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Appeal
for support for 'Free Running' in Thame
to travel around the town. Free Running, as its know, or Parkour, the original name for this discipline with French origins, has had a bad press but Robert Fairweather and his friends, believe that it can build self-confidence, respect, fitness and creativity in young people. They have approached the town council and the local police about providing a Parkour park in Thame, where they and other young people can train and learn the skills to do Free Running safely and effectively. Rob told ThameNews.Net: "We have approached the local police about Free Running in Thame but they say that it would encourage anti-social
behaviour with groups of young people hanging around, that someone not participating could get hurt and that there could be damage to property. "We understand these concerns but the idea is that people are properly taught to chose benches etc that are sturdy and to do the moves in a safe as well as an aesthetic way. Why would we want to damage our urban playground and ruin our own fun? "Proper Free Running is nothing to do with people jumping across roof spaces and getting injured as seen on TV. Its all about knowing your limits, moving in an aesthetically pleasing manner by flipping over obstacles etc, and importantly, what we do is spend a large amount of time training to prepare out bodies for the physical rigours of the activity before venturing onto the streets." Free Running already takes place all over the world, including London, Mexico and Austria as will as other places in the UK including in Leicester, Salisbury and Bristol, where the local community police officer helped to set up training facilities. Rob explained that he has been told by Thame Town Council that if he can show that there is sufficient support and they come up with a business plan, the town council would look into supporting the setting up a Parkour Park. Find out more about Free Running, by visiting LINK
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WARNING - Inhaling Noz, (nitrous oxide - laughing gas) can kill! THERE are more warnings this week that the craze among middle class adults and young people to inhale 'Noz' or nitrous oxide, often from an inflated balloon, can be dangerous, after a 23 year-old man from Birmingham, died recently after inhaling Noz, or laughing gas as it is also known. The use of Noz is becoming more wide spread in the Thame area, where it is popular with young kids because it is a cheap way to get a temporary 'high'. But because the body need oxygen, breathing in neat Helium can quickly cause suffocation, as the body's oxygen quickly runs out. Inhaling Noz can apparently cause brain damage and damage to the spine because it effects bone marrow. MAKE YOUR OWN MIND UP - Follow this link
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Connexions CONNEXIONS in South Oxfordshire has recently opened a “drop-in” service at Thame Town Hall each Wednesdays 2pm – 4.30pm. Connexions can help young people between 16 and 19 years of age with: · job hunting support · careers information, advice and guidance · CV building · advice on other matters, such as finance, housing and general health. If you need support, Connexions would love
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