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02/05/08 Connexions

A member of the Connexions team is available most Tuesday mornings at the Town Hall in Thame, 10.00 am – 12.30 pm.
Connexions can help with:

· Applications to College or other training

· Applications for Employment

· CV preparation

· General job seeking help

· Housing and benefit advice

If you are aged between 16 and 19, please come along and see the a member of the Connexions team if you’re in town, or, if travelling into Thame especially, call 01235 813115 or 07799 400743 beforehand to book an appointment.

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29/04/08 Local bands wanted for free, Thame event (Contributed) -

BANDS and artists are wanted for the annual Thame Free Festival taking place this year in the Upper High Street, Thame, on Saturday, June 14, after the Thame Carnival.
The event, which this year is being organised by Crash records in conjunction with 21st Century Thame, will run from 4 pm. till 9.30 pm.

Michelle Pether, from Crash Records, who are promoting the festival, said: "Usually the organisers are inundated with bands and solo artists, but this year a lot of the Thame bands seem to have split up or moved away.
"As usual the stage will be on the back of a trailer and there will be a full professional pa system.
"I have been bombarded from non local bands, but really want to give local musicans the first opportunity to play at this festival."

If you are interested in performing then please get in touch via info@crash-records.co.uk detailing the name of your band or if a solo artist, contact tel number,links to a website if you have one, genre of music, where the band are based and address.


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The Youngs Plan

20/03/08 ..............Supporters Dig Deep for Charity Accoustic Night

A CHARITY Acoustic Night, organised by a group of young Thame musicians and their friends, was a great success and raised a substantial amount of money to support the work of Christian Aid and CAFOD in tackling poverty.
Emmy & Peeco opened the evening with some terrific cover versions. The event saw a magnificent performance from the Lord Williams’s School Jazz Band (comprised of 2 saxophonists, a pianist, clarinettist, flautist, drummer and double bassist) led by the wonderfully charismatic Roger Simmonds.

Wilber, a BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards Finalist, performed superbly, including one lilting number on a twelve-string guitar.
The entertainment was rounded off with a stripped down acoustic set from The Youngs Plan, a pleasant surprise as they sounded more full and lively without a full rhythm section.

Over 80 people attended the event, held at the Thame Barns Centre last Saturday, March 15, helping to raise overall £290.


The organisers would like to thank all those who supported the event in any way, in particular the performers and everyone who so kindly gave of their time and money. Special thanks to Crash Records and any other organisations where donations were received.

Christian Aid Week will take place from 11-17 May 2008. Please give generously.

By James Buchanan




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Eddie & The Hot Rods To 'Hobble On The Cobbles' - Local Bands Invited To Share The Bill

STILL riding high on the back of the success of last year's free, live-music festival, "Hobble on the Cobbles," Aylesbury Showcase have announced details of this year's festival in August.
The date is scheduled for Sunday, August 24, 2008, and a number of bands have already started submitting their application forms in the hope that they will be selected to perform on the main stage this summer in Market Square, Aylesbury, to join Eddie and The Hot Rods' on the Bill.
Aylesbury Showcase organiser and Jam Central Records' managing director Stuart Robb explains: "We’re very excited Eddie & The Hot Rods have confirmed to be involved in this great event, and we hope the public will continue to support Hobble on the Cobbles as they have the past two years.
"We felt inviting Eddie & The Hot Rods onto this festival works so well on so many different levels, as not only are they a very well known and successful band in their own right, they have an affinity with Aylesbury as they were regular performers at the famous Friars Club throughout its hey-day.
"In addition to that, Eddie & The Hot Rods captures the essence of what we are trying to achieve with Hobble on the Cobbles; i.e. bringing ‘back’ quality and popular live music to Aylesbury, supporting the local bands whilst at the same time allowing the music fans and gig-goers (who also remember Hobble on the Cobbles first time round) to be involved in such a nostalgic and now important popular local event.

Mr Robb's business partner and fellow Aylesbury Showcase organiser Dennis Hall adds: "it was always going to be a difficult job to choose our next headline band following the massive success and the ‘once in a lifetime’ event of last summer… as we literally recreated history with FISH and Marillion performing “Market Square Heroes” (their debut single) in Market Square… but we feel Eddie and The Hot Rods are exciting and popular enough to step up to the mark for 2008.
“With three hit albums and four top forty UK hit singles, including the top-ten hit “Do Anything You Wanna Do”, these rockers will certainly put on a great show and with the rest of the line-up slowly coming together – it really will be another fantastic day out for the residents and music fans of Aylesbury”.

Rachel Faulkner, the Aylesbury Town Centre Manager. says: “The Town Centre Partnership is delighted to be supporting Hobble on the Cobbles again in 2008. We are really lucky to be able to put on free events right in the heart of the town – I am sure this one will be another great success”.

Bands wanting to perform at the festival must complete and submit the application form, which can be downloaded from the official Aylesbury Showcase website: AylesburyShowcase.co.uk

Bands who complete the application form are not guaranteed a slot on the main stage, however if they are talented, exciting, hard working and dedicated, then Aylesbury Showcase will certainly listen to all entries and take each band into consideration.

For more information on dates, how to get involved and how you can help support Aylesbury Showcase and the local music scene, please check out their website on:
AYLESBURYSHOWCASE.CO.UK

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Dosh for young people to do stuff!


SOUTH Oxfordshire District Council has launched an online application form to make it easier and quicker for young people in South Oxfordshire to apply for a bursary award of up to £500 to help them achieve their sporting or artistic ambitions.

The district council awards bursaries three times a year to young people aged 7-25, to recognise and encourage achievements in sport or art and to those about to embark on an official expedition to undertake voluntary work, which will benefit the local community.

The deadline for the next set of awards is March 31, 2008. To find out more visit the council's website at www.southoxon.gov.uk/grants. contact the grants team on 01491 823136 or email: grants@southoxon.gov.uk.

 

 

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Thame Bands To Rock The Night

Saturday 24 November 2007 doors open 6 p.m.

Band of damn good, Thame musical chappies, Proliem

ROCK NIGHT at the Thame Leisure Centre, Oxford Road, Thame, Oxon

Fluid Lines, Proliem, Dr Slaggleberry, Blue Funk, Cabeza, Good Mourning, Lost in Tokyo, Hell Hotel, Guilty Pleasures, Emma Davidman, Danny Spiteri, Joe Chapman

£6.00 in advance or £7 on the door

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November 6, 2007 - Connexions

CONNEXIONS in South Oxfordshire has recently opened a “drop-in” service at Thame Town Hall each Tuesday between 10.00am and 12.30pm. 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 to see you!