14/06/10…Green message wins the day at Thame Carnival

THAME’s green message was presented in style on Saturday when hundreds of Thame school children, cyclists, dancers, veteran car drivers and businesses paraded their sustainability messages through the town centre.

The warm, June sunshine reflected the mood of a serious theme, Green Thame, A Green Future, expressed with humour and fun.

The messages on the banners carried by the various groups included; take less showers to save water, think about transport and packaging when making your purchases, get rid of your waste responsibly and recycle whenever you can and the importance of Global Links in all our lives.

The overall winners, judged by the Mayor of Thame, Cllr Adam Buckland and Thame’s MP, John Howell, was John Hampden School with their message, “John Hampden creates by recycling,” all wearing costumes made from used packaging and recycable material.

After the judging, Cllr Buckland and John Howell joined Stuart Groves, The Chair of Thame Round Table, and entered into the spirit of the day with an egg and spoon race, which Stuart managed to win despite wearing a duck costume!

The message of the day was summed up by the placards carried by the children of John Hampden School:

Let’s be global
Let’s be Green,
Join John Hampden School’s Eco team!
Use our code
It is the key
to preserving our world
for eternity.