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Local Information

  • Information Centre: The Market House, North Street Tel: 01844  212834

  • Post Offices:
    • Martins, High Street Tel: 01844 215405
    • Park Street Tel: 01844 213330


  • Population: 10,000+

  • Early closing: Some specialist shoops close Wednesday afternoon

  • Market Days: Tuesday

  • Fire, Police, Ambulance - in an emergency dial 999
    • Fire: Fire safety officer Tel: 01865 242223
    • Police: Greyhound Lane Tel: 01844 261929
    • Hospitals:
      • John Radcliffe (Casualty Dept), Headley Way, Headington, Oxford Tel: 01865 741166

  • Car Parks:
    • High Street, (by Town Hall) free parking, 1 hour limit
    • Upper High Street, free parking, 3 hour limit
    • Southern Road, short stay, pay and display (1st hour free)
    • Cattle Market, North Street long stay and short, pay and display  & coach park, for all classes of vehicles (1st hour free)

  • Cinemas:
    • Aylesbury, Odeon Cinema, Cambridge Street Tel: 01296 339588
    • High Wycombe, UCI, Crest Road Tel: 01494 463333
    • Oxford ABC Cinemas, George Street Tel: 01865 251998
    • Oxford ABC Cinemas, Magdalen Street Tel: 01865 251998
    • Oxford, Phoenix, Walton Street Tel: 01865 512526


  • Chemists:
    • Boots Health Centre, East Street Tel: 01844 218248
    • Boots, 4-5 High Street Tel: 01844 213882
    • Lloyds, 108 High Street Tel: 01844 212050


  • Citizens Advice Bureau: Market House, North Street Tel: 01844  214827
    • Open Door Advice:
      Monday & Tuesday: 10 am - 4 pm
      Thursday  & Friday: 10 am - 1 pm
      Wednesday:
      Telephone Advice:
      Monday,  Tuesday and Thursday: 1 pm - 4pm
      Friday: 10am - 4 pm
      Wednesday:  Appointments Only

  • Library: 99 Southern Road Tel: 01844 212288

Monday and Friday

9.30 am -1.00 pm &

2.00 pm - 5.00 pm

Tuesday

-

1.30 pm - 5.00 pm

Wednesday

CLOSED

Thursday

9.30 am -1.00 pm &

2.00 pm - 7.00 pm

Saturday

9.30 am -1.00 pm

-


Local newspapers:

  • Bucks Free Press, Gomm Road, High Wycombe Tel: 01494 755000
  • Bucks Herald and Advertiser, Aylesbury Tel: 01296 318300
  • Thame Gazette (Fri), Swan Walk, Upper High Street, Thame Tel: 01844 213266
  • Oxford Times (Fri), Osney Mead, Oxford Tel: 01865 244988
  • Oxford Mail, 45 Wykeham Park, Thame Tel: 01844 212911
  • The Star (Thu), Osney Mead, Oxford Tel: 01865 244988

Local Radio & TV:

  • Central Television, Unit 9, Windrush Court, Abingdon Tel: 01235 554123
  • FOX FM, Brush House, Pony Road, Oxford Tel: 01865 748787
  • BBC Radio Oxford 95.2 FM, 269 Banbury Road, Oxford Tel: 01865  311444

Local Council Offices:

  • Thame Town Council, Town Hall, Thame OX9 3DP Tel: 01844 212833
  • South Oxfordshire District Council, Council Ofices, P.O. Box 21,  Crowmarsh Tel: 01491 35351
  • Oxfordshire County Council, County Hall, New Road, Oxford OX1 1ND Tel: 01865 792422

Travel

  • Rail:Chiltern  Railways, Haddenham and Thame Parkway is a few minutes drive from  Junction 8a on the M40 and provides a frequent service (3 trains an hour at peak  times, 2 trains an hour off-peak) to London Marylebone and to Birmingham Snow  Hill. The fastest journey time from Haddenham and Thame Parkway to London  Marylebone is 47 minutes. There is plenty of parking with 24 hour security on  weekdays. Information and Telesales line: 08705 165165.
  • Bus:
    • Stagecoach and Oxford Tube  timetables and online ticket shop.
    • Arriva Tel: 0870 608 2608

Education

Entertainment

Recreation

  • Thame Sports & Arts Centre, Oxford Road, Thame Tel: 01844 215607
  • Thame United Football Club, Windmill Road Tel: 01844 213017
  • Chinnor Rugby Club Tel: 01844 213907
  • Tennis, Queens Road Tel: 01844 353713
  • Bowls, Queens Road Tel: 01844 214551
  • Snooker Club, Wellington Tel: 01844 217166
  • Thame Angling Club Tel: 01844 216866
  • Racquets Fitness Centre, North Street Tel: 01844 26175