National Walking Month – May 2022
May is Living Streets’ National Walking Month. This year, we’re encouraging you to #Try20 – and walk for 20 minutes each day during May.
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Learn how to improve your home energy efficiency
Hear how Cosy Homes can help you improve your homes energy efficiency – saving you money on Wednesday 11th May 7-9pm Thame Town Hall.
Help clear Scotgrove Stream banks of litter
Rotary Phoenix is calling on volunteers to help clear Scotgrove Stream banks – weekend 7-8 May 2022
Climate Action Heros of Thame 2022
Congratulations to the High Sheriff of Oxfordshire’s Award Climate Action Heros of Thame 2022
In the Spotlight : Emily Verheijen, founder of EV Carshop
In the spotlight : Emily Verheijen, found of EV Carshop
What pollutes more? Electric or gas vehicle?
Following the success of the first Thame Drive Electric event last September, the Thame Green Living team receive lots of questions about electric vehicles and their impact. There’s lots to consider and, to help guide you, the EV experts within the Thame Green Living team have put together some answers to some of the most … Read more
Crowdfunding climate change action in Thame
21st Century Thame and Thame Green Living have launched a Crowdfunder campaign to raise money to tackle climate change in Thame.
Verge restoration begins at Howland Road
Work began this week on an exciting new joint project to restore road verges along Thame’s Howland Road. The project aims to rebuild verge habitats that can support local wildlife, and to capture carbon from vehicle exhausts as motorists travel the outer ring road of Thame. The project is a collaboration between Thame Green Living, … Read more
How to have a green Christmas—without losing any sparkle
Eight easy ways to reduce your Christmas carbon footprint.
700 trees planted at Rycote Meadow
After two years of detailed preparation, enthusiastic teams of volunteers braved two crisp late autumn mornings to begin the regeneration of Rycote Meadow.
Electric vehicle chargers are coming to Thame!
Thame is getting up to 12 modern, high-performance electric vehicle charging points in early 2022.
Thame Drive Electric: find out all you need to know about electric cars and bikes
Thinking about buying an electric vehicle, but need to know more – and ideally without the pressure of a sales environment? We’ve got the perfect event for you! Come along to the Thame Drive Electric event on Saturday 11th September, 10am – 3pm, in the Upper High Street car park, opposite Rumsey’s. Organised by Thame … Read more
Thame Green Living: Low Carbon Hub’s Community Group of the month
We’re just a little bit proud: the Low Carbon Hub has made Thame Green Living its Community Group of the Month. Here’s what the Low Carbon Hub had to say: Thame Green Living are one of the Low Carbon Hub’s most recent groups but they have lost no time in carrying out impressive town-wide actions on … Read more
Be part of the Air Quality Monitoring Project
Recently there has been a coroner’s verdict that air pollution made a ‘material contribution’ to the death of Ella Kissi-Debrah. This is a world first. This gives us even more urgency to make changes in our own back yard to help continue to improve the air quality in our own locality. A report by the Glasgow Caledonian … Read more
Clean Air for Thame Schools Project Launch
To mark Clean Air Day on 17th June Thame Green Living has teamed up with the Cleaner Air Sooner school air quality programme, for the beginning of the Clean Air for Thame Schools project. This project will involve pupils, teachers and parents delivering pupil-led projects and adopting small changes that will make a big difference … Read more
EV Hire Club Survey
One of the many exciting projects that the Thame Green Living (TGL) team are currently working on is an Electric Vehicle (EV) Hire Club for Thame and surrounding villages. And we would really value your input. In return, you have the chance to win the use of the new VW ID3 for the weekend, kindly … Read more
Community backs new litter pickers Thame Wombles
BRAND new litter picking group Thame Wombles has been overwhelmed with support in its first two weeks. Tidy-minded Thame residents have already collected more than 40 large refuse sacks of litter from streets and hedgerows in and around Thame since the group’s creation on 23 January. The venture has been so successful that local firms … Read more
A magical polar bear visits Thame
On Saturday 12th December, the 12th door of the Thame Advent Calendar was opened and those lucky enough to be in Thame High Street were treated to a visit of a magical polar bear. With a body handcrafted from 86 upcycled plastic milk containers by Thame resident, Kay Sentance, the polar bear brought a smile … Read more