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
Thame Outer Circuit walking route – new and improved!
In March 2021, the Thame Outer Circuit walking route was unveiled, providing an approximately 20 mile circular walk in the countryside around and linked back to Thame. The route was created by members of the Thame & Wheatley Ramblers to encourage walking in the countryside as one of the key aims of the Thame Green … 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 parent’s recycling efforts raise £450 for school library
When Thame resident Keira Booth wanted to recycle the pens her family no longer used, she asked her children’s primary school if she could set up a scheme to recycle used plastic pens. She had no idea if the idea would take off. All she knew was that she needed to collect a minimum of … 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
Have you seen these signs around Thame?
You may have seen these new signs appearing in areas around Thame, indicating verges that are part of a no mowing trial. They are the result of a joint initiative led by Thame Green Living working with Thame Town Council, and part of a broader project that aims to restore some of the richness of … Read more
Survey Prize Draw Winner gives his review of the VW ID3
Thame resident Laurence Archer was the lucky winner of Thame Green Living’s recent prize draw after completing the online survey to gauge local interest in an EV Hire Club. Thanks to everyone who took part in the survey – the extremely valuable results are being used to help determine the best model for a hire … Read more
Thame Solar Streets returns for 2021
After the success of the scheme in 2020, Thame Solar Streets is back for a second round. Solar Streets is a community discount scheme to buy solar PV panels and have them installed on your roof, generating free energy for your home from sunlight – even on a cloudy day. Last year seven installations took … Read more
Introducing the Thame Inner Circuit
Recently we introduced you to the Thame Outer Circuit; today meet its little brother – the Thame Inner Circuit. This walk is a 4 mile walking route making use of existing paths, pavements, tracks and trails within Thame and is perfect for a dog walk, getting your step count up, meeting a friend for a … Read more