The Big Plastic Count 16-22 May 2022
Let’s help to investigate to stop the plastic waste crisis – sign up to count your plastic. For schools, businesses, residents – anyone.
Let’s help to investigate to stop the plastic waste crisis – sign up to count your plastic. For schools, businesses, residents – anyone.
Rotary Phoenix is calling on volunteers to help clear Scotgrove Stream banks – weekend 7-8 May 2022
Congratulations to the High Sheriff of Oxfordshire’s Award Climate Action Heros of Thame 2022
In the spotlight : Emily Verheijen, found of EV Carshop
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
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
21st Century Thame and Thame Green Living have launched a Crowdfunder campaign to raise money to tackle climate change in Thame.
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
Eight easy ways to reduce your Christmas carbon footprint.
After two years of detailed preparation, enthusiastic teams of volunteers braved two crisp late autumn mornings to begin the regeneration of Rycote Meadow.
Thame is getting up to 12 modern, high-performance electric vehicle charging points in early 2022.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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