The Peter Allen Memorial Lectures (see www.paml.info), which first started in 2010, consists of four events, with seven talks in all and a Reception. The lectures are being organised for three reasons: In memory of the late Peter Allen who passed away in May 2009; To raise money for the British Heart Foundation; To be part of the National Local and Community History Month. The event was started as a one off and after a large demand ran into a second year and now a third. There was an average...
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by thatchamonline
on 1st May 2012
At Monday evening’s Annual Town Meeting, Thatcham Town Mayor, Councillor Lee Dillon presented Gold Civic Awards to three local residents in recognition of the work they do for the benefit of the community of Thatcham. Peter Gildersleeves OBE was selected for an award following more than 30 years of service as a Town Councillor and his active involvement in numerous community groups during that time. Due to ill health Mr Gildersleeves was unable to attend and his daughter-in-law, Mrs Felicity...
by thatchamonline
on 1st May 2012
8th tea and cake concert in the Old Bluecoat School Sunday, 29th April, 2012 Violin and viola can sometimes be a problematic pairing; some composers seem to be unsure of what to do with the viola, so violas often end up playing uninspiring tenor parts. But when I saw Haydn on the music-stand I knew we would get some interesting music – Haydn played the viola himself, and knew how to use the viola’s rich tone to maximum effect. John Kane and Chris Redsel played sonatas by Haydn and Mozart,...
by thatchamonline
on 22nd Apr 2012
Fairtrade Brownies! 5th Thatcham Brownies enjoyed a really lively session on Tuesday this week at their regular meeting place, Francis Baily School! The Brownies' practical activity for the evening was to make Fairtrade Banana Splits using as many Fairtrade ingredients as they could buy in Thatcham. Before preparing their bananas, ice cream and chocolate for a tasty treat, they were a very attentive and sympathetic audience for a talk given to them by the local Fairtrade Town Campaign Co-...
by thatchamonline
on 19th Apr 2012
The first of a series of drop-in sessions will be held this Friday, 20th April, from 9.30 a.m. til 11 a.m. If you are part of a community group that might like to use The Hub in Thatcham please come and see us. The Hub is nestled within the site of The Priory on Church Lane and will soon be open and ready for hire. The venue benefits from its town centre location, a spacious kitchen facility and on site parking. Rooms available for hire include meeting rooms accommodating up 10 people in each...
by thatchamonline
on 15th Mar 2012
Fairtrade Fun at the Nature Discovery Centre - Sat 10th March 2012 The final event in Fairtrade Fortnight 2012 in Thatcham was held at the Nature Discovery Centre, Muddy Lane. It was suitably entitled Fairtrade Fun and an extremely popular activity for the children was facepainting with the Thatcham Neighbourhood Wardens who took as their theme, animal faces from the developing world where a lot of Fairtrade products which we can buy in this country originate. The Discovery Centre...
by thatchamonline
on 7th Mar 2012
THE BIG BREW, Saturday, 3rd March, 2012 - Methodist Church, Thatcham More than 130 Free cups of Fairtrade tea, coffee and banana smoothies were enjoyed by visitors to The Big Brew held in the Methodist Church on Saturday, 3rd March, 2012. The annual event was more popular than ever this year and at one point, there was standing room only! The catering team, which was organised by Marilyn Britt, was run off its feet! The homemade cake stall did a roaring trade and the Traidcraft stand selling a...
by thatchamonline
on 29th Feb 2012
Fairtrade Fortnight in Thatcham got off to a flying start on Sunday, 26th February with a Thanksgiving Service led by Dr. Ewan Harvey and Fairtrade activites organised for the children at the Methodist Church. These were followed by Fairtrade refreshments and time to chat with the Town Mayor, Councillor Lee Dillon. Councillor Dillon also went into the church garden accompanied by Dr. Harvey, Councillor Mrs. Janette Miranda, Chairman of the Fairtrade Town Campaign Steering Group, Councillor Mike...
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19 May 2012 - 10:30am
20 May 2012 - 4:00pm
25 May 2012 - 7:30pm
26 May 2012 - 6:15pm
17 June 2012 - 7:30pm