AMENDMENT: Get set for a ‘World of Sport’ Carnival
On 14/03/2014 At 1:39 am
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Thame Carnival 2011, Thame Headmaster, Alan Haigh, shares the stage with Peter Andre
AMENDMENT: I would like to point out that the town council will still be represented on the Carnival Committee, and that the omission of this fact in the report below, was in NO WAY a deliberate act to put the council in a negative light. (See Reponses 2 Comments above)
THAME Carnival looked in danger of having to be cancelled this year, after the town council announced that it no longer had the resources to take the lead in organising the event. But thankfully, this week, Thame resident and business woman, Sue Martin-Downhill, has stepped forward and volunteered to lead the Carnival committee.
The 2014 Carnival will now go ahead on Saturday, June 14, 2014, and appropriately enough as Sue is a qualified Squash coach, the theme will be World of Sport. So, if you or your organisation or club would like to enter a float in the parade or have a stall at the event, you can contact Sue on: suedownhill@gmail.com
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To clarify, as I recall, since Adam Buckland’s staff, particularly Mark Green and Jade, stepped down from driving the carnival after June 2013, Cllr Dyte took over as Chair with yourself and other councillors on the committee. The Clerk and Councillors made it very clear at the CLR Committee meeting (Feb 11) that the council wanted the community to take responsibility for it as they did not ‘have the resources’ to take the lead. See: LINK Happily, Sue Downhill has done just that, and I’m sure looks forward to working with you Jeannette and the others on the committee.
This is incorrect. The Carnival was in danger of being cancelled as the Chair, Adam Buckland, had to step down due to business commitments. The town council is offering the same resources as they did before which includes me !