Film fund-raiser for Thame earthquake appeal

THAME, Oxfordshire shares a name with a small Sherpa community in the Solukhumbu region of Nepal. Thame in Nepal (pronounced Tam-ay) has been terribly affected by the earthquake that hit Nepal on April 25.

The school in Thame, Nepal, badly damaged by the earthquake of April 25, 2015

Following a presentation by Charlie Tyson Taylor, a Thame resident with connections to Thame in Nepal, with the support of town councillor Mary Stiles, the Thame Town Council in the UK met and decided, unanimously and enthusiastically, to support the Thame to Thame appeal and to do what it could to make contact and help our Nepali namesakes recover.

A scene from the film, The 2nd Best Marigold Hotel

Thame Cinema for All wants to do its part to support Thame to Thame, and will be having a fund raising evening on Friday, July 17, showing the very popular ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ starring among others, Judi Dench and Bill Nighy, which sold out on its first showing at the Thame Cinema.

Tickets will be £10 available on the door or at www.thamecinema.org.uk and all proceeds will go to the appeal. The film notes are as follows:

The 2nd Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – UK 2015, 122 minutes, PG certificate; Directed by John Madden, Starring Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Maggie Smith, Dev Patel, Richard Gere:

‘We are back in the beloved dilapidated, ramshackle Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in Jaipur, now accommodating a full complement of long term expat residents. Sonny is preparing for his imminent marriage to the love of his life, Sunaina, but wedding plans are threatened by his preoccupation with plans for business expansion – together with his business partner Muriel (Maggie Smith) – and his attempts to secure investors in the eponymous establishment.

‘Meanwhile, Evelyn and Douglas (Dench and Nighy) have joined the local work force but have not quite managed to close the deal on their obvious romantic attachment to each other, and man-eater Madge (Imrie) is beating them off with a stick. Oh and Richard Gere, a writer, arrives and finds his artistic muse in Sonny’s bristly mother.

‘Hugely likeable follow up to the original, with a cast to die for, and the anticipation of an Indian wedding. What’s not to love? ‘

Visit the following for more information on Thame in Nepal and fundraising:
http://wordsfromthesnowline.co.uk
http://www.thamesherpafund.org
https://www.justgiving.com/thametothame/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/739891352790332