New Community Centre for Thame?

DETAILED plans of the proposed new community sports complex at Church Farm for the Thame Football Partnership (TFP) will be available for viewing at Thame Town Hall from 15th ? 19th October.
Thame Football Partnership has been formed by the amalgamation of Thame United FC and Thame Boys,Youth & Girls FC.

Tim Green,Chairman of Thame Boys and Girls commented: ?by 2009 this facility could at last provide a perfect base for the 350 boys and girls within the club and the aim is to create a wider community offering to other clubs and organisations in the area to utilise the complex.
“It?s so difficult to find a facility at present in Thame that can accommodate local organisations or groups for their weekly/monthly meetings or cater for functions/parties for up to 250 people?.

The new proposed facility would be on the 20-acre Church Farm site on the northern edge of Thame. The main complex comprises a clubhouse with community facilities/function rooms, changing rooms, offices, corporate board room for match day hospitality, a large function facility for up to 250 people and community changing rooms.
Extra facilities could include an external marquee to create additional function room space thereby facilitating wider community use of the facilities. As well as a main floodlit football pitch, the plans would also incorporate a 40m x 30m 3G floodlit artificial pitch (AGP), three additional full-size grass pitches and four small size pitches.

TFP has been involved in detailed research and consultation, including with Thame Town Council, and will be liaising with locally based sporting clubs and community groups to identify areas and opportunities for use of the proposed community facility.

The club have appointed Sports Solutions GB to manage the project and a planning application for the site is due to be submitted in the next few weeks and, after two previous rounds of public consultation, further comments on the detailed plans would be welcomed. These will be available for inspection and comment during normal office hours at the Town Hall.

Full details and any other information about Thame Football Partnership and the proposed scheme is available at: http://www.thamefootball.co.uk/mapdetail.html