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Meet the Mayor & Deputy Mayor of Thame 2025-26

15th May 2025

On Tuesday 13th May 2025, Cllr Andy Gilbert was re-elected as Mayor of Thame alongside Cllr David Dawson who was also re-elected as Deputy Mayor.

Left to Right - Neil Dimbleby, Sarah Taylor (LWS), Mayor of Thame Cllr Andy Gilbert, Steve Eyre and John Hulett (SLT)

Mayor's Charities

Each year the Mayor of Thame selects charities that they wish to raise money for. Cllr Andy Gilbert, Mayor of Thame, chose Lord Williams' School (LWS) Young Carers and Sharing Life Trust as his charities for the term of 2024-25.

Altogether £15,000 was raised, with £5,000 being donated to LWS Young Carers, and £10,000 to Sharing Life Trust.

For the term of 2025-26, the Mayor of Thame Cllr Andy Gilbert has chosen Red Kite Family Centre and Thame Youth Projects as his charities.

Left to Right - Mayor of Thame Cllr Andy Gilbert, Mayors Cadet 2024-25 Luke Smits

Mayor's Cadet

For the term of 2024-25 the Mayor's Cadet was Luke Smits. He is a member of the 1st Thame Scout Group and has helped the Mayor with a multitude of different events and occasions, but unfortunately cannot continue his role as he wishes to focus on his GCSEs.

Mayor of Thame, Cllr Andy Gilbert, has selected a new cadet for the term of 2025-26. Sophie Coles, an Army Cadet, will be taking on the role of Mayor's Cadet. 

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Jun
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10:00 am Thame Plant-Based Market @ High Street, Thame
Thame Plant-Based Market @ High Street, Thame
Jun 6 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thame Plant-Based Market @ High Street, Thame
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7:30 pm Death Cafe @ Thame Barns Centre
Death Cafe @ Thame Barns Centre
Jun 18 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Death Cafe @ Thame Barns Centre
You are warmly invited to attend Death Cafe in Thame. at 7:30pm in room 1 of the Barns Centre, and held on the third Thursday of each month thereafter A Death Cafe is an informal gathering where people can discuss death over tea and cake. We’re aiming to normalise the topic of death, raise acceptance, and help people make the most of their lives by breaking the taboo around mortality. It is not a grief support group or counselling session. These sessions have no agenda, objectives, or themes, allowing for organic, group-directed conversations about anything related to death, from end-of-life planning to fears and feelings, fostering open sharing in a respectful, confidential space. Death Cafe is run on a not-for-profit basis but if you are able to make…

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10:30 am Thame Duck Race 2026 @ Old Long Crendon Rd Bridge, River Thame, Priest End
Thame Duck Race 2026 @ Old Long Crendon Rd Bridge, River Thame, Priest End
Jun 21 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Thame Duck Race 2026 @ Old Long Crendon Rd Bridge, River Thame, Priest End
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