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Thame is an attractive market town in South Oxfordshire. Located right on the Buckinghamshire border, Thame is Approx. 10 miles from Aylesbury (Bucks), and only a short drive from the beauty of the Chiltern Hills.
This small market town is the location of the famous "Thame Show", which is now known as the "Thame and Oxfordshire County Show". This is said to be the largest one-day agricultural show in England. A wide variey of livestock, produce, crafts, and other attractions feature at the show. The town is justifiably proud of this major event which takes place on the 3rd Thursday in September and is usually reported in detail (with several pages of great photographs !) in the following day's local newspaper, the Thame Gazette.
Another highlight of life in Thame is the fairgound that visits the Thame regularly, on set weekends each year. The fairground is usually in town on the weekend following the Thame Show. The photograph on the left shows the bright lights of the carousel located in front of the Thame's red-brick Town Hall (top right of photo). The Fairground occupies the whole of the town centre and attracts large crowds including families, teenagers, and adults - locals and visitors.
It is not unusual to see Hot Air Balloons in the skies around Thame on balmy summer evenings - and in the early mornings. The photograph below is of a hot air balloon passing gracefully over a residential area of Thame, Oxfordshire in late summer 2007.
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