Thame Senior Friendship Centre

03/09/2026

ROLL UP! BUY YOUR SO Charitable Lottery TICKET NOW!

Thame Senior Friendship Centre is offering you the chance to win big prizes and help raise much needed funds.

01/09/2026

Council Christmas Party - Book your place now!

Bookings are now open for Thame’s annual Senior Citizens Christmas Tea Party on Wednesday 2 December at the Thame Barns Centre!

Every year, Senior Citizens are invited to the Tea Party to celebrate the festive season. Places are limited and allocated on a first come, first served basis. To reserve your place, please either pop into the Information Centre in the Town Hall, call 01844 212 833, or email [email protected]

If you would like to volunteer for the event on the day or are able to offer transport to and from the Barns Centre, please leave your details in the Information Centre or email [email protected]

28/08/2026

🪩✨ CALLING ALL 80s LOVERS! ✨🪩

🎶 THAME’S BIG 80s DISCO NIGHT! 🎶

Get ready to dance the night away with local legend DJ Swifty, bringing you the very best 80s hits! 📀🎤

From power ballads to dancefloor classics, expect a night packed with the tracks you know, love and can’t resist singing along to! 🕺💃

❤️ AND IT’S ALL FOR TWO VERY WORTHY LOCAL CAUSES!

We’re raising money for:
🌟 Thame Senior Friendship Club
🌟 The Memories Café

So grab your friends, dig out the leg warmers, shoulder pads, neon and big hair, and get ready to party like it’s 1985! 🎉

Link to tickets in comments.

25/08/2026

Reflecting on our conversations with Freddie

One week after our discussion with Freddie Van Mierlo MP, we want to highlight some of the experiences our carers shared with him from their collective background of providing care for people with dementia.

Our carers have felt:

- Relieved that local groups like the Memories Cafe exist as a crucial space to socialise and support each other

- Surprised that they’d received more useful information from fellow carers at the Memories Cafe than anything healthcare providers had given them

- And frustrated because many felt they’d fallen through the cracks between primary care, social services, and local agencies, and the cafe was their safety net.

If you’d like to access the support available at the Memories Cafe, we are always delighted to welcome new members. To find out more or to read about our carers’ lived experiences, please visit our website:

Last Tuesday we were delighted to welcome the Member of Parliament for Henley and Thame, Freddie Van Mierlo, to The Friendship Centre and Memories Cafe. Freddie, accompanied by Thame’s Mayor Cllr Andy Gilbert and Deputy Mayor Cllr Andy Wainwright, greatly enjoyed sitting and speaking with our memb...

21/08/2026

Thank you so much for visiting us! ❤️

21/08/2026

It was a pleasure and a privilege to host Freddie van Mierlo for Henley and Thame - Liberal Democrat and councillors from Thame Town Council on Tuesday! Thank you for visiting ❤️

20/08/2026

Fantastic to welcome Freddie van Mierlo for Henley and Thame - Liberal Democrat MP to the Memories Cafe and Friendship centre on Tuesday. We enjoyed chatting with Freddie about local issues, and it was great to see him taking on board the experiences and suggestions of the members of our Carers Hub!

19/08/2026

HOPE'S NEXT CHALLENGE

Our lovely summer volunteer Hope, fresh from her adventures on the CPM Thame 10k is now embarking on a much bigger challenge! Hope is going to attempt the Chiltern 50 Ultra Challenge which is a 50K walk/run which takes place on 26 September from Henley. Hope has once again decided to do this in aid of Thame Senior Friendship Centre and would love to ask anyone who'd like to support her in this enormous undertaking to sponsor her by using this link:

https://thameseniorfriendshipcentre.enthuse.com/sponsorhope50K

Thank you in advance for your donation and good luck to Hope!