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All are members of the community who have been democratically elected to represent the town and its inhabitants. You can find out more information about each councillor below. Should you wish to contact one of your representatives, you can do so using the quick and easy contact form on this page. Councillors Adrian Dite (TTC) Independent - North Ward Committees: Community Services; Corporate Governance; Environment & Assets Contact Details Address: c/o Thame Town Council, Town Hall, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP Telephone: c/o The Town Council - 01844 212833 Email: Adrian.Dite@thametowncouncil.gov.uk Appointments to External Organisations: Citizens Advice Thame and District Housing Association Declaration of Interests: Member of National Trust Member of Thame Museum Thame Shed Committee Andy Gilbert – Town Mayor (TTC) Independent mind – business head – community heart - South Ward Committees: Ex-Officio on all Committees. Contact Details Address: c/o Thame Town Council, Town Hall, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP Telephone: 01844 698792 / 07900 897812 Email: Andy.Gilbert@thametowncouncil.gov.uk Appointments to External Organisations: None. Declaration of Interests: None. Andy Wainwright – Deputy Town Mayor (TTC) South Ward Committees: Ex-Officio on all Committees Contact Details Address: c/o Thame Town Council, Town Hall, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP Telephone: c/o Town Council - 01844 212833 Email: andy.wainwright@thametowncouncil.gov.uk Appointments to External Organisations: Thame Youth Projects Declaration of Interests: Member of Lord Williams’s Academy Trust Catherine Jones (TTC) Independent - South Ward Committees: Community Services; Environment & Assets (Chair); Planning; Personnel Contact Details Address: c/o Thame Town Council, Town Hall, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP Telephone: 01844 213947 Email: catherine.jones@thametowncouncil.gov.uk Appointments to External Organisations: Cuttle Brook Management Committee Music in the Park Thame Sports Club Thame Town Cricket Club Declaration of Interests: Cuttle Brook Conservation Volunteers (Management Committee Member); Friend of Thame Players; Social Member Thame Sports Club Limited; Thame Sports Club Limited (Councillor Representative); Music in the Park (Councillor Representative) David Bretherton (TTC and SODC) Liberal Democrats - South Ward Committees: Community Services; Corporate Governance. See SODC's website for District Council Committee Membership. Contact Details Address: c/o Thame Town Council, Town Hall, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP Telephone: 01844 215178 Email: david.bretherton@thametowncouncil.gov.uk Appointments to External Organisations: Chinnor RFC Transport Representative Declaration of Interests: Chair – Oxfordshire Buildings Trust Trustee – Thame Community Land Trust Member – Henley Constituency Liberal Democrats Member – Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway Member – National Trust Member – Thame Museum Trust Council Representative – Chinnor Rugby Club David Dawson (TTC) Green Party - South Ward Committees: Community Services; Environment & Assets Contact Details Address: c/o Thame Town Council, Town Hall, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP Telephone: c/o The Town Council - 01844 212833 Email: david.dawson@thametowncouncil.gov.uk Appointments to External Organisations: ThamePride Declaration of Interests: David Dodds (TTC) South Ward Committees: Planning Contact Details Address: c/o Thame Town Council, Town Hall, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP Telephone: c/o Town Council - 01844 212833 Email: david.dodds@thametowncouncil.gov.uk Appointments to External Organisations: Thame Barns Centre Declaration of Interests: Member - Thame Welfare Trust Member - Thame Museum Council Representative: Thame Barns Centre Freddie van Mierlo (Member of Parliament) MP for Henley & Thame, Liberal Democrats Committees: n/a Contact Details Address: Parliamentary Office, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA Telephone: TBC Email: freddie.vanmierlo.mp@parliament.uk Appointments to External Organisations: n/a Declaration of Interests: n/a Helena Richards (TTC) Green Party - North Ward Committees: Community Services; Corporate Governance; Environment & Assets (Deputy Chair) Contact Details Address: c/o the Town Council, Town Hall, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3DP Telephone: c/o The Town Council - 01844 212833 Email: helena.richards@thametowncouncil.gov.uk Appointments to External Organisations: Declaration of Interests: Director Cosmetic Courses, Princes Risborough, Bucks Hilary Dollman (TTC) Liberal Democrat - TTC South Ward Committees: Community Services; Environment & Assets Contact Details Address: c/o Thame Town Council, Town Hall, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP Telephone: c/o The Town Council - 01844 212833 Email: hilary.dollman@thametowncouncil.gov.uk Appointments to External Organisations: Thame Good Neighbour Scheme 21st Century Thame Declaration of Interests: Music in the Park (Committee Member / Trustee); Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust (Member); Liberal Democrats (Member); St Mary’s Church, Thame (Member); Thame Twinning Association (Member); Spectrum Watercolour Group, Long Crendon Judith Edwards (OCC) Liberal Democrats - Chalgrove & Thame West Ward. Please note that Cllr Edwards is unavailable until May 2026 due to personal reasons. Committees: Oxfordshire Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee (OCC), People Overview & Scrutiny Committee (OCC) Contact Details Address: c/o County Hall, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1ND Telephone: Email: judith.edwards@oxfordshire.gov.uk Appointments to External Organisations: Declaration of Interests: Member - National Trust Member - RSPB Member - Unite the Union Vice Chair - Leapark Residents Association Kate Gregory (OCC & SODC) Liberal Democrats - Thame Ward Committees: Visit OCC and SODC websites for committee membership. Contact Details Address: c/o County Hall, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1ND Telephone: 07825 388418 Email: kate.gregory@oxfordshire.gov.uk Appointments to External Organisations: Declaration of Interests: Visit OCC and SODC's website. Linda Emery (TTC) South Ward Committees: Community Services (Deputy Chair); Environment & Assets; Planning Contact Details Address: c/o Thame Town Council, Town Hall, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP Telephone: 07805 229556 Email: linda.emery@thametowncouncil.gov.uk Appointments to External Organisations: Red Kite Family Centre Thame Carnival Committee Thame Museum Trust Declaration of Interests: Rotary (Member); Inner Wheel (Member); Ramblers’ Association; Thame Museum (Trustee); Chiltern Vale Residents Association; Thame & District Twinning Association (Chair); Sinaia Association (Member); Thame Carnival Committee; 21st Century Thame Committee; Mayor’s Charity Trust; Thame & District Housing Association (Board Member); Barley Hill School (Governor); Thame & District Visually Impaired Club; Thame Youth Projects Committee; Red Kite Family Centre (Councillor Representative) Martin Baines (TTC) Liberal Democrats - North Ward Committees: Environment & Assets; Planning (Chair); Personnel Contact Details Address: c/o Thame Town Council, Town Hall, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP Telephone: c/o Town Council - 01844 212833 Email: martin.baines@thametowncouncil.gov.uk Appointments to External Organisations: Thame Barns Centre Declaration of Interests: None. Mike Dyer (TTC) Independent - North Ward Committees: Community Services; Corporate Governance (Chair); Personnel Contact Details Address: c/o Thame Town Council, Town Hall, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP Telephone: 07973 440229 Email: mike.dyer@thametowncouncil.gov.uk Appointments to External Organisations: National Association of Local Councils Thame Business Forum Thame Football Partnership Declaration of Interests: Thame Museum Trust (Trustee); Mayor of Thame’s Charity Trust (Trustee); Thame Football Partnership (Councillor Representative); The Conservative Party (Member); The Free Speech Union (Member); Thame Museum Trust (Member); Thame Football Partnership (Member); Thame Historical Society (Member); Thame Business Forum (Chair) (Member); Thame Player’s Theatre Company (Member) Paul Cowell (TTC) Independent - North Ward Committees: Community Services (Chair); Corporate Governance; Environment & Assets; Personnel Contact Details Address: c/o Thame Town Council, Town Hall, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP Telephone: c/o The Town Council - 01844 212833 Email: paul.cowell@thametowncouncil.gov.uk Appointments to External Organisations: Thame Museum Trust Thame Shed Declaration of Interests: Trustee - Thame Youth Projects Group Trustee - Thame Museum Committee Member - Thame Allotments Paul Swan (TTC) Independent - North Ward Committees: Corporate Governance; Environment & Assets Contact Details Address: c/o Town Hall, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP Telephone: c/o The Town Council - 01844 212833 Email: paul.swan@thametowncouncil.gov.uk Appointments to External Organisations: Health & Social Care Representative Declaration of Interests: Member of Trade Union: Unison (MIP Health); National Trust Member Pieter-Paul Barker (SODC) Liberal Democrat Committees: See SODC's website for District Council Committee Membership. Contact Details Address: c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE Telephone: 01844 212438 Email: pieter-paul.barker@southoxon.gov.uk Appointments to External Organisations: Declaration of Interests: Sue McGarry (TTC) Independent - North Ward Committees: Community Services; Corporate Governance (Deputy Chair); Planning (Deputy Chair) Contact Details Address: c/o Thame Town Council, Town Hall, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP Telephone: c/o Town Council - 01844 212833 Email: sue.mcgarry@thametowncouncil.gov.uk Appointments to External Organisations: Thame Senior Friendship Centre Thame Welfare Trust Declaration of Interests: Member of Pastoral Parish Council for St Joseph’s Church William Wilde (TTC) Independent - North Ward Committees: Corporate Governance; Environment & Assets; Planning Contact Details Address: c/o Thame Town Council, Town Hall, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP Telephone: c/o The Town Council - 01844 212833 Email: william.wilde@thametowncouncil.gov.uk Appointments to External Organisations: Sinaia Friendship Association Thame Youth Memorial Trust Declaration of Interests: Member of the Conservative and Unionist Party Contact a councillor Select from the drop-down: email a councillor directly or request an appointment. 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