Black and White Photo of Morris Dancers outside The Horseshoe Pub.
About 1968. Bampton Tradition Morris Men. L-R Son Townsend fool, Jim Buckingham behind Roy Shergold, Frank Daniels, Reg Hall on fiddle, Frank Purslow in glasses, Oliver ‘Jasper’ Walsh, and Bill Daniels. Pete Allam bottom left corner.

Article written by Keith Chandler about these two Morris Men.
Colin and ‘Curly’ (D.J. Titchener) came over to Bampton quite by accident, knowing nothing about its Morris dance tradition. They went into The Jubilee and started chatting to landlord Reg Pratley, telling him what they were interested in. Within a few minutes he was singing to them, mainly snatches, one being ‘Butter and Cheese and All’. He then produced sheets on which the words were written: Peter Kennedy had given them to him! Reg took them across to the Eagle, where Frank Purslow and Francis Shergold used to play in the bar.

Francis Shergold explains how Reg Hall from Croydon came to play for the Bampton Traditional Morris Men in the late 1950s and he still played for them in 2019. https://youtu.be/XNBXdTcF_c4

72 page PDF of the July 2012 Bampton Beam, A free publication produced The Bampton Beam is publ ished, under the auspices of Bampton Parish Council, in March, July and November each year, and is distributed free to all households and businesses in Bampton. Sub-Editor Phillipa Timmins-Gray Sub-Editor Melissa Quarterman Artwork Jo Lewington Treasurer Grace Wilkins
Photography Richard Wilkins
ARTICLES AND NOTICES
Welcome to Summer by Louise Timmins-Gray, Editor
The Bampton Beam Needs Your Help!!
Royal British Legion, Poppy Service, The War Memorial, Sunday 11 November
Village Life
Bampton Zimbabwe Project Fair 2012
Rosebank and the Community Come Together by Mandie Oliver, Activities Coordinator
Society for the Protection of Bampton
Bampton Village Hall
Bampton Library – A Brighter Future for Your Library by Lesley Campbell, Lynne Pointer, Robin Shuckburgh and Jane Wallis BLEST (Bampton Library Events Support Team)
Goodbye Emmie’s by Jane Wallis
Bampton Community Shop: The History by Fenella Gray MBE
SPAJERS Donkey Derby Monday 27 August, Sandfords Field
Bampton Gardening Club News by Fenella Gray
Winning Poem from the Annual Garden Show 2011, ‘The Garden Show’ by Annette Minto
Aunty Beam
Sport – Bampton Badminton Club and Bampton Social Netball
Personal Announcements, Obituaries by Fenella Gray – Jonathan Phillips and Hilda Kent
Congratulations – marriage of James and Victoria Lovell
Letters to the Editor
Emmies – A Big Thank You Tom and Sylvia by Fenella Gray
From Belgrade to Bampton (via Bydgoszcz) by Charles Crawford
Questions Answered by Able Community Care
Bampton Baby and Toddler Group
Rouse’s Ramblings – Summer 2012 (1)
Rouse’s Ramblings Summer 2012 (2)
Rouse’s Ramblings Summer 2012 (3)
Rouse’s Ramblings Summer 2012 (4)
It’s a Pampered Life for Me? By Philippa Timmins-Gray
Arts and Culture – Love in the Time of Twitter – Launch of Short Film Competition for Relate, Oxfordshire
West Ox Arts – Oxfordshire Craft Guild Exhibition
An Extra for Downton Abbey by Ann Flute
Bring the Movies Back to Bampton
The Olympic Bell by David Timmins
Bampton Pre-School Playgroup
Jubilee Special by Janet Rouse
St Mary’s Church Flower Festival
West Ox Arts – Portraits of the Queen - an exhibition in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee at West Ox Arts
Fiddles and Feet – by Janet Rouse
The 60th Bampton Shirt Race (a racer’s perspective) by Toby Hopkins
Safer West Oxon – West Oxfordshire Community Safety
SPAJERs Annual Shirt Race
The 60th Annual Shirt Race by Philippa Timmins-Gray
The Chariots!
Bampton’s Got Talent in the Village Hall by Janet Rouse
British Red Cross
Monday 4 June Morris Dancing
Garlands by Ruth Wheeler
Sobell House Hospice Charity Bookshop
Girls Rugby, the Cherubs, Witney RFC
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Sports Afternoon, Tuesday 5 June 2012 by Graham Haslam
The Barn Dance
Crossword
Get Well Wishes for Annette Minto from the Bampton Beam
Meet the Team at Spring Hair Boutique by Alexandra Tandy
Win a Pamper Session at Spring Hair Boutique
Spot On: Biztro by Amy Atkinson
Slimming World – New Consultant
Faringdon Folly Tower and Woodland
HanneyFest - in support of Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance and Hanney Pre-School
Thames Valley Police – Foundation Degree in Policing
Calendar of Events

LIST OF ADVERTIZERS
Inspiring Drama – screen acting classes, Summertown, Oxford
Oxlets.com
Carpet Options, Witney
Bampton Physiotherapy
Cotswold Bed & Breakfast
Graham Hunt, plumbing and heating engineer
Riverford Organic Vegetable Boxes
Abbey Properties
The Pitstop and Oxford Carb Services
The Morris Clown
P C Servicing
French Tuition by Mrs Cerian Cooper
Danetree Veterinary Surgeons, Faringdon
Home and Away - home minding service
Little Westbrook, Bampton, Self-Catering Cottage for two
David Burton Wedding Photography
Martin Drew, Podiatrist/Chiropodist
Computer Clinic – Graham Newman
Crisp Images – photography
Wheelgate House Bed and Breakfast
Electric Vehicles Ltd
The Gym at Carswell Golf and Country Club
Able Community Care
Bampton Garage
David Chanter Landscape Architect
Bampton Cars
Prestige Buildings
Trevor Gardner General Carpentry
Oxfordshire Wetrooms and Showers
Kernahan Service
Woods Hair and Beauty at Carswell Golf Club
Pellmans, solicitors, Eynsham
Grey Gables Garage
Ashtree Farm Accommodation
Bampton Village Window Cleaning Services
Andrew Bowman Master Thatcher
E Taylor & Son Funeral Directors
One Property Network – House and Garden Maintenance
Curtain Choice
N Nurden Motor Body Repairs
R Cooper, Builders, Painters, Decorators, Carpentry, Joinery, Dry Stone Walling
Paul Farr, Painter and Decorator
The Standlake Garage
The Coach House B&B
Room 4 Healing - Elizabeth Chanter
Nourish Oxford
Bampton Garden Plants
Patrick Strainge, Butchers
The Appliance Doctor
The Plough Inn, Clanfield
Shaun Guard TV Aerial Services
Andrew Money Paint Services
Oxford Double Glazing, Summertown, Oxford
Alexander Technique lessons
Body Talk Beauty Salon
Bampton Coffee House
Ferndale Preparatory School, Faringdon
AC Smart Tiling
Upham House Bed & Breakfast
Wags & Nags Grooming
Aston Repair Depot
Spring Hair Boutique
Biztro – lunch and evening meals
Nicky and Vicky Childcare
Systems & Solutions – computer shop
Janette Cardy Fitness
James Wildman Photography
The Romany Inn
Parallel Lines – Barbers and Ladies Salon
The Bampton Clinic
Ruby Rue Teas
TAD – Advanced Personal Trainer
S J Cooper, general builders
ORCC Trading Ltd

March 2009 publication of the Bampton Beam
BAMPTON BEAM MARCH 2009
ARTICLES AND NOTICES
Loo of the Year Awards!
Photo of Bampton’s award winning loo
Annual Parish Meeting – Wednesday 22 April at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall
The Bampton Emergency Response Plan
2010 is the last year of the first decade of 21st century /3rd Millennium
Bampton Village Hall
Bampton Village Hall Hire Charges
Town Hall Bookings
The Bampton 250 Club list of winners
Movies on the Move in Bampton Village Hall Slumdog Millionaire and The Young Victoria
Easter Services – St Mary’s and Methodist Chapel
Bampton Parish Council News by Brenda Sapsford, Clerk to the Parish Council
Emergency Response Plan
Town Hall
Mercury Close Playing Field
Old School Building and Bush Centre
Station Road Chicane
Buckland Road Traffic Calming
Grass Cutting
Buckland Road Traffic Calming
Buckland Road HGVs
Twinning
Flooding
New Clerk to the Parish Council – Mrs Sarah Radband appointed Clerk designate
Making Oxford a City We Should Be Proud Of by Cllr Don Seale, OCC
Condolences – to David and Samantha Cameron on the death of their son Ivan
Coping with the Recession by Cllr Don Seale, OCC
Garden Waste Scheme set to expand
Council stays ‘on board’ with ‘Dial-a -Ride’
The Oxford Befriending Network
Obituaries – Francis Shergold, Joan (Beryl) and Reg Smith, Marjorie Cashmore
Bampton Classical Opera – Hayden’s Le Pescatrici (The Fishergirls) The Deanery Garden 17th and 18th July
WI – Not Just Jam and Jerusalem
The Computer Clinic by Graham Newman
News from Neighbourhood Action Group by Adrian Coomber
May Garlands by Ruth Wheeler
Rotary Club of Oxford North 32nd Annual Blenheim Palace Walk Sunday 29 March 2009
News from Bampton C of E Primary School by Alison Bardsley – with photographs
Bampton Pre-School News by Alexandra Miller – with photographs
Bampton Youth Centre by Julie Bentall and Leanne Scopes
Bampton Baby and Toddler Club by Cerian Cooper
Bampton Welfare Trust
Spring Tips from Bampton Physiotherapy
The Bampton Recreation Ground
Bampton Weightlifting Club
Bampton Badminton Club
Bampton Archery Club
The Horseshoe Football Club Sunday League Football
The Pavilion
A Very Important Notice if You Use the Recreation Ground – Using the Skatepark and Insurance Liabilities
Slimming Goes Extra Easy In Bampton by Christina Moss
New Gym Will Increase Opportunities to Exercise – Windrush Leisure Centre, Witney
Parent Partnership Oxfordshire
Bampton Community Archive – Exhibitions 2009
Police Report by PC Richard Barnes and PCSO Angela Alford
Traffic related issues – speeding and parking
Distraction Burglaries
West Ox Arts, Exhibitions, Events, Workshops, Talks and Life Drawing Classes
Robert Vesey Room at Bampton Library
Letters and Emails to the Editor
Bampton Environmental Watch Group by Ralph Norman, Chairman
Annual Grand Plant Sale, Monday 25 May 2009
Morris Dancing Day, Monday 25 May 2009
The Spajers Big Spring Clearout – Sunday 3 May
57th Bampton Shirt Race, Saturday 23 May
Your Methodist Church Needs… Just a Little Bit of You! By Philip Shaw, Senior Steward
Notice Board
Makers Are You Interested?
Cancer Research UK, Bampton Branch – Events for 2009
The Bampton Bush Club
Bampton Junior Church
Dial-a-Ride
Bampton Drop-In
Old Birthday Cards
Clanfield Baby and Toddler Group
A Concerned Resident – Watch Where You Walk – a poem
Dog Fouling by David Hawkins, Bampton Parish Council
Bampton Gardening Club Update – coffee mornings, trips, holidays and the Annual Garden Club Show, Saturday 29 August 2009
Library DVD Review by Toby Hopkins
Tourism Spending Growth Despite Flooding
Bampton Gardening Club Annual Show, Saturday 29 August in the Village Hall
Bampton Cricket Club Casino Night at The Pavilion, Saturday 20 June
SPAJERs News by Don Rouse
Out of Work Farmer Turned Agricultural Correspondent by Don Rouse
Society for the Protection of Bampton
Crossword
Clanfield Historical Society Programme 2009
Bampton Library is not just a library
Spajers Donkey Derby, Monday 31 August, Sandfords Field
Calendar of Events
West Oxfordshire District Council Environmental Services Holiday Refuse and Recycling Collection
LIST OF ADVERTIZERS
The Pitstop and Oxford Carb Services
Country Markets – Masonic Hall, Witney
The Robert and Doris Watts Residential & Nursing Home, Carterton
N J Woodley, building maintenance
The Morris Clown
Wheelgate House Bed and Breakfast
Cotswold Bed & Breakfast
Bampton Garage
The Coach House, College Farm B&B
The Cotton Club
Grange Photographic
Fred Olsen Cruises
P C Servicing
Aston Repair Depot
Bampton Physiotherapy
Upham House Bed & Breakfast
Bampton Tack Shop
One Property Network – House and Garden Maintenance
Foot Health Practitioner – Belinda Billinge
N Nurden Motor Body Repairs
Slimming World
S J Cooper, general builders
Systems & Solutions – computer shop
John Townsend, Driver Training
Bampton Cars
S J Radband Haulage Ltd
The Plough Inn, Clanfield
Home and Away - home minding service
Nicky Powell – mobile hairdresser
Local Computer Guy
Tony Hughes, scissor sharpening
Riverford Organic Vegetable Boxes
Andrew Money Paint Services
Carl Thompson Plumbing
Bourton Vale Window Cleaning Services
Bampton Fax Bureau at Emmies Newsagents
The Appliance Doctor
Andrew Money Paint Services
Carl Thompson Plumbing
Bourton Vale Window Cleaning Services
Bampton Fax Bureau at Emmies Newsagents
The Appliance Doctor
The Bampton Clinic
Animals at Home – Complete Pet Service
Abbey Properties
Tara Tripp Hearing Care
Marc Smith Kitchen Designers Oxfordshire
Casio Oven Clean
Grey Gables Garage
Pellmans, solicitors, Eynsham
Oxford Double Glazing, Summertown, Oxford
Spring Hair and Beauty
French Tuition – Mrs Cerian Cooper
AC Smart Tiling
Carpet Options, Witney
Patrick Strainge, Butchers
Martin Drew, Podiatrist/Chiropodist
TVE Local Hire Centre – East Challow
Danetree Veterinary Surgeons, Faringdon
Room 4 Healing - Margaret Chanter
Roger Kerswill, Photography
Curtain Choice
The Post Office
Mayfield & Guy Building Contractors Ltd
Bampton Coffee House
Domino Menswear, Witney
R Cooper, Builders, Painters, Decorators, Carpentry, Joinery, Dry Stone Walling
The Standlake Garage
Aston Community Bus
Body Talk
Parallel Line – Barbers
Electric Vehicles Ltd
Martin Charles Double Glazing
A Simmonds, The Old-Fashioned Village Store
Prestige Buildings

Bampton Beam Publication March 2012

ARTICLES AND NOTICES
Welcome to Spring New Season, New Leaves, New Editorial Team by Louise Timmins-Gray, Editor
Jubilee Celebrations – Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
London Olympics
Bampton Library – the glass is half full and filling!
Society for the Protection of Bampton
Picturing Life in West Oxfordshire
Rouse’s Ramblings Spring 2012 (1)
Rouse’s Ramblings Spring 2012 (2)
Rouse’s Ramblings Spring 2012 (3)
Rouse’s Ramblings Spring 2012 (4)
Bampton Pre-School Playgroup News by Karen Easterbrook, Chairperson
Bampton Pre-School Playgroup Open Day 19 May 2012
West Ox Arts – Gallery Stewards, WOA Membership, Exhibitions and Workshops
West Ox Arts – Ann Manly and Dennis Harrison – exhibiting in March
SPAJERs News
Bampton Archer Club
Fly Tipper and Illegal Waste Carrier Prosecuted
Library DVD Reviews by Toby Hopkins
Stop Press! Office Room to Rent, Senior Stylist Wanted and Grazing Land Required
West Oxfordshire District Council Useful Advice for Jubilee Party Celebrations
Mums in West Oxfordshire can take advantage of free childcare while taking football classes
Air Ambulance, Berks, Oxon and Bucks
Has Bampton Got Talent? Sunday 3 June at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall
Bampton Book Makes American Hitlist!
Bampton Community Archive Celebrates its First Anniversary with a Special Offer
Return of the Annual Plant Sale
A Date for Your Diary – Bampton Community Archive AGM 11 April 2012
The Bampton 250 Club list of winners
Oxfordshire Care Summary
Bampton Zimbabwe Project
Grand Diamond Jubilee Fair in aid of Bampton Zimbabwe Project
Winter Wipeout -the Welsh Way by Amy Atkinson
Bampton Environmental Watch Group report by Ralph Norman, Chairman
An Aussie Adventure – Bampton by Michael Gallagher
Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action
Introduction to Community Action – a free course to be held in Oxford starting May 2012
Crossword
Twenty Seasons of Bampton Classical Opera
Bampton Village Hall
Letters to the Editor
Call for Janet Westman from Roz Capps
Aunty Beam – the Return
In the Garden – what to do in the garden from April to August
Bampton Gardening Club 2012 Dates
The Society for the Protection of Bampton
Liz Bamber and Bampton Tennis Club
6th Burford School Beer Festival – Saturday 30 June
Special Effect – Getting Disabled People Back in the Game
Bampton Community Shop
British Red Cross
Oxfordshire Warm Homes Healthy People – free membership of county oil scheme (Oxfordshire Rural Community Council – ORCC)
Bampton Baby and Toddler Group Move to Willow Tree Children’s Centre (next to Bampton Primary School)
Calendar of Events

LIST OF ADVERTIZERS
Ferndale Preparatory School, Faringdon
Bampton Fax Bureau at Emmies Newsagents
Trevor Gardner General Carpentry
Oxfordshire Wetrooms and Showers
Domino Menswear, Witney
Gareth Pursey, Carpenter & Cabinet Maker
David Chanter Landscape Architect
Electric Vehicles Ltd
The Gym at Carswell Golf and Country Club
Woods Hair and Beauty at Carswell Golf Club
Systems & Solutions – computer shop
Paw Pals
David Burton Wedding Photography
AC Smart Tiling
The Pitstop and Oxford Carb Services
Country Markets – Masonic Hall, Witney
Prestige Buildings
Home and Away - home minding service
Grey Gables Garage
Curtain Choice
N Nurden Motor Body Repairs
R Cooper, Builders, Painters, Decorators, Carpentry, Joinery, Dry Stone Walling
Paul Farr, Painter and Decorator
Marc Smith Kitchen Designers Oxfordshire
John Townsend, Driver Training
Riverford Organic Vegetable Boxes
Abbey Properties
Chrissie’s Creations Hairdressing
Biztro – lunch and evening meals
W and W Property Maintenance
Ashtree Farm Accommodation
Wags & Nags Grooming
French Tuition by Mrs Cerian Cooper
Danetree Veterinary Surgeons, Faringdon
Cotswold Bed & Breakfast
Graham Hunt, plumbing and heating engineer
Country Living – Elizabeth Strainge, Freelance PA
Bampton Village Window Cleaning Services
Body Talk Beauty Salon
Ruby Rue Teas
Shaun Guard TV Aerial Services
Spring Hair Boutique
Bampton Cars
Bampton Garage
Aston Repair Depot
Silver Training – computer lessons
Pellmans, solicitors, Eynsham
Andrew Bowman Master Thatcher
E Taylor & Son Funeral Directors
Bampton Physiotherapy
Carpet Options, Witney
Bampton Coffee House
James Wildman Photography
The Romany Inn
Crisp Images – photography
Nicky and Vicky Childcare
The Morris Clown
One Property Network – House and Garden Maintenance
Little Westbrook, Bampton, Self-Catering Cottage for two
The Bampton Clinic
Computer Clinic – Graham Newman
Room 4 Healing - Elizabeth Chanter
Parallel Lines – Barbers and Ladies Salon
TAD – Advanced Personal Trainer
The Standlake Garage
Alexander Technique lessons
The Coach House B&B
Kernahan Service
Patrick Strainge, Butchers
Wheelgate House Bed and Breakfast
S J Cooper, general builders
Janette Cardy Fitness
Martin Drew, Podiatrist/Chiropodist
JTL Embroidery & Printing
Upham House Bed & Breakfast
The Plough Inn, Clanfield
The Appliance Doctor
Andrew Money Paint Services
Oxford Double Glazing, Summertown, Oxford
Bampton Garden Plants
Oxlets.com
P C Servicing

ARTICLES AND NOTICES
Spring Has Sprung by Louisa and Phillipa, the outgoing team
Welcome to New Editor – James Wildman
Girls Rugby – The Cherubs Witney RFC
Bampton Ladies Group (formerly Bampton Wives) End of an Era
Bampton Beavers Needs You
Bampton Archive – Exhibition ‘The Changing Market Square’
Bampton Archive Proposed Commemorative Book of Bampton War Dead 1914 – 2014
Bampton Library – reaching out to you
Books in a Box
Talks at the Library
BLEST – Bampton Library Events Support Team
Hidden Gardens of Bampton 16 June 2013
Society for the Protection of Bampton
Sport – Are You a Bampton Runner?
Bampton Badminton Club
Bampton Social Netball
Rosebank Care Home
New Year’s Reminder from your Neighbourhood Policing Team – PSCO Colin Davies
Want to Know More About Where You Live? Visit saferwestoxon.co.uk
Community Education at the Marlborough School, Woodstock
The Children’s Society Annual Box Collection March 2013
SPAJERs Report Spring 2013
Bampton Community Shop by Chairman Graham Haslam
Rouse’s Ramblings
Cancer Research UK (Bampton Branch) 2013 Events
Bampton Pre-School Playgroup
A Pampered Life for Me?
Obituary – Leslie Thomas King 10 March 1927 – 5 October 2012 and Stella King, 18 August 1924 – 20 July 2009
Wychwood’s New Community Woodland Needs More Trees
Bampton Pre-School News by Karen Easterbrook, Chairperson
Bampton Pre-School Playgroup Open Day, Saturday 18 May
Bampton Youth Club by Samantha Wileman
Bampton’s Very Own Movies – Movies on the Move
News from Bampton CE Primary School by Carol Phillips, Headteacher
Bampton Zimbabwe Project – The Spring Fair – Saturday 13 April 2013, Village Hall
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Bampton-in-the-Bush Cricket Club News
In the Springtime by Rudyard Kipling
West Ox Arts – Exhibition: Memory and Place by Kate Eggleston-Wirtz and Erin Singleton
Crossword
Bampton Village Hall
Calendar of Events

LIST OF ADVERTIZERS
Shaun Guard TV Aerial Services
Andrew Money Paint Services
Oxford Double Glazing, Summertown, Oxford
Alexander Technique lessons
Riverford Organic Vegetable Boxes
Carpet Options, Witney
Bampton Physiotherapy
Computer Clinic – Graham Newman
Martin Drew, Podiatrist/Chiropodist
Cotswold Bed & Breakfast
Graham Hunt, plumbing and heating engineer
French Tuition by Mrs Cerian Cooper
Nicky and Vicky Childcare
Oxlets.com
Little Westbrook, Bampton, Self-Catering Cottage for two
Danetree Veterinary Surgeons, Faringdon
Electric Vehicles Ltd
Bampton Garage
Gareth Pursey, carpenter & cabinet maker
David Chanter Landscape Architect
Nourish – Registered Nutritionists
Bampton Cars
Trevor Gardner General Carpentry
Patrick Strainge, Butchers
Kernahan Service
Abbey Properties
Home and Away - home minding service
Ruby Rue Teas
Pellmans, solicitors, Eynsham
A R Cook Windows & Doors
The Standlake Garage
Curtain Choice
N Nurden Motor Body Repairs
R Cooper, Builders, Painters, Decorators, Carpentry, Joinery, Dry Stone Walling
SOTA Oxfordshire Art Gallery – Witney
Angy Irvin – Admin and Bookkeeping
Andrew Bowman Master Thatcher
P C Servicing
Bampton Village Window Cleaning Service
Biztro – Hotel, Restaurant and Wine Bar
The Appliance Doctor
E Taylor & Son Funeral Directors
Grey Gables Garage
Parallel Lines – Barbers and Ladies Salon
The Bampton Clinic
Ferndale Independent Day School, Faringdon
David Burton Wedding Photography
AC Smart Tiling
Upham House Bed & Breakfast
Elizabeth Chanter – Room 4 Healing
James Wildman Photography
The Plough Inn, Clanfield
TAD – Advanced Personal Trainer
The Pitstop and Oxford Carb Services
The Morris Clown

Article about Bampton Classical Opera being shortlisted for an International Opera Award for the production of Stephen Storace's Gli Sposi Malcontenti (Bride and Gloom). One of 8 contenders the production was shortlisted for the Rediscovered Work Award tobe handed out in May 2020 . Jeremy Gray co-artistic director and Gillyb French founded the opera in 1993

Photos of books presented to Charlie Buckingham at Bampton School
Schoolboys' Story Book First Prize Christmas 1933
Aeroplane Stories First Prize for Class V Boys Christmas 1934