Lowdown Issue 13 FINAL September 2020
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The Lowdown started off back in March 2020 as a simple sheet called 'The Bampton Beam Lockdown Lowdown' and consisted of essential information about emergency contacts, Covid- related community activities, and details about the services provided by the wonderful Bampton Aid Network (BAN). – As the first lockdown eased, we dropped 'Lockdown' in the title, increased the pages and greatly expanded the contents.

Lowdown Issue 10
The Lowdown started off back in March 2020 as a simple sheet called 'The Bampton Beam Lockdown Lowdown' and consisted of essential information about emergency contacts, Covid- related community activities, and details about the services provided by the wonderful Bampton Aid Network (BAN). – As the first lockdown eased, we dropped 'Lockdown' in the title, increased the pages and greatly expanded the contents.
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June 2021 issue 20 of The Lowdown FINAL ISSUE

The Lowdown started off back in March 2020 as a simple sheet called 'The Bampton Beam Lockdown Lowdown' and consisted of essential information about emergency contacts, Covid- related community activities, and details about the services provided by the wonderful Bampton Aid Network (BAN). – As the first lockdown eased, we dropped 'Lockdown' in the title, increased the pages and greatly expanded the contents.
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Page 2: Community Shop SponsorsThanks
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Page 4: SPAJERSNews Local Legends
Page 5: Gin Pantry Competition Cocktail Hour Garden Journal Almanac
Page 6: CatchingUp With ... Newsfrom Brize
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Page 8: West Ox Arts Faringdon Art Society Bampton Podcasting Page 9: Bulletin Board
Page 10: Bampton Folk Club Morris Dancing 31st May Holiday
Page 11: Photo Highlights!
Page 12: Donkey Derby Nature Watch

April 2021 The Lowdown Issue 18
The Lowdown started off back in March 2020 as a simple sheet called 'The Bampton Beam Lockdown Lowdown' and consisted of essential information about emergency contacts, Covid- related community activities, and details about the services provided by the wonderful Bampton Aid Network (BAN). – As the first lockdown eased, we dropped 'Lockdown' in the title, increased the pages and greatly expanded the contents.
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Page 2: Lowdown News We Need Your Stuff! SponsorsThank You Love WhereYou Live
Page 3: Community Shop Update SPAJERS
Page 4: Nature Watch Gardeners Journal
Page 5: Clubs and Societies Oxfordshire Artweeks Bampton Mums!
Page 6: West Ox Arts
Page 7: Exercise Activities Morris Dancing Update A Special Guest! Datesfor the Diary
Page 8: Essential Numbers Announcements
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The Jubilee inn is on the left, the War Memorial centre front and the house on the right behind the railings is Greyshott House. Circa 1950 The Jubilee Inn and Mrs Clark's shop The Jubilee Inn in the Market Square in the 1930s. Garnes Burford Ales and Stouts on sale. Post card view of High Street from Market Square showing The Jubilee Inn and its cafe and Mrs Clark's shop.Window boxes at the Jubilee Inn Behind the railing on the left are the thatched building of Wenman's bakery, pulled down to make way for the War Memorial. Behind Wenman's is The Jubilee Inn with just one window and a chimney stack visible. 4 Town House was then thatched shop and next to it going east is another shop but we have not been able to find what it sold. Bampton Commercial Academy is on he right. Note the gentleman who has put his watering can down to stand still for the photograph. Reg Pratley on the right, standing outside the Jubilee Inn where he was the landlord Crowd outside the Jubilee Inn which is selling Garnes ales. Probably c1950s. May have been for the shirt race looking at the table with beer glasses on it outside the pub The Jubilee Inn now selling Wadworth's beers not Garnes. circa late 1970s or early 1980s. War Memorial, Jubilee Inn and a shop which is now No.4 Town House.
The Jubilee Inn selling Garnes Burford Ales and Stouts, with a very old car parked outside. Note the 30mph sign; the Market Square was a through road originally, not the car park area it is today 2014. Railing around the war memorial is just visible so it is after 1923

Jim Hughes Garage, shop & coaches Percy Hughes had a butchers shop which was joined to the Lamb Inn. His shop faced into
Cheapside. The thatched Cottage in Bell Lane is just visible on the left. Len Hughes, Percy's little son
is with the tricycle on the left and when he became an adult Len bought the garage and shop in
Cheapside which his son Jim ran with him when he was old enough and Les's wife ran the shop
which sold knitting items and all items you'd expect to find in a newsagents - the shop is now a
house called Exeter House, next to Cromwell House and the garage has been pulled down and a
house built on the site which is behind Cromwell House and the petrol pumps which used to be in
front of Cromwell house have also gone

Pembrey's department store, High Street T W Pembrey was Bampton's first and only department store. It comprised the building facing across
Bushey Row (called New Inn Lane when this picture was taken), the thatched building now called
Strawberry Cottage, the building next door and the next one which is just out of the camera shot.
(The daughters grew up to run a school for ladies in the house called The Elms which is in Broad
Street by the turn up to New Road.) When this picture was taken, which was probably right at the
end of the 19th century, the Post Office was in the store. It moved from here to Wheelgate House in
the High Street in 1918 where it stayed until 1972. All the buildings seen on the left are now private
houses and the one across Bushey Row is (at 2014) Bampton Physiotherapy owned and run by Fiona
Farmer

Hayden ancestors article

Helen Cadd wrote"The photo was posted over from America by Olive McCabe, nee Olive Peacock back when the photo was taken . Aunty Olive found the photo in a set of drawers she was clearing out.
Girl Guides outside the George & Dragon with their bus & driver Jim Hughes c1958