100 exhibits from woodcut to embroidery to paintings May 2002
100 exhibits from woodcuts to embroidery to paintings in May 2002 in the Gallery in the Town Hall. Of particular note for the author of the newspaper articles were works by Margaret Charlton's and Jeremy R Jarvis
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1965 A pylon that once held a windmill on White Owl Farm
This pylon was the framework that once held a windmill on White Owl farm. The farm belonged to Bert and Ted Wilkins.
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1980 West Ox Arts celebrates its 7th year with an open air event at Radcot Bridge
To mark its 7th year West Ox Arts held an exhibition of 100 of its 250 local artists' work on the banks of the river Thames at Radcot.
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1983 Easter Bonnet competition
Ruth Wheeler nee Shergold was instrumental in keeping the Easter Bonnet competition in Bampton going for several years along with the Pumpkin Club. This newspaper cutting is from 1983.
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1983 Shirt Race and Morris Dancing
This newspaper cutting is about the Shirt Race and the Morris Dancing in Bampton at the late May Bank Holiday in 1983. Ian Baker 6 and Ivan Lomas 8 won the fancy dress aspect of the Junior Shirt Race.
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21st birthday of the women's section British Legion football match v men
21st birthday celebration of the women's section British Legion with a football match v men.
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3 artists exhibit in the Gallery, October 2002
Work by three artist was exhibited in the Gallery in October 2002Terry Wigley - photographerGilly Whittington - potterChristopher Townsend -sculptor/artist
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6 Artists exhibit together in September 2002
6 artists came together to show a mix of styles, techniques and media to show the range of the standard and work being produced by the members of West Ox Arts.
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A brief history of Sherbourne House on Bridge Street
As part of the exhibition on A History of Trade in Bampton, Mavis Newing kindly supplied this historical account of Sherbourne houses, 1 and 2 in Bridge Street
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A brief history of the education at Weald Manor
A brief history of Weald Manor• An Academy for young gentlemen is mentioned in 1790• Followed by John Beechey's Mansion House Academy in 1815 which moved into Weald Manor in the 1820s and closed in the late 1850s.
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