The Bampton Beam was published three time a year and delivered free to all households and businesses in Bampton and surrounding villages. Contributions were always welcome, No responsibility was accepted for any errors and the views expressed do not necessarily those of the editor. Bampton Beam was published by Wildman Design Ltd and held the copyright to all information it publishes and on the Bampton Beam website. In this edition James was asking for Funding to keep the Beam going; Editor: James Wildman. editor@bamptonbeam.co.uk Contributors – July 2016 Di Bray, Don Rouse, Anna Pitt, Alan Oliver, Nicola Priestly and Robin Shuckburgh. Special thanks to Sarah Young Advertising James Wildman editor@bamptonbeam.co.uk Designed by Wildman Design www.wildmandesign.co.uk Printed by The Manson Group
Contents July 2016 Letter from the Editor News Community Shop Reborn Springtime at Rosebank District Council Parish council Local Notices The Bampton Clinic Moonraker Lane SPAJERS Letters Don Rouse’s Ramblings Interiors with Nicola Priestly Gardening with Di Bray Gardening Club Clanfield history society Bampton Opera Divine Comedies Feature: Bampton Weightlifting Club Wine - Gin time Review - Biztro Cookery Bampton Library Sports
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Cricket / Football West Ox Arts Bampton Youth Club Social - Shirt Race Social - Morris Day Social - Flower Festival Social - Black Bourton Jazz night Crossword Bampton School Classified advertising Useful numbers Diary
Advertisers Abbey properties AC Smart Tiling Andrew Money AR Cook Windows and Doors Arthur's Attic Bampton Clinic Bampton Coffee House Bampton Folk club Bampton Garage Bampton Garden Plants Bampton Gas Bampton Papers Ben Williams Carpentry Carpet Options Cotswold Log burners Graham Newman Computer Services Grey Gables Garage Hedge Express J Wright Plumbing and heating James Wildman Photography Marks Kitchen Martin Drew Chiropodists Morris Clown Patrick Strainge butchers Pitstop Prestige BuildingsLtd Rosebank Care Home The Bampton Clinic Vickys Holiday Club Westbrook Framers The Trout at Tadpole Matt Shaw Painter
Freda (Daniels) and Tom Bradley moved into Mill Cottages when they married in 1948, the photographs show Tom in the door way, with his sister-in- law Pat Bradley, in front, and the second is Freda doing the same. Pat was tiny, so they are joking about her size. The Cottages are now combined into one.
The Bampton Beam was published three time a year and delivered free to all households and businesses in Bampton and surrounding villages. Contributions were always welcome, Bampton Beam was published by Wildman Design Ltd and held the copyright to all information it published and on the Bampton Beam website. Editor: James Wildman: Deputy Editor Alexandra Miller Contributors - March 2014 Su Allen, Mark Edgell, Catherine Wilson, Allie Maybrey, Lisa Lane, Nicola Dew, Don Rouse, Anna Pitt Advertising James Wildman Designed by Wildman Design www.wildmandesign.co.uk Printed by The Manson Group Contact details Bampton Beam Dairy Farm House, Buckland Road, Bampton, Oxfordshire OX18 2AA Tel: 01993 850705 Email: editor@bamptonbeam.co.uk In this edition:- Contents Letter from the Editor News Leaflet and tours help cater for Downton demand in West Oxfordshire Business News Cloke and Dagger Wines Parish Council Village notices Doctors New appointment system in place Obituary Alan Clarke Landlord of the Horseshoe Letters Don Rouse’s Ramblings - Floods Nature News from St Mary’s Health Feature Hay fever Nutrition with Nicola Dew From the Nursery with Allie Maybrey Bampton Gardening Club Feature - Emily O’Keeffe Musical Stage Career Feature – Local Pubs use them or lose them Recipes from the Biztro Library Review - The Bell Bampton Sports Clubs
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Tennis Arts - WOA Youth Club School news Funbeams Social - NSPCC Social - Christmas Fair Flooding Crossword Classified advertising Local businesses Useful numbers Diary
Advertisers Abbey properties AC Smart Tiling AK Timms Alexander Technique Andrew Money AR Cook Windows and Doors Arthur's Attic Bampton Clinic Bampton Coffee House Bampton Folk club Bampton Garage Bampton Garden Plants Bampton Gas Bampton Law Bampton Papers Bampton Physiotherapy Bampton Window Cleaning Ben Williams Carpentry Bertie the Sweep Biztro Carpet Options Cotswold Log burners Folly fabrics Graham Newman Computer Services Grey Gables Garage Hedge Express J Wright Plumbing and heating James Wildman Photography Marks Kitchen Martin Drew Chiropodists Morris Clown Nick Nurden Motor Repairs Patrick Strainge Peter Jobson Blinds Pitstop Prestige Buildings Ltd Rohan Outwear Rosebank Care Home The Bampton Clinic The Trout at Tadpole Vicky's Holiday Club Westbrook Framers
Very interesting Obituary for Lord Donoughmore, published in The Times on Friday 9th May 2025 which details his life and achievements. The Earl of Donoughmore, doctor and businessman, was born on August 8, 1927. He died on April 25, 2025, aged 97. When he retired he moved to Bampton with his wife, Sheila, to be near Oxford’s John Radcliffe infirmary, because of her illness He operated a home dialysis machine until she could receive a kidney transplant. He succeeded to his father’s titles in 1981 and sat in the House of Lords under the UK peerage Viscount Hutchinson, contributing to health debates but losing his seat after the House of Lords Act 1999 restricted the number of hereditary peers. He became vice-president of St Luke’s Hospital, Oxford, and chaired Bampton parish council and other local charities. He raised funds to create the three-acre Bampton recreation ground and build its pavilion, saving the local church by finding over £400,000 to replace the roof. Viscount Suirdale, Hely Hutchinson Perdio "personal radio"
44 page PDF with Handwritten text and typed transcribe of the play which has been passed down through generations, and a list of the players for 1972. in the Mummers Play, together with Newspaper cuttings44 pages of original handwritten script and typed copy, together with photographs of members practising at University Farm, Lew in 1972. Father Christmas…………. . Don Rouse* Saint George ……………. . Roy Hewett The Turkish Knight…………. Arnold Woodley The Doctor…………….… Don Rouse Robin Hood………………. Trevor Hewett Little John………………... Ted Hunt Royal Aprussia King …………Roy Hewett Slasher, The Soldier Bold………Arnold Woodley Jack Finney…………………Trevor Hewett Old Tom the Tinker…………...Ted Hunt
Standing in for Martin Hewett who played this part on Christmas Eve.Recorded at a rehearsal in the old chapel at University Farm, Lew. 1972