After a very hot and dry summer the Bampton Horticultural Society held an excellent summer show although there were fewer entries in some of the flower and vegetable classes.
The Lady Anne Montagu Cup for overall points was won by Mr J Horne.
The cutting lists all the winners in all the classes.

The Bampton Horticultural Society has two shows a year and this is their autumn one. In the picture, Betty Collett the club secretary is seen holding a huge marrow with club chairman, John Snook. The John Taylor cup for the most overall points went to Mr Keith Bishop.

In 1974 Son Townsend clocked up 50 years as a Morris Dancer and later Fool in Bampton. He first danced out with the side in 1925. To mark the occasion a clock and silver salver were given to Son.
The young dancers left to right behind Son are (I think?) Clive Tanner, Fred Cook, Mat Green and Malcolm Willis.
The young children with their flower garlands are L-R Tim Waller, Emma Carruthers, Louise Walker and Martin Landray

On September 11th 2010 I spotted this large, white fungus growing on the lime trees outside the North side of St Mary's. I found it to be very hard, it was impossible to make a dent in it.

Photographs showing Vera Elward demonstrating flower garlands. On May 23rd 2003 Vera Elward assisted by Midge Newman is showing the children in Bampton C of E Primary school how to prepare the flowers ready to make a flower garland and how to fasten them on to the hazel hoops that she's made. The flowers are in bundles of the same type with their flower heads level and the stems tied. Vera fastens them to the hoops in small bundles. The winner of the best garland in 2002 is showing Janet Newman, deputy head and the rest of the children the plaque she won last year for the best garland