Grammar School refurbishment 2020-22
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Newspaper article about Downton Fans helping to pay for high-tech hub in the Old Grammar School
Janet Westman
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Grammar School refurbishment 2020-22
Newspaper article about Downton Fans helping to pay for high-tech hub in the Old Grammar School
Janet Westman
Letter to Mrs Jackson from Kate Wylie
Letter from Miss Wylie one of the managers of Bampton Primary School to Mrs Jackson thanking her for keeping school meals going.
Janet Westman
Women's League & Mothers' Union hold joint meeting. PTA jumble sale. Wives Club monthly meeting
This newspaper cutting is from April 1st 1983.
The anniversary of the Women's League was celebrated by joining with the Mothers' Union for prayers and a celebration tea.
The PTA held a bazaar and raised £75 for their funds which in 1983 was a good amount of money. The same day head teacher Malcolm Mason took some of the school's boy to Wembley to see the schoolboys' match against Germany.
The wives club monthly meeting had a special speaker called Mr Blue who talked about colour in the home; he had previously worked on the interior of Blenheim Palace.
Bampton Community Archive
To celebrate the 40th year of Tree Council's National Tree Week
In December 2014, pupils from Bampton Primary School and the Ladybird Nursery planted trees to commemorate the 40th year of the Tree Council's National Tree Week.
In the picture are Lisa Lane with three year olds Ethan Walsh and Nala Hunt. The head teacher, Carol Phillips was delighted to take part and bring to children's awareness sustainability and ecological environments.
Bampton Community Archive
Horse Fair taken outside the Wheat Sheaf Inn in Bridge Street 1925
Horse Fair pre-WW I outside the Wheat Sheaf inn. Boys are collecting horse manure for vegetable gardens. Note the windows are quite different in what is now the HSBC bank and the butchers. The Wheat Sheaf became the Post Office about 1971 and became a private house in 2010 when the post office moved to the Town Hall and it became a private house.
Nik Stanbridge
Horse Fair pre WW I outside the Wheat Sheaf inn
Horse Fair pre WW I outside the Wheat Sheaf inn. Boys are collecting horse manure for vegetable gardens. Note the windows are quite different in what is now the HSBC bank and the butchers. The Wheat Sheaf became the Post Office about 1971 and became a private house in 2010 when the post office moved to the Town Hall and it became a private house.
Nik Stanbridge
Bowjangles entertain in the Village Hall
For several years, two shows a year were put on in the Village Hall and this flyer is for one of them. It was for Bowjangles who gave a wonderfully skilful and funny evening's entertainment in the Village Hall Saturday September 29th 2012.
Bampton Community Archive
Society of Protection of Bampton against Gladman Development
Poster announcing Meeting to be held in Bampton Village Hall on 11th February to raise funds to fight the development of 127 house in Aston Road by Gladman Developments.
Mention of Flooding 187 houses in 2007
Janet Westman
Set of photos showing extent of flooding around Mill Green and High Street on 20th July 2007
Janet Westman
Richard Briers buying pet food in Bampton
Richard Briers used to live in Carswell on the edge of Bampton and came to Adrian Simmonds' shop in the Market Square to buy his pet food. He is in the shop in this photograph.
Bampton Community Archive