Newspaper cutting showing Bill Govier , who was the Secretary at the time, pulling a a catapult for a Catapult competition organised by the Pumpkin Club to raise money for the senior citizens of Bampton. It was held in The Morris Clown Pub.
Newspaper Cutting reporting on the Annual Fete held in the Old School Playing Field (Sandfords Field) Bampton in 1973. There was a knock out Competition, and displays by the Fire Brigade and the Morris Dancers. The Competition was won by the Jubilee Team who apparently had to wade through the muddy stream.
Newspaper cutting showing the members of the Pumpkin Club outside the Jubilee Pub. Jeanne Gascoigne, Ann Saunders, Jim Gascoigne, Jackie Lewin, Lady Sheila Donoughmore, Lord Richard Donoughmore, Betty Hickman Ron Hickman and Steve Lewin. The cuttings are from the Standard, Times, & Echo dated Friday 1st June 1973. “Holiday festivities in Bampton”, “Bampton shirt race comes of age” and “Bampton Annual Fête”
Newspaper Cutting with photographs of Mini Fete, showing 11 year old Anita Saunders and Pauline Taylor, and Iris Humphries, Dinah Taylor and Joyce Anderson. and 10 year old Paul Passmore helping on the stalls. The cuttings are from the Standard, Times, & Echo dated Friday 1st June 1973. “Holiday festivities in Bampton”, “Bampton shirt race comes of age” and “Bampton Annual Fête”
Witney Gazette article by Miranda Norris dated 28th July 2021 about Opera held in the Deanery gardens by Bampton Classical Opera. Paride de Elena by Gluck translated in to English by Gilly French. Featuring Lucy Anderson, Ella Taylor, Lauren Lodge-Campbell and Lisa Howarth.
Bampton saloon car racer Alex Dew has his sights firmly set on next year's BMW Compact Cup Championship. He finished 3rd last year and hopes to win this year. Alex has been boosted this year with sponsorship from torch manufacturer LED Lenser UK.
Simon Faulkner-Barrett from Bampton was a runner in the London Marathon and completed the course in personal record time of 4 hours 28 minutes. Simon was raising money for the Mulberry Bush School in Standlake which supplies therapy and support for traumatised children.