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Bampton Traditional Morris Men 1951
Black and white photo of Morris dancers taken on 1951
outside Elephant and Castle,
Janet Westman
Bampton Traditional Morris Men 1934
Black and white photo of Morris dancers taken on in 1934
Jingy Wells on fiddle, George 'Punch' Smith, Reg Whitlock Dancer
Janet Westman
Bampton Traditional Morris Men
Black and white photo of Morris dancers taken on 6th June 1927
left to right Tanner snr. Billy Flux, E Lay, Hudson. Bertie Hunt, Freddie Tanner, (written on back)
Janet Westman
Bampton Traditional Morris Men
Photo of Francis Shergold and Bob Allison described as a lovely man he was the
Cake bearer 1962-1989. Died 1994.
Janet Westman
Bampton Traditional Morris Men 1984
Photograph of 1984 Bampton Traditional Morris dancers
Left to right, back row. Francis Shergold squire, Bob Allison cake bearer, Rod Stradling melodeon, Martin Ferguson, Ray Borrett, Bruce Piercy, Dave Rose, Billy Main, behind is Tony Daniels, Cyril Smith, Jamie Wheel with Mark Harrison behind and Jasper Walsh.
Front left to right. Terry Rouse fool, Craig Godwin, Keith Rouse, Jamie Blackwell, Reg Hall on fiddle.
Janet Westman
Traditional Morris at Bampton and Biographical Information
Information about the Morris Dancers written by Arnold Woodley, Frank Woodley and Sonny Townsend
Families mentioned as follows:
Dixey
Radband
Flux
Hudson
Lay
Pettifer
Smith
Butler
Brooks
Dafter
Fidler
Kerry
Brown
Tanner
Woodley
Townsend
Cassiday
Fowler
Pearman
Woodley
Buckingham
Picketts
Edington
Hunt
Janet Westman
Compilation of Mention of Morris Dancer in local Newspapers from 1887 to 1977
Janet Westman
Bampton Morris Dancers - Facts from 1870 - 1978
PDF Handwritten notes by Keith Chandler about Arnold Woodley restarting his Morris Team lots of facts about members of the team.
Listed below
Albert Townsend
Alec Wixey
Alistair Cook
Andrew Bathe
Andrew Carruthers
Andrew Pearman
Anthony Collett
Arnold Woodley
Bernie Basson
Clive Tanner
Colin Bathe
Colin Knight
Colin Leach
Charlie Buckingham
Don Fidler
Frank Purslow
Fred Fowler
Fred Scott
Geoffrey Adams
Graham Cook
Jim Townsend
Julian Fidler
John Pearman
John Titchener
Johnnie Buckingham
Ken Andrews
Lawrence Adams
Malcolm Willis
Martin Hewett
Mathew Green
Matt Curruthers
Mike Bowden
Nick Carruthers
Patrick Wixey
Paul Wixey
Richard Buckingham
Robin Connaughton
Steve Govier
Trevor Hewett
Janet Westman
Thieves steal four marquees from SPAJERS
Witney Gazette, 2017
THIEVES stole £3,400 worth of marquees from a village charity group - less than a week before they were due to be used for an event. The four marquees, which cost about £850 each, were stolen from a barn outside of Bampton on Monday night, just days before they were due to be used for a vicar's send off on Saturday. They were stored there by the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Junketing (SPAJERS), a charity which organises popular quirky event to raise funds for the village’s elderly residents. Eighty-year-old Don Rouse, who has organised events and been involved with the charity for several decades, said:
“When you mention SPAJERS Bampton people put their hands in their pocket. The whole embodiment of Bampton is in SPAJERS. It is a shame. We all work for the good of Bampton so when something like this happens it’s gut wrenching. But nothing will stop SPAJERS and Bampton. The community spirit here is incredible. We’ve already ordered two new ones and hopefully they’re on their way.”
The thieves used bolt cutters to gain access to the barn, on a lane off Mount Owen Road, and a trailer stored inside to get to the marquees. They were due to be used on Saturday as villagers get together to bid farewell to The Rev David Lloyd, who is retiring after 21 years of serving parishes in the area. The event will get under way on the Buckland Road sports field at 3pm.
SPAJERS holds a number of popular events throughout the year, including the Bampton Shirt Race and the Donkey Derby.
Nik Stanbridge
Shirt Races in 1955, c1965 and 1989
These three pictures show the Shirt Race over several years. The first race ever took place in 1953 to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. All the contestants wore long night shirts hence the name.
The children's race is seen by the bridge in Buckland Road. In those days the race started by The Swan Inn just beyond the bridge on the left.
In later years, the night shirts were done away with and with fewer and fewer prams available, the modes of transport have varied and the costumes are now so good there is a competition before the races to judge the best one.
Janet Rouse