This is a newspaper article from the Oxford Times June 10th 1960 which talks about the fete held at Weald Manor by kind permission of Mrs A.M. Colvile and her son Major R.A. Colvile. It was to raise funds for the renewal of part of the floor inside Saint Mary The Virgin Church, specifically the parquet flooring across the front of the aisles by the pulpit and lectern. It was Whit Monday, the day of Morris Dancing in Bampton (until the government stopped Whit Monday being a Bank Holiday and fixed it at the last Monday in May with may or not be Whit Monday) and the dancers called at the Fete.
Four women exhibited in February 2005 using a wide variety of media and enjoying an exuberant pleasure in colour.
Joan Dutton - kiln formed glass Ruth Macdonald - brilliantly coloured paintings Jennifer Wates - oil and acrylic Sarah Gilpin - carvings in Portland stone
Five artists using different media tell their own witty and intriguing stories in an exhibition titles 'In Character'
Eleanor Edwards - wire and paper for her sculptures Alan Ludwig Kestner - complex figurative drawings explore folktale, myth & history Clare Bassett - hand coloured stone lithographs Anna Lever - ceramic sculptures dressed in vibrant patterns Alison Jones - raku-fired puffins
Four artists provided the exhibits on display in the gallery at the Imprimaturs' exhibition of prints and sculptures. One of the artists was Geoff Smith of Faringdon whose lovely images of Coleshill Watermill and Great Coxwell Tithe Barn were on show.
Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company with 'Beauty and The Beast' played in very many villages in Oxfordshire. It was written by Mike Kenny and directed by Lawrence Evans. Olivia Wright and Sean Hammond were two of the cast members.
This delightful telling of the story of Pinocchio was done in the Village Hall in January 2006. Really cleaver use of puppetry, songs, music and storytelling thrilled the children, and the accompanying adults. Neil Canham was the only performer and proved to be an outstanding storyteller.
A distinctive collection of contemporary pottery was on show in April 2006 under the appropriate titel 'Pots' and included work from ten artists under the watchful eye of Sue Rangeley. Some of the artists included
Mark Dally Graham Hudson Jane Hanson Kevin de Choisy Gilles Le Corre John Jelfs
A group of printmakers came together to put on a really lovely display of their work in September 2006. Artists included
Jane Peart - who has an affinity with animals Heather Power - etched sculptural winter trees and stitched books Morna Rhys - watercolours and drawings Gill Salway - thick card to impress or emboss her plates Toni Clarke - water with sugar etchings Esther Hepworth - 100 years of family photographs from a precious family shoebox
With a blend of puppetry, storytelling, animated sculptures, imaginative sets and wonderful music composed specially by Andrew Dodge for this production, Cornelius and Jones Original Productions produced a wonderful evening of storytelling by Neil Canham. Fine sets added to the joy of the evening of this stage version of Oscar Wilde's tale about the kind-hearted prince and his swallow friend,
"Picture books are multi-track ways of talking, using words, graphics, page design, cartoons and art as a way of telling many things simultaneously" said Michael Rosen. In this exhibition West Ox Arts brought another dimension to Korky Paul's zany posters and his riotous books. She used gouache, ink pens and crayons in her pictures. The illustrations for many books were a delight.