An article from The Bampton Beam discussing the history of the Girl Guide movement in Bampton.A page from The Beam 1991 volume 6 No3 about the Girl Guides in Bampton. It gives the history of the Girl Guide movement. There is a rather dark picture of Mrs Bullen (wife of Dr Bullen of Bampton) and Mrs Ewings meeting Lady Baden Powell at a Guide Rally. It is thought that the “Bampton Guide and Brownie packs were formed in 1949 by Mrs Margery Bullen who ran them for ten years with the help of Mrs Ewings and Eileen Graham. Mrs Jean Gascoigne took over the Guides in 1964 and was their leader until 1978. Mrs Meg Daley has been running the Brownies for the past few years assisted by Miss Elizabeth Tanner who was Lieutenant of the Guides before that. Mrs Mavis Clack and the late Mrs Margaret Wythes were Brown Owl and Tawny Owl in the 1970s and before that, Mrs Ham, Mrs Dora Ewings and Mrs Lynne Barber ran the 1stBampton Brownies.” In 1950 at the Remembrance Sunday Ann Spurrett, Dinah Dafter (colour bearer) and Barbara Green represented the Brownies
Newspaper article about Bombing around us in WWII August 16th 1940 RAF Brize Norton. Two German aircraft bombed the base. Nos 1 and 3 C-type hangars plus 4 aircraft were destroyed or written off. It was the most spectacular attack on any British airfield during WWII. One civilian, Frederick Harden was killed, he was 61 and came from Witney. On the same day six civilian Irish workmen were killed in the raid on RAF Stanton Harcourt which was under construction. Stanley Jenkins describes in his book,Witney Through Time, how one of the bombs landed on Church Green and second exploded behind the Eagle Brewery. The bombs caused blast damage to the grammar school and many houses. their reports speak of army vehicles parked round Church Green being destroyed, windows being shattered in he church, the council offices and the police station as well as several shops. In addition, falling glass from the glazed roof of the weaving sheds at Mount Mills, the home of blanket manufacturers James Marriott and Sons, damaged the looms and production of blankets was halted while they were repaired. Remarkably the only injuries appear to have been cuts and bruises and building repairs were quickly carried out.
Leaflet advertising Literary Afternoon for children organised to raise funds for a new early years unit at Bampton Primary School. Programme included items by Liz Rose, daughter of Dick King-Smith, Richard McBrien and Matthew Rice
School Photograph Bill Hudson 3rd from right second row from the back His sister (Winifred Amy Hudson born 1901 died 1976) in the white smock is right in front of him. She married Ernest Cecil Spurrett in 1938
This is Brenda Quick who was working on a farm in Bampton probably Weald Manor farm. Brenda was in the Land Army and went on to marry Bob Quick, brother of John Quick.
Wedding of Margaret Radband and Derrick Jephcott 1960s Also showing Brian Radband, mother Mrs Radband, Margaret's sister Ann and brother Robert Radband.
Poster announcing 50 years since Wood Green took the first tranche of comprehensive pupils. Before this time, Bampton School was both a Primary and a Secondary School, providing secondary education for pupils from Bampton, Aston, Clanfield, Black Bourton and Brize Norton. Children who passed their 'Scholarship' went to Burford Grammar School and later the catchment school was Witney Grammar School.
