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

Frederick was the father of William and grandfather of Frank.He lived at Plantation Cottages. which no longer exist.

Francis Shergold, who died aged 89, was the former squire and president of Bampton Traditional Morris Men, whose single-minded dedication helped to preserve morris dancing in Oxfordshire villages, and bring it to a wide and appreciative audience through concerts and folk festivals all over Britain.

This is a picture of a Fancy Dress at Weald Manor that was judged by Winston Churchill's daughter.

1. Audrey Court, 2,3,4,5,6 Kath Daniels (Walker) 7, 8 Edie Daniels (Jackman) 9. Pat Dixon (Curtis) 10. Rose Hounslow (Beechey) 11 Betty Court (Griffiths), 12 Brian Court. 13. Barbara Court 14. SAlly Addison 15. 16. Jean Elward (Jones) 17. Sonia Addison 18. Janet Elward (Newman) 19 20 Gina Constable 21. Jean Addison (Walsh) 22 ? Constable 23. Stanley Radband 24. Jenny Brown 25 Shirley Daniels (Wheeler) 26. Barry Court.

Excavations at Thatched Cottage, Church Street by John Blair

Thatched Cottage by Terry Crowley 1963 & excavations. This is a fascinating description of the renovation and history of the thatched cottage in Church Street.