Shirley Boyce was an Evacuee to Bampton during World War II and has written an interesting account of her time in Bampton staying at a Manor House (Weald Manor?). Which had been divided into flats. She later stayed in Aston. The photo is of evacuated children from Bow, London playing in the grounds of Weald Manor in 1940. Two boys Kenny Howe and Leslie Tucker were billeted in New Road with Mr and Mrs Whighting?

Ernie 'Rocky' Hunt doing his bottle dance, looks like in Elephant and Castle Cyril Wheeler and Bill Govier watching.

Richard Buckingham wrote:-
My great uncle Ernest Christopher Buckingham. Private 9991 Ox & Bucks Light
Infantry. He is mentioned on the Menin Gate memorial.
Brother to Shadrack “Jack” Buckingham who used to live at 1 Spring Cottages,
Weald.
Grampy Jack then named his eldest son Ernest (Josie and John Buckingham’s
dad), and gave my dad Charlie the middle name of Christopher.

David Elward WWII. Evan David Elward left the coal mines to join the RAF. He arrived at RAF Brize Norton just before the outbreak of WW11. As a sergeant, he was posted to the Far East and saw service in India and Burma. In 1941 , he married Bamptonian Vera Tanner after meeting at a dance in the Village Hall, organised by Mrs. Glenister, wife of the railway Station Master. After the war, David spent the rest of his life in Bampton, the village he loved. He had two daughters with Vera, Jean (Jones) and Janet (Newman).

August 2015 Vera Elwards goes in a microlight to raise funds for the church organ fund

The wedding of Jack Williams and Ethel Tanner circa 1925 or 26. This was Ethel's first wedding From Frank Hudson

The two garlands made in 2019. Ruth Wheeler and Dawn Knight have been responsible for keeping the garland tradition going. In 2023, Emily Smith bravely took on this task with a huge amount of success.

Staff at Weald Manor

Simon Bassett trade token from Bampton 1669

Heaven & Hell, Death & Judgement Newspaper cutting