The History of the Bampton Weightlifting Club
- BCA - 2024.6845
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- 2022
A fascinating and amusing account of the history of The Bampton Weightlifting Club.
Janet Newman
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The History of the Bampton Weightlifting Club
A fascinating and amusing account of the history of The Bampton Weightlifting Club.
Janet Newman
Ted Fenton: Conservative Candidate
Conservative Flyer for Ted Fenton, District Council Candidate for Bampton, Clanfield and Black Bourton. This was for the West Oxfordshire District Council Election to be held on Thursday 4th May 2023.
Janet Westman
SPAJERS: Shirt Race cancellation 2023
Newspaper article about the cancellation of 2023 Shirt Race, which had been one of Oxfordshire’s most popular social events was cancelled in 2023 , The historic Great Shirt Race at Bampton, organised by the Spajers (the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Junketing) - has delighted hundreds of people annually for seven decades. Cancelled because three committee members had resigned. Don Rouse, one of the organisers still in post, was Master of Ceremonies at this race since 1970.
The modern version began in 1953 when village gasman John Quick, farmer Doug Read and fishmonger Paul Bevington dreamed up the idea of a pram race through the streets to celebrate the Queen’s Coronation.
Janet Westman
Liberal Democrat Charlie Maynard
Liberal Democrat Charlie Maynard touting votes in 2023 for when general election comes. One of his manifesto aims was to restore the railway line from Witney to Oxford.
Janet Newman
Sales brochure for Meadow Farm, Buckland Road.
Janet Newman
Morris Dancing in Bampton 1912
This newspaper sketch shows the fiddler Billy Wells - better known as Jingy Wells. Second from the left is Charles 'Cocky Tanner', the Bagman.Charles danced for forty years. At the back can be seen the Fool, Dave Edginton and at the front, extreme right, is Thomas 'Buscot' Tanner, the Squire.
Janet Newman