Bampton has had a long history of playing cricket and Anna Pitt put on a wonderful, well researched exhibition on the subject in January/February 2019. The catalogue of the exhibition is still on sale. This is a double spread newspaper article about it that was in the Witney Gazette January 23rd 2019.

Freda Bradley wrote a lovely book called 'Bampton; The Way It Was.' These are photographs of her parents and grandparents and of Freda when young with her brothers Jim and Ken with their grandmother Mrs Dewe, taken in 1937.

On February 17th 2016 work began to dismantle the old pipe organ in St Mary's. Douglas Clare, one of our two churchwardens in April 2019 wrote the following article for the May issue of Contact.

RAF Bagpiper Mark Bisset from 501 Sqdn. won the RAF Benevolent Funds Above and Beyond title for his fundraising.

Article about British Legion Bikers from all over the country being awarded a flag in recognition of their support for the veterans' organisation at RAF Brize Norton. The bodies of armed forces personnel who die in action are repatriated back to Brize Norton.

Newspaper Article about Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood meeting Witney MP Robert Courts and West Oxfordshire District Councillor James Mills to discuss the MOD Housing on Upavon Way Carterton. More than 800 houses were originally on the site. but many had been demolished and new homes should have been built.

Electoral Flyer for West Oxfordshire District Council Election for Ted Fenton. Local Conservative Candidate for Bampton and Clanfield May 2 2019

General Election 12th December 2019 2nd flyer
Jo Swinson was Liberal Democrat Candidate
Joanne Kate Swinson CBE FRSA was Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 22 July to 13 December 2019. She was the first woman and the youngest person to hold the position, as well ... »

Newspaper Cutting re Bampton beating Hanborough May 2019

In January 2019 filming for the Downton Abbey scenes in Bampton took place.