10 Individual photographs of Morris Dancer's garments worn by Jingy Wells ,
Painting by of Jingy Wells plus fiddle by Bateman

Carterton under pressure to have a 1000 home estate on its western edge as well as 700 on the eastern side. 250 already approved for the north. 2014
250 homes have got the go-ahead to be built on the northern edge of Carterton. All run-off from Carterton comes through Bampton so all building there affects us, particularly when we have heavy rain storms.

Public looking at exhibits of WW1 memorabilia held in Bampton Museum Vesey room 2004

West Oxfordshire District Council's deputy, Mark Booty does not believe the housing targets are achievable. Mark feels it would be more sensible for houses to be built in the south of the county where the jobs are situated. By 2031 it is said 13,200 more homes will be needed in West Oxfordshire although there is nothing to indicate that the same number of jobs will be created.

Witney Gazette April 16th 2014. Concerns over the capacity of sewers lead to delay in agreeing plans for 38 new homes in Aston. The pumping station in Aston can't cope and Thames Water will have to do work on it. There are no planning reasons to reject the application.

Witney Gazette April 2nd 2014. The article contains a really good picture of Radcot Bridge taken in 1875 by Henry Taunt. An interesting article about the bridge and old trade routes. Well worth the read.

Simon Faulkner-Barrett from Bampton was a runner in the London Marathon and completed the course in personal record time of 4 hours 28 minutes. Simon was raising money for the Mulberry Bush School in Standlake which supplies therapy and support for traumatised children.

Whistle-blowers at the ambulance service, which covers West Oxfordshire have warned lives are being put at risk because of staff shortages. There are 265 vacancies but funding available for only 90 paramedics in this year. There was a 10% increase in the use of private ambulances in the year.
Much more info in the article

This house for sale is behind Cromwell House and Exeter House in Cheapside. It was built on the site of the garages and workshops that were part of the garage that went with the shop that is now the private dwelling called Exeter House.

Photograph by Michael Cooper showing Morris Dancers in Church View with names
2004