Advert in Witney Gazette 1984 for W J Lock Builders and Decorators

Flyer advertising the opening of the New Community Hub and inviting the village to the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. This was held on 9th July, 2022 at the newly refurbished Old Grammar School which is now the Bampton Community Centre and Bampton Library. Robin Shuckburgh welcomed a large audience of Bampton residents. There was free wine and a new exhibition of Birding in the Bush.
A copy of the Chairman's report from the AGM held on 26th October 2022 by Robin Shuckburgh the outgoing Chairman. Jennifer Dixon Clegg has taken over as the Chairman.

PDF plan of the new houses and showing the Names of the Roads
Radband Nook
Dixey Crescent
Collett Drive
Dor Close
Andrews Way
Jingy Wells Drive
Cambria Mews
Constable Place

Grace Glanville talks about her time working as a maid at Weald Manor in the 1920s

Mary Shergold talks about her experiences as a parlour maid and joining the Land Army in WW2

Brigadier Rupert Crowdy talks about his life in the Indian army on the North Western Frontier in the 1930s

Albert Chambers talks about how he was evacuated from London to Bampton in 1939

Photograph of poster advertising the Bampton Opera held on 11 September 2022 at Weald Manor
www.bamptonoperra.org

Photograph of Bill Hudson with others on a course in 1947. He was Frank Hudson’s father. His wife, one of Dora Townsend’s sisters died when Frank was 7 weeks old and Frank was raised by his grandparents on Castle View farm so Bill could go out to work but Bill lived in Broad Street so saw Frank all the time. At one time Bill worked in Central Garage in the Market Square. In this picture he is seen with people from other outlets for Ferguson Tractors, at the Fifteenth product course on April 29th 1947 where he represented Bathford of Swindon.

Written on the back of the photo are the names of the others
Lenfield Engineering (Kent) - A.C. Jacobs
Cortlett Sons and Cowley Ltd Isle of Man - Mr H Corkhill
Tractors Swindon Ltd Bathfield Mr W Hudson
Avon Valley Tractors Ltd Evesham - W.R. Frost
Burgess Motors Stafford - E.W. Beard

An interview with Alice Puttock by Jo Lewington about her childhood and her experiences in WW2. Alice was born in Bampton in Rose Cottage in 1917.

The photograph shows Alice Puttock (nee Brooks) and younger sister Kathleen.