The 46th Donkey Derby took place in 2015. The afternoon's fun is organised by the SPAJERS (Society for The Preservation of Ancient Junketing) to raise funds to treat Bampton's senior citizens and at the same time provide fun for everyone
Lee Mackie lost her son Jason who was in the Royal Marines while he was serving in Afghanistan. Not surprisingly, Lee has struggled with life since then but in the last three years she has fostered 3 babies
There is a photograph of Eton Villas taken a few decades ago and a written history of the buildings starting with the sale of the original buildings or Hereditaments in 1902 at the Talbot.
The Community Church Council has embarked on an ambitious programme to completely rebuild and extend the 1812 Gray and Davison organ which has been inside St Mary's Church since the 1850s.
There is a lovely tree behind Patrick Strainge butchers which is being kept clipped to have a rounded surface and this shows the men on a type of cherry picker trimming it.
Originally, it was the Clanfield Historical Society but their numbers were just too small to make it viable and as Bampton did not have its own historical society, we were invited to join and it's been a great success.
These newspaper cuttings are from local papers in 1973. Topics covered include the Bingo club, coffee morning in aid of Cancer Research Bampton branch, Darby & Joan Club, jumble sale for the ATCSgt David Sturgis of the 1st Battalion
Vera Elward aged 92 took a flight in a microlight to help raise money for the restoration of the beautiful pipe organ in St Mary The Virgin Church in Bampton. Vera ran the Sunday School for over 20 years and has always worked for the church
On Spring Bank Holiday Monday 2003 Jamie Wheeler and Craig Godwin received their tankard for 25 years dancing and playing for the Bampton Traditional Morris Men.