The Beam was produced 3 and sometimes 4 times a year. This edition from April 1992 included the following topics and advertisers.
A decade of change in Bampton: An appraisal Low Cost Homes latest Annual Shirt Race The Deanery: Restoration & Exploration Lime Trees in Broad Street Parish News Speeding Traffic Traffic Calming Parish Council Minutes McKenie Brown - Electrical Plumbing Bampton Fax Bureau Stephen Hailes - Plumbing MH Thomas - Building, Landscape Gardening and Fencing Contractor Home Made Labrador - Printing R Boland & Sons - Fresh fruit & vegetables J Temple - Hardware, DIY, Fancy Goods and Toys Bampton Driving School The Bush Club: Plans for the future Easter Services A New Sunday School Wanted: Singers for Church Choir The Gardening Column CBL Electric Vehicles Ltd Bampton Village Hall Bampton Youth Centre Bampton Environmental Watch Group Bampton WI The MS Society The Bampton Bush Club Bampton Swimming Pool Appeal Bampton Brownies Low Cost Housing Supplement: From Appraisal to Action Ridge & Partners - Chartered Surveyors Coleman Hicks Partnership - Architects Fisher & Townsend (Contractors) Ltd - Building Contractors New Playground Site map of Bampton Site plan for low-cost housing scheme Hedge Your Bets - Environment Appraisal Questionnaire Oxford College of Further Education Bampton Horticultural Society The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal Bampton Pumpkin Club Bampton Wives Club SPAJERS Bampton Pre-school Playgroup Bampton Drama Group Arts - West Oxfordshire Arts Association Charles McCord Mussett Junior Beam Crossword R Cooper - Builders The Talbot Hotel Curtain Choice Andrew Bowman - Thatcher Health Matters - Welbeing J Godfrey & Son - Funeral Directors Martin Drew - Chiropodist Medical Matters Oxfordshire Community Care Plan 1992/93 Painless Surgical Operations at Bampton Centre for Complementary Medicine Happy Memories - Girl Guides A Fisket-a-Tasket - Flower Design A Simmonds - Baker E Taylor - Funeral Directors Grey Gables Garage N Woodley Building Maintenance Witney Grass Cutting John King - Heating Engineer The Romany Inn Bampton Directory
The Beam publication was produce 3 and sometimes 4 times a year. This edition from December 1992 contains the following articles and advertisers. Homelessness Bampton Schools The Library Letters McKenzie & Brown - Plumbing & Electrical Bampton Fax Bureau Stephen Hailes Plumbing MH Thomas - Building, Landscape Gardening and Fencing Contractor Bubbles - Dog Grooming Paul van Aardt - Chiropodist J Temple - Hardware, DIY, Fancy Goods and Toys Bampton Driving School The Misses Pombroy’s Establishment for Young Ladies CBL Electric Vehicles Ltd Bampton Badminton Club Mother’s Union Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund The MS Society The Pumpkin Club SPAJERS National Blood Transfusion Service Royal British Legion Bampton Boys Football Club Traffic Speed Constable Steve Patrick - Community Policeman Prize Crossword R Coopers - Builder The Talbot Hotel Curtain Choice Andrew Bowman Health Matters J Godfrey & Son - Funeral Directors Martin Drew - Chiropodist Windfall Apples The West Oxfordshire Observer Land Adjoining the Bampton Youth Centre A Simmonds - Baker E Taylor - Funeral Directors Grey Gables Garage N Woodley Building Maintenance A Fisket-a-Tasket - Flower Designs John King - Plumber Diary of events The Romany Inn
May Bank Holiday 1986 the two visiting sides with Bampton Traditional Morris Men under squire Francis Shergold were Rumworth also called Manley Morris and South Downs. Most of these pictures are of Rumworth, the last two are South Downs.
This card was sent from Jan, Jasper and Andrew Walsh to Andrew West in 1986. Francis Shergold seen on the left, Terry Rouse centre the fool, Tony Daniels behind Terry. Jamie Wheeler playing the accordion.
These two pictures were taken at the end of the party of the Bampton Traditional Morris Men when the dancers did a couple of Morris dances. Some in the photos include Billy Main, Jasper Walsh, Toby Perry, Andrew Lloyd, Tony Daniels, John Shuker and Reg Hall.
These pictures were taken in the Elephant & Castle in 1981. Some of the people include Rocky, Steve Pearce, Dave Rose, Keith Chandler, Fred Cook, Roy Shergold, Jasper Walsh, Lionel Cook landlord, Martin Ellison, Harry Ellison, Jan Walsh, Kath Ellison playing the bones, Paul McGrath, Maurice & Carol New.
The Bampton Traditional Morris Men, squire Francis Shergold, danced in Wadebridge on August Bank Holiday. Some of the people in the photographs include Reg Hall musician, Martin Ferguson, Ivy Poole, 'big' Eric Stott, Colin Bathe, Trig Morris Men, Rod Stradling, Francis Shergold, Jamie Wheeler, Jim Buckingham, Dave Rose, Ted Poole, Roy Shergold.
These are the young dancers in Francis Shergold's side 1980, the Bampton Traditional Morris Men. They include Keith Rouse, Jamie Wheeler and Craig Godwin.
This Ordinance Survey map was produced in 1974 and covers the area from Hobbs buildings/Deanery Farm in the north, due east to Coal Pit Farm, south to Bampton centre, on south to Weald, east to Aston and south to the Radcot Cut and Great Brook and the Thames.
These four maps were all produce in 1971 and cover
Ordinance Survey Plan SP3002-3102 Weald, Hayway Lane, Weald St, Clanfield Road Ordinance Survey Plan SP3003-3103. Bridge St east to end of houses, north to new school, Colvile Close Ordinance Survey Plan SP3203-3303. 1971 Mt Owen Rd east inc. Gogg Lane, Aston Rod to Aston Ordinance Survey Plan SP3002-3102 1971. Cowleaze Corner, Weald to Aston, north to Horse Shoe PH
Fields, property and farms are all clearly marked.