49 photos of The Donkey Derby held in Sandford Field, August bank holiday 2021 Master of ceremonies was Don Rouse and village communities had various stall, the Donkeys are jockeyed by children with parental consent. Stalls included Bampton Belles WI Cake stall Splat the rat Guess my name Shopping Village Face painting Jo Lewingtons garden pottery Buckingham Christmas time Sue Stanbridge Stamps Needle Felt Tombola
This dinner party gathering in the WI Hall, now called the Village Hall, was probably in the very early 1960s. Sadly, we don't know for sure why the people were gathering but it may well be to do with the British Legion.
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.
Minutes of the Committee Meetings held in 1975 and one from 1972 held in the Cotswold Grill Club President Countess Munster Vice President Jim Gascoigne Chairman Ken Mullis Vice Chairman Ron Saunders Secretary Bill Govier Treasurer Mrs J Taylor Committee Iris Humphries ,Jack Lawrence, Dave Passmore; Frank Godwin, A Jordan
Photographs of the men's football club from the Elephant and Castle that played against Dean Farm Eggs at Brize Norton Team names: Steve Pearce, Lionel Cook, Ben Tanner, Tom Papworth, Adrian Dunsby, Tom Tanner, Ollie (Jasper)Walsh, Brian Kew, Michael Wheeler, Frank Godwin, Brian Radband (Brusher), Robert Radband Jasper Walsh – “What a team , plenty of skills and hangovers on a Sunday morning. I think we played 4:4:2 or was is 5:3:2?? We had to have de-brief back at the elephant pub; great fun.”
Poem about Bampton Football Team which was formed by Albert Radband and the pitch was down the Buckland Road. Named in the poem are Albert Radband Frank Hudson Eric Truman Rodney Adams Simon Goddard Ginger Townsend Johnnie Marston Frankie Barrett Philip Hewitson Roger Siford Mick Walsh George Siford Terry Cravens Peter Hawks Willie Truman