Witney Gazette advertisement for the Bampton Street Fair of 1984, with small adverts of local Bampton businesses. A Simmonds in Market Square, sold everything from birdseed and dog food to shoe polish and fresh bread and Cakes. Mr Simmonds was well liked and respected. Wilsons Estate Agents , Butleres of Bampton Local Wine merchant Emmie Papworth Newsagents F Ham Market Square sold ladies and gents shoes Patrick Strainge Butchers, Duttons Wine merchants, Beers Spirits Fruit and vegetables Delicatessen WJ Lock & Son Local Builder and Contractor Painter and Decorator J Temple Hardware DIY Gardening Fishing Tackle
Flyer/Raffle entry form for the Grand Weigh-in of the Pumpkins and Marrows held on 5th October in the Village Hall. Event included Auction and Raffle and raised money for the senior Citizens of Bampton Weighmasters were John Bateman and John Simpson of Radio Oxford
One hundred pensioners were treated to a day out in Weymouth by The SPAJERS. A wonderful time was had by all. However, when the coaches were halfway home, it was realised that two passengers were missing! Mr. Don Rouse, Chairman of SPAJERS, phoned the police in Weymouth who conformed that the two ladies had reported in and then booked themselves in to an hotel. Next day, Mr. Rouse returned to Weymouth to retrieve the lost pensioners.
Horace Holifield of Safe Ride in Ramsden was a wonderfully generous man. He created an outer building with a kitchen and invited many groups to have tea or lunch there and he had a very good electric organ inside and would entertain people
Bush Club outing to have tea at Horace Holifield's in Ramsden in 1999.Horace did a huge amount for many charitable organisations and kitted out his home and garden to enable groups of about 40 to have a lunch or tea
Ticket/card for on event by Graffiti Classics at the Village Hall Violin and Cello entertainment with dancing and singing held on Saturday 26th October 2013
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.
