Keith Chandler - Morris Dancing. Who, What, When & Why, the story of Bampton Morris through the ages from 1620 to 2015

My Bampton Memories of VE Day 1945 by Don Rouse This two page account of a very important event, from the eyes of eight year old Don Rouse, from Weald.

October issue No 14 of The Lowdown which was published during the Covid Pandemic This issue includes The Society for the Protection of Bampton, and Bampton Parish Council Cemetary hedging, articles on the primary school and local advertisements

Ada Tanner receives her medal 34 years on

Bernard Dafter, circa the mid 1980s, New Jersey USA. Bernard's family came originally from Cricklade, where his family had lived since the 1700s. Just after Bernard was born, his family moved to Bampton. His father had been a farm manager in Cricklade and it is thought that he moved to Bampton to manage Home Farm, which was later purchased by the Rouse family. Bernard's brother George was much loved in Bampton being involved in Bampton Town football. Most will remember him as the village postman. In 1937 when Bernard was living in one of the cottages- since demolished- in Lavender Square, he married Phyllis Silman from Black Bourton. They later emigrated to Canada although Bernard still made trips home to Bampton.

Big Granny Lardner with her grandaughter Joyce Lardner on her wedding day. Joyce married Charles Trussler in 1942.

Bill Fowler, Dale with squeeze box next to Keith, I think the one between is Andrew Hornsby,1980s

Bill Mathews with mother and dogs, at the back of Dutton's shop. At this time Dutton's was the local Chemist, run by Bill Matthews' father. Since then it has been a delicatessen, grocer and greengrocer. It is now a coffee shop and antique shop.

Billy Mathews and mother on a boat at Radcot Bridge.

Carnival Queen Inga Rubensteiner, Barbara Laurence, Dinah Dafter & her cousin Allen Danford, late 50s early 60s. Inge lived in Broad Street with her sister and brother-in-law, Ernestine and Roy Stroud. Roy was Church Organist and Choirmaster for many years. Dinah was the daughter of George and Nan Dafter. She later married Barry Taylor. Bampton Carnival was an annual event organised by The Bampton British Legion on Whit Monday.