After a very hot and dry summer the Bampton Horticultural Society held an excellent summer show although there were fewer entries in some of the flower and vegetable classes.
The Lady Anne Montagu Cup for overall points was won by Mr J Horne.
The cutting lists all the winners in all the classes.

Catalogue of the contents of The Elms, Broad Street , being the belongings of Mrs Davey.
The catalogue was owned by Mrs K Jackson and is marked up with prices achieved.

Black and White Photo taken at the Deanery in 1977
Roy Shergold fool, Frank Daniels, Terry Rouse, Dave Rose, Jasper Walsh, Shaun Mullis, Bob Allinson

Photograph of Reg Hall and Colin Bathe dancing a Jig outside the Eagle in 1977. Francis was the fool as Roy had sciatica

Market Square

Two cuttings with comments about the exhibition in March 1977.Works by Ann Manly, T. H. Cooke , J. Martin, Michael Brockway, E. Baylis, Anthony Baynes and Audry Lintott are singled out for praise while others are deemed embarrassingly amateurish.

John Chipperfield usually has a page in the Witney Gazette where he recalls events in times past. This item recalls the time in 1978 when Susan Morris, pictured at the organ in Clanfield Church played for 10 hours taking turns with John White and John Goodrun. It was to accompany the Flower Festival in the church. Susan is still playing at Clanfield (2019)

In 1978 the vicar looked after both Bampton and Clanfield churches. By 1970, the vicar of the time lived in the vicarage in Bampton and was responsible for the churches not only of Clanfield and Bampton but Lew, Aston and Shifford as well.

Photos of the men v ladies football team organised by the Elephant and Castle on May 21st 1978 ;
Score was 6-6 and the ladies won on penalties 2-1
Teams were as follow:
Ladies: Freda Bradley. Joan Cook, C Nutt, Ruth Wheeler, Lyn Wheeler, April Mulluis, S Paporth, Eve Godwin, A Harris, Bridget Shergold, Mary Cook
Men: Lionel Cook, Frank Hudson, Harry Beaumont, F. Cook, Tommy Tanner, R, Shergold, Frank Godwin, Ken Mullis, Robert Radband, Tom Bradley

Photo of Morris Dancers taken in 1978 at Greyshott House
left to right Bill Daniels, Reg Hall on Fiddle, Terry Rouse