Francis Shergold's side, the Bampton Traditional Morris Men on Spring Bank Holiday. Craig Godwin and Jamie Wheeler got their tankards for 25 years of dancing with the side, presented at Weald Manor.
This was the last year Rod Stradling was one of the musicians with the side.

These pictures were taken by Bob West during the May Bank holiday weekend 1997. People in the pictures include Ann and Francis Shergold, Reg Hall, Craig Godwin, Jamie Blackwell and other members of the Francis Shergold side.

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

This map shows the Bampton Estates at 1789. This is before the fields were enclosed and the names of the people who farmed the strips or the name of the field area are on the map. The Quies fields are each side of the Bampton to Brize Norton road, just north of what is now Hobbs Buildings.
The Clanfield to Bampton road is showing top to bottom on the map whereas it really runs east west, so you need to get your head around that, literally.
What we now call Welcome Way is called Wiltham Way - it runs south from Cowleaze Corner into Weald.
Weald Common Meadow was south of what we now think of as the area containing the two Bampton Business Parks.
The Bampton to Buckland road is showing going left to right on the map when it actually runs NW to SE; it had a turnpike.

This map was produced in 1922 and shows the field system as well as the parliamentary boundaries as at 1918.

There are many interesting notes written on in pencil. The water tower and gas works along the Aston Road were in existence. The allotment gardens NW of Beam Cottage are labelled as is the gravel pit to the SW of Beam Cottage.

There are no houses to the north of New Road and none to the south of it going east from Bushey Row.

Rushy Weir is shown clearly as is the tow path to the south side of the river Thames.

This is the Bampton Directory published in 1993. It lists all the services, clubs, societies and organisations to be found in Bampton along with the contact details. Advertisers who support the publication are :-

Spar, grocery shop
Electric Vehicles
Farmhouse Hotel & Restaurant, Lew
Rouse Pianos, keyboard lessons, piano tuning, soloist available
Elephant & Castle Inn, plus accommodation
Steve Rees, plumbing & heating
Bampton Cars, short and long distances
Centre for complementary medicine
A Simmonds, bread, cakes, general groceries, toiletries, pet food
L A Wootton, visiting chiropodist
Martin Drew, chiropodist
Cancer Research Campaign
Girobank
Bampton Driving School
Day & Partners, veterinary surgeons
Hazel & Phil Shaw, B&B
Boarding Kennels
M H Thomas, building landscape gardens, fencing, supplier of cut flowers
A P Sykes, B F Sinson & Associates, Dental Surgeons
Emmies, newsagent, tobacconist, confectioner
A Garage Door Associates, supply, fit, automation, repairs etc
C L Baker, extensions, porches, conservatories, UPVC fascia & guttering
The Cotton Club, natural fabrics
Countryman Building Ltd., builders & property maintenance
Frank D Stanger, solicitor
N Woodley, building maintenance, extension, roofing, electrical, plumbing
Romany Inn, accommodation, restaurant
Andrew Bowman, master thatcher
Bubbles, dog grooming
McKenzie Brown, domestic & commercial heating, plumbing, electrical work
J Temple, hardware, DIY, fancy goods, toys
K J Mullis, plumbing and heating
P Lewis, electrician
R Cooper, builder, painter, carpentry, general repairs, dry stone walling
E Taylor & Son, funeral directors, Carterton & Witney
Health Matters, shop, homeopathic remedies, health foods, cosmetics, perfumes

The Bampton Beam used to be produced three times a year and a copy given to every household. This issue is from August 2003. The topics covered and the advertisers include :-ARTICLES AND NOTICESBampton Market Square Phase 2 Improvements.

Win Jones aged 94 is a very remarkable lady. She works hard at keeping fit and that is probably what has helped her to get over being infected with covid-19

These are a collection of records compiled by Lloyd Hughes Owens and cover many aspects of local life and people. 1247 local tithes; 1275 extract from Quo Warranto Roll concerning tenures; 1288 Bond of obligation to pay rent for Vicars' house; 1262 Grant of land in Chimney; 1307-8 Confirmation of the rights of the D & C to manorial privilege in Bampton; 1318 Composition concerning common pasture; 1308-19 Records in suit - depositions of witnesses etc - concerning the tithes of Standlake and concerning the burial of the people of Standlake in Bampton parish church; 1360 Judgement in a suit against the chaplain of Standlake; 1406 Memoranda about the burials of the people of Standlake and Herdwyck away from Bampton parish church; 1445 Copy of an earlier grant, exemplified by Edmund Lacy, bishop of Exeter by the Bishop of Lincoln of portions of the parish church of Bampton to the D & C of Exeter; mid 15th century Draft letter recommending Richard Daber as Vicar of Bampton; late 15th century Group of letters about the manor of Bampton, addressed to the bailiff of the manor; 1503-4 Reference to the rebuilding of the chancel of Bampton church; Repairs made in 1496 at a cost of £20 in the accounts spread over 20 years; late 15th century? Reference to a suit between the Earl of Shrewsbury and the D & C concerning common of pasture in Bampton; 1670 Certificate by Bishop of Oxford re William Hodge's resignation of the vicarage; 1691 Receipt by Mr Veysey for the court rolls of Bampton. There is much more information in this collection of papers.

The Bampton Beam used to be produce three times a year and distributed to every household. This issue is from August 2001. The topics covered and the advertisers are :-

ARTICLES AND NOTICES
The Shillbrook Wood by Colin Allport
Bampton Village Hall
Remembrance Sunday
Bampton ‘250’ Club
Bampton Parish Council News by David Hawkins, Chairman
Market Square Improvement
Loss of Bampton Facilities
New Seats Around Bampton
Renting the Pavilion
Improvements to the Recreation Ground
Vandalism – Pembroke Place Playground
More Low Cost Houses for Bampton
H.M. The Queen’s Golden Jubilee 2002
Award for Bampton Primary School – DFEE Achievement Award for Excellence
An Unsolicited Opinion - toilets in Town Hall are in a pleasingly clean condition
Bampton Website
West Oxfordshire District Council News – proof of age cards for 16 – 18 year olds
Start Up and Expansion Rate Relief Grants – West Oxfordshire District Council
Responsible Waste Collection Services That Do Not Cost The Earth by Jonathan Phillips, District Councillor
Volunteer Link-Up
Letters and Emails to the Editor
Wychwood Forest Fair by Ken Betteridge, Chairman of the Friends of Wychwood
Bampton Environmental Watch Group by Margaret Bruce-Mitford
Stress-Free for Bampton Based Company – CUS Busting Ltd nominated for for the Oxfordshire Business of the Year Awards 2001
News from Bampton Primary School by Jenny McCardle
May Garlands by Mrs Ruth Wheeler
Notice Board
Guide Dogs for the Blind
Bampton Welfare Trust
Foxbury Farm Shop
The British Red Cross ‘Open Gardens at Cote’
Bampton Bridge Club
The Bush Centre
Bampton Exhibition Foundation
Bampton Badminton Club
Bampton Ladies Group
Cancer Research Campaign
Activities Held in the Recreation Ground this Summer
Out And About This Spring
Pumpkin Club Street Fair
The May Queen and her attendants
The Morris Dancers
Visitors from Belgium
The Morris Clown hosts the Morris Men
The May Garlands
The Great Shirt Race
Enjoying an evening out at the Shirt Race – our new MP David Cameron and his wife Samantha
Madcap Comedy Comes to Town from the Arts Development Team
Job vacancy for part-time Youth Worker
Letters to Auntie Beam
The Gardening Page by Edie Bindweed
A Guide to getting started with composting
The Gardening Club News
The Annual Garden Club Show
Coffee Mornings and Forthcoming Trips
Society for the Protection of Bampton
Minor Injuries Unit, Witney Community Hospital
P C Steve Patrick 22 Years’ Service with Thames Valley Police
Did anyone see it? Elderly People Crossing (spoof) sign - photograph
Spajers News by Don Rouse
Chain Reaction Bampton Bike Path News
Out of Work Farmer – Turned Agricultural Correspondent by Don Rouse
In and Around the Local Ales Houses in Bampton – Taken from Bampton Website
The Talbot, Market Square
The Bell, Market Square
Fleur de Lis, High Street
New Inn, High Street -formerly The George, renamed The Morris Clown in 1976
The Swan, Fisher’s Bridge
George and Dragon, Cheapside
The Lamb, Cheapside
Masons’ Arms, Church View – name changed to The Eagle
The Horseshoe, Bridge Street
The Fish, Bridge Street, later renamed The Wheatsheaf
Elephant and Castle, Bridge Street
The Malt Shovel
The Plough
The Jubilee
The Alan Clarke Challenge – photo competition
Photographs of pubs and landlords
West Ox Arts – In the Gallery
WOA Trip Spring 2002
Robert Vesey Room
WOA Highlights April – June 2001 by Margaret Bruce-Mitford
Spliterati -01 – International Ply-Split Braiding Competition
Workshops
The Cookery Corner by Gilly French
Community Lunches
Crossword
Town Hall Bookings
Friends of St Mary’s Magpie Lane Concert
St Mary’s Services
Methodist Chapel Services
The Drop-In
Calendar of Events
Bampton Websites
Bampton Gardening Club Annual Show
SPAJERS Donkey Derby

LIST OF ADVERTIZERS
Abbey Properties – Estate Agents
Cotswold Electronics, TV, Video, Audio and Microwave Repairs
Bampton Fax Bureau at Emmie’s Newsagents
Electric Vehicles Ltd
Domino Menswear, Witney
The Standlake Garage
R Cooper, Builders, Painters, Decorators, Carpentry, Joinery, Dry Stone Walling
Angie Bell, Ceramics, Picture and Frame Restoration
Patrick Strainge, Butchers
Don Rouse Cars
Danetree, Veterinary Surgeons
Curtain Choice
Andrew Bowman, Master Thatcher
The Gingerbread Kitchen
George Williams, Carpenter and Home Improver
Grey Gables Garage
Londis, Community Shop
Pellmans, Solicitors
Community Care
Oxford Double Glazing
The Appliance Doctor
E Taylor & Son, Funeral Directors
The Pitstop and Oxford Carb Services
Robert and Doris Watts Residential and Nursing Home
Temples, DIY, Ironmongery, Paint, Wood, Cement, Sand, Gravel, Toys, Gifts, Candles, Gardening Equipment
Profiles Hairdressers
Philippa Rayne, osteopath, Fiona Farmer, physiotherapist, Lesley Mellin, reflexologist and acupuncture
Foxbury Farm Shop
Body Talk remedial and sports massage
Body Talk Beauty Salon
Tony Hughes – scissors sharpening service
Wychwood Design, furniture
N J Woodley, building maintenance
A Simmonds, the old-fashioned village store
Argosy Blinds