John Birkhead and Charles Mussett were instigators in getting the West Oxfordshire Arts Association up and running; both taught at Radley. In its early days there were four distinct areas of the arts coveredart,drama,film & photograph

Gillian Mannings Cox, Anne Arlidge & June Kingsbury exhibit June 2000, three very talented ladies who exhibited their blown glass creation in the Town Hall.

Husband and wife Anne Manly and Dennis Harrison put on a wonderful exhibition of their paintings in water colour with the them of Light and Shade in November 2000. Subjects included scenes in Borrowdale and Ambleside in the Lake District

An exhibition called 'Sticks' was put on in the Gallery in January 2001. Matthew Powell is seen arranging some sticks in the pictures. 33 artists were asked to provide a stick fashioned to his or her own style.

The exhibition in 2001 was titled 'Divisions' and four artists showed their work.Felicity CormackJulie SmithKen OrganRichard MorbeyPaintings, drawings and sculpture in a variety media were exhibited

6 artists came together to show a mix of styles, techniques and media to show the range of the standard and work being produced by the members of West Ox Arts.

On October 1st 2017 Oxfordshire County Council were to begin a new contact with W&S Recycling which would mean people being charged to recycle items that were free.

Don Rouse took part in the Mummers nearly every year from 1948 until 2009. He has written this wonderful account of Mummering in Bampton

Mummering has taken place in Bampton for at least 134 which is when Rev Giles mentions it in his book about Bampton. Don Rouse has written a far more up-to-date account which you'll find after the photographs.

This old photograph shows the Bampton Town Football Club members in the 1910 to 1911 season.