Elsie Portlock and others in fancy dress.

East meets West in a different sense at the Gallery in Bampton Town Hall from November 1st 1997. It's the title of the exhibition featuring the work of Oxford based painter Neil Drury

The activities were organised by the local drama student Peter Phillips from the Italia Conti School and two of his friends from the London College.

Left to right are Luella Keeble and Candy Westman with Peter. 1973
Two professional theatre workers helped Peter, they were Adam Wright and Nicola Standerwick to help the children with stage make-up and costumes as well as acting, movement and singing.

The Standard, December 30th 1997.The members of West Oxfordshire Arts Association are invited to display items that would make ideal Christmas presents each year through December.

Dawn and Tina Mansfield in fancy dress having just passed the Elephant and Castle Inn. Note pre-decimalisation prices of the ice cream. 1d was 1 penny and 240 pennies made £1.

A tradition has been going for several years now with the Christmas Tree lights being switched on the last Friday in November. As part of the party feel of the evening, there are crafts for sale in the Village Hall as seen in this picture.

This picture is of Church View looking North towards St Mary The Virgin church.No cars, no footpath and little in the way of horse droppings so probably around 1940-1950.

At the Christmas craft fair in December 1975, Rosalind Green is showing how spinning used to be done with a beautiful spinning wheel made by Crowdys Wood Products, then based in Clanfield. Her daughter Hannah is standing next to her.
Christmas cards from the prize winning design, from the competition a week earlier were also on sale.

WOAA organised and held a Christmas Card competition in November 1975. There were over 150 entrants.
Top picture, Mrs Angela Mulliner is looking at some of the cards with Anderley Moore and Heather Manly.
The lower picture shows 11 year old Tim Manly holding the winner card, which he made. His prize was £5.
The cards were all exhibited in the Gallery.

Two year old Suzannah and five year old Martin Landray trying out some of the glove puppets made by Jan Burrage of Carterton at the Arts Association craft fair. November 1974Clare and Hannah Green with some of the toys made by their father