'Go Thou and Do Likewise' is on the top of the banner of the Friendly Society. On Hospital Sunday the members walked from their headquarters in one of the inns to St Mary's for a service and in this picture, they are seen leaving after the annual service. Before the days of the National Health Service, those who could, paid into 'the club' ie the Friendly Society and if they were ill and could not work, sufficient money was provided for the family to buy food. It was literally a life saver for them. The National Health Service came into being July 5th 1948. 1a Foresters A photograph of the Foresters with their banner outside Oathurst, now called Rosebank Nursing Home. Bampton’s Brass band is with them. People paid into clubs like the Foresters then, if they were unable to work, the club kept them from starving. This was before the welfare state came into being and so these friendly societies were very important.
Photograph showing a party of Methodist members going on an outing standing in front of bus. Names have been added to the second copy as follows Eva Mary Portlock Mrs Portlock Dora Townsend Mrs Townsend Ted Kitchen Mrs Smith and Son Polly Aggie Beckett Mrs Bishop Cecil Robinson Bert Whitlock
6 pages magazine produced by group of young people covering news and events in the local Villages Alvescot, Bampton, Kencot, and Stanton Harcourt, Published by West Oxfordshire Arts Association Literary panel at Grange Cottage July 1976 costing 15 pence.
6 pages magazine produced by group of young people covering news and events in the local Villages Alvescot, Bampton, Kencot, Filkins, Clanfield. Published be West Oxfordshire Arts Association Literary panel at Grange Cottage April 1975 costing 15 pence.
6 pages magazine produced by group of young people covering news and events in the local Villages Alvescot, Bampton, Black Bourton, Clanfield, Radcot and Faringdon. Published by West Oxfordshire Arts Association Literary panel at Grange Cottage April 1979 costing 15 pence.
6 pages magazine produced by group of young people covering news and events in the local Villages Alvescot, Bampton, Kencot, Broadwell and Brize Norton. Published be West Oxfordshire Arts Association Literary panel at Grange Cottage April 1975 costing 15 pence.
Witney Gazette article by Miranda Norris dated 28th July 2021 about Opera held in the Deanery gardens by Bampton Classical Opera. Paride de Elena by Gluck translated in to English by Gilly French. Featuring Lucy Anderson, Ella Taylor, Lauren Lodge-Campbell and Lisa Howarth.
