Newspaper cutting entitle learning the basics of Enamelling organised by West Oxfordshire Arts Association Peter Wolfe and Gudde Skryme taught the basics and Rebecca Wise 14 from Carterton is pictured
For 40 years Don Rouse developed and ran a Barn Dance band which at one time ran hundreds of dances a year both in the UK and abroad, and all the while Don was running a dairy unit. This account is written by Don and apart from documenting the history of barn dancing for 40 years from 1974 it all co-incidentally wonderfully documents the changes in society that feel to have taken much of the fun out of life. It's a wonderful read for anyone interested in social history.
Bampton celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II over 4 days at the beginning of June 2012. These are a few of the reports of some of the events which took place.
Photograph of Bampton Children enjoying a show or pantomime in the WI Hall (Village Hall) in 1963. The children are numbered in the second photo and named as follows:
Article about Bampton Classical Opera being shortlisted for an International Opera Award for the production of Stephen Storace's Gli Sposi Malcontenti (Bride and Gloom). One of 8 contenders the production was shortlisted for the Rediscovered Work Award tobe handed out in May 2020 . Jeremy Gray co-artistic director and Gillyb French founded the opera in 1993
49 photos of The Donkey Derby held in Sandford Field, August bank holiday 2021 Master of ceremonies was Don Rouse and village communities had various stall, the Donkeys are jockeyed by children with parental consent. Stalls included Bampton Belles WI Cake stall Splat the rat Guess my name Shopping Village Face painting Jo Lewingtons garden pottery Buckingham Christmas time Sue Stanbridge Stamps Needle Felt Tombola