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Angela John Antiques & Health Matters

  • BCA - 2021.2556
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  • c1990

In the middle of this picture you can see Angela John Antiques on the left and Health Matters on the right. Both were in the Market Square. To the left you can just see the entrance to Market Square Garage. On the right behind the blue car you can see two windows of the what was the WI Hall and later became the Village Hall.

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The original Duttons shop

  • BCA - 2021.2552
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  • c1880-1960

This is the original Duttons shop in Bridge Street somewhere about 1880. Note at this time there were just two windows, not four that are there today.

In the second picture you can see George Dutton on the left and the 15 year old boy is William Mathews who a few years later bought the shop from George. George was not brilliant at running a shop but the Midland Bank established a counter within it which George ran and he was very good at figures. When the bank took over the premises next door to the butcher, he moved to be the fulltime teller and that's when he sold the shop to William.

The third picture was taken in 1960. Note the cycle rack stand. Dr Bullen's wife is on the left of the picture.

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Burford & Bampton branches of the British Red Cross annual bazaar

  • BCA - 2021.2549
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  • November 1983

The Burford and Bampton branches of the British Red Cross got together for their annual bazaar. L-R in the photograph are Mrs R Lockyer, Mrs Isabel Collins, Mrs Bridget Smith and Mrs Margaret Wilson.

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70 new homes to be built between New Road and Coalpit Lane

  • BCA - 2021.2545
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  • November 25th 1983

In 1983 the Lowlands Area Planning Sub committee gave permission for 70 more homes to be built between New Road and Coalpit Lane. The said no more than 20 per year on the 8 acre site but in the event, there were more than this annually.

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Blackbird's nest in a letterbox

  • BCA - 2021.2538
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  • c1968

There was a time when our local post men and women cycled round to both deliver and collect letters. There was a letterbox at Bampton and Brize Norton railway station and it was here a blackbird's nest was discovered inside the box. Great care was taken when emptying the box and in the end, the birds hatched and fledged.

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A letter marking the closure of Emmies, our Papershop

  • BCA - 2017.247
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  • May 26th 2012

In May 2012 our papershop known as Emmies, run by Tom and Silvia Papworth closed for the last time. The letter gives a history of the shop, the people who ran it. It documents not only the passing of the papershop but records the very active part both Sylvia and Tom have played in Bampton's life, for which those of us lucky enough to have known them, their families and their shop will always be very grateful.

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Newspaper cuttings from 1968

  • BCA - 2021.2510
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  • 1968

These 9 newspaper cuttings are all from 1968. The topics covered include

Deputy county surveyor faces a barrage of complaints including roadworks in the Market Square, Village green areas being used as dumping grounds, badly sighted new road signs, 19 council houses had been built in Bampton.

Michael Pickard, younger son of Mr & Mrs Pickard of Knapps Farm, is off to Russia with his bride Elizabeth Hart after their honeymoon in Malta with his work for ICI with regard to a new fibre plant.

Theft of a Jaguar in Bampton and the collection box in the Jubilee Inn with money for Bampton's OAPs and £65 from Albert Coles of St Mary's Trailer Court.

Bampton Town football club reached the final of the Fred Ford Memorial Cup

Basic reports from St Mary's, the Bingo club, Darby & Joan club, British Legion, Baptist church and the NSPCC

Work has started on building Lavender Place Flats on the site of the farmyard of Home Farm, the farmhouse being on High Street and recently (2018) renamed Leat House which is a great shame as it's history has been lost with the name change.

Bampton Youth Club re-opens with new leader Mr Michael Yeo

Wedding of Daphne Jackson to Allan Pullin.

George Dafter awarded Imperial Service Medal from the Post Office, he retired and he celebrated his 65th birthday.

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The Bampton Beam August 1997

  • BCA - 2020.2501
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  • August 1997

The Bampton Beam used to be produced three times a year. This issue is from August 1997 and the topics covered and the advertisers are :-

ARTICLES AND NOTICES
Fire Station Threatened? Bampton Fire Station could close if more recruits cannot be found. Sub-Officer Brian Kew explains it all.
Millennium – what Millennium?
Bampton Village Hall
Bampton Gardening Club by Chairwoman Lin Edgar
Bampton Bill – cartoon
Bampton Parish Council News, traffic calming measures, proposed development in Station Road, Mercury Close/Pembroke Place playgrounds, Sports Pavilion, Use Them or Lose Them Campaign, Pavement areas, Police Liaison Meeting, War Memorial, Charge for Road Closures and Parish Council Minutes
District Council News, County Council Budget, West Oxfordshire Plan to 2001, The Future Management of West Oxfordshire District Council, Neighbourhood Notification, Oxfordshire Village Shops Association
The Recreation Ground
Bampton Boys’ FC by Linden Burley
Bampton in the Bush Cricket Club
Bampton Tennis Club
Archery
Progress for Bampton Recreation Ground by District Councillor, Jonathan Phillips
Witney and District Carers Club
Oxford Brookes University Survey
Foxbury Farm Open Day
What Next? The Vicar’s Story – The Reverend Lloyd talks to Linda Mills
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bampton – forthcoming events
Society for the Protection of Bampton
Letters to the Editor
Wedding notices – Bill Redpath and Susie Fifoot and Linda Amos and Karl Scarff
Bampton Youth Club
West Oxfordshire Drug Reference Group
Bampton Environmental Watch Group
100 years old on 9 July 1997, Mrs Nellie Brooks
Notice Board
Bampton Bridge Club
The Bampton Bush Centre
The Children’s Society
The Victoria County History
Bampton Welfare Trust
Used Cards Wanted to help ‘The Vine’ a centre for unemployed, depressed, homeless and unhappy people
Bampton Methodist Church
Yoga in Bampton
Bridge Classes at The Bush Centre
Bampton Youth Centre
Bampton Women’s Institute
Bampton Gardening Club
Amnesty International
Step-Out – group to help increase self-confidence
Bampton Exhibition Foundation
Bampton British Legion
West Oxfordshire Conservative Association
Bampton School, articles produced by Year 5 (Mrs Newman’s class)
Friends of Bampton School
Morris Dancer of the Year – Luke Fowler
The Bampton Playgroup
Architecture around Bampton, written and drawn by Gilbert Marsh – new houses in Pembroke Place
The Beam’s Pet Choice, ‘Puddin’ by Louise Gray
Macmillan Cancer Relief, Bampton, Faringdon and Carterton Committee
What’s Been and What’s to Come? Elderly people sign, April Fool joke, Easter Bonnet Parade, Pumpkin Club’s Annual Street Fair, The Shirt Race, The Donkey Derby, May Garlands, The Morris Dancers
Gardening Life by Jo Lewington
The Cotswold Wardens
Letters to Auntie Beam
Don’t Suffer in Silence – domestic violence help
Oxfords Women’s Aid
Victim Support
Housing Rights Centre
Citizens Advice Bureau
Oxford Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre
Samaritans
Rat of the Month – the person who pinched a full bottle of coins that belonged to The Pumpkin Club from the Romany bar and replaced with an empty one
West Oxfordshire Arts Association New and Events
Feathers in Bampton’s Artistic Hat by Margaret Bruce-Mitford
Fiddlers and Feet Workshop
Young Calligraphers
The Food Page by Gilly French
Crossword
The Morris Clown Pub Saved by Jonathan Phillips
Pumpkin Club Bingo
Diary of Forthcoming Events
Support Bampton Facilities – Use Them or Lose Them Campaign

LIST OF ADVERTIZERS
G A J Soame & Associates, planning consultancy, architectural and property services
Andrew Bowman, Master Thatcher
Chennells, hairdressers
Grey Gables Garage
Farmington Stone
Community Care
Edby Vines, producers of English Wines and Vine Suppliers
Market Square Garage
N Woodley, building maintenance
The Appliance Doctor
Philippa Rayne, osteopath, Lesley Mellin, reflexologist/aromatherapist, Fional Geary, physiotherapist
E Taylor & Son, funeral directors
Adrian Dunsby, carpenter
J Temple, hardware, DIY, Fancy Goods and Toys
Curtain Choice
Bampton Fax Bureau at Emmie’s Newsagents
R Cooper, builders, carpenters, joinery, painters, general repairs and dry stone walling
The Pitstop and Oxford Carb Services
Bubbles dog grooming
Danetree veterinary surgeons
Londis community shop
The Romany Inn
A Simmonds, the old fashioned village store
Electric Vehicles Ltd
Abbey Properties, estate agents

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The Bampton Beam April 1997

  • BCA - 2020.2478
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  • April 1997

The Bampton Beam used to be produced and given to every household three times a year. This issue is from April 1997. Articles covered and advertisers are:-

BAMPTON BEAM APRIL 1997
ARTICLES AND NOTICES
Yes To The Pavilion – vote on plans to build a pavilion for the Bampton Recreation Ground has come out strongly in favour of the scheme
Geoffrey and Joan Fowler – a personal tribute by Dor Thompson
Bampton Village Hall – redecoration and annual spring clean
Images of Bampton – all 700 copies were sold by Christmas
The news from Bampton 100 years ago – extracts from The Faringdon Advertizer selected by Simon Garrett
Bampton Bill by Andy– cartoon
33 years a Bampton fireman by Fenella Gray - retirement of Sub-Officer Tom Papworth
Society for the Protection of Bampton
Aston Pottery – Jane and Stephen Baughan
Before Bampton – the emerging story by John Blair. The Bampton Research Project
The Beam in the 50’s by Kate Wylie
The Base in the Bush – an introduction to our RAF Station by the new Officer Commanding Squadron Leader M P Aleandri
What do 81 Signals Unit get up to in Bampton?
The Story of Lavender Place
Meals on Wheels comes of age by Jean Howell
Thames Valley Police by Constable Phil Bennett
The Recreation Ground
Bampton under 9’s football team
Bampton Boys Football Club
Bampton Tennis Club
Golf practice
Archery
Bampton-in-the-Bush Cricket Club
Witney and District Carers Club
West Oxfordshire Citizen Advocacy
Oxford Rural Community Council
Business Link
Foxbury Farm
Society for the Protection of Bampton
The Burford Singers
Bampton Parish Council
Latest on the Appraisal
“Cheers! here’s to Bob and Ursula Booth” – retirement after more than ten years at the Romany Inn
Bampton Pumpkin Club
Bampton Welfare Trust
The Royal British Legion Women’s Section
Bampton Environmental Watch Group
Cancer Research Campaign
Women’s Institute
Bampton Youth Club
What’s Been and What’s to Come? Events
Bampton Conservative Association Burns Night Supper
Bampton Gardening Club – list of trips, outings etc.
The S.P.A.J.E.R.s – events
May Garlands
Morris Dancers
Architecture around Bampton, written and drawn by Gilbert Marsh
Millennium Celebrations – Monuments or ?
Letters to the Editor
Out of Work Farmer Turned Agricultural Correspondent by Don Rouse
Letters to Auntie Beam
Bampton Summer Opera – Don Giovanni by Guiseppe Gazzianiga
Bye Bye to Ray the Bus and Hola Pepe - Number 19 bus drivers
West Oxfordshire Arts Association News and Events
Highlights of the Past Calendar by Margaret Bruce-Mitford
News of Members and Future Plans
Announcement of the death of Frances Denne, Arts Co-ordinator
New Chairman of Parish Council – David Hawkins
Spring is in the air – by Christine Pope
The Beam’s pet choice – Cats by Linda Mills
A Tribute to Miss Hobbs by Fenella Gray
Campanologists celebrate 50 years - Graham Taylor and Terry Rouse. Ted Dixey reached his 50th jubilee in 1995
The Food Page by Gilly French
The Crossword
Directory of Forthcoming Events
Bampton Directory 1997

LIST OF ADVERTIZERS
Philippa Rayne, osteopath, Lesley Mellin, reflexologist and aromatherapist and Fiona Geary, physiotherapist
Adrian Dunsby, carpenter
Grey Gables Garage
Curtain Choice
The Trout at Tadpole Bridge
Bampton Fax Bureau at Emmie’s Newsagents
Danetree Veterinary Surgeons
Castle Wines
Community Care
CSW Picture Framers
The Appliance Doctor
N Woodley, Building Maintenance
Market Square Garage
Burford Computer Centre
E Taylor & Son, funeral directors
J Temple, Hardware, DIY, Fancy Goods and Toys
Andrew Bowman, Master Thatcher
Bubbles dog grooming
CTG “What is Love” - An evening of music, song and verse
The Pitstop motoring service and Oxford Carb Services
Chennells hairdressers
Secretarial Services – S Garrett
Farmington Stone
Carterton open air heated swimming pools
A Simmonds, the old-fashioned village store
Electric Vehicles Ltd
The Romany Inn
Abbey Properties, estate agents
R Cooper, builders, painters, carpentry, joinery, specialists in dry stone walling

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Mrs Vera Elward raises almost £3,000 for St Mary's church organ fund

  • BCA - 2020.2453
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  • November 21st 2015

Vera Elward was 92 when she flew in a microlight to help raise funds for the restoration and enhancement of the organ in Saint Mary The Virgin Church in Bampton. Vera always gave much of her time and love for the church. She ran the Sunday school for about 20 years and would gather the children from their houses as she walked to the Sunday School class. She died peacefully at home on April 9th 2020

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