While the title of this piece refers to the Shirt Race, which started as a celebration of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, this articles talks about many people and is a lovely snapshot of social life in Bampton in 1959. People mentioned include:-

Albert Chandlers, saddler and leather worker and chairman of the parish council and still working hard at his leather work aged 81. Reference is made to the 100 or so council houses built in Weald since the war but there have been no council houses built in Weald, they were along New Road and the area north of New Road.

Percival O Money, "bespoke and surgical boot maker where everything was done by hand, even stitching when repairing footwear. Mr Money was a founding member of the debating society and secretary of the bowls club (which was in the grounds of Weald Manor.)

John Quick, one of the founder member of the SPAJERS - The Society for Ancient Junketer - who organise the Great Shirt Race and other events to raise money for Bampton's senior citizens while providing fun for all.

Mr & Mrs Arthur Scott-Norman licensee of the Elephant and Castle Inn in Bridge Street, knew each other in their school days then bumped into each other again in Tanganyika, never to be parted again. During the war Mr Scott-Norman was in the RAF and later in the Colonial office in Dar-es-Salaam and Mrs Scott-Norman was matron of the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar-es-Salaam.

There is much more of interest in the articel.

One of Hilda Kent's illustrations showing the front of Witney Community Hospital

Photograph of worked in a field between the Deanery and the field where Glebelands has been built.

Jean Mary Howell Death Announcement 2017

Newspaper Cutting - date unknown, -but obviously before the houses on Pembroke Place were built as it mentions the children's playing field in New Road. Discussion was the billing of the Fairground Owner Mr Thurston for cleaning the street after the fair. and renaming Bushey Row and New Inn Lane.
Parish Councillors were Maurice Clack and Francis Henly John Quick

Advertisement in the Witney Gazette for Mr Simmond's shop

Advert in Witney Gazette 1984 Duttons Shop in Bridge Street
Selling Wine, Beers, Soirits, Fruit and Vegetable.

Th Horse Shoe Public House in Bridge Street,

Wilsons Estate Agent Advert in Witney Gazette 1984

Newspaper cutting reporting thefts of number plates in Bampton Clanfield, Lechlade and Alvescot