These pictures were taken by Bob West during the May Bank holiday weekend 1997. People in the pictures include Ann and Francis Shergold, Reg Hall, Craig Godwin, Jamie Blackwell and other members of the Francis Shergold side.

The Bampton Beam used to be produced 3 times a year. This issue is from August 1996. The topics covered and the advertisers include:-

ARTICLES AND NOTICES
Circling the Square – one-way system for the Market Square. Beauty versus Business and What do you want? Artist’s impression of what the Market Square could look like in the future
Bampton Village Hall
Friends of St Mary’s, Bampton, annual accounts, benefactors and friends, series of illustrated talks, open gardens
Bampton Village Appraisal 1995/96 update
News from Bampton 100 years ago – extracts from the Faringdon Advertiser selected by Simon Garrett
May Bank Holiday and Whitsun Bank Holiday, Pumpkin Club Street Fair, May Queen Anna Beckett and attendants Jenny Thorpe and Kerry Anderson
S.P.A.J.E.R.S 44th Original Shirt Race
The May Garland by Ruth Wheeler
Bampton Morris Dancers
The Carer’s Centre (North and West Oxon)
On Being a Carer by Mary Lynne Winship
Community Care Notes
Local Health Care – focus on Witney Community Hospital
OXDOC - new out of hours GP service
League of Friends
The Willows social day centre
Bampton Fair by Fenella Gray
Bampton Environmental Watch Group
Bampton Parish Council News
Help Protect Bampton – the Society for the Protection of Bampton
Buses to Witney and Carterton
Bampton Youth Club
Witney Road Runners Junior Section
Bampton Summer Opera
District Council News
Images of Bampton – old photographs of Bampton to be published September 1996
Bampton Recreation Ground and Multi-sport club
Letters to the Editor
Architecture around Bampton written and drawn by Gilbert March, sketch of house in Bridge Street, Bampton
Bampton butcher Patrick Strainge helps Blind Dogs Society
Bampton W.I. 75th anniversary 1996 – garden party held in garden of Mr and Mrs Edwin Lee
Notice Board
Bampton Youth Centre
Bampton Ladies Group
Bampton Welfare Trust
Bampton Pumpkin Club
S.P.A.J.E.R.S
Bampton Traditional Morris Dancers
Bampton Environmental Watch Group
The Abingdon Crafts Festival
Bampton Bush Centre
Bampton Bridge Club
St Mary’s Flower Festival
The Children’s Society
Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund
The Royal British Legion
Brize Norton Village Playgroup
Bampton Boys Football Club
Bampton Tennis Club
The View from Sunny Jamaica – Joan Samuda talks to Linda Mills
Thames Valley Police, by Bill Oddy
Bampton Horticultural Society and Bampton Gardening Club, Bampton Annual Show, Saturday 7 September 1996
Letters to Auntie Beam
Bampton Primary School stories of things that grow by Ieuan List, Robyn Williams, Jessica Day, Jessica Ritchie, Simon Griffiths and Kirsty Curtis.
Bampton Youth Club news, Bampton Acts Drama Group and National Music Festival
Arts Page, West Oxfordshire Arts Association Exhibition of WOAA’s Summer Photographic Competition, Heritage Open Days, Wordplay Group and workshops
Venice Revisited – Dennis Harrison and Ann Manly
The Food Page by Gilly French
Crossword

LIST OF ADVERTIZERS
Market Square Garage
Electric Vehicles Ltd
Farmington Stone Company
Midland Bank
Curtain Choice
Danetree Veterinary Surgeons
Secretarial Services, S Garrett
Community Care
Bubbles dog grooming
Andrew Bowman, master thatcher
Bampton Fax Bureau at Emmie’s newsagents
J Temple, hardware, DIY, fancy goods & toys
The Appliance Doctor
Abbey Properties
CSW Picture Framers, Aston
Castle Wines
Grey Gables Garage
N Woodley, building maintenance
E Taylor & Son, funeral directors
A Simmonds, the old-fashioned village store
The Romany Inn
The Pitstop, complete motoring service
Mark Kent – carpets, vinyl and general flooring
Philippa Rayne osteopath and Lesley Mellin, reflexologist and aromatherapist
R Cooper, builders, painters, carpentry, joinery, general repairs and dry stone walling
Alpha Print (Oxon) Ltd
The Mentmore Crafts Festival

The Bampton Beam used to be produced three times a year and given to every household. This issue is from April 1996 and the list of topics covered and advertisers are:-

ARTICLES AND NOTICES
Bush Centre saved, five year plan
Meet the new vicar – Revd David Lloyd and his wife Jenny
District Councillor, Jonathan Phillips says Oxfordshire County Council is threatening to sell The Paddocks for private housing
New editorial board for The Bampton Beam, Editor Fenella Gray
Friends of St Mary’s Bampton, fundraising report and forthcoming events
The Society for the Protection of Bampton and Bampton Recreation Ground Trust
The News from Bampton 100 years ago, extracts from The Faringdon quire by Simon Garrett
Squire’s Final Jig – Francis Shergold retires in his 61st year of Morris Dancing
Bampton Railway (the East Gloucestershire Branch) by Major R A Colville
Bampton Recreation Ground, multi-sports court, tennis club and the Pavilion – when, how and costs?
Ask a Policeman
Bradford and Bingley Christmas Prize Draw – winner Bernard Hitchman
The Thames Path, Britain’s next National Trail, the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers
Bampton Environmental Watch Group
Bampton W.I.
Letters to Auntie Beam
Notice Board
Bampton in Old Photographs – book to be published in summer 1996
Bampton Gardening Club
Bampton Conservative Association AGM
Ann Manly’s print – The Shillbrook Ford, Bampton - limited edition print sold in aid of Friends of St Mary’s
Cancer Research Campaign, Bampton Branch, forthcoming events
Bampton Welfare Trust
The Royal British Legion, Women’s Section
Bampton Village Hall, remedial work to cure damp problem completed
Bampton ‘250’ Club
Burford School – Fun Night for all the family
Bampton Pumpkin Club
Bampton Youth Club
S.P.A.J.E.R.S
The Burford Singers, concert with The Cotswold Chamber Orchestra, Good Friday 5 April 1996
Lions Cotswold Motor Fair, Sunday 19 May 1996
Architecture around Bampton, written and drawn by Gilbert Marsh (The Old Cottage, Bell Lane, Bampton)
Gardening Column by Bill Carr – Cuttings
Photograph of tenth birthday party of the Bampton Beam
The Bampton Directory
Letters to the Editor
Bampton Parish Council News
Arts Page – West Oxfordshire Arts Association, Members Spring Exhibition, 21 April to 12 May, ‘Darling Buds of May’
The Food Page by Gilly French
Bampton Primary School – Yenworthy 1996, contributions by Sophie Hoy, Jenny Morris, Charlotte Daw, David Llsmer and Louisa Howard
Bampton Youth Club news. Drama Attack – a new drama group, Bampton Acts.
Regional Rock and Pop Quiz at Caroll Youth Centre, Winchester
National Music Festival, local bands Freefall and Phil and Dave Trio
Our Church by Bishop Paul Burrough
Volunteer Link-up
Crossword

LIST OF ADVERTIZERS
Electric Vehicles Ltd
Farmington Stone Company
Midland Bank
Curtain Choice
Danetree Veterinary Surgeons
Community Care
Bubbles dog grooming
Andrew Bowman, master thatcher
Bampton Fax Bureau at Emmie’s newsagents
J Temple, hardware, DIY, fancy goods & toys
The Appliance Doctor
Abbey Properties
CSW Picture Framers, Aston
Castle Wines
Health Matters
A Tisket-a-Tasket
Eastern Cuisine
Grey Gables Garage
N Woodley, building maintenance
E Taylor & Son, funeral directors
A Simmonds, the old-fashioned village store
The Romany Inn
The Pitstop, complete motoring service
Philippa Rayne osteopath and Lesley Mellin, reflexologist and aromatherapist
R Cooper, builders, painters, carpentry, joinery, general repairs and dry stone walling
Ironing tel: 851182
Gardening and Painter, Roger West
Alpha Print (Oxon) Ltd

The Bampton Beam publication was produce 3 and sometime 4 times a year. This edition from August 1993 contained the following articles and advertisers.
The August Fair
The Charter to Hold a Fair
CBL Electric Vehicles
Bampton Horse Fair
The Bampton Festival
Letters to the Editor
Flower Garlands May 1993
McKenzie Brown - Plumbing Electrical
Bampton Fax Bureau
The Romany Inn
Quality Secretarial Service
Bubbles - Dog Grooming
Corner Cottage Services - Typing/Amin
Janice Radley - Chiropodist
J Temple - Hardware, DIY, Fancy Goods and Toys
Bampton Driving School
Just when did Morris dancing begin
Small medieval houses in Bampton
Bampton Horticultural Society
Gardening
Local Profiles - Hilda Kent, Margaret Howes
Curtain Choice
Andrew Bowman - Master Thatcher
Health Matters
J Godfrey - Funeral Directors
Wendy Ellison - Massage
SPAJERS
Bampton Pre-school Playgroup
The Children’s Society
Oxford College of Further Education
Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary
Mother’s Union
Badminton
Bampton Youth Centre
Batricar - Dawn Mansfield
Bampton Environmental Watch Group
Bampton Village Hall
Step Aerobics
The MS Society
Bampton Cricket Club
Fun Aerobics Class
Paul Lappin - Decorator
Arts Page
Summer Opera & Organ Surprise
Oxford Stage Company
Pericles and The Comedy or Errors
The Talbot Hotel
MH Thomas - Building, Landscape Gardening and Fencing Contractor
The Appliance Doctor
Marks Kitchen
Post Office
Affordable rented housing
New road playground
Patient Charter
Centre for Complementary Medicine
A Fisket-a-Tasket - Flower Designs
Proze Crossword
R Cooper - Builder
Road Safety
School Children
A Simmonds = Baker
E Taylor - Funeral Directors
Grey Gables Garage
N Woodley Building Maintenance
The Complete Engraver Ltd
Diary of Events
Bampton Directory

This is the Bampton Directory published in 1993. It lists all the services, clubs, societies and organisations to be found in Bampton along with the contact details. Advertisers who support the publication are :-

Spar, grocery shop
Electric Vehicles
Farmhouse Hotel & Restaurant, Lew
Rouse Pianos, keyboard lessons, piano tuning, soloist available
Elephant & Castle Inn, plus accommodation
Steve Rees, plumbing & heating
Bampton Cars, short and long distances
Centre for complementary medicine
A Simmonds, bread, cakes, general groceries, toiletries, pet food
L A Wootton, visiting chiropodist
Martin Drew, chiropodist
Cancer Research Campaign
Girobank
Bampton Driving School
Day & Partners, veterinary surgeons
Hazel & Phil Shaw, B&B
Boarding Kennels
M H Thomas, building landscape gardens, fencing, supplier of cut flowers
A P Sykes, B F Sinson & Associates, Dental Surgeons
Emmies, newsagent, tobacconist, confectioner
A Garage Door Associates, supply, fit, automation, repairs etc
C L Baker, extensions, porches, conservatories, UPVC fascia & guttering
The Cotton Club, natural fabrics
Countryman Building Ltd., builders & property maintenance
Frank D Stanger, solicitor
N Woodley, building maintenance, extension, roofing, electrical, plumbing
Romany Inn, accommodation, restaurant
Andrew Bowman, master thatcher
Bubbles, dog grooming
McKenzie Brown, domestic & commercial heating, plumbing, electrical work
J Temple, hardware, DIY, fancy goods, toys
K J Mullis, plumbing and heating
P Lewis, electrician
R Cooper, builder, painter, carpentry, general repairs, dry stone walling
E Taylor & Son, funeral directors, Carterton & Witney
Health Matters, shop, homeopathic remedies, health foods, cosmetics, perfumes

The Beam was produced 3 and sometimes 4 times a year. This edition from April 1992 included the following topics and advertisers.

A decade of change in Bampton: An appraisal
Low Cost Homes latest
Annual Shirt Race
The Deanery: Restoration & Exploration
Lime Trees in Broad Street
Parish News
Speeding Traffic
Traffic Calming
Parish Council Minutes
McKenie Brown - Electrical Plumbing
Bampton Fax Bureau
Stephen Hailes - Plumbing
MH Thomas - Building, Landscape Gardening and Fencing Contractor
Home Made Labrador - Printing
R Boland & Sons - Fresh fruit & vegetables
J Temple - Hardware, DIY, Fancy Goods and Toys
Bampton Driving School
The Bush Club: Plans for the future
Easter Services
A New Sunday School
Wanted: Singers for Church Choir
The Gardening Column
CBL Electric Vehicles Ltd
Bampton Village Hall
Bampton Youth Centre
Bampton Environmental Watch Group
Bampton WI
The MS Society
The Bampton Bush Club
Bampton Swimming Pool Appeal
Bampton Brownies
Low Cost Housing Supplement: From Appraisal to Action
Ridge & Partners - Chartered Surveyors
Coleman Hicks Partnership - Architects
Fisher & Townsend (Contractors) Ltd - Building Contractors
New Playground
Site map of Bampton
Site plan for low-cost housing scheme
Hedge Your Bets - Environment
Appraisal Questionnaire
Oxford College of Further Education
Bampton Horticultural Society
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal
Bampton Pumpkin Club
Bampton Wives Club
SPAJERS
Bampton Pre-school Playgroup
Bampton Drama Group
Arts - West Oxfordshire Arts Association
Charles McCord Mussett
Junior Beam
Crossword
R Cooper - Builders
The Talbot Hotel
Curtain Choice
Andrew Bowman - Thatcher
Health Matters - Welbeing
J Godfrey & Son - Funeral Directors
Martin Drew - Chiropodist
Medical Matters
Oxfordshire Community Care Plan 1992/93
Painless Surgical Operations at Bampton
Centre for Complementary Medicine
Happy Memories - Girl Guides
A Fisket-a-Tasket - Flower Design
A Simmonds - Baker
E Taylor - Funeral Directors
Grey Gables Garage
N Woodley Building Maintenance
Witney Grass Cutting
John King - Heating Engineer
The Romany Inn
Bampton Directory

The Beam publication was produce 3 and sometimes 4 times a year. This edition from December 1992 contains the following articles and advertisers.
Homelessness
Bampton Schools
The Library
Letters
McKenzie & Brown - Plumbing & Electrical
Bampton Fax Bureau
Stephen Hailes Plumbing
MH Thomas - Building, Landscape Gardening and Fencing Contractor
Bubbles - Dog Grooming
Paul van Aardt - Chiropodist
J Temple - Hardware, DIY, Fancy Goods and Toys
Bampton Driving School
The Misses Pombroy’s Establishment for Young Ladies
CBL Electric Vehicles Ltd
Bampton Badminton Club
Mother’s Union
Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund
The MS Society
The Pumpkin Club
SPAJERS
National Blood Transfusion Service
Royal British Legion
Bampton Boys Football Club
Traffic Speed
Constable Steve Patrick - Community Policeman
Prize Crossword
R Coopers - Builder
The Talbot Hotel
Curtain Choice
Andrew Bowman
Health Matters
J Godfrey & Son - Funeral Directors
Martin Drew - Chiropodist
Windfall Apples
The West Oxfordshire Observer
Land Adjoining the Bampton Youth Centre
A Simmonds - Baker
E Taylor - Funeral Directors
Grey Gables Garage
N Woodley Building Maintenance
A Fisket-a-Tasket - Flower Designs
John King - Plumber
Diary of events
The Romany Inn

This delightful drawing of Francis Shergold by Alan Beers is dated 1990. Francis was squire of the Bampton Traditional Morris Men

Scanned copy of old document containing extracts from Gardener's Gazetteer of Oxon 1852, Lascelles' Gazetteer of Oxon 1853 and Kelly's Directory of Oxon 1895. Listing businesses and trades in Bampton and surrounding villages, and the following surnames are included
Adams
Andrews
Arkell
Baines
Baker
Bateman
Beckinsale
Beechey
Beresford
Biddulph
Bradshaw
Bryant
Bullem
Burrow
Butt
Carter
Chandler
Clack
Clifford
Clinch
Collins
Cook
Cook
Cowley
Cox
Coxeter
Cripps
Croft
Dewe
Dickens
Dipper
Dumbleton
Dutton
Edgington
Eldridge
Evans
Forest
Fox
Frampton
Francis
Frederick
Gerring
Giles
Gillet
Grove
Hambridge
Hardman
Harris
Holliday
Hollis
Hudson
Hutchings
Jackson
Jeeves
Jones
Knight
Lambeth
Leforestier
Long
Lord
Luckett
May
Miller
Newport
Oakey
Patt
Perkins
Pettyfer
Pinnock
Pinnocks
Plaster
Pnnock
Prior
Pusey
Reed
Richards
Robins
Rose and Bullen
Sellard
Shepherd
Smith
Southby
Sparrowhawk
Spiers
Spurret
Steede
Stevens
Stone
Swinburn
Taylor
Teall
Thompson
Townsend
Trafford
Vesey
Waite
Walker
Walsh
Ward
Werman
Whitaker
Widdows
Wilkins
Williams
Winstanley
Winterborne
Young 

This delightful Frog Prince was created by Jo Lewington.