Copies of Posters and Advertisements for Events held in the Library, including Board Games, Art Club Rhyme Time, Lego, Book Launches, Racing Robots and District Councillor Surgery
Copies of posters and advertisements advertising Social and Fundraising events in the village Barn Dance Signed Calendars by Matthew Rice Movie Night Ukelele Workshop Fireworks State of the Rivers Primary School Early Years Unit Summer Concert Josies Raffle
This is Frank Hudson's parents who lived in Plantation Cottages and used the ration card to get their provisions from Local Shops in Bampton. The retailers mentioned on the card are Butcher - H Taylor and Sons, Butter and Margarine - GW Dutton Sugar, Bacon Tea and Jam - Mitchells Grocer
Frank received these pictures of the graffiti on the roof of Kings Lynn library in 2018 from someone at the library. Work was being done on the library and the men saw the writing/graffiti cut into the stonework and photographed it. A lady at the library did some research and found out William Hudson and Aubrey Cato came from Bampton and she found Frank. Frank had no idea at all his father (known to all in Bampton as Bill) had ever been to Norfolk or that he’d been there on fire and Zeppelin watch on the roof of Kings Lynn library. His friend Aubrey Cato was on the roof with him and his initials are all cut into the stone.Both went on to Flanders. Their immediate superior found them huddled in a fox hole together and ordered one to get out, as one only to a hole was allowed for safety reasons. Bill got out and as he walked away, a shell came over and right into the fox hole where Aubrey was and of course killed him instantly. It wasn’t until after Bill died Frank leant his father had been awarded the Military Medal. Frank was clearing his father’s home in Broad Street and found his father’s Military Medal. In the south chancel of the church in Bampton, there is a wonderful, framed list of every single man from Bampton who fought in WWI. Those with a gold cross by their name were killed, those with a red cross came home injured. Any medals awarded are listed by the names.
Order of Service for St Frideswides Civic Service. Bampton Community Archive accepted an invitation to be part of telling "stories of Oxfordshire" at the St. Frideswide Civic Service in Christ Church Cathedral on 22nd October.
