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- 2019
Part of Donkey Derby 2019
1b. China smashing
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Part of Donkey Derby 2019
1b. China smashing
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Part of Donkey Derby 2019
1f. A break behind the bar
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Part of Donkey Derby 2019
1g. Bampton Community Archive
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Part of Donkey Derby 2019
1m. Books and bottles
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1n. Hiding from the sun, but a beautiful day
Part of Donkey Derby 2019
1n. Hiding from the sun, but a beautiful day
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1u. Pin the tail on the donkey
Part of Donkey Derby 2019
1u. Pin the tail on the donkey
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1x. Top end where the donkeys rest
Part of Donkey Derby 2019
1x. Top end where the donkeys rest
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Part of Donkey Derby 2019
2g. Face painting
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Article by Miranda Norris, entitled "Bampton's annual Donkey Derby is a runaway success"
Children race donkeys around a field as a much-loved village tradition on bank holiday Monday.
The donkey derby in Bampton is run by the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Junketing (SPAJERS), which was formed in 1953 and also runs the village's famous shirt race. Children aged eight and above and weighing under eight stone are allowed to ride the donkeys with a donkey welfare officer in attendance.There are eight races, with six donkeys in each. Each race is sponsored by a local business, and the donkeys are sponsored by villagers.
All proceeds from the event go to events and trips for Bampton's senior citizens.
Visitors to Sandford's Field also tried their hand at games such as crockery smashing and Splat the Rat, while children not keen on donkey racing enjoyed pinning the tail on one.
Janet Westman