Although the caption talks about a 'Street Fayer' the picture is actually of Jim Smith and Martin Barber in fancy dress for the Shirt Race organised annually by the SPAJERS ie the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Junketing. The society organises fun things to raise money for the senior citizens of Bampton and Lew.

Tom Smith was the son of a gypsy Queen and for 1969, the number of people and cars who came to his funeral was a very memorable affair. To this day, locals call the bend just outside Bampton on the Bampton to Brize Norton Road 'Hoppy's Corner.' It's on the right leaving Bampton just after passing the allotments.

Freda Daniels was not quite 3 years old when she was dressed up to sell poppies in 1929. She was born April 13th 1927. The photograph of her sitting has '3 years old' written on the back.
When she married she became Mrs Freda Bradley.

This article was written by Fenella Gray in the summer of 2012 where she documents the history of the Community Shop up to that point.
In 2008 the Archive made a film about the Community Shop up to that point. For a while, the shop had to close because the owners of the premises felt the storage facility at the back was a fire hazard but happily, the shop re-opened not too long after next door but one in Rosemary Lane with much improved facilities.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Hkz-LOLJmk This is the link to the 2008 film made by the Archive

These are just five of the adverts in the July 2012 issue of The Bampton Beam and are for

Little Westbrook self catering in Bridge Street
A personal trainer
Prestige Buildings
Bampton Garage
S J Cooper, builder

The Bampton Beam used to be produced 3 times a year. This issue is from August 2002 and the topics covered and advertisers include:-

ARTICLES AND NOTICES
Bampton’s Own Special Celebrations for The Queen’s Golden Jubilee Tuesday 4 June 2002
Sports Day by Graham Haslam
Barn Dance
Parish Council and District Council Election 2 May 2002 – results
Bampton Gardening Club organising ‘A Day at the Races’ – Cheltenham Festival
Bampton Village Hall – Annual General Meeting held on 22 April 2002
Bampton ‘250’ Club list of winners
Do You Know What Bampton Youth Are Up To?
Bampton Parish Council News by David Hawkins, Chairman
Golden Jubilee Celebrations
Skate Park
Cycle Path
Coronation Celebrations
Bookings Pavilion & Multisport
WODC Booklet
Bus Services
Bampton Welfare Trust
Befriending – A Two-Way Process
Is Your Home Behaving Badly? – Thames Valley Energy Centre
Big Green Boiler Scheme
Society for the Protection of Bampton
The Bampton Recreation Ground
Bampton-in-the-Bush Cricket Club
Recreation Ground Sporting Activities
Bampton Youth Football Club
Bampton Archery Club
Short Mat Bowls
Bampton Tennis Club
Bampton Town Football Club – photograph circa 1912
The Pavilion
Bampton Town Football Club
The Horseshoes Football Club
Bampton Gun Club
Bampton Weightlifting Club
Bampton Badminton Club
The Queen’s Golden Jubilee Sports Afternoon – Tuesday 4 June 2002 – results of the many races of the day
Remembrances of My Service in the US Army Part 2: Bampton
Photograph of Lt Dick Ford, Saltash 1944
Letters and emails to the Editor
Is Your Electric Blanket Safe? Free safety checks - OCC and WODC
Could You Be A Citizen Advocate?
Volunteer Link-Up
Volunteer Reading Help
Why Not be A Magistrate?
Age Concern, Oxfordshire City and County
SPAJERs News by Don Rouse
Obituary for Margaret Bruce-Mitford
Notice Board
The Bush Club – Helpers Wanted
Bampton Bridge Club
The Children’s Society
Bampton Exhibition Foundation
Red Cross Collection
Coffee Morning for the Coronary Care Unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Bampton Youth Club by Colin Allport
Bampton Ladies Group
The Cancer Research Campaign
Bike Path Project by Jo Lewington
Shillbrook Wood
Bampton Museum Group
Bampton Websites
Useful Telephone Numbers
Out and About – photographs of May Day Street Fair, Jubilee Celebrations, Annual Shirt Race, Morris Dancing Day, Jubilee Sports Afternoon, New Road Street Party, Barn Dance
The Garlands by Ruth Wheeler
Bampton Fair – A Short History of Bampton Fair, taken from August 1993 edition of The Bampton Beam
Photographs of Harry Hebborn’s ‘Dodgem Carrier’ and David Sheppard’s Roundabout
The Charter to Hold a Fair
Bampton Environmental Watch Group by Ralph Norman
Obituary for Margaret Howse
We Wear Them With Pride – Remembrance Sunday 10 November 2002
The Ballad of the Great Retreat (September 1914) by Patricia Wentworth
The Gardening Club News
Results of ‘Bampton Only’ competition
The Annual Show – to be held on 24 August 2002
Social Trips for 2002
Letters to Auntie Beam
Bampton Library Books-on-Wheels
Bampton Library and Robert Vesey Room
SPAJERS Donkey Derby Monday 26 August 2002, Sandfords Field, Church View
Out of Work Farmer – Turned Agricultural Correspondent by Don Rouse
Yellow Peril – Beware the Killer Weed Common Ragwort
A Bampton Doctor from the Eighteenth Century by Mike Evans
Flu Vaccine Campaign 2002
The Cookery Corner by Gilly French
The Village College in Bampton
West Ox Arts
Shakespeare in Summer
WOA Calendar of Events
Six in September – a showcase of work by a sextet of WOA members
Christopher Townsend, Gilly Whittington and Terry Wigley
Robert Vesey Room – Exhibitions
Gallery Life Drawing Classes
Crossword
Town Hall Bookings
Calendar of Events
WODC Environmental Services Holiday Refuse Collection Dates
The Bampton Directory 2003

LIST OF ADVERTIZERS
The Morris Clown
Bampton Fax Bureau at Emmies Newsagents
Systems & Solutions – computer shop
Abbey Properties Estate Agents
The Romany Inn
Electric Vehicles Ltd
Bampton Cars
The Horseshoe Inn
Philippa Rayne, osteopath, Fiona Farmer physiotherapist and Lesley Mellin, reflexologist and aromatherapist
Danetree, veterinary surgeons, Faringdon
E Taylor & Son, Funeral Directors, Carterton
Curtain Choice
N Nurden, Motor Body Repairs
Patrick Strainge, Butchers
Oxford Double Glazing, Summertown, Oxford
Grey Gables Garage
Londis, community shop
Domino Menswear, Witney
R Cooper, Builders, Painters, Decorators, Carpentry, Joinery, Dry Stone Walling
The Standlake Garage
Bojangles Hairdressers
Bodytalk, remedial sports massage
The Pitstop and Oxford Carb Services
The Elephant & Castle
The Robert and Doris Watts Residential & Nursing Home, Carterton
Pellmans, solicitors, Eynsham
The Flower Mill
Foxbury Farm, Brize Norton
The Appliance Doctor
Little Chicks Childminders
Live-in Home and Pet Minding Service – Jacqueline and Merv
Don Rouse Cars
N J Woodley, building maintenance
Temples, DIY, Ironmongery, Paint, Wood, Cement, Sand, Gravel, Toys, Gifts and Candles
A Simmonds, The Old-Fashioned Village Store
Andrew Bowman, Master Thatcher
Tony Hughes, scissor sharpening
Witney Lakes Resort
Garden Trading Company
Lynwood Leisure Buildings Ltd

The Bampton Beam used to be produced three times a year and this issue is from December 2001. The topics covered and advertisers incluce:-

ARTICLES AND NOTICES
Yes! The Mosaic’s Coming to Town by Sally Proctor, Administrator for WOA Gallery
Design for the mosaic by Ros Wates to be installed in May 2002 and unveiled 4 June 2002
Bampton Village Hall
Saving Our Services by Jonathan Phillips, District Councillor
Bampton ‘250’ Club list of winners
Bampton Parish Council News by David Hawkins, Chairman
Golden Jubilee Plans
Bampton to Oxford Bus Service
West Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011
Litter
Booster Packs for Mobile Phones
Changes on the Allotments
Wish List for Recreation Field
Market Square Mosaic
New Books on Bampton – Bampton Folklore by John Blair and Bampton – The Way it Was by Freda Bradley
The Bampton Website
Start-Up and Expansion Rate Relief Grants – West Oxfordshire District Council
Society for the Protection of Bampton
Bampton Recreation Ground
Bampton Archery Club- Summer of Success by John Hill, Chairman
Bampton-in-the-Bush Cricket Club
Bampton Youth Football
Bampton Tennis Club
Bampton Archery Club
Short Mat Bowls
Bampton Town Football Club
The Horseshoes Football Club
Bampton Gun Club
Bampton Weightlifting Club
Bampton Badminton Club
The Pavilion
Shillbrook Wood by Colin Allport
WODC News by Jonathan Phillips, District Councillor
Fly Posting
Has your car reached the end of its life?
A Thank You to Carers
Elections May 2002
National Poetry Day
Harvest Festival
Schools Clubs
Friends of Bampton School
Letters and emails to the Editor
Volunteer Reading Help
A Challenge for the First Year of the Millennium – West Oxfordshire Citizen Advocacy
Witness Service – Oxford Magistrates’ Court
BT Services
Age Concern, Oxfordshire
Bampton Environmental Watch Group by Margaret Bruce-Mitford
Bike Path Update
Notice Board
HSBC Banking Hours
Bampton Welfare Trust
Bampton Bridge Club
Bampton Exhibition Foundation
West OX Arts Bilbao Trip
Bampton Badminton Club
Bampton Ladies Group
The Bush Centre
Charity Christmas Concert in aid of Bridewell Organic Gardens
The Flower Guild of St Mary the Virgin, Bampton
Cancer Research Campaign – County and Western Dance
Bampton Classical Opera
Our and About this Autumn – a selection of photographs
Annual Pumpkin Club Weigh-in
SPAJERS Donkey Derby
Children in Need Day – the Fire Service and HSBC support
Francis Shergold drawing the raffle
Minor Injuries Unit at Witney Community Hospital
Orinoco – the Oxfordshire scrapstore
Community Lunches
Youth Club
Bampton Websites
Bampton Methodist Chapel by Linden Burley
Bampton 150 years ago by Jonathan Phillips
Advertisement for Administrator for West Ox Arts
Christmas Services during December at St Mary’s and the Methodist Chapel
Thames Travel Bus Service 18 Timetable
Stagecoach Bus Service 19 Timetable
Out of Work Farmer Turned Agricultural Correspondent by Don Rouse
Spajers News by Don Rouse
Donkey Derby, What’s to come in 2002, Josie’s Draw and The Mummers
The Cookery Corner by Gilly French
The Gardening Page by Edie Bindweed
The Gardening Club News
West Ox Arts – crafts for Christmas, exhibitions and life drawing classes
Words of the Century by Jimmy Symonds
Robert Vesey Room, Bampton Library
Crossword
Town Hall Bookings
Calendar of Events
WODC Environmental Services – Holiday Refuse Collection Timetables

LIST OF ADVERTIZERS
Ceramics, Picture & Frame Restoration – Angie Bell
Patrick Strainge, Butchers
Philippa Rayne, osteopath, Fiona Farmer physiotherapist and Lesley Mellin, reflexologist and aromatherapist
Danetree, veterinary surgeons, Faringdon
Curtain Choice
Don Rouse Cars
The Gingerbread Kitchen – classes for 4 year olds and upwards
The Pitstop and Oxford Carb Services
The Robert and Doris Watts Residential & Nursing Home, Carterton
Pellmans, solicitors, Eynsham
Community Care
Oxford Double Glazing
The Appliance Doctor
E Taylor & Son, Funeral Directors, Carterton
The Flower Mill
Grey Gables Garage
Londis, community shop
Walton Accountants
Foxbury Farm, Brize Norton
N J Woodley, building maintenance
A Simmonds, The Old-Fashioned Village Store
Temples, DIY, Ironmongery, Paint, Wood, Cement, Sand, Gravel, Toys, Gifts and Candles
Andrew Bowman, Master Thatcher
Tony Hughes, scissor sharpening
Domino Menswear, Witney
R Cooper, Builders, Painters, Decorators, Carpentry, Joinery, Dry Stone Walling
The Standlake Garage
Bojangles Hairdressers
Bodytalk, remedial sports massage
Wychwood Design – furniture
Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company
Abbey Properties Estate Agents
Cotswold Electronics, TV, Video, Audio, Microwave repairs
Bampton Fax Bureau at Emmies Newsagents
Electric Vehicles Ltd

Keith Mitchell and Rhona Peacock in fancy dress for the shirt race in 1983. Their pram was made into a coffin on wheels.

The Bampton Beam used to be produced three times a year and a copy given to every household. This issue is from April 2001. The topics covered and the advertisers include :-

ARTICLES AND NOTICES
Bampton Fire Service – Once Again It’s Crew It Or Lose It
Retirement after 30 years – Sub-Officer Brian Kew receives his long service certificate from Station Officer Nick Bateman
Thank you from the Pearce Family
Bampton Village Hall
Bampton 250 Club
Friends of St Mary’s, Supper, Wine and Music
Grant for Repairs
Magpie Lane Concert
Bampton Parish Council News
Dumping in local lay-bys
Council Tax Increases
Kebab Van in Market Square
Bampton Website
Part-time Groundsman required for Recreation Ground
Town Hall repairs
Jubilee Appeal
Death of Iris Humphries
The Bampton Beat by PC Steve Patrick
A Glimpse of Old Bampton by Alan Hardy, Oxford Archaeological Unit
The Jubilee Inn
International Day of Culture
Letters and emails to the Editor
Bampton Women’s Institute
Let the Women Come Forward – Memorial to the Women of World War 2
Children’s Cookery Hits Bampton – The Gingerbread Kitchen
West Oxfordshire Citizen Advocacy
Volunteer Advisers Wanted
Volunteer Link-up
The Carers Centre
Useful telephone numbers
Age Concern, Oxfordshire
Bampton Environmental Watch Group by Margaret Bruce-Mitford
Grant through Oxfordshire Rural Transport Partnership Delegate Fund
The Oxfordshire Youth Mentoring Scheme
Bampton Millennium Motorcycle Club by Dick Turpin
Bike Path Update by Jo Lewington
Grand Plant Sale
The Chain Reaction Cycling Club
The Farmers’ Market – local produce stall
Bampton Recreation Ground – Fixtures 2001 Season
The Pavilion
Planting Trees for New Wood
Bampton Youth Football Club
Bampton Tennis Club
Bampton Archery Club
Bampton-in-the-Bush Cricket Club
Short Mat Bowls
A Visit to Bampton School by Jo Lewington
Bampton Primary School and the Junior Church by Mrs M Battersby
Thank you from Alan Dunbar
Notice Board
Bampton Bridge Club
The Bush Centre
Recycling
Bampton Welfare Trust
Bampton Exhibition Foundation
Bampton Badminton Club
Community Lunches
The Burford Singers
Short Courses in Information Technology at Oxford Brookes University
Bampton Ladies Group
Cancer Research Campaign
Raising the Roof for Sobell by Keith G Share
Joining up and Joining In – grant scheme launched by Save the Children
Youth Club
Bike Path News
Out of Work Farmer Turned Agricultural Correspondent by Don Rouse
The Spajers by Don Rouse
West Oxfordshire Farmers’ Market
Society for the Protection of Bampton
Bikepath Project Produce and Plant Sale
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
Living Churchyard and Cemetery Project
Gardeners Wildlife Challenge
Sustainable Living
Community Conservation Project
Bampton Pumpkin Club, the Annual Weigh-in and Auction
The Gardening Page by Edie Bindweed
The Gardening Club News
Coffee Mornings and Forthcoming Trips
Spliterati -01 - A World First for Bampton by Ann Norman
Bampton Library and Robert Vesey Room
Bampton Classical Opera by Gilly French
The Alan Clarke Challenge – Photo Competition
The Cookery Corner by Gilly French
West Ox Arts, A Sense of Peace, Artweeks and Captured Light
Workshops
Mosaic News
WOA Highlights by Margaret Bruce-Mitford
Start-Up and Expansion Rate Relief Grants – West Oxfordshire District Council
Crossword
Minor Injuries Unit at Witney Community Hospital
Bampton Websites
Town Hall Bookings
The Annual Street Fair
Great Shirt Race
Donkey Derby
Morris Dancing and Craft Fair

LIST OF ADVERTIZERS
Domino Menswear, Witney
R Cooper, Builders, Painters, Decorators, Carpentry, Joinery, Dry Stone Walling
The Standlake Garage
Abbey Properties, Estate Agents
Cotswold Electronics, TV, Video, Audio and Microwave repairs
Bampton Fax Bureau and Emmies Newsagents
Electric Vehicles Ltd
George Williams – Carpenter and Home Improver
Grey Gables Garage, Curbridge
Londis, Community Shop
Pellmans Solicitors
Oxford Double Glazing
Community Care
The Appliance Doctor
E Taylor & Son, Funeral Directors
The Pitstop and Oxford Carb Services
The Robert and Doris Watts Residential and Nursing Home
Temples, DIY, Ironmongery, Paint, Wood, Cement, Sand, Gravel, Toys, Gifts, Candles, Gardening Equipment, Seeds and Compost
Don Rouse Cars
Profiles, Hairdressers
Philippa Rayne, osteopath, Fiona Farmer, physiotherapist, Lesley Mellin, reflexologist and aromatherapist
Danetree, veterinary surgeons, Faringdon
Curtain Choice
Andrew Bowman, Master Thatcher
The Gingerbread Kitchen, cookery classes for 4 year olds upwards
Wychwood Design, Brize Norton
Angie Bell, Ceramics, Picture & Frame Restoration
Patrick Strainge, Butchers
Theatre Express Performing Arts Schools and Theatre Company
N J Woodley, Building Maintenance
A Simmonds, The Old-Fashioned Village Store
Argosy Blinds