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WI Hall, now the Village Hall
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Playgroup Christmas Bazaar Dec 2nd 1983

  • BCA - 2021.2539
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  • December 1983

Back in the 1980s a club or society had a bazaar or jumble sale almost every Saturday in the WI Hall and there would be a queue of people waiting to come in. This was the Christmas Bazaar held by the Playgroup to raise funds for its running.
Mrs Lynne Evans and Mrs Diane O'Brien can be seen with young Neil O'Brien in the top picture and along with one of Father Christmas's helpers are Lizzie Betts, Kathryne Betts and Louise Burton.

Bampton Community Archive

Letter accepting invitation to Morris Party by Pete Cock and Vic Legg 1981

  • BCA - 2017.270
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  • 1981

A letter from Vic Legg to Dave Rose accepting the invitation to attend the Bampton Traditional Morris Men's party November 1981 along with Pete Cock. About 1980/1 Trigg Morris were guests on Bampton's day of dance. They will be coming up from Bodmin in Cornwall. Pete and Vic were members of Trigg Morris in Bodmin, Cornwall.

Nik Stanbridge

Claire Wythes wins Queen's Guide award in 1978

  • BCA - 2021.2615
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  • 1978

15 year old Claire Wythes first went along to Guides aged three because her mother, Margaret Wythes was Brown Owl with the Bampton Guides. Claire was awarded the Queen's Guide Award, the Guides top award, at the WI Hall by the District Commissioner Mrs C Cooper.

Nik Stanbridge

Bampton Horticultural Society Summer Show

  • BCA - 2021.2621
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  • 1976

After a very hot and dry summer the Bampton Horticultural Society held an excellent summer show although there were fewer entries in some of the flower and vegetable classes.
The Lady Anne Montagu Cup for overall points was won by Mr J Horne.
The cutting lists all the winners in all the classes.

Nik Stanbridge

Clair Dryden invested as May Queen

  • BCA - 2021.2613
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  • 1974

Clare Dryden was invested as May Queen. Bob Harris, probably best known for presenting The Old Grey Whistle Test but at this point he was a presenter on Radio Oxford, put the sash on Clare. The ceremony took place in the WI Hall, Market Square. It is now the Village Hall.

Nik Stanbridge

Bampton Horticultural Society Autumn Show

  • BCA - 2021.2614
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  • 1974

The Bampton Horticultural Society has two shows a year and this is their autumn one. In the picture, Betty Collett the club secretary is seen holding a huge marrow with club chairman, John Snook. The John Taylor cup for the most overall points went to Mr Keith Bishop.

Nik Stanbridge

WI pantomime cow

  • BCA - 2021.2620
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  • 1969

The WI put on the pantomime Jack and The Bean Stalk in the WI Hall in 1969
Inside the cow were Betty Collett and Valerie Adams played the cow
Jack & Jill were played by Penny Daniels and Angela Collett.

Nik Stanbridge

Infant Welfare Card 1964 Theresa Till

  • BCA - 2023.4047
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  • 1964

A copy of an Infant Welfare Card used in the 1960's supplied by Teresa Till. The Baby Clinic was held in the WI Hall once a fortnight, and the babies were weighed and checked over by Dr Bullen (Consulting Physician) and Nurse Childs, (District Nurse). The babies would have their injections. This was where the mother obtained their Formula Milk and Orange Juice, etc

Janet Westman

Women's Institute Christmas Fancy Dress Party c 1958

  • BCA - 2022.3874
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  • 1958

Photo of Children dressed in fancy dress at the WI Christmas Party 1958,
People in the Christmas party photo in Fancy Dress file Some are recognised below:
Celia and Tina John
Rosemary and Peter Ham
Lynne Rouse
Teresa Rouse
Linda Smith & Roger Powell & Julie Powell
Daphne Jackson
Maureen Nichols
Pamela Quick
Mary Gerring
Jannette Keyte
Christine Weston

Janet Westman

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