Don Fidler, cake carrier for Arnold Woodley's Morris Men
- BCA - 2023.6066
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- 2023
Don Fidler, cake carrier for Arnold Woodley's Morris Men
Nik Stanbridge
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Don Fidler, cake carrier for Arnold Woodley's Morris Men
Don Fidler, cake carrier for Arnold Woodley's Morris Men
Nik Stanbridge
Don McNeil with some of his pottery. Tony Handley art of country chair restoration
Don McNeil with some of his pottery. Tony Handley art of country chair restoration
Nik Stanbridge
Don Rouse, Terry Rouse & Bill Daniels
Don Rouse, Terry Rouse & Bill Daniels
Nik Stanbridge
The 46th Donkey Derby took place in 2015. The afternoon's fun is organised by the SPAJERS (Society for The Preservation of Ancient Junketing) to raise funds to treat Bampton's senior citizens and at the same time provide fun for everyone
Bampton Community Archive
Programme and photographs of the 2022 Donkey Derby held in the Sandford Field August Bank Holiday This is organised by the SPAJERS and generates funds for the Senior Citizens of Bampton and Lew.
Local Companies sponsor the races and the donkeys are ridden by children There are also stalls selling local crafts and produce.
Janet Westman
Original Flyer for the Donkey Derby organised by the SPAJERS and held on August Bank Holiday in the Sandfords Field
Janet Westman
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