Advertisement detailing celebrations in the Village for the 70th Jubilee of the Queen. June 2nd - June 5th. Included the Shirt Race and Morris Dancing which usually took place on May Bank Holiday weekend. Organised by Parish Council
Photo of John Quick, founder of the SPAJERS, pushing the gasworks pram in the shirt race, and a link to Short film by Roy Barratt of Life in Bampton in Oxfordshire recorded by Roy Barratt during the early 1960s. General views and events in Bampton ending with a short time on Church Green in Witney. Town Hall windows are bricked up, there are few cars about and the Elephant & Castle, Malt Shovel, Eagle and George & Dragon pubs were still open. https://youtu.be/fldMqNA41NY
Photo of Henry Box English Teacher, Clive Williams and his daughter Katie taking artwork to be exhibited in the Art Gallery in the Town Hall. In 1980 Pupils from Henry Box were encouraged to put their work on public display.
This article is about the AGM of the Bampton with Clanfield and Aston, Lew and Shifford church AGM. The vicar was Rev. Andrew Scott and this was his first year here. Alan Keef was elected secretary. Hilda Pickard was electoral roll keeper, Tim Bryce was treasurer and reported a 40% increase in parish share. A report of the diocesan synod was given by Ruby Riches and of the Mothers' Union by Mrs Betty Cooper. Churchwardens elected were Aston - Mr P Hook and Mr A Keef Bampton - Mrs Hilda Pickard and Mr Norman Gregory Clanfield - Mr P Horne and Mr Fred Farmer Lew - Mr Charles Radclyffe and Mrs Olive Gush Shifford - Mrs Betty Cooper and Mr Tim Bryce.
