- BCA - 2022.3238-BCA - 2022.3245
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- 2019
Part of Donkey Derby 2019
1g. Bampton Community Archive
Nik Stanbridge
Part of Donkey Derby 2019
1g. Bampton Community Archive
Nik Stanbridge
Part of Donkey Derby 2019
1m. Books and bottles
Nik Stanbridge
1n. Hiding from the sun, but a beautiful day
Part of Donkey Derby 2019
1n. Hiding from the sun, but a beautiful day
Nik Stanbridge
1u. Pin the tail on the donkey
Part of Donkey Derby 2019
1u. Pin the tail on the donkey
Nik Stanbridge
1x. Top end where the donkeys rest
Part of Donkey Derby 2019
1x. Top end where the donkeys rest
Nik Stanbridge
Part of Donkey Derby 2019
2g. Face painting
Nik Stanbridge
History of the SPAJERS in Bampton
Don Rouse, probably the longest serving committee member of the SPAJERS (Society for The Preservation of Ancient Junketing) wrote this history of the society in March 2022.
Janet Rouse
Shirt Race days from early 1990
Series of 33 photographs some with names of participants of the Shirt Race over the years
Roy Hewitt, John Shuker, Martin Barber, Henry Barber, Dougie Moncrieff Ben Tan ner, Rocky, John Mattingly, Tommy Tanner, Mark Norman, Paul Mellin, Mickey Beckett Ian Gough, Lee Woodley, Danny Beckett
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