One hundred pensioners were treated to a day out in Weymouth by The SPAJERS. A wonderful time was had by all. However, when the coaches were halfway home, it was realised that two passengers were missing! Mr. Don Rouse, Chairman of SPAJERS, phoned the police in Weymouth who conformed that the two ladies had reported in and then booked themselves in to an hotel. Next day, Mr. Rouse returned to Weymouth to retrieve the lost pensioners.
Janet Newman
These were the tickets for The Spajers' Christmas Draw. Notice the price of tickets - 6 pence . That would have been 6 old pennies , equivalent to just over 2 pence nowadays. Miss M Roberts, know to Bampton as Peggy Roberts, opened the first Bampton Hairdressers in her house, Fleur de-Lys. This was the left -hand red brick house , close to and opposite the War Memorial. She later moved the business to the shop , now the Pottery Shop, opposite the Morris Clown.
Janet Newman
A pair of entrants in the 1983 Shirt Race
Keith Mitchell and Rhona Peacock in fancy dress for the shirt race in 1983. Their pram was made into a coffin on wheels.
Bampton Community Archive
Poster for the Bampton Community Archive's first ever exhibition June-July 2002
The Bampton Community Archive came into being in 2002, the brain child of Jo(sephine) Lewington ably assisted by Tony & Lis Page. A request was sent out for old photographs, documents etc and Tony and Jo plus
Bampton Community Archive
These newspaper cuttings, all from local papers are from 1972. Topics covered include:
Bampton Community Archive
Part of Donkey Derby 2019
1b. China smashing
Nik Stanbridge
Part of Donkey Derby 2019
1f. A break behind the bar
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