The Bampton Beam was a publication given to every household and usually there were three publications per year. This one is from December 1994.Topics and notices covered and the advertisers include Every contribution counts! Aim to raise £250,000

The Bampton Beam was produced about 3 times a year and this copy is from August 1994.Topics, notices and advertisers include1994 Focus on Local Government1994 – D-Day AnniversaryHistory of Bampton Town HallThe Domesday BookBampton’s Benefactors

William Kimber, who played for Heading Quarry was a friend of Bampton Morris. His side danced at Mrs Birch's Sandfield Cottage in Headington and her son-in-law was staying.

A letter in The Beam Vol 1 Spring 2003.From Adrian Simmonds thanking everyone who sent him cards and to June and Iris for keeping his shop running while he was in hospital (Adrian died 11 years later in February 2014)

On May 21st 2014 the Bampton WI banner was hung in the south wing of St Mary The Virgin.The banner was made by Pat Barratt, second from the right, and shows several aspect of Bampton life, notably the Morris dancing,

On May 19th 2004 a conversation between Stan Smith and Jo Lewington was recorded and this is a transcript of that conversation. Stan talks of his time fighting and then as a POW and finally on the long march west.

Bampton had a brass band in the very early days of the twentieth century. The picture of them playing outside the Town Hall, taken in 1908 was kindly lent to the Archive by Barbara Daw.

December 17th 1902 in aid of The Foresters' Brass Band.

An advert in a 2012 issue of The Beam for Little Westbrook self catering in Bridge Street

An advert in the July 2012 issue of The Beam for Tad Pearson, a personal fitness trainer

Five of the adverts in the July 2012 issue of The Bampton Beam