Bishop Donald Casson & Mrs Marian Casson. 1985
Part of Terry Crowley's memories of people who took an active part in the life of Bampton
Bishop Donald Casson from Church Street was a retired missionary. Mrs Marian Casson was on the church council, an official in the WI.
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Major Robert Colville, Weald Manor. 1985
Part of Terry Crowley's memories of people who took an active part in the life of Bampton
Major Robert Colville from Weald Manor. Robert was a churchwarden, chairman of the PCC and a charity trustee.
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Part of Terry Crowley's memories of people who took an active part in the life of Bampton
Cyril Smith lived in Church Street; he was a builder and Morris dancer. Seen here with his wife Margaret who was a much respected home-help.
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August 23rd 2015 an amazing orange sky
A long line of cloud suddenly became bright orange as the sun went down.
Bampton Community Archive
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
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£1m to be spent on Oxfordshire's locks in winter 2016/17
The Environment Agency will spend £1.2m repairing the locks on the Thames, five in Oxfordshire plus one in Berkshire, one in Buckinghamshire and one in Surrey through the winter of 2016-2017
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Oliver Onesipherous Collett made the Bampton Voiturette in 1901-1902
In September 2008 Graham Newman put together an interesting exhibition about Oliver Onesipherous Collett who was a shop keeper, watch maker and repairer but he also built a car in 2001-2 which he called the Bampton Voiturette.
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Lee Mackie appeals for more foster parents June 1st 2016
Lee Mackie lost her son Jason who was in the Royal Marines while he was serving in Afghanistan. Not surprisingly, Lee has struggled with life since then but in the last three years she has fostered 3 babies
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History of Eton Villas, Broad Street
There is a photograph of Eton Villas taken a few decades ago and a written history of the buildings starting with the sale of the original buildings or Hereditaments in 1902 at the Talbot.
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The Community Church Council has embarked on an ambitious programme to completely rebuild and extend the 1812 Gray and Davison organ which has been inside St Mary's Church since the 1850s.
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