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Bampton Classical Opera summer performance
Newspaper cutting about Bampton Classical Opera performed in the Deanery Gardens on July 19 and 20 Guiseppe Gazzaniga's 'L'isola d'Alcina translated to English by Gilly French
Janet Westman
The purpose of the Bampton Festival was to celebrate the 350th anniversary of The Old Grammar School. The newspaper article describes the history of the building. The festival was a village-wide celebration which ran fro 13th July to 20th July 1985. The festival included concerts, talks, old photographs, a garden contest, morris dancing and music.
Janet Newman
The Bampton Festival took place in 1985 between 13th July and 20th July. An exhibition of photographs and artefacts, including the skeleton which had been dug up at Beam Cottage, was staged at the Old School; an archaeological exhibition in the Town Hall; at Kilmore House an exhibition showing 350 years of needle and thread. During the week, Bampton enjoyed visiting Folk Singers; a once-in-a-lifetime event when all three Bampton Morris Dance Teams performed at the same venue; a demonstration of lace making together with various other talks and events.
Janet Newman
Flyer and ticket for the show called Morgan & West Parlour Tricks
Flyer and ticket for the show called Morgan & West Parlour Tricks held in village hall on Friday 6th February
Nik Stanbridge
Women's section British Legion
Women's section British Legion . Photograph of ladies of the British Legion in 1950 together with photographs of crowning of the May queen children parties, carnivals and fetes organised by them And newspaper cuttings reporting on the events, also wedding and funeral announcements some dated 1968 and 1972
Nik Stanbridge
Bampton Children at show c1963
Photograph of Bampton Children enjoying a show or pantomime in the WI Hall (Village Hall) in 1963.
The children are numbered in the second photo and named as follows:
Janet Westman
BAMPTON BARN DANCE BAND by Don Rouse
An entertaining history of the Bampton Barn Dance Band by Don Rouse
Janet Newman
Laura Hounam,. Jewellery exhibition in the Vesey Room. Witney Gazette 22nd July 2015.
Janet Newman
Henry Box Pupils exhibit at Bampton Arts Centre
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.
Janet Westman
Bampton Classical Opera Award 2020
Article about Bampton Classical Opera being shortlisted for an International Opera Award for the production of Stephen Storace's Gli Sposi Malcontenti (Bride and Gloom). One of 8 contenders the production was shortlisted for the Rediscovered Work Award tobe handed out in May 2020 . Jeremy Gray co-artistic director and Gillyb French founded the opera in 1993
Janet Westman