13 photographs Morris and Mummers 1980s and 1990s Bill Daniels, Paul Wixey and Steve Wixey Jeff Dando, Colin Bathe, Richard Wixey, Matt green, Don Rouse, Frank Piercy, Ken Adams
Photograph taken in 2002 at the Morris Dancing, shows Mary Gerring, Pat Preston, Ruth Shergold, Hilda Kent in the crown watching. Seated on the grass are a group of Cubs.
Newspaper cutting of Bampton Traditional Morris team at an event in Birmingham organised by Colmcille School of Dancing where they put on a display of Morris Dancing 3rd row from front L-R Pete Allam (white hair) and ‘Bubbles’ Allam (glasses) 2nd row from front L-R Cyril Smith, Francis Shergold (squire), Roy Shergold (dancer and fool), Ann Shergold (check top), Janet Rouse, Terry Rouse, Myra Rose, Reg Hall, Jasper Walsh. Front row L-R Bill Daniels, Dave Rose
Francis Shergold, who died aged 89, was the former squire and president of Bampton Traditional Morris Men, whose single-minded dedication helped to preserve morris dancing in Oxfordshire villages, and bring it to a wide and appreciative audience through concerts and folk festivals all over Britain.
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.
