Bampton Community Archive

May Queen, Tina Sarahs turning into Church View in 1965

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1965

The procession including the May Queen, Tina Sarahs and her attendants turning into Church View in 1965

May Queen at May Day Fair 1993

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2023

May Queen at May Day Fair 1993

Nik Stanbridge

May Bank Holiday weekend May 2000

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May 2000

These photographs taken by Bob West record some of the activities of the late May Bank holiday weekend in 2000. Francis Shergold's morris side and visiting teams Sherbourne and Eynsham

Bampton Community Archive

May Bank Holiday weekend 1997

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May Bank Holiday 1997

These pictures were taken by Bob West during the May Bank holiday weekend 1997. People in the pictures include Ann and Francis Shergold, Reg Hall, Craig Godwin, Jamie Blackwell and other members of the Francis Shergold side.

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May Bank Holiday Morris Dancing 2005

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May 2005

These are photographs of the Bampton Traditional Morris Men dancing on Spring Bank Holiday Monday in 2005. The visiting guest Morris sides are Abingdon and Leyland Morris.

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May Bank Holiday Morris Dancing 1997

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May 1997

The photographs were all taken by Bob West who carried the cake for the Morris for very many years. They are all of the May Bank Holiday 1997 Morris Dancing

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May Bank Holiday festivities in Bampton

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1974

Bampton always has a weekend filled with fun and laughter over the late May Bank Holiday. These cuttings talk about the Shirt Race and the Morris Dancing.
In one of the cuttings you can also read about

An exhibition of Arts and Crafts in the Town Hall
Cancer Research Bampton branch raising funds
The Community Fete organised by the Royal British Legion in the afternoon of Bank Holiday Monday
The Pumpkin Club which held a Tramps' Supper in the Cotswold Hotel on the Saturday night after the Shirt Race

Nik Stanbridge