The last year we had a Flower Garland competition before Covid 19 put a temporary stop to it.
Ariah and Paisley Neatham 2019 (with the red coat and hood) first picture with Dawn Newland and the second one with Ruth Wheeler.
Third picture with the same two children plus Archie Comely and Ella Connors.

The staircase to the top floor of the Grammar School was removed in the 1960s when people stood a greater chance of getting to the ground floor by falling through the rotten floor than coming back down the stairs. The Bampton Community Archive members have worked incredibly hard to raise funds on the back of the tourism boost from visitors flocking to Bampton to see the this building which was used as the Cottage Hospital in ITV's Downton Abbey. The grant from WODC means the work to bring the whole building into good heart can begin.

This picture is of Church View looking North towards St Mary The Virgin church.No cars, no footpath and little in the way of horse droppings so probably around 1940-1950.

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

Witney Gazette article by Miranda Norris dated 28th July 2021 about Opera held in the Deanery gardens by Bampton Classical Opera.
Paride de Elena by Gluck translated in to English by Gilly French. Featuring Lucy Anderson, Ella Taylor, Lauren Lodge-Campbell and Lisa Howarth.

49 photos of The Donkey Derby held in Sandford Field, August bank holiday 2021
Master of ceremonies was Don Rouse and village communities had various stall, the Donkeys are jockeyed by children with parental consent.
Stalls included
Bampton Belles WI Cake stall
Splat the rat
Guess my name
Shopping Village
Face painting
Jo Lewingtons garden pottery
Buckingham Christmas time
Sue Stanbridge Stamps
Needle Felt
Tombola

A fair was held in the Market Square at the same time as the Horse Fair. The square is filled with stalls which continue on down High Street. The sign 'Robinson Cheap Butcher' can be seen in the square.

Grace Eeles, maker of beautiful corn dollies

Handicrafts at Bampton- WI meeting, Florentine embroidery

• Mrs Walker
• Mrs Durrant
• Mrs R. Gerring
• Miss Mary Witt
• Mrs G Eeles
• Mrs F Cole
• Mrs H Pickard
• Mrs Lee

Photograph of poster advertising the Bampton Opera held on 11 September 2022 at Weald Manor
www.bamptonoperra.org