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50 years anniversary of Wood Green Comprehensive pupils

  • BCA - 2024.7696
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  • 2018

Poster announcing 50 years since Wood Green took the first tranche of comprehensive pupils. Before this time, Bampton School was both a Primary and a Secondary School, providing secondary education for pupils from Bampton, Aston, Clanfield, Black Bourton and Brize Norton. Children who passed their 'Scholarship' went to Burford Grammar School and later the catchment school was Witney Grammar School.

Janet Newman

Frank Tanner

  • BCA - 2024.7862
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  • 2024

Frank Tanner, son of Thomas Tanner. When he was 17 years old, Frank left Bampton to seek work in Londonfound work at Harvey and Nichols department store for a while before deciding in 1912 to emigrate to Australia. In Australia he worked on a sheep farm, three days horse ride form Melbourne. When the first World War broke out and Frank heard that his brothers had joined up, he joined the Australian Army. Whilst fighting in France , Frank was very seriously injured. It was thought that he would not survive his injuries and was left in a ditch. Very Fortunately, he was found by the Red Cross and transported to a hospital. Happily for his family , Frank survived and was brought back to England. After the war, he discovered that his name had been added to a War Memorial in Australia as it was presumed he had died.

Janet Newman

August 2015 Vera Elwards goes in a microlight to raise funds for the church organ fund

  • BCA - 2024.7884
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  • 2024

August 2015, 92 year-old Vera Elward took a sponsored microflight to raise money for the church organ fund. When she was 95 years old she raised more money by flying a glider for an hour. She also wrote a poetry book to add to her money -raising efforts. In total she raised about £4000 towards the renovation of the church organ.

Janet Newman

Map of Gloucestershire

  • BCA - 2024.7921
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  • 1995

Illustrated map of Gloucestershire

Janet Westman

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