Fetes and Festivities: Our Summer Library Photo Display

The First Prize winners of the under 5s Fancy Dress “King and Queen” at the 1977 Jubilee Celebrations in Coombes Close, Shipton under Wychwood.

Our latest library exhibition running now until mid-September 2024 has a set of intriguing photos of Wychwoods village fetes held over the years. We also display some images of other key festivities.

These have been selected from our online archive , as well as some images from the 1970s and 1990s recently discovered in the society’s Groves Yard archive.

These latter are simple scans from old transparencies. There are many more to process, and this is one of the many tasks in progress for the archive team.

We invite you to recognise some of the individuals in these pictures!

Perhaps you might even be one of them?

Fetes and Festivities: Our Summer Library Photo Display » Fetes and Festivities Selection 1970s -1990s
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Shipton Fete, Recreation Ground 1995
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Shipton Fete, Recreation Ground 1995
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Shipton Fete, Recreation Ground 1995
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Shipton Fete, Recreation Ground 1995
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Shipton Fete, Recreation Ground 1995
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Shipton Fete, Recreation Ground 1995
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Shipton Fete, Recreation Ground 1995
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Shipton Fete, Recreation Ground 1995
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Shipton Fete, Recreation Ground 1995
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Shipton Fete, Recreation Ground 1995
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Shipton Fete, Recreation Ground 1995
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Shipton Fete, Recreation Ground 1995
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Shipton Fete, Recreation Ground 1995
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Shipton Fete, Recreation Ground 1995
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Shipton Fete, Recreation Ground 1995
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Shipton Fete, Recreation Ground 1995
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Shipton Fete, Recreation Ground 1995
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Shipton Fete, Recreation Ground 1995
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It's a Knockout - Shipton 1981
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It's a Knockout - Shipton 1981
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It's a Knockout - Shipton 1981
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It's a Knockout - Shipton 1981
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It's a Knockout - Shipton 1981
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It's a Knockout - Shipton 1981
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It's a Knockout - Shipton 1981
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It's a Knockout - Shipton 1981
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It's a Knockout - Shipton 1981
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It's a Knockout - Shipton 1981
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It's a Knockout - Shipton 1981
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It's a Knockout - Shipton 1981
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It's a Knockout - Shipton 1981
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It's a Knockout - Shipton 1981
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It's a Knockout - Shipton 1981
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It's a Knockout - Shipton 1981
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It's a Knockout - Shipton 1981
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Shipton Fete, Church Street 1970
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Shipton Fete, 1970
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Shipton Fete, Church Street 1970
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Shipton Fete, 1970s
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Shipton Fete, 1970
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Shipton Fete, 1970
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Shipton Fete, 1970
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Shipton Fete, Village Green 1970
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Shipton Fete, 1970
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Shipton Fete, Church Street 1970
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Shipton - Kencot 1970
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Shipton Fete, 1970
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Shipton Fete, 1970
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Shipton Fete, 1970
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Shipton Fete,1970
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Shipton Fete, 1970
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Shipton Cricket Ground Oct 1977
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Shipton Cricket Ground Oct 1977
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Shipton Cricket Ground Oct 1977
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Shipton Cricket Ground Oct 1977
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Shipton Cricket Ground Oct 1977
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Shipton Cricket Ground Oct 1977
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Shipton Cricket Ground Oct 1977
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Shipton Cricket Ground Oct 1977
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Shipton Cricket Ground Oct 1977
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Shipton Cricket Ground 1977
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Shipton Cricket Ground 1977
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Shipton Cricket Ground 1977
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Shipton Fete Parade Date uncertain
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Shipton Fete Parade Date uncertain
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Shipton Fete Parade Date uncertain
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Shipton Fete Parade Date uncertain

See also these pictures of key celebrations since the early 1900s.

Fetes and Festivities: Our Summer Library Photo Display » Royal Visits and Jubilee Celebrations: 1911
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Visit of Princess Victoria of Schleswig Holstein to St Michael's School for Girls Shipton 1911
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Visit of Princess Victoria of Schleswig Holstein to St Michael's School for Girls Shipton 1911
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Visit of Princess Victoria of Schleswig Holstein to St Michael's School for Girls Shipton 1911
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Visit by Princess Victoria to St Michael's Home Shipton under Wychwood
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The visit of Princess Victoria of Schleswig Holstein to Bruern fete 1911
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Visit of Princess Victoria of Schleswig Holstein to the fete at Bruern 1911

Fetes and Festivities: Our Summer Library Photo Display » Royal Visits and Jubilee Celebrations: 1937
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Coronation celebrations at Milton May 12 1937
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Coronation celebrations at Milton May 12 1937
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Second prize Mary had a little lamb. MIlton at Coronation celebrations May 1937. Includes note - Mr Ridleys pet lamb
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Milton under Wychwood - The Green - Coronation 1937 - Maisie Gilbert, Rose Broadway ,Mrs I Timms ,Gwen Silman, Marjorie Bolton, Ruby Gee, Elsie Keen, Eileen Knight
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Milton under Wychwood - The Green - Coronation 1937. Jean Treweeke,Pam Wiggins
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Milton under Wychwood - The Green - Coronation 1937 - Millie Kite
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Milton under Wychwood - The Green - Coronation 1937 - Ruth Parsloe
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Milton under Wychwood - The Green Coronation 1937- Elsie Keen
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Milton under Wychwood - The Green - Coronation 1937
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Milton under Wychwood - The Green Coronation 1937- Elsie Keen
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Milton under Wychwood - The Green - Coronation 1937
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Milton under Wychwood - The Green - Coronation 1937
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Milton under Wychwood - The Green - Coronation 1937
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Milton under Wychwood - The Green - Coronation 1937
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Milton under Wychwood - The Green - Coronation 1937
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Milton under Wychwood - The Green - Coronation 1937
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Milton under Wychwood - The Green - Coronation 1937
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Milton under Wychwood - The Green - Coronation 1937
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Milton under Wychwood - The Green - Coronation 1937
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Milton under Wychwood - The Green - Coronation 1937 May 12. Johnson's Stores in the background
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Milton under Wychwood - The Green - Coronation 1937. Hillborough House on the left
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Shipton Court. May 1937 Coronation celebrations
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Coronation Day celebrations 12th May 1937. Shipton Court
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Shipton Court Coronation celebrations 12th May 1937
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Shipton Court Coronation celebrations 12th May 1937
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George V1 Coronation Day Milton High Street 1937
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Coronation Day 1937 Milton High Street
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Following the Band - Coronation Day 1937
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Coronation Day Celebrations Shipton 1937
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Shipton George VI coronation celebrations
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Coronation Day Milton 1937

Fetes and Festivities: Our Summer Library Photo Display » Royal Visits and Jubilee Celebrations: 1977
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High Street Milton under Wychwood - Fancy Dress Parade - Celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee 1977
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High Street Milton under Wychwood - Fancy Dress Parade - Celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee 1977
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High Street Milton under Wychwood - Fancy Dress Parade - Celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee 1977
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High Street Milton under Wychwood - Fancy Dress Parade - Celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee 1977
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Milton under Wychwood - The Green - Probably Silver Jubilee 1977
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Milton under Wychwood - The Green - Probably Silver Jubilee 1977
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Shipton cricket ground. Silver Jubilee 1977. Bill Kimber
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Silver Jubilee 1977 celebrations and Fancy Dress in Coombes Close, Shipton under Wychwood
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The winners of the 5-9 years Fancy Dress at the 1977 Jubilee Celebrations in Coombes Close, Shipton under Wychwood
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Part of the Party at the 1977 Jubilee Celebrations in Coombes Close, Shipton under Wychwood
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The First Prize winners of the under 5s Fancy Dress King and Queen at the 1977 Jubilee Celebrations in Coombes Close
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Fancy Dress at the 1977 Jubilee Celebrations in Coombes Close, Shipton under Wychwood
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Lining up for the Fancy Dress at the 1977 Jubilee Celebrations in Coombes Close, Shipton under Wychwood

Fetes and Festivities: Our Summer Library Photo Display » Royal Visits and Jubilee Celebrations: 2012
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Milton under Wychwood - Ox Roast on green - Celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee 1977
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John Hartley at the Golden Jubilee celebrations Shipton 2012
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Unidentified lady at the Golden Jubilee celebratons Shipton 2012
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Penny Campbell singing at Diamond Jubilee celebration in Beaconsfield Hall
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Diamond Jubilee celebration at Beaconsfield Hall Shipton
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Chris Trotman at the Milton Diamond Jubliee celebrations 2012. Photo by David Trollope
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Diamond Jubilee celebration at Milton 2012. Photo by David Trollope
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Milton Diamond Jubliee celebrations 2012. Photo by David Trollope
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Milton Diamond Jubliee celebrations 2012. Photo by David Trollope
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Milton Diamond Jubliee celebrations 2012. Photo by David Trollope
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Milton Diamond Jubliee celebrations 2012. Photo by David Trollope

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