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School Friends Reunion 50 years on after leaving Shipton School. Bill Slatter arranged to hold this in the Shipton Cricket Club Pavilion. Date: c.1983-84
British Legion event on The Green, Milton under Wychwood in 1981. Phylis Smith in mauve coat.
Ye Olde Junk Shop in former St Michael's Home c1980
Former St Michael's Home Shiption prior to demolition in 1989
Former St Michael's Home under demolition 1989
Remembrance Day 9 November 1980. W. O. Coveney (Bill) last survivor of World War 1. Revd. Geoffrey Lindley and Jeanne Lindley.
Presentation of the Marlborough Trophy for best kept medium sized village 9th September 1984. Presentation was by Mollie Harris, the local authoress. Man holding the young girl is Malcolm Cochrane. Lady with folded arms on left is Lorna Souch.
Putting up the Shipton Christmas Tree on the Green 1982. Left to right Malcolm Cochrane, C Preston, Bernard Hawcutt
Royal wedding celebration in Shipton 29 July 1981. Malcolm Cochrane judging fancy dress.
Royal wedding celebration in Shipton 29 July 1981
Royal wedding celebration in Shipton 29 July 1981
Shipton village fete probably 1983
Ted Coombes' Bungalow in Milton Road, Shipton under Wychwood. Date: 1980s
Milton Old Blacksmiths Forge now converted to a private dwelling named 'Corner House' 1982
Milton Church Road 1982
Milton Church Road The Heath 1982
Mrs "Flossie" Wilkes February 1983
Joey out for his walk in January 1982 in Ascott Road
Japanese Garden of New House Shipton probably in 1989. Jack Wilkinson caretaker on the left. Phil Coombes on the right
Founding members of Ascott WI 1981. From left to right: Mrs Evelyn Storey, Mrs Rose Powell, Mrs Phyllis Campbell and Miss Lily Edginton
Geoffrery and Rosemary Hitchcock September 1987. They lived at the old Post Office Shipton. Geoffry died just two months later and is buried in Shipton Churchyard. He worked for many years with the British Council. Picture said to have been taken in Slovenia
Frog Lane Milton under Wychwood - The Homestead c.1980 - corrugated iron roof on the right
High St. Milton under Wychwood - Flossy Wilks (librarian post war) occupant of Myrtle Cottage 1983
The annual reunion of Shipton old boys who had been at school under John Strong in the 1920s. This picture taken in 1983 in the Shipton cricket pavilion. The first reunion had been in 1972 - see article in The Wychwood archives. Left standing Bob and Dorothy Brooks, Left seated Les Reed. Third from left seated John Longshaw (Drummer?), Sixth from left standing Leslie Longshaw and in front of him Bill Slatter. Others on the photo include Charlie Slatter, Alf Carpenter, Reg Brooks, Les, Cecil and Dennis Viner
Leslie Longshaw with his wife Winifred Spring 1988
