West Oxfordshire farmers present cheques totalling over 1,000 to the Stoke Mandeville Hospital Appeal. – Vintage Photograph

On August 20th, 1980, farmers from Chipping Norton and Witney in West Oxfordshire came together to donate more than 1,000 to the Stoke Mandeville Hospital Appeal. Mr George Kellow, an appeal committee member, is seen receiving cheques from Mr Roger Nubb, chairman of Chipping Norton NFU, and Mr Ted Boughan, Witney NFU chairman. The Chipping Norton farmers raised 621, and the contribution was the largest to the appeal so far.On August 20th, 1980, farmers from Chipping Norton and Witney in West Oxfordshire came together to donate more than 1,000 to the Stoke Mandeville Hospital Appeal. Mr George Kellow, an appeal committee member, is seen receiving cheques from Mr Roger Nubb, chairman of Chipping Norton NFU, and Mr Ted Boughan, Witney NFU chairman. The Chipping Norton farmers raised 621, and the contribution was the largest to the appeal so far.

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Farmers money D/C x 8cm8 and Boughan Kellow, Nubb Cash harvest boosts hospital appeal fund WEST Oxfordshire far- mers have brought in a big harvest of cash for a hospi- tal appeal. They handed over more than 1,000 yesterday for the district council’s appeal for Stoke Mandeville Hos- pital. Mr George Kellow (centre of picture) an appeal committee member, is pictured receiving che- ques from Mr Roger Nubb (left), chairman of Chip- ping Norton NFU, and Mr Ted Boughan, Witney NFU chairman. The cheques are the big- gest contributions so far to the appeal, 20. AUG 1980 The Chipping Norton farmers raised 621. One of their members is Salford farmer Mr Oliver Colston, chairman of West Oxford- shire District Council, who last year spent several months at Stoke Man- deville after he broke his back.