Woodstock mayor John Banbury takes children on a punt across the River Glyme as part of the ‘beating the bounds’ custom, which was revived in 1975
AN ancient custom was revived in Woodstock when the mayor led a group of schoolchildren on a tour of the town boundary.
Cllr John Banbury led the parade in the tradition of “beating the bounds” on March 7, 1975. The route taken followed the boundary defined by Queen Victoria in the town charter granted in 1886, and involved crossing the River Glyme on a punt.
It was the fourth time the ceremony had been performed in 112 years, the last time being way back in 1910.
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