▁Be ast ▁was ▁st aged ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁hall . ▁The ▁Theatre ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁by ▁Tom ▁Baker , ▁the ▁Doctor ▁Who ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁beginning ▁with ▁a ▁light ▁programme ▁including ▁films ▁and ▁l unch time ▁jazz ▁concert s . ▁The ▁ad jo ining ▁c ott age ▁was ▁purchased ▁and ▁converted ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁bar ▁and ▁gallery . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁a ▁building ▁in ▁God d ards ▁Lane ▁was ▁purchased ▁and ▁this ▁now ▁serves ▁as ▁green ▁room , ▁offices ▁and ▁re he ars al ▁room . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁also ▁is ▁a ▁ret ail ▁and ▁le is ure ▁centre ▁for ▁its ▁area , ▁with ▁three ▁super mark ets ▁and ▁numerous ▁sh ops ▁including ▁branches ▁of ▁national ▁chain ▁stores . ▁It ▁has ▁four ▁public ▁houses ▁and ▁two ▁hot els ▁with ▁public ▁bars . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁has ▁three ▁schools . ▁Holy ▁Tr inity ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁School ▁and ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁School ▁are ▁primary ▁schools . ▁Ch ipping ▁N orton ▁School ▁is ▁the ▁town ' s ▁secondary ▁school ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁sixth ▁form . ▁ ▁Ch ipping ▁N orton ▁G olf ▁Club ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁in ▁Oxford shire . ▁The ▁course ▁was ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁on ▁Ch ipping ▁N orton ▁Common . ▁ ▁Ch ipping ▁N orton ▁Rugby ▁Union ▁Football ▁Club ▁first ▁XV ▁plays ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁Count ies ▁North ▁League ▁and ▁was ▁league ▁champion ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 8 ▁. ▁Ch