Welcome to Oving Parish Council's website

This website is maintained for the benefit of residents and visitors alike. We would be delighted to receive your contributions including news and events which can be advertised here. Just contact our Parish Clerk.

Oving is a charming Buckinghamshire village and we are proud of our history and amenities. The Parish Council has recently completed an ambitious programme of improvement to our facilities, enhancing the village resources on our popular recreation ground.

Following many years fundraising Oving PC are now the proud owners of a beautiful Village Hall located on the recreation ground next to a state of the art children’s playground. It is a stunning building with great facilities and available for hire via www.ovingvillagehall.com

Oving's football and tennis clubs thrive, and Oving hosts one of the oldest football cups in the country;  started in 1890.

Oving  is home to a 13th century church, All Saints  and a superb pub restaurant with stunning views - The Black Boy. We look forward to welcoming you to Oving, should you choose to visit our lovely village.

Best wishes
Ambrose McGinn
Chairman

The next PARISH COUNCIL meeting is on
 Tuesday 10th March in the Village Hall.  All Parishioners are warmly welcomed.
​Agenda willbe available one week before the meeting.  ​

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www.ovingvillagehall.com
​What's on at the Village Hall?
See the Village Hall website

     STREET LIGHTING IN OVING
Energy costs for our existing street lighting are high at around £1,000 for the non-metered supply, and maintenance costs of £1,000.
The Parish Council will be replacing existing lights with LED lighting as soon as possible to provide an energy-efficient and economical street lighting service for the Parish reducing the cost of energy considerably and removing the maintenance costs for a number of years.  
Lighting will be dimmed between the hours of midnight and 6am to 50% power which will provide light, while reducing light pollution and further reducing energy consumption.  
The cost of this replacement lighting is c.£7,500. This cost will be met by a loan from the Public Works Loan Board, available to Parish Councils for a period of 10 years.

The Parish Council passed the following Resolution at its 14th January meeting

OPC will borrow, at rates available to local councils, from the Public Works Loan Board, sufficient funds to meet the cost of replacement street lighting (£7000) over a ten year period.  Proposed by Cllr McGinn, seconded by Cllr Wiggins, agreed unanimously.

No increase to the Parish Precept will be required to meet the repayment costs of this loan which will be met from savings made on energy and maintenance costs.  

STREET LIGHT NOT WORKING?  
​Please let us know and we will call our engineers.  It is helpful to know the number of the lamp and its location:  Download the numbered lamp post map.

Our annual internal audit is now complete. 

Financial statements and other documents can be found on the Parish Council's Financial Information page.

OVING ROAD SAFETY GROUP

The Mobile Vehicle Activated Sign (MVAS) is now fully operational in Oving and is moved around the village so that we can see where speeding is a problem. The Sentinel Speed camera is then used by volunteers, with mobile patrols in the relevant areas.
The Sentinel camera records speed and vehicle details which are transmitted to the Police.  Speeders will receive a letter from the Police and/or a visit from a Police Officer in cases of excessive speed or dangerous driving.
The statistics for May are shown below.

PLEASE DRIVE CAREFULLY

OVING PATHS ACTION GROUP and Donate a gate scheme
Find out more on the FOOTPATHS page

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