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 14th January in the Village Hall.  All Parishioners are warmly welcomed.
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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.

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

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

WILDLIFE PROJECTS IN OVING
The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) recently approached Oving Parish Council with an offer of practical help to encourage wildlife in the village. In conjunction with Aylesbury Vale District Council, BBOWT is running the Hedgerow Havens Project to create wildlife areas in local parishes around ponds, field margins and beside hedgerows.
The approach was welcomed by the Parish Council (OPC), particularly in view of the overwhelming support expressed in the Oving and Pitchcott Community Led Plan (2016) for areas of the village to be managed specifically to enhance their wildlife value. 
Two projects were identified: 
. The creation of a wide, wildflower rich highway verge
. The restoration of the village pond. 
A report from BBOWT, on the first of these, summarised here, was discussed at the OPC meeting in September. An area on the Whitchurch to Pitchcott Road to the east of its junction with Bunshill, has been identified which can be improved for wildlife by simple management changes. BBOWT have agreed to finance the preparation work which involves cutting down the vegetation this Autumn, the removal of docks and thistles, further cutting next summer and seeding with a wide variety of specially chosen perennial wild flowers next autumn. After that a “hay cut” would be necessary after the end of July each year, when the flowers have seeded, and the hay should be removed.
OPC welcomed the report and will work with its contractors and with BBOWT to make it happen. The change might be gradual but the final effect in two to three years should be well worthwhile.  The detailed report is available on the OPC web site.
BBOWT are currently working on their advice for restoration of the pond and we hope to receive their report in time for our meeting in November. ​

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

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