Welcome to your OVCA !!

Welcome – and thank you for visiting our site – we hope you find it useful and informative – please feel free to make suggestions/comments via our Contacts page or on the Forum – we are your OVCA.

Now in our 3rd year the OVCA continues to strive to promote the interests of all its members on matters such as housing, the environment and the social and community life of the area. We are all volunteers and always welcome more help (please see our Membership page). This is my second year as elected Chair - seen here with my son Karl. I also work as a p/t wood-wind and sound start teacher in several local schools, picture researcher and producer of music documentaries (BAFTA nominated and past holder of the ‘Gramophone DVD of the year’ !) – not a boring life by any means. Established in November 2006 OVCA has strived to promote the interests of all its members on matters such as housing, the environment and the social and community life of the area. We are all volunteers and always welcome more help (please see our Membership page). I took a week deciding to accept the post of chair as I’m a full time mum - seen here with my son Karl - I also work as a p/t music teacher in several local schools and am a school governor (not to mention the producer of the current ‘Gramophone DVD of the year’ !). I needed to consider a) if I had the time and b) if I had the full support of my friends / family.

 Having lived here for three years I remain confident that despite the many challenges the potential future of Oakley Vale is bright. I know there are many issues to be dealt with – vandalism, absent land-lords, broken trees, endless litter/broken bottles dropped by irresponsible visitors, thoughtless parking, carelessly abandoned bins, unadopted roads and dog poo. BUT we have a wonderful landscaped environment, a new school and a ‘Community Centre’ in development. There are far worse places to live.

 

We are currently putting the final touches to the Oki Doki 2010 Family Fun Day – a free entry yearly event started in 2007. This year’s event promises to be the biggest and best with the addition of donkey rides and a petting farm for the children. If you’d like to be involved in organising or helping on the day or would like a pitch please get it touch with us okidoki@yourovca.com

The OVCA exists to be the voice of our community. Without your participation we have nothing to say. What we have at present is a lot of houses, a landscape and a few shops. Making a community is down to us - we came here out of choice and together we can make it work.