The Butchers Arms, Oving
My memories of Oving are wonderful to me. My parents Jock & Maggie McLintock owned the Butchers Arms from about 1961 to 1966 or 1967, I may be wrong but sometime around then. The pub has very fond memories for me. There were darts competitions and various other activies my parents undertook for the villagers.
It was a wonderful village, I went to the primary school down the lane next to the Black Boy and sung in the church choir. My best friend was Kate Wellesley-Wesley from The Manor. Unfortunately Kate passed away when I was 10 years old. I remember the Morris family who owned the farm, Barbara and Dennis Woodford, John and Reg Porter, we were all friends. There of course are many more as the village children were all friends.
There were church fetes and dress up competitions, and hunts on the village green, things that unfortunately are now a thing of the past.
I often speak of returning to Oving but I have never quite got there. I now reside in Australia and have done since 1970 but the memories I have of Oving will stay with me forever.
I do hope that someone reads this and can communicate with me. I would love to get in touch with them and reminisce about those days.
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Having lived in Oving from 1960 until 1980, I feel privileged to have spent a considerable part of my youth in such a wonderful place and with some wonderful people. During the 1960's and 1970's it was a magical place and the people made it that way. The Butchers Arms was a focal point within the village, and I have fond memories of the McLintock family and of the many visits that I made to the Pub with my parents Chris and Joyce Doyle. It was a sad day when the Pub closed and became a private residence. Jess has mentioned the children of the village and she is right, we were all good friends. Sadly, as we grew older and went our separate ways we have lost touch. I hope through this site we can again relive some of those memories and renew old friendships.
Comment from Kevin Doyle on Sunday, 20th May 2012.