OVEG

09/05/2026

🍻 Oxhey Village Brewfest 2026 today!

Download your event guide - link in the comments

The Railway Arms Load Of Hay The Villiers Arms The Royal Oak Watford Heath The Rifle Volunteer Oxhey village The Victoria Bushey

08/05/2026

The event guide for this weekend’s Oxhey Village Brewfest 2026 is now available to download…
🔗 the link is in the comments

The guide shows where you can eat, hear live music, and taste a range of beers. You can also grab a paper copy of the guide from one of the pubs, or scan the QR codes on posters dotted around the village.

Most of the action will be getting started from 12:00 onwards:
🍺 Load Of Hay
🍺 The Rifle Volunteer Oxhey village
🍺 The Villiers Arms
🍺 The Railway Arms
🍺 The Royal Oak Watford Heath
🍺 The Victoria Bushey

05/05/2026

Give bowls a try for free at Oxhey Bowls Club‘s open days. The open days will take place on 10 May and 14 June 2026, from 11:00 until 16:00.

It’s an opportunity to make new friends and have fun. Refreshments and free tuition will be on offer.

03/05/2026

A new coalition of residents and local organisations is seeking funding to fight a planning application on Oxhey Lane.

The group is named Help Save Our Green Belt – SW Herts Coalition. It was formed in response to an application by Burlington Developments London to construct 256 properties

They plan to contract an expert planning barrister and independent expert witnesses. To support this, they have set a fundraising target of £75,000 and are asking residents to consider contributing.

If you would like to donate, you can find out more on our website. The link is in the comments.

01/05/2026

One week until Oxhey Village Brewfest….

Join us on Saturday 9 May 2026 to sample guest beers from Mad Squirrel Tap & Bottle Shop, Jubel Beer, Creative Juices, Vale Brewery and more.

There will also be SIX unique brews from Oxhey Village Brewery.

Brewfest takes place at:
🍺 Load Of Hay
🍺 The Railway Arms
🍺 The Rifle Volunteer Oxhey village
🍺 The Royal Oak Watford Heath
🍺 The Victoria Bushey
🍺 The Villiers Arms

The full event programme is on the Brewfest webpage - link in the comments.

The Victoria Bushey The Railway Arms The Villiers Arms The Royal Oak Watford Heath The Rifle Volunteer Oxhey village Load Of Hay

25/04/2026

Brewfest will be here in two weeks…

Join us on Saturday 9 May 2026 for a full day of food, entertainment and special casks at:
🍺 Load Of Hay
🍺 The Railway Arms
🍺 The Rifle Volunteer Oxhey village
🍺 The Royal Oak Watford Heath
🍺 The Victoria Bushey
🍺 The Villiers Arms

The full event programme will be out this week. To keep up to date, visit the Brewfest webpage - link in the comments.

22/04/2026

The 2026 OVEG Summer Fayre will take place on Saturday 13 June… and we need your help.

To make the day a great success, we need as many boots on the ground as possible, and we’re completely reliant on the tremendous support of our volunteers.

We need more volunteers for the 2026 fayre and we’d love your support!

Some of the ways you can volunteer include:
🔹Event set up (assembling gazebos, tables, fencing, and preparing the tombola and raffle)
🔹Managing OVEG activities and stalls, such as the bouncy castle, tombola, raffle tickets, and dog show tickets
🔹Putting everything away once the fayre has wrapped up

Volunteering with OVEG is a great way to meet new people while giving back to the community. Some of our younger residents volunteer as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Award activities.

If you, or someone you know, can spare some time to help we would be hugely grateful. Please contact [email protected]

14/04/2026

The St. James' Music and Drama Society are hosting a launch event for their next show: Stepping Out.

The event will take place at Bushey and Oxhey Methodist Church on Saturday 25 April 2026, from 16:00.

Join them to hear about the production, meet the team and find out how you can get involved; on stage or behind the scenes. No experience is necessary.

If you’re interested but can’t make the launch, you can contact them on 07930 185573.

03/04/2026

An article in the Watford Observer looks back on Oxhey Village Environment Group’s ‘Recipe and Household Hints’ book, which was published in 1983.

The book collated 66 recipes and useful household tips, most of which were gathered from OVEG members and their friends. It was created to raise funds at a time when the group was still less than 10 years old.

The Observer’s article is written Lesley Dunlop, a regular writer on Watford’s local history, and herself a former member of the OVEG committee.

You can read more about OVEG’s recipe book in Lesley’s article.

Watford Observer local history columnist Lesley Dunlop looks back at Recipe & Household Hints book published by Oxhey Village Environment Group.