WHO WE ARE - WHY WE ARE DOING IT
BEHIND OVF
WHO IS BEHIND OVF AND WHY DOES IT HAPPEN?
Oundle Vintage Festival was originally set up to be a one-off event to raise funds to fix the Town Clock. These aims were met when the 2019 Festival became a huge success and raised £10,000 which was donated to the clock fund. Subsequently there were many requests to run the even again. We tried again in 2020 but were thwarted by Covid, but came back with a bang in 2024 putting on a bigger and better event having attracted backing with some grant funding. Now the Festival is set as a bi-annual event last run in 2026 and will return to the streets of Oundle again in 2028. The organisers (all volunteers) will strive again to make the event free to attend, bringing together the community and attracting visitors, set against a backdrop of a wonderful historic town.
The main groups involved are…
- Oundle Business Association (volunteer co-ordinators)
- The Oundle Town Community Fund (where funds raised go)
- The wider Community of Oundle (groups & volunteers taking part)
- Our Sponsors and Grant Providers (supporting OVF to make it amazing)
The 2026 OVF Organising Committee
| Chair | Philip Amps | Amps Wine Merchants |
|---|---|---|
| Vice-Chair | Paul Eveleigh | The Cycle Technician |
| Car & Motorbikes | Alison Winbolt | Panache Classic |
| Steam Engines | Nik Prior | |
| Vintage Market | Jo Elwood Lucy Alcorn |
Green Man Antiques Iris & Mable |
| Performance Stage | Paul Eveleigh | The Cycle Technician |
| Vintage Teas | Rachel Dixon Catherine Goldsmith |
Volunteer Action Oundle and District Care |
| Children’s Activities | Lesley Davies | |
| Tower Tours | Ian Goldsmith | St Peter’s Church PCC |
| Treasurer | David Webb | |
| Social Media | Holly Winbolt | HW Social |
| Secretary & PR | Caroline Edwards | |
| Website | Justin Jeffrey | Qi Marketing & Web Design |
| Food & Drink | Paula Crump | Stanley Street Food |
Contact the Committee at [email protected]
Run by Volunteers
Many Festival Elements
Held Within The Streets
Raising Community Funds
OUR OBJECTIVES
AIMS
The Vintage Festival Organising Committee was set up by, and is now coordinated by representatives from Oundle Business Association and community volunteers.
There are various aims. The first is to create a ‘town event’ that attracts footfall to Oundle in order to highlight Oundle as a visitor destination and encourage local trade. Also (and not to be forgotten) we aim to provide local residents with a major local event to look forward to, take part in and enjoy. At the same time, the Festival will re-invest some of the receipts into improving the event and after this, pass the remaining ‘festival profits’ to a community fund that can be applied to by those who have projects that will benefit the town and local groups. You can find a full details of the Oundle Community Fund in the link below. To meet these aims we grateful for organisations that support us with grants and sponsorship.