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This site is listed in the British Towns and Villages Encyclopaedia of Great Britain and we can be found in the entry for Goring.

Goring parish council is not responsible for the content of other websites.

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Planning applications in Goring

Planning applications in Goring

Search by location, date or reference number on the SODC website. All applications for properties in the parish of Goring are referred for consultation to Goring Parish Council. The Planning Committee normally meets once a fortnight, on Tuesdays.

Police non-emergency contact information

Police non-emergency contact information

For when it is not right to dial 999.

Police - neighbourhood news for Goring and Woodcote

Police - neighbourhood news for Goring and Woodcote

Read the neighbourhood updates from PC Barbara Taylor. The top three priorities identified by the public for the Goring and Woodcote neighbourhood are said to be: 1) criminal damage; 2) under-age drinking and 3) speeding. Visit the crime prevention clinic, on first the Thursday of every month, at the council office, Red Bross Road, Goring, 10am-1pm.

Train services to and from Goring & Streatley station

Train services to and from Goring & Streatley station

Services operated by First Great Western including access to timetables. Timetables change on Sunday 18 May 2008.

Free parking near Goring shops

Free parking near Goring shops

Parking is free for one hour in the Wheel Orchard car park, 50yds from the village shops. The entrance is alongside the Catherine Wheel pub in Station Road. Charges for parking more than one hour are due to be increased from 1 April 2008.

Bus travel - local service to and from Goring

Bus travel - local service to and from Goring

Full timetable for services 132 and 135 between Goring, Wallingford and RAF Benson. New operator, routes and timetables from June 2008. For details, see: http://www.heyfordian.travel/

Potholes hotline

Potholes hotline

Report a pothole in the road to Oxfordshire County Council

Road works in Oxfordshire - current and planned

Road works in Oxfordshire - current and planned

Find out how and where to avoid delays from the Oxfordshire County Council roadworks database

Street name plates - report damage

Street name plates - report damage

This form enables you to report a damaged or dilapidated street name plate. It's best if you can attach a photograph.

Abandoned vehicle report form

Abandoned vehicle report form

Abandoned vehicles should be reported to South Oxfordshire District Council

Goring village design statement

Goring village design statement

This document, published in 2001 by the Goring and Streatley Amenity Association, describes the visual character of the village and offers guidance on how its local identity can be protected and enhanced. It is addressed to anyone intending to extend his or her property in the village or to build afresh; to builders and architects; and to businesses and local authorities. It is supported by the parish council and has been endorsed by South Oxfordshire District Council.

South Oxfordshire District Council

South Oxfordshire District Council

SODC is Goring's "parent" local authority. It is responsible for social housing, planning, recycling, waste disposal, bus passes and licensing.

Oxfordshire County Council

Oxfordshire County Council

OCC maintains the roads and footpaths in Goring. It is also responsible for parking restrictions (yellow lines).

Shops, restaurants, pubs and hotels in Goring

Shops, restaurants, pubs and hotels in Goring

Where to buy, eat, drink and sleep in Goring, courtesy of the Goring Gap News.

Medical practice (Goring and Woodcote)

Medical practice (Goring and Woodcote)

Register, book an appointment or order a repeat prescription online, or phone 01491 872372.

Goring village library - location and opening hours

Goring village library - location and opening hours

Special features for parents, carers, teachers and children at Goring Library, Station Road, Goring, Reading RG8 9ES: phone 01491 873028. For mobile library times, see documents and notices page.

Goring and Streatley Amenity Association

Goring and Streatley Amenity Association

Aims "to enhance the quality of life of residents in Goring and Streatley, and to conserve the beauty and character of the villages in the Goring Gap."

Goring and District Twinning Association

Goring and District Twinning Association

Goring is twinned with Bellême in Normandy, France (pictured).

Goring Gap News

Goring Gap News

Monthly colour magazine, delivered free to all homes in Goring and Streatley.

Goring on Thames.com

Goring on Thames.com

"All you need to know about our village."

Goring Gap Business Network

Goring Gap Business Network

"Supports businesses in Goring-on-Thames, Streatley-on-Thames and the surrounding area."

Get afloat 2008 - big discounts on Thames leisure boating 11-18 May 2008

Get afloat 2008 - big discounts on Thames leisure boating 11-18 May 2008

Why not splash out and get boating on the River Thames for half price? With 50 per cent off passenger trips between 11-18 May, and all other types of boat trips at 50 per cent off on Sunday, 18 May - there's loads to choose from. You can even get 10 per cent off a boating holiday on the glorious River Thames if you book before 25 May! See the website for details and to download your voucher!

Salters river boat services from Goring

Salters river boat services from Goring

Services between Reading and Wallingford call at Goring lock from 17 May to 20 September 2008. Click heading for timetable and fares.

Goring in Wikipedia

Goring in Wikipedia

A host of basic data about the village of Goring on Thames. Includes links to sports clubs and local leisure facilities.

Thames path national trail

Thames path national trail

Goring's place on the Thames path, which "follows England's best known river for 184 miles (294km) as it meanders from its source in the Cotswolds through several rural counties and on through the bustle of the City of London".

Thames path - temporary closures

Thames path - temporary closures

Announcement by the Thames path national trail. The temporary closure at Gatehampton Manor is being extended into 2009.

Streatley Preservation Action Group

Streatley Preservation Action Group

SPAG is working for the preservation of the unique character of Goring's sister village across the bridge.

Goring and Streatley regatta - 19 July 2008

Goring and Streatley regatta - 19 July 2008

The regatta combines fun racing (for all the family) with live entertainment, a fun fair, food, craft fairs and much more.

Health walks

Health walks

Goring Gap Health Walks are one of the pioneering health walk groups and have been "running" (they say) for over eight years.

Henley Standard

Henley Standard

Our weekly newspaper.

Goring news archive at Henley Standard

Goring news archive at Henley Standard

There are many news stories and pictures about Goring in back numbers of the Henley Standard

Reading Chronicle

Reading Chronicle

Our other weekly newspaper.

North Wessex Downs area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB)

North Wessex Downs area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB)

The AONB that overlooks Goring from West Berkshire.

Electoral registration

Electoral registration

Where to register as an elector or apply for a postal vote if you live in Goring

Chilterns area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB)

Chilterns area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB)

Depending on whether you are travelling east or west, the Chilterns AONB begins or ends at Goring gap.

Goring and Streatley sustainability group

Goring and Streatley sustainability group

A power generator at Goring weir - and more

Ridgeway path

Ridgeway path

A photo-tour from Avebury in Wiltshire to Ivinghoe beacon in Bedfordshire via Goring, following the ancient and modern long-distance path.

Water pipeline from Goring to Swindon phase 1

Water pipeline from Goring to Swindon phase 1

Aerial photo shows the route taken by water abstracted from the giant aquifer beneath Goring (a very large PDF to download). When completed the new, 34km, £50million pipeline will transfer up to 120million litres of drinking water a day from Gatehampton and Cleeve boreholes to the thirsty burghers of Swindon.