. ▁After ▁this ▁men , ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁al ike ▁went ▁to ▁enjoy ▁the ▁am us ements ▁– ▁st alls , ▁P unch ▁and ▁Jud y ▁and ▁perform ers ▁such ▁as ▁fire - bre athers . ▁The ▁custom ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁time , ▁but ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁rev ived ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁as ▁the ▁' Go ose ▁Fair ', ▁since ▁in ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Fair ▁ge ese ▁would ▁play ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁sale . ▁Qu ill ▁pens ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁O ving ham ▁from ▁go ose ▁fe athers . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁ ▁Thomas ▁Bew ick ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁the ▁vic ar age ▁and ▁the ▁church , ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁church yard ▁of ▁St ▁Mary ▁Mason ▁Jackson ▁( 1 8 1 9 – 1 9 0 3 ) ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁village , ▁as ▁was ▁his ▁brother , ▁John ▁Jackson , ▁both ▁notable ▁wood - eng ra vers . ▁Frank ▁At kin son ▁( 1 9 2 4 – 2 0 1 4 ), ▁found ing ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Be am ish ▁Museum , ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁punk - rock ▁band ▁China ▁Dr um ▁formed ▁in ▁O ving ham ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁ ▁Rob ▁B ark er ▁of ▁New castle ▁upon ▁Ty ne - based ▁post - rock ▁act ▁Peace ▁Bur ial ▁at ▁Sea ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁See