A guide to council services over the Christmas and New Year period when the council offices are closed to the public.
Cornerstone
August 12, 2025
Young stars and pantomime pooches to join Beauty and the Beast at Cornerstone!
Local young performers and talented pets are being invited to audition for roles in this year’s magical family pantomime Beauty and the Beast, coming to Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot this Christmas. Award-winning producers Polka Dot Pantomimes are on the lookout for a sensational chorus of young dancers (ages 9–18) bursting with energy, personality and […]
August 5, 2025
Cornerstone announces this year’s panto and it’s a beauty!
Published 5 August 2025 Panto will be returning to Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot (oh yes it will!) for at least three years off the back of the success of Cinderella in 2024. This year’s pantomime will be Beauty and the Beast and it will start on Thursday 18 December with a special preview night […]
May 16, 2025
Get active and join the excitement of half term with a free family fun day, shows and more!
Looking for exciting ways to keep the kids entertained this May half-term? Take a look at what’s on!
August 21, 2024
Young stars wanted for the Cornerstone Christmas Show
Cornerstone Arts Centre is calling for the attention all young actors and theatre fans across Oxfordshire! The arts centre in Didcot is inviting young performers from the local area to help them bring alive the magic of pantomime with Cinderella their Christmas show this year. Together with the award-nominated KD Theatre Productions, the centre is […]
February 7, 2023
Celebrate women and their stories at Cornerstone Arts Centre as part of International Women’s Week
Comedy, music and theatre will celebrate women from all walks of life at Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot during International Women’s Week from 3 to 11 March. Opening the week will be Shazia Mirza’s, whose show Coconut was recently nominated ‘Best Stand-Up Tour Show’ in Channel 4’s National Comedy Awards. Shazia is an equally fearless […]
January 25, 2023
Council secures funding to install renewable energy at its arts centre
South Oxfordshire District Council has been successful in its bid for government funding of more than £370,000 towards the installation of solar panels and air source heat pumps at Cornerstone, the council’s arts centre in Didcot.
November 16, 2022
Hundreds enjoyed all the fun of the (eco) fair
What does a bike shop have in common with a sustainable children’s clothing company and a wildlife trust? The answer is that they were all stallholders at the super successful Didcot Eco Fair held earlier this month.
June 7, 2021
Cornerstone Arts Centre to open again to the public
South Oxfordshire District Council is delighted to announce that Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot will begin opening to the public again this month and is promising that a fantastic line-up will greet visitors when it’s fully reopened in September – a line-up that the public can help to influence. The centre’s café bar Nourish will […]
