Didcot Events

Didcot Events are pleased to sponsor Didcot Festive Market

This is a lovely space in a quiet part of Abingdon. Go check it out

We have free WI-FI 🧑‍💻
If you need to catch up with some work out of the office, why not come and enjoy a quiet coffee/tea/hot chocolate with a cake!

Thanks to Sally Pov Chairman of White Horse District Council for popping along to our Craft and Gift Fair on Saturday. We appreciate your support

Congratulations to wdwrks for winning best presented stand for the second year running

Thanks to everyone who came to the Craft & Gift Festival yesterday. We had just over 500 people through the door which is great. Didcot Guides did an amazing job with refreshments and reception and both TEAM Mikayla and Play2Give raised money for their charities. Its is great to be able to support our local groups. Wdwrks won the Best Presented Stand for the second year Running. Mayor Axel MacDonald said their stand display was outstanding and he had no idea they had won last year so well done Greta & John Holland
We look forward to seeing you all again next year.

Didcot Craft & Gift Festival tomorrow

Tomorrow Saturday Well Preserved will be at Didcot Craft and Gift Festival in Didcot Civic Hall 10.30 -4pm. Lots of lovely crafters and food as well as TEAM Mikayla with their sweet stall and Play2Give with their Sleigh2Give so please bring along and supportthem. The cafe and reception is being looked after by Didcot Guides. £1.50 entry for adults all proceeds go to supporting events in Didcot.

We look forward to welcoming Play2Give to the Craft & Gift Festival

Getting ready for Didcot Craft & Gift Festival on Saturday 11 November

Pickled onions and Shallots with and without Chillis for Didcot Craft and Gift Festival this Saturday 11th November. Let me know if you wish to pre order or can t get there and live local, I can deliver

Didcot Mayor wants to see your childrens Christmas Cards

We've had our first Christmas Card Competition entry from Ava Aged 7.

A fantastic design of a Christmas snow globe.

If you would like to enter the competition, please email designs over to [email protected]

Didcot Events are pleased to welcome Play2Give at the Craft & Gift fair on Saturday 11th November in Didcot Civic Hall. They will be in reception with their SleighGive Collection box for childrens Toys. If you are coming along please bring something for their box.

looks a lovely event

Didcot Health and Wellbeing Day
Saturday 18th November
10am to 2pm

Some photos of yesterdays 30th anniversay celebration thanking those that had been involved in our events over the last 30 years. We also raised £500 for Anna Gatrell who provides Christmas Day Lunch in Didcot. Thanks for coming. Thanks to Frank Dumbleton and Mick Howse for the photos

For 30 years I have lead a team organising events in Didcot. Tomorrow we will celebrate with some of those people who have helped to make it happen. Those on the Committee , some of the charities and sponsors,, Security, entertaineres,media and press. We have raised over£2 million to put the events on and we know our town has been richer for it and many of groups attending certainly have raised a lot of money. My thanks to everyone who has ever attended Didcot Christmas Street Fair, Didcot Food Festival Didcot Gift and Craft Fair, Didcot Fireworks, Summer Fun on the Broadway, The Leisure and Pleasure show. We look forward to seeing you all to celebrate. Always giving back we are also supporting one of our smaller good causes; Christmas Day Dinner for those on their own and we will present a check to Anna Gatrell who has given up her Christmas Day for 17 years.

Want to meet some great Business People then this is the show for you

We have some great Touism South East Members at the Tourism Business Show at the Hilton Garden Inn on Wednesday 15th November. Including Ascot Racecourse, City Sightseeing Oxford, Henley Scan, RIMU and Off Beat Marketing, Dylogic (After Cloud) and Kim Hallet Consulting. So if you want to hold an event at Ascot Racecourse, Have a sightseeing Tour of Of Oxford or have your old documents and videos digitised come and meet the people who can make it happen. Maybe you need some help with your marketing or social media. We have the experts on hand. If you wish to come to the Show please email me and we can send you more information [email protected]

Our thanks to everyone who came along to our Food festival at the weekend.☺️

We were especially pleased to welcome Chariya Khattiyot this years winner of MasterChef and Bill Buckley of Radio Berkshire seen here with organisers Christine Wallace and Jeanette Howse.❤️

Didcots Best Food Festival starts tomorrow

We are all packed and ready for Didcot Food Festival tomorrow 7th and Sunday 8th October. Christmas Chutney's, Brandy Mincemeat, Pickled shallots as well as our usual range of jams, marmalades and chutneys and of course everyones favourite Lemon Curd. The Food festival is b eing opened by Chariya winner of this years MasterChef. Theres chefs theatres with Chef Kuba, Christine Wallace and her grandson Sam, Rommell and Kelly Mauger. All hosted by Bill Buckley. Lots of food drink and gift stalls and street food, Indian, burgers, Thai, Crepes and Pizza. Come an join the fun from 10.30 -4pm

Amazing food at Didcot Food Festival 7 & 8 October

What an amazing prize at Didcot Food Festival 7 & 8 October

There's even more reason to come to Didcot Food Festival now... You could win tickets to James Martin at the New Theatre Oxford on Tuesday 24th October 2023!

Our tombola prizes are going to be epic, but you must be at the festival to buy a ticket.

Book your ticket now for a chance to win: https://didcotevents.co.uk/food-festival/

The food festival signs are up

Your chance to win tickets to Didcot Food Festival

WIN TICKETS TO DIDCOT FOOD FESTIVAL!

Win a pair of Saturday or Sunday tickets to our festival taking place on the 7-8th October 2023.👩‍🍳

You don't want to miss out on this foodilicious event.👀

CLICK HERE TO ENTER: https://www.oxmag.co.uk/competitions/
OX Magazine

Christine Wallace and Jeanette Howse will be on Radio Berkshire today with Bill Buckley at 12.30 talking about Didcot Food Festival.☺️

Listen in as Bill will be sampling Chris's Macarons, Jeanettes preserves, Earth Ales beer and Bless You HOME Kitchen cakes.

Look out for Kitty in the Chefs Theatre at Didcot Food festival

We are so excited to welcome the wonderful Kitty Tait onto our Chefs Stage at this year's Food Festival!🍞

Kitty Tait is a baker, author and mental health advocate. She left school at 14 after becoming overwhelmed with anxiety and depression. She tried everything to lift her mood but nothing seemed to work until one day she made a loaf of bread.

Kitty fell head over heels in love with bread baking, one thing led to another and 8 months after baking her first loaf Kitty and her dad opened a super successful bakery In Oxfordshire.

As kitty’s bread got better so did her brain, bread changed her life and so now she teaches bread making classes and gives kits to schools, prisons, food hubs and community groups.☺️

If you want to see Kitty at our festival make sure to book your tickets now: https://didcotevents.co.uk/food-festival/

We still need a few more businesses in South & Vale to do ouor survey before 13th August. Can you help ? See below

please help by completing our survey

RESIDENT SURVEY Survey | Shape the future of South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse by completing our research survey for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Make your voice heard and contribute to the development of your community!

LEISURE, TOURISM, and HOSPITALITY businesses in South & Vale we need your input

TSE Research is pleased to be working on behalf of South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils on an extensive research project. This project is funded by UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

With valuable input from businesses, residents, and visitors, we aim to gather comprehensive data on the current state of tourism in the area, identify the challenges faced, and uncover future opportunities

We invite LEISURE, TOURISM, and HOSPITALITY businesses in either district to take part in the BUSINESS SURVEY 👉 https://www.tourismsoutheast.com/southandvale-survey

All submissions will automatically be entered into a competition, to win one of THREE, £75 gift cards of your choice.

South & Vale Business Support South Oxfordshire District Council Vale of White Horse District Council

Look who's opening our Food festival

We are DELIGHTED to announce that opening the Food Festival this year is none other than this year's MasterChef Champion Chariya Khattiyot!🤩👩‍🍳

Chariya has gone from master coffee roaster to MasterChef Champion, becoming the 19th amateur cook to claim the coveted title on BBC One’s prestigious cooking competition, and we can't wait to welcome her to our festival in October.✨

Don't miss out on this fantastic event, make sure to get your tickets now: https://didcotevents.co.uk/food-festival/

We are DELIGHTED to announce that opening the Food Festival this year is none other than this year's MasterChef Champion Chariya Khattiyot!🤩👩‍🍳

Chariya has gone from master coffee roaster to MasterChef Champion, becoming the 19th amateur cook to claim the coveted title on BBC One’s prestigious cooking competition, and we can't wait to welcome her to our festival in October.✨

Don't miss out on this fantastic event, make sure to get your tickets now: https://didcotevents.co.uk/food-festival/

Didcot events would like to wish everyone a Very Happy New year. We'd like to thank everyone who is part of the team who put the events on for our town, to our sponsors who without we couldn't do what we do. To the public who attend our events and to Andrew Baker and the Play2Give Team for their help with the Festive Market and Natasha Martell of Crafters Emporium for their support to the Craft and Gift Fair. Also we must thank Jill Rayner and the team at Fyne for the amazing publicity in Didcot Town Magazines.
Confirmed events for 2023 are Didcot Food Festival 7th & 8th October & Craft and Gift Fair Saturday 11th November. Both in Didcot Civic Hall. No other events are confirmed yet.

Didcot Events and Play2Give event. come and support local traders, clubs, groups charities. Sunday 4th December Orchard Centre and Station Road.

we ,look forward to seeing you

Absolutely delighted to finally bring our amazing sweety and chocolate tombola to the Didcot Festive Market on Sunday 5th December! We have been told our stall will be outside Pure Gym along the Broadway so make sure to come find to.

With over 120 prizes to be won, come along and enjoy some sweet treats while supporting the Markers for Mindfulness project helping us provide more support for schools and students mental well-being.

We have our big bucket of sweeties to ensure noone goes away empty handed! This is sure to be a brilliant event organised by Play2Give and Didcot Events and full of so many great local business, groups and charities.

We hope to see you all there!

As part of Didcot Festive Market we have a window competition running in the town. You can vote for your favourite shop window just go to www.didcotevents.co.uk Didcot Festive Market and you will see the chance to vote and who is taking part. Your vote counts. Last years winners were Beauty Within

We need someone to deliver our newsletter to every shop in the Broadway and Orchard Centre, ideally before Saturday if you can help please message me or email [email protected]. Happy to pay or make a donation if a local charity.