Local Information Didcot
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Information

  • Tourist Information Centre: Station Road Car Park Tel: 01235  813243 - Open 1 April - 31 October 10am-4pm, 1 Nov to 31 march, Fri-Mon  10am-3pm

  • Population: 19,000

  • Market Days: Friday, Saturday

  • Fire, Police, Ambulance in an emergency dial 999
    • Fire: Fire HQ Kidlington Tel: 01865 741166
    • Hospitals:
      • John Radcliffe (Casualty Dept), Headley Way, Headington, Oxford Tel: 01865 741166
      • Didcot Community Hospital, Wantage Road - Minor Casualty - out of  surgery hours Tel: 01235 517900

  • Travel:
    • Bus:Stagecoach and  Oxford Tube timetables and online ticket shop.

  • Citizens Advice Bureau: Britwell Road Tel: 01235  813632

  • Jobcentre: 130A Broadway Tel: 01235 703800

  • Library: 197 Broadway Tel: 01235 813103

  • Register Office: 197 Broadway Tel: 01235 818706

  • Local newspapers:
    • Didcot Herald(Thu), 64 Haydon Road, Didcot Tel: 01235 812447
    • Oxford Times(Fri), Osney Mead, Oxford Tel: 01865 244988
    • Oxford Mail, Osney Mead, Oxford Tel: 01865 244988
    • The Star(Thu), Osney Mead, Oxford Tel: 01865  244988

  • Local Radio & TV:
    • Central Television, Unit 9, Windrush Court, Abingdon Tel: 01235 554123
    • FOX FM, Brush House, Pony Road, Oxford Tel: 01865 748787
    • BBC Radio Oxford 95.2 FM, 269 Banbury Road, Oxford Tel: 01865  311444

  • Local Council Offices:
    • South Oxfordshire District Council, Council Ofices, P.O. Box 21,  Crowmarsh Tel: 01491 823000
    • Oxfordshire County Council, County Hall, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1ND Tel: 01865 792422
    • Didcot Town Council,Tel: 01235 812637

  • Education
    • Didcot Girls School, Sherwood Road Tel: 01235 812092
    • Didcot Youth & Community Centre, Park Road Tel: 01235  812772
    • All Saints C.E. Primary, Tamar Way Tel: 01235 819143
    • Greenmere Primary, Mereland Road Tel: 01235 813304
    • Hagbourne C.E. Primary, Main Street, East Hagbourne Tel: 01235  813367
    • Ladygrove Park Primary, School Avon Way Tel: 01235 519235
    • Lydalls Nursery, Lydalls Road Tel: 01235 813137
    • Manor County Primary, Lydalls Close Tel: 01235 812762
    • Northbourne C.E. Primary, Cockcroft Road Tel: 01235 817744
    • St. Birinus Boys Secondary, Mereland Road Tel: 01235 814444
    • Stephen Freeman County Primary, Freeman Road Tel: 01235 814718

  • Didcot Chamber of Commerce

Recreation, Sport & Leisure

  • Didcot Town Football Club, Loop Meadow  Stadium, Bowmont Water, Didcot Tel: 01235 813138

  • Didcot Leisure Centre, squash, fitness, climbing wall, five-a-side  etc. Tel: 01235 811250

  • Didcot Wave, swimming pool Tel: 01235 819888

  • Harpers Fitness Studio,Tel: 01235 819666

  • Golf
    • Drayton Park Golf Course, Steventon Road, Drayton Tel: 01235  550607
    • Hadden Hill Golf Club, Wallingford Road, Didcot OX11 9BJ Tel: 01235 510410

  • Clubs & Societies
    • Didcot  Eighteen Plus Group provides a wide range of activities for people aged 18 –  35 through both our events and those of other groups. The Fleur-De-Lys, Main  Road, East Hagbourne from 8:15pm