An entertainer performed balloon tricks to the whoops and cheers of young children in a high-energy performance in Didcot at the weekend.

The Giant Balloon Show saw performer ‘Mighty Mike’ swallow balloon swords and create balloon sculptures to the delight of the crowd at the Cornerstone Arts Centre on Saturday (August 19).

The free 45-minute show was performed to an 80’s musical soundtrack.

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It was part of the Didcot Garden Party, a series of free summer events and activities in the town and its surrounding villages organised by South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils. 

A family production of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book will be staged at the arts centre this Saturday (August 26), featuring puppetry and music.

The garden party runs until next Wednesday (August 30).

For more information, visit: https://www.southoxon.gov.uk/didcot-garden-town-latest-news/