"He didn't just violate my body, he took the person I was.

"People [are] going places purely for the food or the drink."What a lovely thing that you can go and support local businesses, hopefully, and eat in the great restaurants and try all of these amazing things.

"Wales is probably right up there with places that should push this as a big thing."French-born baker Astrid Roussel, who has lived in Newport, south Wales, for 17 years, said the local food scene had "changed massively" with people willing to pay for "craft" and "quality"."People love to take pictures of pretty flaky pastries," she said.

"Yes, £4 for a croissant is good money to pay but it's an affordable luxury."Astrid said when she first moved to Wales, finding good pastry was difficult.

"The quality of pastry I can get here now is better than in France," she said.

Astrid said she was surprised by the number of people who travelled to south Wales for her baking workshops, which range from croissant-making to traditional French baguette classes.Georgina Heritage, the authority's communities lead, said, "The strategy will enable us to have a four-year plan and set the vision for arts and culture, not just at Cornerstone but across the district."

It would also emphasise the importance of the arts sector in south Oxfordshire "for businesses and the health and wellbeing of our residents," she added.But for some arts groups, it can be a struggle to find affordable arts spaces to use.

Alison Jerred is in two amateur performance groups - Buttercross in Witney, and Kidlington Amateur Operatic Society.Both have struggled to find places to put on their shows.