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Didcot Powerhouse shares community ambition for 2032
Published on 1 April 2025
The Didcot Powerhouse Fund, of which Milton Park is a proud founding member and quantum donor, is excited to announce the 14 successful charities that together will receive a further £100,000 in 2025 Powerhouse grants.
This brings the total of funds distributed over the last three years by Powerhouse to £383,000, with 70 grants already directly benefitting almost 9,000 beneficiaries.
Four grant recipients are new to Powerhouse and include a grant to Survivor Space Oxfordshire to establish a satellite rape crisis Centre in Didcot, and a grant to Dialogue Society Oxford to bring into Didcot schools the “Life of a Chickpea” intercultural seminar series which recently won a BBC “Making a Difference Award.” Previous Powerhouse grant recipients who received further grants include The Cornermen, for helping to prevent male suicide, My Life My Choice for empowering local adults with learning disabilities and Didcot Baby Monday to enable them to expand their services for parents and babies.
A full list of 2025 grant recipients and Powerhouse’s 2024 Impact Report can be found here.
Elizabeth Paris, Chair of The Didcot Powerhouse Fund, said: “The impact already achieved by these local charities with Powerhouse funding is truly impressive, and fuels Powerhouse’s evolving goal for 2032, to make Greater Didcot and the surrounding villages one of the best places to live in Oxfordshire, and even in the UK.”
On 31st March a special Didcot Powerhouse Fund Impact Event took place at the European Space Agency’s Conference Centre at Harwell Science & Innovation Campus for the launch of the 2024 Impact Report. 150 representatives attended from business, science, charities, local government and key stakeholders, together with community leaders, to celebrate the impact achieved by the 21 local projects that received Powerhouse grants in 2024, totalling £108,000.
Event attendee, local MP Olly Glover said: “Every grant boosts help and support directly to where it’s needed in our community, accurately guided by members of the Powerhouse Grants Panel who know the area’s needs well. Charity staff and volunteers in and around Didcot contribute their time and expertise on a day to day basis but need financial backing to ensure they remain viable in the long term.”
Monika Zemla, Harwell’s Business Development Director and Advisory Group Member for Didcot Powerhouse, highlighted the campus’ dedication to driving meaningful change: “Supporting Didcot Powerhouse Fund aligns with our commitment to creating opportunities, reducing inequality, and fostering a thriving local community. By investing in grassroots initiatives, we’re helping to build a stronger, more inclusive future for Didcot and the wider region.”
Elizabeth Paris concluded by saying: “We can’t thank the Powerhouse donors and fundraisers enough for their support in generating income for The Didcot Powerhouse Fund to enable our latest round of grant-giving. “
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