Charities in Didcot will be £1,500 better off after a donation from a housing developer. 

David Wilson Homes handed over the cheque to The Didcot Powerhouse Fund, hosted by the Oxfordshire Community Foundation, which provides grants to various charities and community organisations across the area.

Powerhouse was first established in 2021 and has previously supported a variety of worthwhile causes, from period poverty to young people’s mental health, to isolated parents with new babies.

Since its launch, the fund has raised more than £300,000 and made 56 grants to local charities. 

Elizabeth Paris, chairwoman of The Didcot Powerhouse Fund, said: “The Didcot Powerhouse Fund was set up to tackle inequality and deprivation within Greater Didcot and the surrounding villages.

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Donation from David Wilson Homes to The Didcot Powerhouse Fund (Image: STEVE BAKER) "This is an area which is perceived by many as affluent, but which has pockets of poverty that fall below the Oxfordshire average and, in some cases, place it in the lowest rankings of deprivation in England.

“The focus of Powerhouse is local, at least 90 per cent of our beneficiaries live within the Greater Didcot area.

"We support these beneficiaries by making direct grants to those charities and community organisations that are working hard to improve local lives. 

“This donation from David Wilson Homes Southern will make a genuine difference to the community, and we really appreciate the enthusiasm with which David Wilson Homes has engaged with Powerhouse to help make Didcot a fabulous place to live."

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Toby is a senior reporter who has a particular interest in covering planning and local government. 

He joined in September 2024 having been a reporter at the Hampshire Chronicle for three years. 

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