People first, disability second
Happy Easter Everyone from us all at Acorn Village!
**IMPORTANT UPDATE** The Acorn Village Coffee Shop is now open to the public! We are open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4pm.
28th September 2021- The Manningtree Charity Shop will now only be taking ‘Shop Ready’ donations on a Monday. We still have resource issues and do not have the people to clean or fix items or run car boot sales on our behalf.
We are desperate for volunteers. If you have some hours free and are able to help please contact us at supportus@acornvillages.com
All staff and volunteers will still be adhering to previous guidelines regarding masks and social distancing.
If you use E-bay it would really make a difference if you chose to donate a percentage of your selling total to the Acorn Village Charity to help adults with learning disabilities.
Don’t forget to check out the Acorn E-bay Shop on a regular basis to discover what bargains the volunteers have been listing.
It’s a tough time for so many, stay safe, there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Read about the difference you have made in our latest Impact Report and continue your incredible support by donating financially.
Our residents and tenants will always come first, staff are working around the clock to constantly update procedures as per the Government guidelines.
You can find regular updates via our social media pages and blogs.
Keep safe everybody #StaySafeSaveLives
Welcome to Acorn Village
Since 1975 your support for the charity has helped adults with learning disabilities to live their lives to the full. Residential, supported living and day activities are provided to people in need as well as support to families and friends.
In addition to our care services, we also have a number of fundraising facilities that are open to our residents, their families and the public. Why not come and join us for lunch at our onsite Coffee Shop or find a bargain within our onsite Charity Shop and Pre-loved Furniture Store.
Throughout the year, our Creative Craft Centre is open to showcase project work or sell items that have been made within the workshops.
You will get a real insight into life at Acorn Village and why your support is so important.
Don’t forget to sign up to the newsletter for up-to-date information on life at Acorn Village and read some of the wonderful blogs written by our residents and tenants.
OUR CARE SERVICES
Residential Care
Supported Living
Day Activities & Therapies
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Leave a Legacy
Why Acorn Village?
People First, Disability Second, is our philosophy.
Every person, whatever their disability, are encouraged to live the life they choose and are supported to be as independent as physically possible.
We offer care and accommodation to adults with a learning disability. We work with the individual and their support network to ensure that we can achieve high quality and individualised care that is bespoke to the person.
Registered Charity Number: 263954
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Resident since 1988
Nigel Spencer MBE DL
Patron & Volunteer
“Acorn Village is a place of refuge and hope, not only for its residents – people first, disability second – but also for all those who are involved with its function. Tolerance and kindness exist in profusion there and its residents and infrastructure are supported by a committed staff and a myriad of volunteers who have been, and still are, prepared to ‘go that extra mile.’ “

Employee since 1989

Tenant since 2005
Keith Burrows
Previous Chairman/Trustee
“From my first visit with Round Table, selling hot dogs at a summer fete, to my current role 30 years later as Chairman it has been a pleasure and a privilege working with the staff and fellow volunteers here at Acorn. The smiles and achievements of our residents and supported living tenants always make time spent here worthwhile.”

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