Michelle Cook @MichelleCookAV
CEO Acorn Village People First, Disability Second. A Charity for Adults with Learning Disabilities 'Life is for Living' Reg Charity No:263954 Manningtree, England Joined February 2016-
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Here we are at the Community Rail 2022 Awards, a brilliant event enjoyed by all! We are extremely proud to have won an award for 'Outstanding Contribution to Community Rail' #communityrail #awards @CommunityRail
we offer are as inclusive as possible. @ILECSLimited have made it possible for adults with learning disabilities to be as independent as possible when having cooking sessions with us or just making a cuppa and spending times with friends - Life is For Living 😃
Thank you so much to @ILECSLimited for their generous donation of kitchen equipment for The Strover Centre, our new life skills and social space. An interactive Microwave and weighing scales and a kettle that safely limits the amount it will pour all ensure that the workshops
@AcornVillages @AcornVillages You're very welcome, we're delighted to support Acorn Village and the important work you do to support adults with learning disabilities.
You can support the Acorn Village charity in many different ways. Have a browse of our Ebay page and see if anything catches your eye! All profits go directly back into the charity and support adults with learning disabilities. Life is for Living! charity.ebay.co.uk/charity/i/Acor…
Fair to say that the Government’s change of heart on the #compulsoryvaccination of Health and Social Care staff has taken most by surprise. I give my take on the latest turn of events and what it means for home #care providers @attwells linkedin.com/pulse/mandator… via @LinkedIn
Government consistently ignored advice of the care sector. Now after months of providers spending thousands implementing the policy, it has decided to make a U-turn @ACSLLP blog.anthonycollins.com/post/102hhn2/m… #employmentandpensions #healthandsocialcare #spcialcare #vaccination #sajidjavid
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Social Media is a fantastic way for us to share our work and activities as well as bring more interest to the charity. You can help us by liking and retweeting our tweets and spreading the word!
For nearly 2 years, COVID19 has affected our usual fundraising activities and has resulted in charitable funds being reduced. We are often asked how our wonderful supporters can help us during these difficult times..
Our Coffee Shop is now open to the public on a Monday, Wednesday and a Friday 10am til 4pm. We have a large, light and airy, warm space with a conservatory, gallery and as the weather gets warmer a beautiful walled garden to sit in. Yummy cake and coffee or lunch with a
amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls… We are asked so often by our wonderful supporters how they can help the charity during these strange Covid times. Our updated Amazon Wishlist is a great way to save us money by buying things that will enhance the activities we provide #CharityTuesday
Busy but incredibly rewarding working weekend for me. I supported our Manningtree charity shop on Saturday and enjoyed meeting lots of new people treating themselves to a bargain or two! And on Sunday we welcomed St Nicholas..or Nigel our patron! Lots of very happy faces 😊
changing our Manningtree charity shop window..Gifts galore so pop in and get organised early!
IT’S CHRISTMAS…Well not quite yet but in our Acorn world it’s coming! Covid has affected our usual activities but we still have plenty of plans to celebrate and also ways in which our wonderful supporters can be involved and help us raise much needed funds..today we will be
Today is all about Xmas! This year we aren’t able to have our usual Christmas market..hopefully in 2022!..but we still have plenty of festive things to be planning..first things first..the Manningtree charity shop!
Thank you everyone who visited the coffee shop today..always a bit scary to make big changes but all went well and bookings are coming in..We’ve missed you all!

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