# THE ACORN CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1096450
- **Other names:** ST. IVES ACORN CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
- **Status:** Registered
- **Reporting:** Up to date. Last filed Aug. 11, 2026.
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 11, 2003
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1096450


## Contact

- **Address:** 19 St. Marys Road, Bluntisham, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
- **Postcode:** PE28 3XA
- **Phone:** 07715 477940
- **Email:** john2acorn@btinternet.com
- **Website:** www.acornsupportgroup.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** A. TO ALLEVIATE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISTRESS OF ADULT MEMBERS WITH CANCER AND THEIR CARERS (BE THEY SPOUSES, FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS). B. TO ALLEVIATE MEMBERS? LONELINESS AND ISOLATION BY OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE EXPERIENCES AND COPING STRATEGIES.C. TO ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE BY OFFERING SOCIAL ACTIVITY AS A KEY ELEMENT OF THE SURVIVORSHIP AND FULL RECOVERY PATHWAY.D. TO SIGNPOST MEMBERS TO SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND FURTHER SUPPORT.

**Activities:** We aim to alleviate physical and mental distress of adults with cancer and their carers. We offer free relaxation therapies, general socialising, outings, friendship and talks at three venues each month. This helps clients to see that despite their difficulties they can maintain a reasonable quality of life and remain part of a caring community.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Cambridgeshire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **SIMON PAUL TOWNEND Chairman** | Chair | May 5, 2014 |
| Alan Ernest Ward Secretary |  | Oct. 19, 2022 |
| Chi Kau Tsang |  | July 30, 2025 |
| GORDON DYER MBE |  |  |
| Gerard Thomas Dempsey |  | May 3, 2017 |
| Janet Pyle Trustee |  |  |
| John Trevor Windle |  | April 1, 2018 |




