Thrive – using gardening to change lives

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At Thrive, we are passionate about the health benefits that gardening, horticulture and spending time in nature can bring.

We are a leading UK charity with over 40 years’ experience of an approach called social and therapeutic horticulture (STH). We want to help people with varying needs to access therapeutic gardening programmes and use gardening as part of personal health and wellbeing management.

We do this by:

  • Supporting our client gardeners through programmes at our 3 regional centres in Reading, Birmingham and London
  • Delivering training courses so people can go on to practice Social and Therapeutic Horticulture and other forms of Green Care
  • Sharing our knowledge freely to reach as many people as possible through the ‘Get Gardening’ section of our website, our Gardening Club newsletters and our various publications

Pots & Petals

The programme provides a 2 hour interactive session for young people with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD).

The programme is run by a Horticultural Therapist using the natural environment to stimulate the faculties of sight, smell, taste, touch and sound. The programme has been run in partnership with schools and departments for people with special needs.

The programme builds on intensive interaction through a relaxed and enjoyable selection of interactive activities. The programme supports the fundamental forms of communication such as attention, eye contact, turn taking, play and touch. The young people are encouraged to engage with the natural environment through exploratory play.

If you or someone you know would like to attend this programme, please get in touch with the Reading team by phone on 0118 988 4844 or email trunkwell@thrive.org.uk 

Who to contact

Contact Name
Thrive info
Contact Position
Information Officer
Telephone
0118 988 5688 0118 988 5688
E-mail
info@thrive.org.uk
Website
Thrive website
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Where to go

Name
Thrive Reading - the Trunkwell garden
Address
The Geoffrey Udall Centre
Beech Hill Road
Beech Hill
Reading
Berkshire
Postcode
RG7 2AT
Directions to RG7 2AT

Time / Date Details

When is it on
Telephone enquiries welcome Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm
Time of day
Morning
Afternoon
Session Information
Visits by appointment only. Garden project open to users 10am-3pm

Costs

Details
Contact us and we will be happy to tell you more about our garden at Trunkwell and discuss costs and sources of funding.

Availability

Age Ranges
15+
Referral required
Yes
Referral Details

Self referral or by Professional. Taster sessions available. Details of charges available on request.

Local Offer

Description

Please contact us and we will be happy to talk about how we can support you.

Links
Get Gardening
Local Offer Age Bands
Secondary (11-16 years)

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Disclaimer

This information has been collected from third party providers therefore the Reading Services Guide, Reading Borough Council (RBC) and Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC) cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy of this information and recommends that parents, carers, young people, residents and professionals check with providers regarding DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) and OFSTED registrations and CQC registrations. Information collected by Reading Service Guide; is used solely to implement and supply the Family Information Service (FIS), Special Educational Needs & Disabilities - Reading's Local Offer, Adults & Carers Support Group and Reading Youth.

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Contact the Team

Family Information Service

fis@reading.gov.uk 0118 937 3777 OPTION 2 0118 937 3777 OPTION 2

SEND Local Offer

localoffer@reading.gov.uk 0118 937 3777 OPTION 2 0118 937 3777 OPTION 2

Adult & Carers Support

CSAAdvice.Signposting@reading.gov.uk 0118 937 3747 0118 937 3747
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