A new community gardening project launched by Thrive is coming to Dinton Pastures Country Park, Hurst and anyone can attend a free taster session to experience this exciting new project.
Thrive, a charity that helps people with disabilities harness the benefits of gardening, will use the therapeutic powers of gardening to help older people with a history of mental health problems and other disabilities, regain confidence, build self esteem and motivation, feel better physically and mentally and create new social networks.
Research shows that older people are frequently let down when they really need help: one in ten older people may experience depression – rising to about 40 per cent for those living in care homes. With funding cuts set to hit some day centres across the UK, it is even more important to ensure older people are not forgotten.
Working across Berkshire, Hampshire and South Oxfordshire, Thrive wants to help people create community gardening and horticultural therapy projects in the areas where they live, which will improve their mental and physical health, reduce isolation and bring people together.