Friends and Members of Thrive are not only those who have a professional interest in using gardening and horticulture to benefit people with disabilities, but are also those who wish to support Thrive and enable more people who have a disability to use gardening to improve their quality of life.
All new Friends and Members will receive a welcome pack, regular e-newletters, and many discounts available through our online shop and includes the following discounts and benefits:
Discounts:
- 25% discount on our bouquets of flowers delivered direct to any UK address
- 10% off all products bought through the Able Gardener website
- 10% off all our plublications purchased through our online shop
- tickets for a performance of Wicked at the Apollo Theatre, London available at only £20 each!
A welcome pack which includes:
- a 32 page full-colour Guide to Thrive booklet
- an inspirational CD of stories and experiences of disabled people who have benefited from gardening
- an information sheet on the subject of sensory gardens
- summary details and information on garden tools suitable for disabled people
- a full-colour information sheet on how to build raised beds
- a Thrive car sticker, and a handy wallet calendar.
Regular information, articles and features:
- GrowthPoint magazine packed with news, horticulture project profiles and professional information, which is published four times a year
- regular editions of Thrive News with updates on our work with disabled people and top tips
- regular e-newsletter with interesting topics, advice and information
- privileged access to the Friends and Members area of the Thrive website, where you can access useful information to support running a garden project
Training courses:
- a discount on the courses available on Thrive's National Short Course Programme
Professional support:
- privileged access to the Friends and Members Area of the Thrive website where you can download session plans, adapt policies, employment law, legislative updates and other useful information to support you in running a garden project
- opportunity to purchase Cultivating Quality, the first quality assurance scheme designed for use by projects offering structured programmes in social and therapeutic horticulture
- access to the Thrive library, the only specialist library on the subject of social and therapeutic horticulture in the UK.
Other benefits:
- a concessionary rate when hiring Thrive's training and meeting rooms and our unique Secret Garden at the Thrive National Office near Reading, Berkshire
** Special offer **
Join Friends and Members of Thrive until 1st October 2011 for £30
If you live outside the UK, there is an additional charge of £10 to cover postage costs.
Find out more about the benefits and print an application form for Friends and Members of Thrive
If you suffer from sight loss, find out what Thrive can offer you with our National Blind Gardeners Club.
You can also join Friends and Members of Thrive through our online shop.
If you have any questions, send us an email about Friends and Members of Thrive.