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Why is Thrive Needed?

There are around 850,000 people who suffer from dementia in the UK alone. Every year, 100,00 people in the UK suffer from a stroke or heart disease and 1 in 4 people suffer from mental illness. Thrive is needed to bring these people back onto their feet and improve their confidence they may have lost through their condition. Thrive have studied social and theraputic horticulture for over 35 years and have proved gardening can change lives.