Thrive uses gardening to bring about positive changes in the lives of people living with disabilities or ill health, or who are isolated, disadvantaged or vulnerable. Social and therapeutic horticulture is the process of working with plants to improve physical and psychological health, an well as communication and thinking skills. 

The Wandsworth Clinical Commissioning Group, made up of local GPs, is funding the programme. The CCG works with the council’s public health team to help residents reduce their risk of getting cancer and look at ways to help develop and improve services for people with cancer in Wandsworth.

The course starts this month, so get in touch as soon as possible if you wish to take part. You must live in Wandsworth and either have, or have previously suffered from, cancer.