Thrive Gardening Trust
These pictures are from the ceremony on the 27th October which presented a new toolshed to the Charity Thrive from the members of the Lions Club.
First, Past-President Sue Boothroyd declares the shed open, assisted by the President of Thrive.
Secondly, the Plaque that represents the donation of the shed.
A new shed was opened by Sue Boothroyd , President of Woodley and Earley Lions Club 2007/08 at The Thrive Trunkwell Garden Project, at Beech Hill near Reading on Monday 27 October. Woodley and Earley Lions Club raised £5,000 to buy and install the shed through their local community fundraising programme.
Thrive is a national charity which promotes the benefits of gardening for disabled people. Its three acre Trunkwell Garden Project - set in a restored Victorian walled garden - helps over 100 disabled people a year in the West Berkshire, North Hampshire, Surrey and South Oxfordshire areas through individual structured gardening programmes which offer training, education and therapy.
The new shed replaces two older sheds with restricted access via old steps and limited space. The new shed has more space and a ramp to ensure all Thrive gardeners can use it. It is also fitted with purpose built tool racks for easy access to tools and has no windows so it is more secure.
UNUM, the disability insurer, sent a team of 25 employees to Thrive's Trunkwell Garden Project in August to clear the site before the shed was erected.
Sue Tabor, Thrive's Trunkwell Garden Project Manager says "We are very grateful to Woodley and Earley Lions Club for raising the money for the shed for our Thrive gardeners. We would also like to thank UNUM for providing the people to help clear the site. This is a lasting asset that will make a real difference."
Sue Boothroyd, President Woodley and Earley Lions Club 2007/08 says "When we were looking for a local charity to support, we were particularly impressed by Thrive because of the wonderful work they do for disabled people at Thrive's Trunkwell Garden Project which really does change people's lives. We are delighted to have been able to provide something which will be of permanent help to the 100 plus disabled people who come to the garden."
Visit Thrive's website www.thrive.org.uk for more information.
27th October 2008
