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Craft: Hand Clay Pottery
This course is designed for you to develop your creative side and use your previous clay hand-building techniques to progress to an intermediate level, plus a chance explore the different decorative styles working with Clay. By the end of the course you should have lots of different pottery pieces and different pottery skills. You will be in a group with others and led by a talented Arts and Crafts tutor. Your work will be taken away and fired in a kiln by the tutor and it will be yours to keep!
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Dates:Mon 04/11/2024 -
Mon 09/12/2024Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:Oakley Resource Centre Hub
Clyde Crescent
Cheltenham
GL52 5QLTutor:Victoria HendzelCourse code:Q00016896How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £50.40
Craft: Sugar Craft
This FREE Sugar Craft course is designed to introduce you to the art of creating beautiful and intricate designs using sugar. Whether you are a beginner or looking to refine your skills, this course covers a wide range of techniques and provides hands-on experience to help you master sugar craft. Course will include the basics of sugar craft including the different types of sugar and edible materials to create your decorations. You will also cover the materials an tools required to create your beautiful decorations.
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Dates:Mon 04/11/2024 -
Mon 16/12/2024Times:1:00pm - 3:00pmDuration:7 sessionsLocation:Wingate & Station Town family centre
Partridge Terrace
Wingate
TS28 5BDTutor:Jayne ClarkCourse code:Q00019067How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free
History: USA: 1940 - 1972 A Divided Union
In 1989, the songwriter Billy Joel was told by a friend that “Things are different today. You were a kid in the fifties, and everybody knows that nothing happened in the fifties.” As a result, he wrote ‘We didn’t start the fire’ to highlight how the post-war decades shaped the world we live in today. Join us for this fascinating 6 week course where you will look at the crucial events that occurred between 1940 and 1972 in USA and reflect about their significance back then as well as how it translates into today’s society.
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Dates:Mon 04/11/2024 -
Mon 09/12/2024Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:Friends Meeting House (Berkhamsted)
289 High Street
Berkhamsted
HP4 1AJTutor:Michael LongCourse code:Q00017704How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:6 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £50.40
Art Appreciation: Lost Stars of the Renaissance - Art History
In this course, we will discuss in detail works from lesser-known painters of the Renaissance era. Since the High Renaissance is much better known, we will look at artists from the fifteenth century, who were very highly thought of at the time. They were influential and sought-after by the powerful in Florence.
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Dates:Mon 04/11/2024 -
Mon 25/11/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Kate PhillipsCourse code:Q00017300How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £29.60
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
Literature: Dickens and the struggles of life
For Charles Dickens, writing and worrying went hand in hand. His books were knitted together out of his own anxieties and struggles. And yet, despite the weight of all these worries, his novels are never depressing. To read Dickens is to glimpse the possibilities of new life. We all probably intend to read Dickens ‘one day.’ We all know his characters from various films and TV adaptations, so perhaps the time has finally come to get stuck into a major work. On this eight-week course we will read ‘Little Dorrit.’ We will also study some of Dickens's essays, short stories, and letters. You may already be a Dickens enthusiast, or a complete newcomer to his work. Either way, I hope that you will join us to explore a writer whose books still have the power to move and enlighten us today.
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Dates:Mon 04/11/2024 -
Mon 16/12/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:7 sessionsLocation:Krowji (Redruth)
West Park
Redruth
TR15 3AJTutor:Mark CreesCourse code:Q00013086How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £58.80
Award in ESOL Skills for Life (Speaking and Listening) (Level 2)
Polish your verbal communication skills in English. This ESOL level 2 course teaches you advanced speaking and listening skills. Learning to speak eloquently can open doors to work and study options in the UK.
This ESOL course builds on skills you learnt at level 1. Perfect your listening skills in English while practising conversation techniques.
This is an English course for adults. It is aimed at speakers of other languages. ESOL classes are divided into three areas: reading, writing, and speaking & listening.
If you’re helping others access ESOL courses in the UK, you’ve come to the right place.
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Dates:Mon 04/11/2024 -
Mon 16/12/2024Times:9:30am - 2:30pmDuration:28 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Samantha SinghCourse code:Q00015968How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £300.00
Award in ESOL Skills for Life (Speaking and Listening) (Entry 2)
Build on your communication skills with this ESOL speaking and listening course. This English course for adults is aimed at speakers of other languages. It will help you improve your speaking and listening skills to communicate better in English.
Entry 2 ESOL courses are right for you if you have basic speaking and listening skills in English. This course will help you gain confidence to speak about everyday topics and improve your comprehension. There are also reading and writing courses at this level.
If you’re helping others access ESOL classes in the UK, you’ve come to the right place.
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Dates:Mon 04/11/2024 -
Thu 20/03/2025Times:12:30pm - 3:00pmDuration:36 sessionsLocation:Whitecross Community & Recreation Centre
Lexden Street
Warrington
WA5 1PTTutor:Andrea OstapskiCourse code:Q00016316How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £225.00
Award in ESOL Skills for Life (Speaking and Listening) (Entry 1)
Learn basic communication skills with this ESOL speaking and listening course. This English course is for speakers of other languages. It will help you learn essential speaking and listening skills to be able to communicate in English.
Entry 1 ESOL courses help people who are just starting to learn English. This course will help you gain confidence to speak about basic topics and understand core words. There are also reading and writing courses at this level.
If you’re helping others access ESOL classes in the UK, you’ve come to the right place.
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Dates:Mon 04/11/2024 -
Thu 20/03/2025Times:9:30am - 12:00pmDuration:34 sessionsLocation:Whitecross Community & Recreation Centre
Lexden Street
Warrington
WA5 1PTTutor:Andrea OstapskiCourse code:Q00016526How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £225.00
History: Essex in 10 objects
Essex museums are full of wonderful and sometimes surprising objects. This course takes a selection of objects looked after in museums all over the county and uses them as sources for learning about everyday life in Essex in the past. Covering a range of themes and times the course will also give you some ideas for places to visit in your own time.
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Dates:Mon 04/11/2024 -
Mon 16/12/2024Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:7 sessionsLocation:YMCA Brightlingsea (Colchester)
High Street
Colchester
CO7 0AQTutor:Claire ParkerCourse code:Q00018843How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £58.80
Music Making: African Drumming Intermediate
Whether you are a seasoned drummer or just getting to grips with the basics, this practical class in African drumming will inspire you with the next steps in music and culture. We will be using the Djembe Drums which are a percussion instrument originating from West Africa. Drums will be provided for your use during the class. Our experienced tutor will guide you to play the Djembe drum as part of a group of friendly, like-minded people. You will learn to further develop your repertoire of notes, referred to as ‘bass,’ ‘tone’ and ‘slap’ to create different sounds. This is a great class to further your skills, de-stress and enjoy the music.
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Dates:Mon 04/11/2024 -
Mon 09/12/2024Times:7:00pm - 9:00pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:The Eagle Building (Sunderland)
201 High Street East, Sunderla
Sunderland
SR1 2AXTutor:Mark BarfootCourse code:Q00019027How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £58.80