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Art Appreciation: Highlights of Tate Britain
Discover for the first time, or re-visit an old favourite, this course will introduce you to a wide range of artworks from the national collection of Tate Britain in London. We explore specific works by historical, modern and contemporary artists in relation to wider cultural and social contexts. The aim of the course is to develop confidence and visual literacy skills when looking at and discussing art in London’s galleries. On this course, we examine work by prominent artists as diverse as Anthony Van Dyck, Joan Carlile, William Blake, JMW Turner, the Pre-Raphaelites, Gwen John, Mona Hatoum and Mike Kelly.
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Dates:Fri 17/01/2025 -
Fri 14/02/2025Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:Blue Beetle Room (London)
Hendon Lane
Finchley
London
N3 1TRTutor:Chantal CondronCourse code:Q00017455How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £50.00
History: Cleethorpes' Theatre History from the Victorian Era to the Present Day
See images and hear about the history of three of Cleethorpes’ entertainment venues. The Empire Theatre is now an amusement arcade, so does anything of its former life exist today? The Coliseum Cinema building is now a Wetherspoons public house on Cleethorpes High Street, but what was its history prior to this? The Theatre Royal is sadly an eyesore and the site is awaiting further development, but what was this site used for before and after its theatre days? Join us on an adventure through time and discover local treasures from a bygone age. Suitable for anyone with a little curiosity.
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Dates:Sat 18/01/2025 -
Sat 18/01/2025Times:2:00pm - 4:30pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:The Minster (Grimsby)
St James Square
Grimsby
DN31 1EPTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00017919How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £15.00
An Introduction to Twentieth Century History: International Relations in the 1930s and World War 2
By the 1930s there were three competing ideologies: Liberal Democracy, Soviet Communism and Fascism.. the latter in various national forms. Broadly the first two accepted the status quo and the latter in Japan, Germany and Italy were determined on revision. This set the scene for the ensuing conflicts in the Pacific and Europe. The course will examine how and why the world went to war during the 1930s. We will look at the role of individuals and consider how much difference it made that it was Hitler or Mussolini in charge rather than someone else. We will examine how it took time for the USA to emerge from isolation and how that tipped the balance when she did.
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Dates:Mon 20/01/2025 -
Mon 03/03/2025Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:St Francis de Sales (Hampton)
16 Wellington Road
Hampton
TW12 1JRTutor:Julian RobertsCourse code:Q00017583How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £60.00
Entry Level ESOL: Life and work in the UK
Welcome to the ESOL Entry Level course, specifically designed for newcomers to the UK! This six-week program, hosted at the Digital Skills Hub in Boscombe, provides essential language skills and cultural knowledge to help you thrive in your new environment. Whether you’re aiming to settle into daily life, seeking employment, or looking to build your confidence in English, this course is your gateway to success.
Course Structure: The course is structured into interactive sessions, combining classroom instruction with practical exercises. Each week, you will participate in engaging activities, group discussions, and real-world practice. Our experienced instructors will support you every step of the way, ensuring that learning is both enjoyable and effective.
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Dates:Mon 20/01/2025 -
Mon 31/03/2025Times:12:30pm - 2:30pmDuration:11 sessionsLocation:Digital Skill Hub (Function Room)
30-32 Royal Arcade
Christchurch Road
Boscombe
Bournemouth
BH1 4BTTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00017076How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £75.60
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
History
Explore key events and figures in history with our History course. Learn about different periods, cultures, and significant historical developments. Ideal for history enthusiasts and anyone interested in learning about the past.
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Dates:Tue 21/01/2025 -
Tue 18/03/2025Location:Peterhouse Community Centre
122 Forest Rise
Walthamstow
London
E17 3PWCourse code:Q00017606How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £80.00
History: Malory’s Morte d’Arthur
In this short course, learners will focus on the final tales in the most famous and complete literary work in English on the Matter of Britain, Malory’s Morte d’Arthur. We will study Malory’s characterisation, the development of his narrative, and discuss the causes and events leading up to the fall of the Round Table. We will also explore Malory’s prose style and one of his major English sources. No prior knowledge of Middle English is required, and the course is suitable for beginners and improvers. It is also very suitable for those who have taken the autumn taster course on Malory.
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Dates:Wed 22/01/2025 -
Wed 05/02/2025Times:9:15am - 11:15amDuration:3 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Roberta DewaCourse code:Q00019870How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £22.20
History: How the Vote was Won - Campaigns for Democracy in Britain
An opportunity to explore the fascinating stories of movements and individuals who worked to achieve the right to vote in Britian. Our subjects range from Puritan soldiers in the 17th century to Welsh republicans in the 19th and women mill workers in the early 20th. We will meet Levellers, Chartists, Suffragists and Suffragettes as well as lesser-known groups. As we encounter campaigners divided over tactics, politics and ethics, we will see how the right to vote overlapped with other controversies and ask why advances and setbacks happened when they did.
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Dates:Mon 27/01/2025 -
Mon 24/03/2025Times:7:00pm - 9:00pmDuration:8 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Symon HillCourse code:Q00018050How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £59.20
History: Highlights Of British Archaeology: Viking (800 AD) To High Middle Ages
Recent fieldwork allows us to define three distinct phases of Anglo-Scandinavian occupation: raiding, conquest and settlement. Sites at Repton and Torksey provide evidence of Viking Age winter camps from the Conquest Period, whereas spatial analysis of both artefact scatters and place names vividly demonstrate the areas of Norse settlement.
We shall be looking at major developments in shipping technology from the Saxon through to the High Middle Ages, without which none of these invasions, including 1066, would have been possible.
As part of our Medieval studies we shall examine the eclectic Medieval “Voynich Manuscript”. Using the illustrations we shall try to make some sense of it.
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Dates:Mon 27/01/2025 -
Mon 31/03/2025Times:1:45pm - 3:45pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Grimsby Central Hall & Arts Community Ce
Duncombe Street
Grimsby
DN32 7EGTutor:Simon TomsonCourse code:Q00018374How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £84.00
A Face to the World: Highlights of the National Portrait Gallery
Discover selected paintings, sculptures, works on paper and new media works from the National Portrait Gallery in London. Marking the relaunch in summer 2023 of this national collection after a three-year refurbishment, this course offers an opportunity to discover new or less well-known artworks; and to re-visit familiar portraits that epitomise aspects of British history. We explore ideas around the function of portraiture; and the range of approaches and styles that artists have employed through history to express individual and national identity. Artists featured include Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, Joshua Reynolds, Angelica Kauffmann, Pauline Boty, Jann Haworth and Liberty Blake.
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Dates:Thu 30/01/2025 -
Thu 13/03/2025Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:Wesley Hall (Barnet)
High Barnet Methodist Church
9 Stapylton Road
Barnet
EN5 4JJTutor:Chantal CondronCourse code:Q00017379How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £60.00
Art Appreciation: The Art of Diplomacy: Behind the Doors of the Government Art Collection
Go behind the scenes of the Government Art Collection, a less well-known national art collection, with Chantal Condron, a former curator at the Collection. Discover the fascinating origins of its history, and the people and events that have shaped its past. Explore how and why artworks are acquired or commissioned and discover some of the locations where they have been displayed. We explore works across a range of media from paintings to film, by artists from the 16th to the 21st centuries, including Marcus Gheerhaerts the Younger, Thomas Phillips, Bridget Riley, Michael Armitage and recent Turner Prize winner, Jesse Darling.
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Dates:Sat 01/02/2025 -
Sat 01/02/2025Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:St John's United Reform Church Orpington
Lynwood Grove
Orpington
BR6 0BGTutor:Chantal CondronCourse code:Q00017572How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £10.00