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History: The Rise and Fall of Wessex
Wessex no longer exists yet its name still conjures images of Alfred the Great and the creation of England. The choice by Thomas Hardy of using Wessex as the fictional literary landscape of his novels further embeds this feeling of nostalgic association that people have. This course explores its creation and demise and why it still lives in our memory partly as a result of its historical significance but also because the sentimental effect of its name is consistently being used by advertisers and organisations to create a positive connection with customers and the public.
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Dates:Tue 24/09/2024 -
Tue 08/10/2024Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:3 sessionsLocation:The Cornerstone (Wokingham)
Norreys Avenue
Wokingham
RG40 1UETutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00017279How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:4 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £30.00
History: A Cultural Tour of Istanbul
Settled by the Greeks in the 7th century BC, the city which is now called Istanbul, became Emperor Constantine’s ‘New Rome’ in AD 330 and it was named Constantinople. In 1453 the city was overrun by Mehmed II and it became the capital of the Ottoman Empire. The study day explores the rich architectural and artistic legacy left by both Byzantine and Ottoman rulers in a city which was shaped by being for centuries the meeting point of Europe and Asia.
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Dates:Sat 19/10/2024 -
Sat 19/10/2024Times:10:00am - 4:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:The Cornerstone (Wokingham)
Norreys Avenue
Wokingham
RG40 1UETutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00017281How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:9 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £25.20
Architecture: Modern Architecture: In Tune with the Past?
It is arguably a greater challenge for a modern architect to sympathetically expand the use of historic buildings, than to create new free-standing architecture. We will critically assess what a range of architects have achieved – including Norman Foster at the British Museum, Rick Mather at the Ashmolean in Oxford, and Herzog and de Meuron in creating and then expanding Tate Modern.
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Dates:Tue 05/11/2024 -
Tue 03/12/2024Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:The Cornerstone (Wokingham)
Norreys Avenue
Wokingham
RG40 1UETutor:Keith HastedCourse code:Q00017591How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:8 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £50.00
Nature, Ecology & Permaculture: Fossils and Ancient Life
A hands on course using the tutor’s huge fossil collection. Find out about life on Earth over millions of years and learn how to identify these fossils and interpret how they lived.
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Dates:Sat 18/01/2025 -
Sat 18/01/2025Times:10:00am - 4:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:The Cornerstone (Wokingham)
Norreys Avenue
Wokingham
RG40 1UETutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00017592How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £25.20
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Art Appreciation: The Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel is indeed a jewel box of great painting. With works by Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, Perugino and Michelangelo, some of the greatest works of the Italian Renaissance are to be found there. But this is more than just a collection of great works. It is also the pope’s private chapel and so these works were created not just for display but to relay a greater message to the world, But how many of the thousands of visitors really understand that message or what these works are about? In this study day we shall seek to decode the 'messages' contained in these great works and see what Sixtus IV and Julius II and their artists were really saying to us.
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Dates:Tue 04/02/2025 -
Tue 25/02/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:3 sessionsLocation:The Cornerstone (Wokingham)
Norreys Avenue
Wokingham
RG40 1UETutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00017593How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:£30.00
History: The Queens of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt demonstrates how even in a male-dominated society women did on occasion rise to the highest position in the land. In this course we will explore the women who not only held great influence but, on some occasions, effectively ruled Egypt. From the famous female pharaoh Hatshepsut to Cleopatra VII over a millennium later, we consider how these women came to power and served as some of the most prominent female figures of antiquity.
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Dates:Wed 26/02/2025 -
Wed 26/03/2025Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:Woodley Hill House (Reading)
Woodley Hill House
45 Eastcourt Avenue
Reading
RG6 1HHTutor:John BillmanCourse code:Q00017588How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £50.00
Philosophy: Great Contemporary Moral Issues 2
There are several issues which are of great moral concern in contemporary society. This course considers some of these issues. The issues are Immigration, Capital Punishment, World Hunger, Economic Justice, and War. We’ll arrive to begin with at an understanding of the issue and then consider some of the academic discussion surrounding it. No prior specialist knowledge is required to attend this course.
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Dates:Wed 23/04/2025 -
Wed 21/05/2025Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:The Cornerstone (Wokingham)
Norreys Avenue
Wokingham
RG40 1UETutor:Karim EsmailCourse code:Q00017429How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:£50.00
Music Appreciation: Shakespeare and Verdi
Verdi dominated Italian opera in the 19C with a series of highly dramatic works. He was an avid reader of literature and the great playwrights; most of his operas are derived from their works. His favourite writer was Shakespeare and he took great pride in his operatic settings of Macbeth, Othello and Falstaff. If you are a lover of Shakespeare, then you will learn how an operatic setting with its dramatic music and singing can provide an enhanced experience of these great dramas.
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Dates:Sat 10/05/2025 -
Sat 10/05/2025Times:10:00am - 4:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:The Bradbury Community Centre (Wokingham
Rose Street
Rose Street
Wokingham
RG40 1XSTutor:Robin JohnCourse code:Q00017430How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £25.20