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Healthy Living: Ways to Wellbeing; Meditation and Seated Yoga
Seated yoga is a wonderful way to start your day. Mindfulness is a technique you can learn which involves noticing what is happening in the present moment, without any judgement of self or others. You might take a moment to notice and be aware of your mind, how your body is communicating with you and your surroundings. This deeply relaxing technique has roots in Buddhism. Join me in this very relaxed and friendly session to find more flexibility and some inner peace. · become more self-aware · feel calmer and less stressed · feel more able to choose how to respond to your thoughts and feelings · cope with difficult or unhelpful thoughts · be kinder towards yourself.
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Dates:Wed 13/11/2024 -
Wed 18/12/2024Times:9:00am - 10:30amDuration:5 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Georgia DanielCourse code:Q00017016How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £27.75
Care 2: Make a Teacup Planter
All our Care2 courses are completely free for unpaid carers (or those who have previously been carers). You do not need to receive a carer's allowance to qualify. If you are unsure, please contact our call centre advisors who will be able to assist you.
Would you like to make a lovely Christmas tea cup planter for a friend or loved one? Something a little different and unusual for that special person. Nothing says you care like a homemade gift and this short one-off session with experienced gardener Debbie Young, will demonstrate and allow you to make a tea cup planter as a perfect and personal gift. So, join us at the Reading Rooms in Billericay for this fun and informative one-off free course for carers, their companions, volunteers and former carers as part of the Care 2 delivery. You may wish to bring a box to take your gift home in safely.
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Dates:Tue 19/11/2024 -
Tue 19/11/2024Times:2:00pm - 3:30pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:Billericay Reading Rooms (Billericay)
73 High Street
Billericay
CM12 9ASTutor:Deborah YoungCourse code:Q00019594How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:9 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free
Healthy Living: Yoga Nidra with seated yoga for the run up to Christmas with Georgia
If you find the run up the Christmas stressful, join me for this yoga nidra session. Yoga Nidra translates to Yogic Sleep. It’s a deeply restful Yoga practice, and a very effective way to rest and restore at the end of the day. If you want to manage stress and anxiety and reduce fatigue, we’ve got you covered! Yoga Nidra with Georgia offers you the tools, time and space you need to manage stress and open yourself up to a place of stillness, calm and deep relaxation. Yoga Nidra helps you to easily drift into a clam and meditative state from a place of comfort and ease.
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Dates:Thu 21/11/2024 -
Thu 19/12/2024Times:5:00pm - 6:30pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Georgia DanielCourse code:Q00019838How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £29.60
Nature, Ecology & Permaculture: Garden birds at Christmas
Do you like watching the birds go about their day in your garden? Perhaps you would like to know more about them. Join WEA tutor Jane Williams who will be taking a charming look at the birds you can see in your garden in the Christmas break, and how you can encourage more to come and visit you. Special emphasis on the Christmas Robin! Voted Britain’s favourite bird year in, year out. So, if you need a break from the festivities or just to have a chat with like-minded individuals, join Jane on this special, one-off session. Everybody is welcome.
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Dates:Thu 05/12/2024 -
Thu 05/12/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Jane WilliamsCourse code:Q00019860How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £7.40
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
Humanities: The 12 lunches of Christmas
If you find the Festive season challenging or lonely, or you just need to have a break from all the chaos and the bad TV, join tutor Jane Williams, who will break up Christmas Day with this fun and interesting look at the 12 days of Christmas Carol. She will go through each of the gifts given on each of the Twelve Days, according to the carol, and see how one might celebrate them in food. So join Jane on the 25th of December for this one off online session.
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Dates:Thu 12/12/2024 -
Thu 12/12/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Jane WilliamsCourse code:Q00019851How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £7.40
Gardening Practical: Spring Gardening at Parkstone
This course is for clients of Parkstone Connect Centre, and leads them on to the next steps of gardening. The course will continue learning and embedding skills involved in all aspects of gardening, so the skills learned can be applied to work within and outside the centre
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Dates:Wed 08/01/2025 -
Wed 26/03/2025Times:10:00am - 2:30pmDuration:12 sessionsLocation:Tricuro -Parkstone Connect Day Centre (P
Croft Road
Poole
BH12 3LDTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00011523How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £176.40
History: How we used to Live (3) – Urban Housing
This course will give you an outline of the history of urban and suburban housing in Britain over the last 200 years. As Britain’s industrial cities expanded, thousands of people wanted somewhere suitable to live. For the expanding middle classes of clerks, bankers and other professionals, this meant a respectable home to buy or rent.
We will explore how how the expansion of the railways led to the development of suburbs as workers could travel further to their workplace. We will see how the aspiration of owning one’s own home became achievable with the development of building societies and how Britain became a home-owning society.
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Dates:Wed 15/01/2025 -
Wed 05/02/2025Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:St Olave's Church Hall (York)
Marygate Lane
York
YO30 7BJTutor:Katherine CroftCourse code:Q00018369How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £33.60
Art Appreciation: French Art from Louis XIV (17th c.) to the French Revolution (1789)
In this course, we will have a look at an exciting and troubling period in the history of French art: the reigns of Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI. Stretching from the 1640s to the 1790s, this period saw the rise of absolutism as well as its demise, with the French Revolution.
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Dates:Tue 25/02/2025 -
Tue 25/03/2025Times:1:30pm - 3:30pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:St John's United Reform Church Orpington
Lynwood Grove
Orpington
BR6 0BGTutor:Caroline LevisseCourse code:Q00017569How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £40.00
Gardening Practical: Preparing and Sowing
This practical course is to be run at the Parkstone Day Centre in Poole and is designed to empower adults with learning difficulties to develop their gardening skills and confidence in preparing and sowing seeds. The course will focus on providing a supportive and enjoyable environment, where participants can learn new skills, socialise, and take home their own seedlings.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed specifically for adults with learning difficulties who want to develop their gardening skills and confidence. No prior experience is necessary, as the course is tailored to meet the needs of each participant.
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Dates:Wed 23/04/2025 -
Wed 09/07/2025Times:10:30am - 12:00pmDuration:24 sessionsLocation:Tricuro -Parkstone Connect Day Centre (P
Croft Road
Poole
BH12 3LDTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00017345How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £151.20
Personal Development: DIY Skills in the Outdoors
Gain practical outdoor skills with our Personal Development: DIY Skills in the Outdoors course. Learn how to build, repair, and create in an outdoor setting, using tools and materials available in nature. Ideal for individuals looking to enhance their self-sufficiency and enjoy the outdoors.
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Dates:Thu 24/04/2025 -
Thu 22/05/2025Times:9:30am - 1:00pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:Rector's Way Allotments (Weston-super-Ma
Rectors Way
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 3NPTutor:Matt DoolanCourse code:Q00017818How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £73.50