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What will I learn? During the course you will:• Gain knowledge and practical experience of some of the techniques used to design and make 2D stained (cool) glass items.• Explore the different tooling, materials and techniques used for making stained glass items together with their qualities• Cover health and safety procedures relevant to the craft […]

What will I learn? Relax and enjoy learning how to draw from life in a fun and supportive environment. Working in pencil you will capture a range of still-life objects, learning the fundamentals of proportion, light and shade, and perspective. Over the day you’ll practise a technique to free up your creative brain, develop your […]

What will I learn? On this course, you will have an opportunity to practise writing different poetry forms, as well as reading and listening to published examples, learning about technique, sound and how different poets approach their craft. During the course you will take part in discussing published examples of poetry, then write your own […]

What will I learn? This course aims to introduce you to Italian within a small range of everyday topics and situations and to offer an insight into the life and culture of Italy.All groups will have a mixture of learners. Whichever level class you join you will find that people learn in different ways and […]

What will I learn? This course aims to: get you started with idea and to give you an understanding of the structure of plot, character motivation and theme if you would like to write fiction. Guidance is given to those wishing to write creative non-fiction, collections of poetry and short stories and memoir.During the course […]

What will I learn? This hands-on workshop focuses on a range of creative ways to repair and alter your clothes, using both machine stitching, and hand sewing methods. You will have the opportunity to learn a variety of invisible, and decorative sewing techniques including:– repairing a tear or a hole in knitwear, jersey, and wovens– […]

What will I learn? This workshop is a taster for our family learning courses. It will give you fun practical ideas to support the story – Ten Little Pirates. You will look at different activities exploring crafts, songs and games that you can play together that will develop story telling skills. Is this course for […]

What will I learn? This workshop is a taster for our family learning courses. It will give you fun practical ideas to support the story – Brown Bear. You will look at different activities exploring crafts, songs and games that you can play together that will develop storytelling and recall skills. Is this course for […]

What will I learn? On this new and innovative workshop you are able to develop your creative skills and techniques needed to design, craft and take home beautiful jewellery made from recycled and found objects. You will use recycled plastic bottles, old magazines, fabric scraps and other found objects to make two items of jewellery […]

What will I learn? Stained Glass is beautiful traditional art. In this course you will be creating a summer themed sun catcher using the copper foil technique, also known as the Tiffany technique. You will be doing the following: cutting coloured glass, grinding glass, copper foiling, and finally soldiering the piece together. Is this course […]

What will I learn? This workshop is being delivered by the Family Learning team. It will give you fun practical ideas to support the story – Under the Sea. You will look at different activities exploring ideas, crafts, songs and games that you can play together that will develop story telling skills. Is this course […]

What will I learn? This workshop is being delivered by the Family Learning team. It will give you fun practical ideas to support the story – Super Duck. You will look at different activities exploring ideas, crafts, songs and games that you can play together that will develop story telling skills. Is this course for […]

What will I learn? This workshop is being delivered by the Family Learning team. It will give you fun practical ideas to support the story – Super Duck. You will look at different activities exploring ideas, crafts, songs and games that you can play together that will develop story telling skills. Is this course for […]