This hands-on, project and skills-based course lets you try various hand and workbench tools. You will learn to produce a piece of jewellery from start to finish, including metal cutting, soldering, and finishing techniques. 5 sessions from Friday 19th of September, 10am – 1pm, with Alice Barratt
Join this course to learn the basic stitches of Tunisian crochet as well as the differences with standard crochet. You will progress to small weekly projects to learn different techniques such as shaping, crochet in the round, and entrelac among other things. 5 sessions from Thursday 25th of September, 1pm – 3:30pm with Cristina Valladares
This course is designed to help both new and experienced writers build confidence and creativity. You will learn to write short stories for pleasure or publication while deepening your understanding of character, dialogue, structure, plot, and setting—and discover how to make every word count. 6 sessions from Monday 15th of September, 1pm – 3pm, with […]
A basic introduction to garden design by RHS medallist & property lawyer Jason Loh. Course content will include: design principles, site analysis, construction, water, planting design, horticulture and legal issues. By the end of the course, you can design your own garden with professional input. 10 sessions from Tuesday 30th of September, 10am – 12pm
Lacking confidence in your computer skills? This course will help you get to grips with using the Internet, emails and create simple documents. Suitable for beginners or those who wish to refresh their basic skills. 4 sessions from Monday 29th of September, 10am – 12pm, with Carmel Zapata
Finally, SUNSHINE!! Hope everyone is enjoying the sunny weather and the warm days. Most of our Summer Schools are fully booked there are still places available on… Watercolour Summer School from 27 August, Tues-Fri 9.30am to 1.30pm at Stoke Lodge with Ellie D79G Or for a mixture of Watercolour and Acrylics why not join Laurel […]
Subject: Art My name is Elham (Ellie) Talay-Minaei. As an artist, I started my journey in 2012, exploring various mediums such as watercolour, acrylic, and oil painting. Since then, I’ve been actively involved in the watercolour art scene and have developed a deep passion for this expressive medium. In 2019, I moved to Bristol and […]
Subject: History Although I spent most of my career working as an Account Director in the IT & Communications sector, I decided to pursue a dream and teach my favourite subject which is history. I studied history at the University of Stirling and completed my dissertation on Anglo-Sino relations in the 19th century. I have […]
Subject: Creative Writing I’m a published novelist and prize-winning short story writer as well as a creative writing tutor. I have an MPhil in Writing together with a PhD and both have given me greater understanding of how to write fiction. My text books, based on my teaching methods have been approved by Cambridge University […]
Hello everyone, I hope you are enjoying this beautiful weather and our long light days. I know that everyone will be keen to know the latest about the September courses and when they will be available to book, so I’ll jump straight in with that!
