TRY FOR A DAY: BOTANICAL PAINTING

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

This informal and relaxed workshop is a gentle introduction to the delights of drawing from nature. You will spend the morning building confidence while closely observing individual flower petals, leaves and 

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A RECITAL BY EDEN BAROQUE

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

All the world`s a stage: 17th & 18th century theatrical songs and instrumental music inspired by Shakespeare and others. Programme includes music by Holborne, Locke, Biber, Purcell, Dibdin and Arne. 

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WOVEN TAPESTRY DAY (MATERIALS PROVIDED)

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

This one-day course serves either as an introduction for those new to tapestry or as a refresher covering the fundamentals of tapestry weaving. Looms will be ready for you to 

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SUNDAY LECTURE: RUSKIN AND THE PRE-RAPHAELITE WOMEN

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

John Ruskin’s attitude to Pre-Raphaelite women writers and artists reflected an unsympathetic age. The challenges faced by Christina Rossetti, Elizabeth Siddal, Georgiana Burne-Jones, Jane Morris, Evelyn de Morgan and Maria 

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TALK & TEA: A PHILOSOPHER’S GUIDE TO NATURE

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Ever pondered the profound mysteries of nature?  Can Arne Naess’s deep ecology unveil the wisdom inherent in our connection with the natural world? How does Soga Ryojin’s assertion, “We cannot rise 

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A VERY SPECIAL WOODWIND RECITAL

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

An hour of memorable musical performances, held in our wonderful oak-floored lecture room. Laurence Perkins (bassoon) with Philippa Davies (flute), Colin Honour (clarinet) and Jan Willem Nelleke (piano). Bar open before 

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SUNDAY LECTURE: THE INGENIOUS MR FLITCROFT

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

..."arguably the most significant Georgian architect of whom most people have never heard," Henry Flitcroft designed some of the greatest country houses of the 18th century including Woburn Abbey, Wimpole and 

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