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 

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FULLY BOOKED: RUSKIN LACE

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

A Lake District speciality since the late nineteenth century, Ruskin lace was made from hand-spun and woven linen produced by cottagers around Coniston. Karen is a leading exponent of this 

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SING WITH OTHERS: YES YOU CAN!

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

If you have little experience of singing with others, believe you can’t sing or just feel a bit rusty, then this course will be a journey of discovery to find 

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NOW’S THE TIME FOR BRUCKNER

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

Getting to know Bruckner’s music is a challenge many have shied away from. But as we celebrate 200 years since the Austrian composer’s birth this very week, there can be 

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HOLLYWOOD’S VIEW OF AMERICAN HISTORY 1914-1980

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

This course looks at Hollywood movies and extracts from them the history of the times in which they were made. While films such as Mr Smith Goes to Washington (1939), 

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PHILOSOPHY AND FILM

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

Immerse yourself in an intellectual sojourn as we navigate the interplay between existential philosophy and the visual language of film, where the profound meets the poetic to forge a unique 

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FULLY BOOKED: THE PRE-RAPHAELITE BROTHERHOOD

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

In this course of illustrated lectures & discussion we will investigate the contribution made to the art world by three great Victorian painters - John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt 

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TALK & TEA: A PHILOSOPHER’S GUIDE TO AGEING

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

Ever pondered the philosophical intricacies of ageing? Can Confucian virtues guide us through the challenges of later life, emphasizing harmony and virtue? How do David Hume’s skeptical reflections on personal 

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WHITEWORK EMBROIDERY

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

As the name suggests, whitework is traditionally worked with white thread on white fabric. It encompasses a wide range of techniques from the bold to the delicate and is commonly 

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DANISH ART: THE GOLDEN AGE

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

From the early crisp, clear, bright & cheerful images of a gentle landscape and its people in the 19th century, Danish artists evolved a fascinatingly rich diversity of approaches in 

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