EARLY MUSIC SUMMER SCHOOL 2025
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomFor competent singers, viol and recorder players, covering music c1450-c1650. Instruction in choral/solo singing, viol and recorder playing, lute, plus vocal technique and various consorts. Plenary music-making sessions, lectures and
SKETCHBOOK: FAST AND LOOSE COLOUR
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomRelax and enjoy getting back to the basics with artful games to get creative inspiration flowing, all in the privacy of your own sketchbook! Explore new ways of seeing objects,
NURTURE THROUGH NATURE SUMMER YOGA RETREAT
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThis transformative summer yoga retreat is designed to rejuvenate the mind, body and spirit. Beginners and seasoned yogis will immerse themselves in the practice of Hatha yoga and mindfulness activities.
FULLY BOOKED: PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomExplore a wide range of techniques to produce handmade prints to your own design: woodcut (cutting on plank wood); wood engraving (using end-grain substitute or similar); drypoint (drawing on plastic
FULLY BOOKED: MYTHICAL RINGS: THE STONE CIRCLES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomStone circles have always stimulated the imagination and generated debate. This course will explore the long history of the study of these ‘mythical rings’, including attempts to understand how they
FULLY BOOKED: CIRCLE DANCE RETREAT
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomAn extended Circle Dance retreat. Newcomers as well as experienced are welcome to join this inclusive form of community dancing where no partners are required. Music and dances drawn from
NATURE PRINTS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom“When we observe nature, the guiding feature seems to be a kind of permission to exist, a capacity to co-exist amongst the countless forms of life” Gustav Metzger (1992) Nature
STARTERS’ MINI-ORCHESTRA FOR WOODWIND & STRINGS (C INSTRUMENTS)
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomNot played with others much? Instrument been languishing in its case? Lacking confidence? This easy beginners-level weekend is for you! Primarily designed for musicians between Grades 1-4. For instruments in
PAINTING THE SEA
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomCumbria's west coast has a wide variety of shoreline subjects for the painter, from dramatic cliffs to sandy/pebbly beaches and tidal estuaries. Join landscape painter Lionel Playford visiting two different
DRAWING FROM THE EARTH
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom“Nature, from the Latin nasci means to become, to come from, that is to say, all that by its own force develops, forms, moves.” (Kurt Schwitters 1924) Iron, sandstone and