Higham Hall College
Courses at this venue
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LONG STORY SHORT: READING ADVENTURES IN SHORT FORM WRITING
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomAn immersive opportunity to explore some shorter form stories and other tales, focusing on the sometimes subversive, often comic, aspects of the darker side of experience. Looking at writers from Sylvia Townsend Warner to Alison Lurie by way of fairy tales, Colm Toibin and Hilary Mantel, we'll share close readings of texts and discover how […]
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VISITING LAKELAND GARDENS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomJoin expert horticulturalist Louise on an intimate tour of Lake District gardens, including some not normally open to the public. Meet the gardeners, discover new plants and garden design inspiration behind the gates, walls and clipped hedges of some hidden horticultural gems of the Lake District.
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ADVANCED BOOKBINDING: A QUARTER LEATHER BINDING MODEL
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomMaking books covered in leather is always a challenging but most satisfying thing to do no matter how many times you do it. We will be making a 19th century smooth spine, quarter-bound book in goatskin leather with decorative paper sidings. We will be making endpapers and hand sewing the text-block, taking the book through […]
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WWII ON THE SOLWAY
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomDrawing on the expert WW2 knowledge of John Sadler and the local Solway coast knowledge of Fiona Stoddart this course offers two and a half days of fieldtrip visits to varied WW2 related sites in northwest Cumbria and Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland. The programme for this course will aim to explore the wider […]
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BOOKBINDING: BEGINNERS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomAn introduction to the basics of hand bookbinding using techniques that have hardly changed in centuries. See how paper is prepared then hand sewn into a single-section pamphlet and a multi-section book. Learn how to prepare the book for covering, using traditional methods with modern materials. Gain experience and insight into book construction and how […]
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BLOW! INTERMEDIATE WOODWIND
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomGrades 4 to 6 Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon. Small and larger group playing under patient, enjoyable professional instruction. A great way to develop your playing! Notify us of instrument when booking.
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HARPS NORTH WEST SUMMER FESTIVAL
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomHarps North West is delighted to welcome tutors Mary Dunsford, Corrina Hewat and Ailie Robertson to their eighth summer festival. As well as entertaining us in the opening concert on the Friday evening, the tutors will lead workshops at all levels, except absolute beginners. So expect to learn new tunes alongside improving your skills and technique all […]
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CIRCLE DANCE RETREAT
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomNewcomers as well as experienced are welcome to join this inclusive form of community dancing where no partners are required. However, some previous dance experience would be helpful. Music and dances are drawn from Worldwide cultures and countries, and pace varies from lively to meditative. A tonic for body and mind.
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SPRINGTIME STRAWBERRY THIEF
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomWilliam Morris’s iconic ‘Strawberry Thief’ thrush has been re-imagined in a beautiful springtime colour palette and worked in a range of surface stitch techniques. The project includes buttonhole stitch and variations, knots and various loop stitches ornamented with whipping and seeding stitches. Over-dyed DMC stranded cottons and C21st Yarns are worked on a cotton ground […]
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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 of these for inspiration. Sharpen up your skills sketching and painting en plein air and learn some useful techniques to capture the look and feeling of […]