Higham Hall College

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Bassenthwaite Lake
Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 9SH United Kingdom Get Directions
Phone 01768 776276
Website www.highamhall.com

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  • TALK & TEA: A PHILOSOPHER’S GUIDE TO CHANGE

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

    In this talk, we’ll explore philosophical perspectives on change, drawing on insights from al-Ghazali, the Daodejing, and John Dewey. Al-Ghazali sees change as a divine opportunity for spiritual growth, the Daodejing encourages harmony with life’s flux through wu wei (effortless action), and Dewey views change as a force for learning and adaptation. In reflecting on these views, […]

  • RECORDER ENSEMBLES: GRADES 1-3

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

    Do not be scared to make mistakes, have fun and make music! A chance for those developing a liking for recorder playing to progress their musicality in a gentle way with like-minded people under professional guidance.

  • SILVER CLAY JEWELLERY

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

    Silver Clay is a remarkable material made up of fine silver particles, a plant-based binder and water. It can be moulded, rolled, textured and shaped to create hand-crafted pieces which are then fired and polished to make fine hallmark-quality silver jewellery. With expert guidance, make up to three professionally-styled pieces over a weekend. Those with […]

  • TRY FOR A DAY: BOTANICAL ART

    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 berries and practising watercolour techniques. The afternoon is spent painting flowers and plants from the beautiful gardens here at Higham. Everyone welcome, no experience needed. […]

  • LINO-CUT PRINTMAKING

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

    Using traditional lino-cut printmaking techniques, print your own images to create individual and decorative cards or pictures with expert guidance from Clare Melinksy. Clare is a renowned illustrator whose beautiful lino-cut designs are used on product packaging, book covers, magazines, cards and even postage stamps. All tools needed are provided as part of the course: […]

  • PIANO WORKSHOP

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

    A performance-based workshop with Martin Roscoe where up to 10 players of Grade 7 standard and above prepare a short recital of between 15-20 minutes to play to the other participants. If possible, please bring along extra copies of the works being performed for the other players. Martin will provide constructive suggestions for improving aspects […]

  • CAPTURE SCOTTISH SCAPES: EXPLORE EXPRESSIVE MIXED MEDIA

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

    Create expressive landscape paintings inspired by Scotland using reference photos provided by your tutor, who will encourage you to paint loosely, work in layers and explore colour through a combination of group activities and one-to-one tutoring. Mixed media, for all levels.

  • LEATHERWORK: HAND-STITCHED DOCUMENT WALLET

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

    Learn the traditional craft of leatherwork and make a quality item that will last you for years. In this course you will learn how to make a hand-stitched document wallet that will fit an A5 journal, iPad or documents. You will be able to hand-tool your document wallet to personalise it.

  • THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE EARLY STUARTS 1603-1660

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

    In this short course we will explore something of the revolution in art and architecture in England during the first half of the seventeenth-century, associated with such names as Inigo Jones, Charles I, Anthony Van Dyck and Peter Paul Rubens. We will also consider the effects of Civil War, the Puritan Republic and the Restoration […]

  • BOOKBINDING: THE BRADEL BINDING

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

    A Bradel binding (also called a bonnet or Bristol board binding) is an 18th century German case binding. It most resembles a case binding but instead, it is built up on the book. Many bookbinders consider the Bradel binding to be stronger than a case binding, and there is more than one way of making one. […]