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Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

Improve your drawing and painting skills through observational studies of natural forms and still life.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Monday, 7 September 2026
Number of weeks: 7
Time: 12:30 - 14:30
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £138.50 | Staff fee: £118.55

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

Get creative and enjoy combining collage, printing, painting and a variety of mediums to create unique artwork.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Monday, 11 January 2027
Number of weeks: 5
Time: 12:30 - 14:30
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £100.00 | Staff fee: £85.75

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

Convey the mood and atmosphere of winter landscapes on this improvers painting course.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Monday, 2 November 2026
Number of weeks: 7
Time: 12:30 - 14:30
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £138.50 | Staff fee: £118.55

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

This course for learners with some watercolour experience who want to develop their skills through painting natural and built landscapes. You will explore colour, tone, composition, and layering techniques to create depth, light, and atmosphere while gaining confidence and developing a more personal approach to landscape painting.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Wednesday, 24 February 2027
Number of weeks: 5
Time: 12:00 - 14:00
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £97.50 | Staff fee: £83.25

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

This course is for learners with some watercolour experience who want to develop confidence and technique through painting coastal scenes. You will explore colour, tone, layering, and expressive mark-making to capture light, movement, and atmosphere while developing a more personal approach to seascape painting.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Wednesday, 6 January 2027
Number of weeks: 6
Time: 12:00 - 14:00
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £116.50 | Staff fee: £99.40

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

Learn how to use watercolour to convey the shadows, diffused light, colour and atmosphere of winter scenery.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Monday, 2 November 2026
Number of weeks: 7
Time: 14:30 - 16:30
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £138.50 | Staff fee: £118.55

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

Push your watercolour skills further by combining a variety of media with watercolour to create exciting artwork.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Monday, 7 September 2026
Number of weeks: 7
Time: 14:30 - 16:30
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £138.50 | Staff fee: £118.55

Curriculum area: ESOL

This course is for learners with little experience of speaking, reading and writing English. The course helps you to start to develop writing and reading skills. You will learn common words in English to help you communicate with other people on simple subjects.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Monday, 7 June 2027
Number of weeks: 6
Time: 12:30 - 15:00
Venue: Barrow Library

Free Course

Curriculum area: Digital Skills

This course aims to give you the know how to confidently navigate your way around Microsoft Office Word.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Wednesday, 9 September 2026
Number of weeks: 3
Time: 13:00 - 15:00
Venue: Barrow Library

Free Course

Curriculum area: Digital Skills

This course is suitable for learners who can use Word Processing software at a basic level and would like to benefit from the more advanced features available. Learners will feel able to use more advanced tools & techniques, allowing them to create impactful and engaging documents with confidence.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
Number of weeks: 3
Time: 13:00 - 15:00
Venue: Barrow Library

Free Course