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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: Maths

If maths is a mystery to you, this taster course is an ideal starting point for you to give it a try.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Thursday, 17 September 2026
Number of weeks: 13
Time: 13:00 - 15:00
Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

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 how to speak to people in English on subjects relating to your health, personal safety and where you live.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Monday, 14 September 2026
Number of weeks: 20
Time: 13:00 - 15:00
Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

Curriculum area: ESOL

This course is suitable for people who wish to improve their reading and writing skills. The course is ideal for those wishing to prepare for Entry 3 Level ESOL Skills for Life qualifications.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Thursday, 10 September 2026
Number of weeks: 7
Time: 12:30 - 15:30
Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

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, 8 March 2027
Number of weeks: 15
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course