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Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

A course for beginners to experience simple watercolour techniques whilst creating handmade Christmas cards.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Saturday, 28 November 2026
Number of weeks: 1
Time: 10:00 - 13:00
Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

Full fee: £22.50 | Concessionary fee: £11.25 | Staff fee: £19.13

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

Have you always wanted to try watercolours but don’t know where to start or have you dabbled previously and want to improve your knowledge? Then this is the course for you.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Monday, 11 January 2027
Number of weeks: 5
Time: 14:30 - 16:30
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £80.00 | Concessionary fee: £42.50 | Staff fee: £68.75

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

This beginners course is ideal for those wanting to try watercolour, learning the core skills needed to create effective watercolour landscape pieces.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Monday, 22 February 2027
Number of weeks: 5
Time: 14:30 - 16:30
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £79.00 | Concessionary fee: £41.50 | Staff fee: £67.75

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

Discover how to capture the shape, tone and hue of natural forms in watercolour, on this beginner-friendly course.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Monday, 12 April 2027
Number of weeks: 6
Time: 14:30 - 16:30
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £95.00 | Concessionary fee: £50.00 | Staff fee: £81.50

Curriculum area: ESOL

This introductory course helps you learn about Digital Skills vocabulary used in a digital classroom. You will also learn how to operate a PC or laptop and create simple documents using Microsoft Word.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Tuesday, 8 June 2027
Number of weeks: 8
Time: 12:45 - 15:15
Venue: Barrow Library

Free Course

Curriculum area: ESOL

Do you want to get better at reading English? Do you want to work with an experienced and friendly tutor? This could be the ideal course for you! By the end of this course you will be confident to : read and understand a short piece of text. You will understand how to construct of a simple sentence. You will know days of the week, family words, dates and times. You will understand common prepositions. You will recognise digits 0 – 9 (used in dates, times telephone numbers and prices). You will confidently recognise the alphabet in both lower and upper case. You must be able to attend classes each week to give you the best chance for success. This qualification is ideal for learners who want to progress and improve all aspects of their English and will leave you in a very good position to study other awards at Entry 1 in the ESOL offer.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Monday, 7 September 2026
Number of weeks: 8
Time: 09:30 - 12:00
Venue: Barrow Library

Free Course

Curriculum area: ESOL

Do you want to get better at reading English? Do you want to work with an experienced and friendly tutor? This could be the ideal course for you! By the end of this course you will be confident to : read and understand a short piece of text. You will understand how to construct of a simple sentence. You will know days of the week, family words, dates and times. You will understand common prepositions. You will recognise digits 0 – 9 (used in dates, times telephone numbers and prices). You will confidently recognise the alphabet in both lower and upper case. You must be able to attend classes each week to give you the best chance for success. This qualification is ideal for learners who want to progress and improve all aspects of their English and will leave you in a very good position to study other awards at Entry 1 in the ESOL offer.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Friday, 11 September 2026
Number of weeks: 14
Time: 13:30 - 16:30
Venue: Carlisle Library

Free Course

Curriculum area: ESOL

Do you want to get better at reading English? Do you want to work with an experienced and friendly tutor? This could be the ideal course for you! By the end of this course you will be confident to : read and understand a short piece of text. You will understand how to construct of a simple sentence. You will know days of the week, family words, dates and times. You will understand common prepositions. You will recognise digits 0 – 9 (used in dates, times telephone numbers and prices). You will confidently recognise the alphabet in both lower and upper case. You must be able to attend classes each week to give you the best chance for success. This qualification is ideal for learners who want to progress and improve all aspects of their English and will leave you in a very good position to study other awards at Entry 1 in the ESOL offer.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Number of weeks: 14
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Venue: Haydock Centre

Free Course

Curriculum area: ESOL

Do you want to get better at reading English? Do you want to work with an experienced and friendly tutor? This could be the ideal course for you! By the end of this course you will be confident to : read and understand a short piece of text. You will understand how to construct of a simple sentence. You will know days of the week, family words, dates and times. You will understand common prepositions. You will recognise digits 0 – 9 (used in dates, times telephone numbers and prices). You will confidently recognise the alphabet in both lower and upper case. You must be able to attend classes each week to give you the best chance for success. This qualification is ideal for learners who want to progress and improve all aspects of their English and will leave you in a very good position to study other awards at Entry 1 in the ESOL offer.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Number of weeks: 20
Time: 09:15 - 12:15
Venue: Whitehaven Library

Free Course

Curriculum area: ESOL

Do you want to get better at reading English? Do you want to work with an experienced and friendly tutor? This could be the ideal course for you! By the end of this course you will be confident to : read and understand a short piece of text. You will understand how to construct of a simple sentence. You will know days of the week, family words, dates and times. You will understand common prepositions. You will recognise digits 0 – 9 (used in dates, times telephone numbers and prices). You will confidently recognise the alphabet in both lower and upper case. You must be able to attend classes each week to give you the best chance for success. This qualification is ideal for learners who want to progress and improve all aspects of their English and will leave you in a very good position to study other awards at Entry 1 in the ESOL offer.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Thursday, 17 September 2026
Number of weeks: 30
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Venue: Workington and District Amateur Musical Society (WADAMS)

Free Course