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ESOL

Do you want to improve your English? Are you a beginner or someone with little knowledge of English? This could be the course for you! You will be supported by your tutor and your peers to gain new knowledge and skills. By the end of the course you will be able: to continue your studies in English with more confidence; you will have developed basic skills in English listening, speaking, reading and writing. You will be able to reflect on and share your own story.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Thursday, 24 April 2025

Number of weeks: 11

Time: 12:00 - 16:00

Venue: Tourist Information Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

Arts and Crafts

Have you wanted to sketch and draw outside before? The aim of this course is to provide you with useful tips and to help you develop your confidence at sketching outside.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Friday, 6 June 2025

Number of weeks: 5

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

Full fee: £60.00
Concessionary fee: £30.00
Staff fee: £51.00

Arts and Crafts

Bring your drawings to life by adding colour. This course will revise basic drawing techniques and introduce you to using a watercolour wash.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Friday, 25 April 2025

Number of weeks: 5

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

Full fee: £60.00
Concessionary fee: £30.00
Staff fee: £51.00

Arts and Crafts

Have you wanted to sketch and paint outside before but felt uncomfortable because people are watching? The aim of this course is to provide you with useful tips and to help you develop your confidence at sketching and using watercolour paint outside.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 3 June 2025

Number of weeks: 7

Time: 13:00 - 15:00

Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

Full fee: £84.00
Concessionary fee: £42.00
Staff fee: £71.40

Arts and Crafts

A course for those who enjoy experimenting and want to develop their use of watercolour further by incorporating inks.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 22 April 2025

Number of weeks: 5

Time: 13:00 - 15:00

Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

Full fee: £60.00
Concessionary fee: £30.00
Staff fee: £51.00

Arts and Crafts

To inspire beginners, who have an interest in watercolour, to develop their sketching skills prior to painting.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 25 February 2025

Number of weeks: 6

Time: 13:00 - 15:00

Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

Fully Booked

Arts and Crafts

The aim of the course is to develop your use of a sketchbook to push your art to the next level.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 3 June 2025

Number of weeks: 7

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

Full fee: £84.00
Concessionary fee: £42.00
Staff fee: £71.40

Arts and Crafts

The aim of the course is to enjoy experimenting with acrylics and learn new and exciting techniques that can be applied to your own paintings to add life and movement.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Friday, 20 June 2025

Number of weeks: 1

Time: 13:00 - 16:00

Venue: Lamplugh Village Hall

Full fee: £18.00
Concessionary fee: £9.00
Staff fee: £15.30

Arts and Crafts

Ink mixed with watercolour can produce some exciting, and at times rather uncontrollable, results. This allows for amazing 'Happy Accidents'. The aim of this course is to introduce you to the potential of ink.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Friday, 16 May 2025

Number of weeks: 1

Time: 13:00 - 16:00

Venue: Lamplugh Village Hall

Full fee: £18.00
Concessionary fee: £9.00
Staff fee: £15.30

Arts and Crafts

The aim of the course is to enjoy experimenting with watercolours and learn exciting techniques that can be applied to your own paintings to create dramatic and atmospheric landscapes.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Friday, 2 May 2025

Number of weeks: 1

Time: 13:00 - 16:00

Venue: Lamplugh Village Hall

Full fee: £18.00
Concessionary fee: £9.00
Staff fee: £15.30