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Android Smartphone for Beginners (KEN25T033)

Digital Skills

This course offers an introduction to Android Smartphones and how they can be used in everyday life. We will cover such topics as how to access the internet using your phone, how to access your emails and how to alter basic settings amongst other topics

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Thursday, 16 April 2026

Number of weeks: 3

Time: 13:00 - 15:00

Venue: Kirkby Lonsdale Library

Free Course

Android Smartphone for Improvers (KEN25T037)

Digital Skills

The emphasis of this course is about Apps that we use in a ‘typical day’ scenario, such as a day out by train, city break by car, using Google maps as Satnav, online groceries and many more!

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Thursday, 7 May 2026

Number of weeks: 3

Time: 13:00 - 15:00

Venue: Kirkby Lonsdale Library

Free Course

Beginners Art Appreciation: Exploring Art Movements (KEN25T103)

Arts and Crafts

Explore the world of art movements in this engaging course. Each week will take a different art movement as its theme, giving the perfect introduction to the world of art history and appreciation.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Number of weeks: 5

Time: 12:30 - 14:30

Venue: Kirkby Lonsdale Library

Full fee: £68.00
Concessionary fee: £35.50
Staff fee: £58.25

Beginners Art Appreciation: Understanding and Enjoying Art (KEN25T092)

Arts and Crafts

Explore different ways to look at and discuss art, enhancing your ability to interpret, analyse, and enjoy art in its various forms.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Wednesday, 7 January 2026

Number of weeks: 6

Time: 12:30 - 14:30

Venue: Kirkby Lonsdale Library

Full fee: £81.00
Concessionary fee: £42.00
Staff fee: £69.30

Beginners Drawing and Painting: Portraiture - Anatomy and Poses (KEN25T102)

Arts and Crafts

Learn to draw and paint people in this beginner-friendly course, with a focus on anatomy and poses, enabling you to draw full body portraits in a variety of styles.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Number of weeks: 5

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: Kirkby Lonsdale Library

Full fee: £70.00
Concessionary fee: £37.50
Staff fee: £60.25

Beginners Drawing and Painting: Portraiture - Focus on Faces (KEN25T091)

Arts and Crafts

Discover the basics of drawing and painting faces in this beginner-friendly course, looking at facial proportions, expressions, feature studies, shading, and colour techniques.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Wednesday, 7 January 2026

Number of weeks: 6

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: Kirkby Lonsdale Library

Full fee: £83.00
Concessionary fee: £44.00
Staff fee: £71.30

ESOL Skills for Life Award in Speaking and Listening at Entry Level 2 (BAR25S065)

ESOL

Do you want to improve your speaking and listening skills? Do you want to join a fun and friendly class? If the answer is yes then this could be the right course for you! By the end of the course you will feel more confident to be able to: Understand directions and instructions, use intonation appropriately in statements and questions, use knowledge of grammatical detail e.g. past and present, continuous tense, present perfect tense, ‘used to’ understand text. You will be confident to use a range of ‘wh’ – questions, yes/no and open questions using different tenses. You will be able to give a short description using a range of adjectives, comparatives and superlatives. If this sounds daunting don`t worry! You will work with your peers and an experienced and enthusiastic ESOL tutor to develop the skills and knowledge to need to achieve this qualification and be in a positive position to move to further study. It is very important that you can attend all classes as this puts you in the best position to succeed.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 10 March 2026

Number of weeks: 16

Time: 09:30 - 12:00

Venue: Salvation Army (Barrow)

Free Course