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Greener Curriculum

This qualification will introduce you to the basic issues of sustainability.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 14 April 2026

Number of weeks: 10

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: Kings Church (Kendal)

Free Course

Greener Curriculum

This qualification will introduce you to the basic issues of sustainability.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Thursday, 11 September 2025

Number of weeks: 11

Time: 13:30 - 15:30

Venue: Cockermouth Scouts Hut

Free Course

Greener Curriculum

This qualification will introduce you to the basic issues of sustainability.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 19 May 2026

Number of weeks: 7

Time: 09:00 - 12:00

Venue: Workington and District Amateur Musical Society (WADAMS)

Free Course

Greener Curriculum

This Level 1 qualification will introduce you to understanding different types of plastics and their uses, and to help reduce pollution. The subject of plastic pollution has been well covered in media, and this qualification aims to help you understand more about the subject and the impacts.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 13 January 2026

Number of weeks: 10

Time: 12:30 - 14:30

Venue: Kings Church (Kendal)

Free Course

Greener Curriculum

This Level 1 qualification will introduce you to understanding different types of plastics and their uses, and to help reduce pollution. The subject of plastic pollution has been well covered in media, and this qualification aims to help you understand more about the subject and the impacts.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Thursday, 4 June 2026

Number of weeks: 7

Time: 12:00 - 15:00

Venue: Ulverston The Spot

Free Course

Greener Curriculum

Learn how to use your sewing machine and create interesting free stitch techniques

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 9 September 2025

Number of weeks: 7

Time: 09:30 - 12:00

Venue: Salvation Army (Barrow)

Free Course

Greener Curriculum

Upcycling fabrics to make interesting clothes, accessories or embroidered textiles

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Monday, 3 November 2025

Number of weeks: 7

Time: 09:30 - 12:00

Venue: To Be Confirmed

Free Course

Greener Curriculum

Reuse all your old scraps of fabric, curtains, bedding and old clothes and recycle them into something new and beautiful! Making something like this is a good way to capture memories of the past in your choice of fabrics and while we all work together, we will chat – a sociable and therapeutic way to spend time being creative and make new friends.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Saturday, 13 September 2025

Number of weeks: 1

Time: 10:00 - 16:00

Venue: Penrith Library

Free Course

Greener Curriculum

A six-week course to build hand-sewing or machine skills while creating an interior decoration from re-used fabrics.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Wednesday, 17 September 2025

Number of weeks: 6

Time: 13:00 - 16:00

Venue: Penrith Library

Free Course

Greener Curriculum

Learn how to re purpose clothing by and reconstructing old pieces into a new up cycled item of clothing or accessory.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 4 November 2025

Number of weeks: 7

Time: 09:30 - 12:00

Venue: Workington Library

Free Course