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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: Thursday, 11 September 2025

Number of weeks: 7

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £94.00
Concessionary fee: £48.50
Staff fee: £80.35

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: Thursday, 6 November 2025

Number of weeks: 6

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

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

Arts and Crafts

This is an exciting course that teaches you to paint in a variety of different paints. You will use watercolour, gouache and acrylic to create different types of paintings in many different styles. You’ll experiment with different brush strokes, colour palettes, mark making and composition.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Monday, 15 September 2025

Number of weeks: 12

Time: 18:30 - 20:30

Venue: Harraby Community Centre

Full fee: £156.00
Concessionary fee: £78.00
Staff fee: £132.60

Arts and Crafts

On this course you will dive into the world of colour by experimenting with different mediums like pastels, pencils, and paint, You will also learn how artists use colour to convey emotion, create depth, and enhance composition.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 9 September 2025

Number of weeks: 7

Time: 12:30 - 14:30

Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £94.50
Concessionary fee: £49.00
Staff fee: £80.85

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: Friday, 7 November 2025

Number of weeks: 6

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

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

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: Friday, 12 September 2025

Number of weeks: 7

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £96.00
Concessionary fee: £50.50
Staff fee: £82.35

Arts and Crafts

Explore the creative potential of wire to design thoughtful, hand crafted gifts, and learn the basics of wire sculpture as an art form.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Friday, 7 November 2025

Number of weeks: 6

Time: 12:30 - 14:30

Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

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

Arts and Crafts

This is a fun arts and crafts Christmas workshop where you will make a set of Christmas Decorations based on angels made from card and mixed media.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Thursday, 27 November 2025

Number of weeks: 1

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: Harraby Community Centre

Full fee: £13.00
Concessionary fee: £6.50
Staff fee: £11.05

Arts and Crafts

A fun workshop where you’ll create your own paper designs to use in a beautiful Christmas Tree decoration to hang above your fireplace!

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Thursday, 4 December 2025

Number of weeks: 1

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: Harraby Community Centre

Full fee: £13.00
Concessionary fee: £6.50
Staff fee: £11.05

ESOL

This course is for learners with little experience of speaking, reading and writing English. The course helps you to speak with other people and be able to get help with everyday events and local facilities.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Wednesday, 10 September 2025

Number of weeks: 14

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

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