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Arts and Crafts

Unleash your creativity with a mix of materials and techniques to craft unique textile designs, combining mindful stitching, vibrant collage, printmaking, and found objects for truly one-of-a-kind pieces.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Monday, 13 April 2026

Number of weeks: 5

Time: 16:30 - 18:30

Venue: Kendal Library

Full fee: £68.50
Concessionary fee: £36.00
Staff fee: £58.75

Arts and Crafts

Unleash your creativity with nature-inspired textiles, fusing painted backgrounds, bold prints, applique, stitch, and mixed media for a fresh, dynamic look!

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Monday, 1 June 2026

Number of weeks: 7

Time: 16:30 - 18:30

Venue: Kendal Library

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

Arts and Crafts

Join us for a 5-week journey of creative exploration in textile art, where you'll experiment with a variety of fibre-based textures, including paper, thread, and felt.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Monday, 23 February 2026

Number of weeks: 5

Time: 13:30 - 15:30

Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £68.50
Concessionary fee: £36.00
Staff fee: £58.75

Arts and Crafts

A single informal workshop with an opportunity to photograph the flowers, trees and plants in the gardens of Muncaster Castle.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Saturday, 13 June 2026

Number of weeks: 1

Time: 13:00 - 16:00

Venue: Muncaster Castle

Full fee: £38.00
Concessionary fee: £28.25
Staff fee: £35.08

English

If you have completed a qualification, but aren't quite ready to take the next step, this course can help you get ready.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Wednesday, 15 April 2026

Number of weeks: 13

Time: 13:00 - 15:00

Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

English

If you have completed a qualification, but aren't quite ready to take the next step, this course can help you get ready.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Wednesday, 7 January 2026

Number of weeks: 11

Time: 13:00 - 15:00

Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

English

This Functional Skills course will help you to gain confidence as you develop your English skills. You will achieve a qualification which will help you progress to further study at a higher level if you wish to do so.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Monday, 23 February 2026

Number of weeks: 18

Time: 13:00 - 16:00

Venue: Barrow Library

Free Course

English

Gain confidence and start to apply your English skills to everyday situations.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Monday, 23 February 2026

Number of weeks: 18

Time: 13:00 - 16:00

Venue: Barrow Library

Free Course

English

This English course will help you gain more understanding and confidence to use literacy skills effectively in daily life and the workplace. This course leads to a qualification that is widely recognised and useful as the basis for further study.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 24 February 2026

Number of weeks: 18

Time: 10:00 - 13:00

Venue: Archive Building Whitehaven

Free Course

English

This English course will help you gain more understanding and confidence to use literacy skills effectively in daily life and the workplace. This course leads to a qualification that is widely recognised and useful as the basis for further study.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Monday, 23 February 2026

Number of weeks: 18

Time: 09:00 - 12:00

Venue: Barrow Library

Free Course