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Arts and Crafts

Get creative with a vibrant mix of print, paint, drawing, and collage! Explore bold textures and patterns through exciting techniques like monoprint and collagraph, and experiment with dynamic mark making.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 2 June 2026

Number of weeks: 7

Time: 12:30 - 14:30

Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

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

Arts and Crafts

Master the art of expressive painting, capturing atmosphere and mood with bold, abstract shapes. Experiment with paint, textures, and mark-making tools to create dynamic, personal landscapes and compositions.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 14 April 2026

Number of weeks: 6

Time: 14:30 - 16:30

Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £81.50
Concessionary fee: £42.50
Staff fee: £69.80

Arts and Crafts

Explore the colours, textures, and shapes of foliage and flowers through loose, expressive watercolours. Building on your experience, you'll experiment with techniques like limited palettes, natural paints, and plant-inspired monoprints to enhance your skills and grow as a watercolour artist.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 2 June 2026

Number of weeks: 7

Time: 14:30 - 16:30

Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

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

Arts and Crafts

On this course, you will learn how line and wash can bring a free, expressive quality to your watercolour paintings, allowing you to create artwork with more fluidity and less constraint.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 13 January 2026

Number of weeks: 5

Time: 14:30 - 16:30

Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

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

Arts and Crafts

On this course, you'll develop a loose, expressive painting style, exploring colour, form, and atmosphere. You'll experiment with techniques, focusing on values, layers, and composition to enhance your work.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 24 February 2026

Number of weeks: 5

Time: 14:30 - 16:30

Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

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

Arts and Crafts

Explore the basics of monoprinting and create unique, one-of-a-kind prints using simple techniques and materials. Experiment with textures, layering, and mark-making as you learn to work with inks, papers, and tools.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Friday, 17 April 2026

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

Digital Skills

This qualification focuses on enabling learners to interact with word processing applications and tools commonly encountered in the workplace and in learning environments.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Friday, 13 March 2026

Number of weeks: 8

Time: 10:30 - 13:00

Venue: Whitehaven Library

Free Course

Digital Skills

This qualification focuses on providing learners with the fundamental digital skills to enable them to progress onto further learning and introduce them to the digital environment.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Friday, 22 May 2026

Number of weeks: 10

Time: 10:30 - 13:00

Venue: Whitehaven Library

Free Course

ESOL

This course is for learners with little experience of speaking, reading and writing English. The course helps you to start to develop writing and reading skills. You will learn common words in English to help you communicate with other people on simple subjects.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Wednesday, 14 January 2026

Number of weeks: 23

Time: 13:00 - 16:00

Venue: Whitehaven Library

Free Course

Employability

This course aims to help older people recognise the skills and behaviours they have which are valued by employers.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 13 January 2026

Number of weeks: 7

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: Whitehaven Library

Free Course