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Health and Wellbeing

This course provides the chance to get creative in a relaxed and supportive environment. You will be introduced to a range of techniques including drawing, collage, print making and textiles to create some exciting art works. You will keep a mindful journal to remind you of the wellbeing strategies that you have covered each week.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Thursday, 15 January 2026

Number of weeks: 5

Time: 13:00 - 15:30

Venue: Cumbria Deaf Association (Barrow)

Free Course

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, 12 January 2026

Number of weeks: 10

Time: 18:30 - 20:30

Venue: Harraby Community Centre

Full fee: £130.00
Concessionary fee: £65.00
Staff fee: £110.50

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, 13 April 2026

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

Maths

If you would like to become more confident with the basic maths skills you need to operate more effectively in everyday life and perhaps progress to further functional skills, this is the course for you.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Number of weeks: 18

Time: 09:30 - 12:30

Venue: Whitehaven Harbour Youth Project

Free Course

Maths

If you would like to equip yourself with the basic skills you need to operate confidently, effectively and independently in education, work and everyday life, this is the course for you.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 3 March 2026

Number of weeks: 18

Time: 09:30 - 12:30

Venue: Whitehaven Harbour Youth Project

Free Course

Maths

If you would like to equip yourself with the basic skills you need to operate confidently, effectively and independently in education, work and everyday life, this is the course for you.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Thursday, 5 March 2026

Number of weeks: 18

Time: 09:30 - 12:30

Venue: Whitehaven Harbour Youth Project

Free Course

Greener Curriculum

This course provides the chance to get creative in a relaxed and supportive environment. You will be introduced to a range of techniques including drawing, collage, print making and textiles to create some exciting art works. You will keep a mindful journal to remind you of the wellbeing strategies that you have covered each week.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Number of weeks: 2

Time: 13:30 - 15:30

Venue: Cumbria Deaf Association (Barrow)

Free Course

Arts and Crafts

A single informal workshop where we will walk around Whitehaven Harbour with an emphasis on improving our mobile phone photography.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Saturday, 27 June 2026

Number of weeks: 1

Time: 13:00 - 16:00

Venue: Whitehaven Harbour Youth Project

Full fee: £19.50
Concessionary fee: £9.75
Staff fee: £16.58

Health and Wellbeing

Support your wellbeing by spending time in a focused state and working creatively with other people. Learn the basics of felting to create the individual parts of a lovely springtime wreath.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Wednesday, 18 March 2026

Number of weeks: 2

Time: 13:30 - 15:30

Venue: Cumbria Deaf Association (Barrow)

Free Course