Learn something new

Starts: Saturday, 12 June 2021 at 3:30PM
Ends: Saturday, 12 June 2021 at 4:30PM
Available spaces: 168

Tutor: Stacey Chapman

Everything you could wish to draw can be broken down into a series of basic shapes. Therefore, getting comfortable with drawing shapes is an important step on your pursuit of learning how to draw.For... Read More

Starts: Monday, 14 June 2021 at 4:00PM
Ends: Monday, 14 June 2021 at 5:00PM
Available spaces: 182

Tutor: John Vigar

Queen Victoria is one of our best loved monarchs. Almost within touching distance of our own time her story is so familiar to us it seems unlikely that there is much new to discover. Queen... Read More

Starts: Monday, 14 June 2021 at 7:30PM
Ends: Monday, 14 June 2021 at 8:30PM
Available spaces: 157

Tutor: Tilo Flache

China has always been closed in on itself, keeping itself apart from all the barbarians at the gates. However, there has been one single, glorious period in history when it started to explore the... Read More

Starts: Tuesday, 15 June 2021 at 4:00PM
Ends: Tuesday, 15 June 2021 at 5:00PM
Available spaces: 160

Tutor: John Vigar

Who would have thought that a 7th century church stands on the Essex coast? Or that one of the country`s best Arts and Crafts churches is close to the M25? This talk looks at the amazing... Read More

Starts: Tuesday, 15 June 2021 at 6:00PM
Ends: Tuesday, 15 June 2021 at 7:00PM
Available spaces: 180

Tutor: Simon Gregor

In previous talks, Simon has explored how the battlefield landscapes of the First World War were described in post-war guidebooks and other publications. But in this brand new talk, he will explore... Read More

Starts: Wednesday, 16 June 2021 at 1:30PM
Ends: Wednesday, 16 June 2021 at 2:30PM
Available spaces: 173

Tutor: Martin Lunn

Our local star, the Sun, dominates everything in the solar system. Worshipped as a god from the earliest of times, at one stage astronomers believed that people lived inside the Sun! Today our... Read More

Starts: Wednesday, 16 June 2021 at 4:00PM
Ends: Wednesday, 16 June 2021 at 5:00PM
Available spaces: 194

Tutor: Dr Geoff Doel

Find out how Eleanor of Aquitaine‘s daughter was responsible for spawning the most famous love affair in literature between Lancelot & Guinevere, seen by Dante as a corrupting influence!Zoom... Read More

Starts: Wednesday, 16 June 2021 at 7:30PM
Ends: Wednesday, 16 June 2021 at 8:30PM
Available spaces: 181

Tutor: Peter Lawrence

Royalty, Statesmen & Hero’s – Our capital has many memorials to people from all ranks of society that have given service through the ages. This talk highlights a selection, with some now... Read More

Starts: Thursday, 17 June 2021 at 1:30PM
Ends: Thursday, 17 June 2021 at 2:30PM
Available spaces: 185

Tutor: Peter Lawrence

Join Peter as he looks at examples of vintage postcards, chosen reflect the changes in lifestyle, fashion and transport from the late Victorian period through to more recent times.Zoom log in details... Read More

Starts: Thursday, 17 June 2021 at 4:30PM
Ends: Thursday, 17 June 2021 at 5:30PM
Available spaces: 161

Tutor: Jessica Feinstein

This course is for you if you have already attended Family History for Beginners and are ready to go further.You will need to have access to the Internet to carry out your research, and the session... Read More

Starts: Thursday, 17 June 2021 at 6:00PM
Ends: Thursday, 17 June 2021 at 7:00PM
Available spaces: 195

Tutor: Simon Gregor

In June's session, Simon will lead another guided meditation and visualisation based on Chapter 5 of the key Taoist text, the Tao Te Ching. Afterwards, there will be time for questions and... Read More

Starts: Thursday, 17 June 2021 at 7:30PM
Ends: Thursday, 17 June 2021 at 8:30PM
Available spaces: 170

Tutor: Patricia Gentry-Verhoestraete

The bridge over the moat leads to the Tudor west front, which is protected by the King's Beasts. Why did the Stuart King Charles II feel the need to add Long Water, why was the Maze built and who... Read More

Starts: Friday, 18 June 2021 at 11:00AM
Ends: Friday, 18 June 2021 at 12:00PM
Available spaces: 187

Tutor: Simon Gregor

For the last several years, Simon has been studying for a PhD in First World War history. In this talk, he will explore some of what he has learned from his research - about history, about research... Read More

Starts: Friday, 18 June 2021 at 1:45PM
Ends: Friday, 18 June 2021 at 3:00PM
Available spaces: 160

Tutor: Claire Salmon

Make this lovely summer wreath using small pieces of fabric and felt, basic sewing, some glue* and your imagination. This makes a really special gift for a summer birthday, but can be adapted or made... Read More

Starts: Friday, 18 June 2021 at 7:30PM
Ends: Friday, 18 June 2021 at 9:00PM
Available spaces: 184

Tutor: Richard Partridge

Start the weekend with another Friday night sing- and strum-along session with Denman’s ukulele tutor Richard Partridge.As we re-emerge from lockdown, in this session we celebrate this wonderful... Read More

Starts: Saturday, 19 June 2021 at 11:00AM
Ends: Saturday, 19 June 2021 at 12:00PM
Available spaces: 142

Tutor: Pat Lumsdale

Over the last few months Pat has been running fortnightly sessions showing you how to make 9 simple and different patchwork blocks by machine and how to turn them into a quilt using one of the Quilt... Read More

Starts: Monday, 21 June 2021 at 11:30AM
Ends: Monday, 12 July 2021 at 11:30AM
Available spaces: 98

Tutor: Elaine Whittaker

Elaine is delighted to offer you this 4 part set of hour-long Qigong classes running on 4 consecutive Mondays at 11:30am from 21st June - 12th July 2021.Qigong is similar to Tai Chi - slow, gentle,... Read More

Starts: Monday, 21 June 2021 at 6:00PM
Ends: Monday, 12 July 2021 at 6:00PM
Available spaces: 100

Tutor: Elaine Whittaker

Elaine is delighted to offer you this 4 part set of hour-long Yoga classes running on 4 consecutive Mondays at 6pm from 21st June - 12th July 2021. A perfect way to unwind after a busy day.In these... Read More

Starts: Monday, 21 June 2021 at 7:30PM
Ends: Monday, 21 June 2021 at 8:30PM
Available spaces: 178

Tutor: Tilo Flache

I have taken inspiration from the imagery on the coins issued by different countries and looked into the subjects depicted. Remember: not every foreign coin looks like the ones you are used to, and... Read More

Starts: Tuesday, 22 June 2021 at 4:00PM
Ends: Tuesday, 22 June 2021 at 5:30PM
Available spaces: 188

Tutor: Lindy Wildsmith

Join Lindy for another one of her popular preserves courses as she demonstrates how to make Spring Vegetable Piccalili & Pickled Asparagus.This course has been designed as a demonstration with... Read More

Starts: Tuesday, 22 June 2021 at 6:00PM
Ends: Tuesday, 22 June 2021 at 7:00PM
Available spaces: 195

Tutor: Simon Gregor

In the latest of this occasional series, Simon will share another selection of his favourite poems, of varying styles and eras. As well as reading the poems themselves, he will explore something... Read More

Starts: Wednesday, 23 June 2021 at 4:00PM
Ends: Wednesday, 23 June 2021 at 5:00PM
Available spaces: 183

Tutor: Dr Geoff Doel

‘In the first of a series of talks on Jane  Austen’s 6 completed novels, we start with her first published work ‘Sense & Sensibility’ (1811). Jane was born into ‘The Age of Reason’,... Read More

Starts: Wednesday, 23 June 2021 at 6:00PM
Ends: Wednesday, 23 June 2021 at 7:00PM
Available spaces: 197

Tutor: Alex Mackay

Join Alex as he demonstrates how to make a Salade Nicoise to suit Everybody!You can either sit back and watch the demonstration or cook-along and enjoy in time for dinner.If you do intend to... Read More

Starts: Wednesday, 23 June 2021 at 7:30PM
Ends: Wednesday, 23 June 2021 at 8:30PM
Available spaces: 184

Tutor: Martin Lunn

Here is a chance to take a tour of the night sky during the summer months, learning how to find the Plough and the North Star. Discover what stars can be seen in the summer sky and their myths and... Read More

Starts: Thursday, 24 June 2021 at 4:00PM
Ends: Thursday, 24 June 2021 at 5:00PM
Available spaces: 136

Tutor: Pat Lumsdale

Join Pat as she demonstrates how to make this applique block which you could use to make an attractive cushion cover or as a part of a patchwork quilt.This course is designed as a demonstration with... Read More