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Kirkby Lonsdale, Sat, 10:00-16:00, Workshop 02 Oct
Do you want to find out the history of your House? This course will teach you which documents hold the keys to the past, where to find them and how to use them.
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Katy Iliffe currently works as the Archivist at Sedbergh School. She has an MSc from Glasgow University and while living in Scotland worked on a variety of archive research projects
This course is for people who want to research their family history but don’t know where to start! You will learn where to find information from record offices and online research, and how to understand the documents you find.
Kendal, Mon, 19:00-21:00, 5 sessions from 20 Sep
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Sedbergh, Mon, 19:00-21:00, 5 sessions from 01 Nov
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A Ceilidh Band class
Kendal, Thu, 19:00-21:00, 9 sessions from 30 Sep
All the things you want to know about classical music but were afraid to ask. Explanations about forms of music, instruments of the orchestra, terminology, with lots of guided listening and opportunity to ask questions.
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Elizabeth is a musician and teacher with many years experience of leading workshops and classes for adult learners. She is also well known in the field of early music.
Sedbergh, Mon, 19:00-21:00, 10 sessions from 20 Sep
This is a very successful and popular course for anybody who plays an acoustic instrument, at any level, and would enjoy playing with others. You don’t even need to be able to read music to come and have a great time.
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Carolyn Francis is a member of well known Cumbrian Band Striding Edge and founder of Lakeland Fiddlers. She has been teaching fiddle, and running workshops in traditional music for people of all ages and abilities for over 10 years.
Sedbergh, Wed, 19:00-21:00, 6 sessions from 03 Nov
A new course to get you started with playing in a Ceilidh band. You will need to play an acoustic instrument, but you don’t need to be able to read music.
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Kendal, Thu, 13:30-15:30, 12 sessions from 23 Sep
The aim of the class is to study the works of the great poets as they capture the natural world in verse, then to write your own poetry based on your thoughts and experiences. You will be given feedback by your peers and by the tutor. This class is open to anyone with an interest in poetry, whether a beginner or more experienced.
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Janni Howker is a winner of the prestigious Whitbread prize for Children's Literature and has published a number of books for children. In 2005 she was writer in residence at Keele University.
Sedbergh, Fri, 13:30-15:30, 12 sessions from 24 Sep
A very successful class to help you develop your skills as a writer. The course will help you critique both your own work and that of other authors. Suitable for beginners as well as more experienced writers. A number of previous students have had their work published as a result of attending the course.
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