Courses for Adults
Leeds Regional Course Guide January 2016 Yorkshire & Humber Region www.wea.org.uk/yh
Welcome to the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) Yorkshire & Humber region course brochure 2015-16. This brochure tells you about our courses and provides helpful information to get you started.
The WEA, a registered charity, is the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of adult education and delivers over 9,500 part-time courses for over 74,000 people each year in England and Scotland. The WEA offers a wide ranging curriculum and we do all that we can to make your learning experience a positive one in our friendly and supportive learning environments. You do not need any previous knowledge or qualifications to join most of our courses, only a willingness to share with others your curiosity, ideas and experience.
A better world – equal, democratic and just; through adult education the WEA challenges and inspires individuals, communities and society.
Arts and Crafts Title
Tutor
Day/Date
Time
Weeks Fee ID
Drawing for Beginners
Wendy Sanderson Thu 7 Jan 2016 2 - 4pm 11 Thorner Victory Hall, Carr Lane, Thorner, Leeds, LS14 3EY
£70
C3667468
Drawing for Beginners
Wendy Sanderson Fri 8 Jan 2016 1 - 3pm 11 £70 Roundhay Friends’ Meeting House, Street Lane, Leeds, LS8 2BW
C3667305
Art and Ideas
Michael Belshaw Mon 4 Jan 2016 10 - 12noon 11 £70 C3667527 Swarthmore Educational Centre, 2/7 Woodhouse Square, Leeds, LS3 1AD
Modernism and After
Michael Belshaw Mon 4 Jan 2016 1 - 3pm 11 £70 C3667651 Swarthmore Educational Centre, 2/7 Woodhouse Square, Leeds, LS3 1AD
Arts and Crafts
Hannah Carey Tue 12 Jan 2016 1 - 3pm 11 Little London Community Centre, Oatland Lane, Leeds, LS7 1SP
Arts and Crafts
Hannah Carey Wed 13 Jan 2016 1 - 3pm 11 £69.30 C3667407 New Wortley Community Centre, 40 Tong Road, Leeds, LS12 1LZ
Turner in the North
Malcolm Oxley Sat 16 Jan 2016 9:30 - 3:30pm 1 £20 C3666410 Horsforth Village Museum - Stable Block, 5 The Green, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5JB
Upcycling: Jazz Up Your Wardrobe
Victoria Wells Thu 21 Jan 2016 7 - 9pm 7 £45 St Peter’s Church Hall Bramley, St. Peters Court, Hough Lane, Bramley, Leeds, LS13 3JF
£69.30 C3667408
C3667500
Film and Media Title
Film and Media Learning About Films 2
Tutor
Day/Date
Time
Weeks Fee ID
Stephen Brown Wed 6 Jan 2016 11:15 - 1:15pm 11 £70 St Margaret’s Parish Centre, Church Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5LA
How to enrol Enrol online: enrolonline.wea.org.uk 01
C3665729
Health and Wellbeing Title
Tutor
Day/Date
Time
Weeks Fee ID
Skin Care ‘the natural way’
Inayah Sher Mon 4 Jan 2016 10 - 12.00noon Feel Good Factor, 53 Louis Street, Leeds, LS7 4BP
11
£77.30 C3667464
Skin Care ‘the natural way’
Inayah Sher Mon 4 Jan 2016 1 - 3pm 11 Shantona Women’s Centre, Shepherds Lane, Leeds, LS8 5AW
£77.30 C3667465
Homeopathy Workshop
Nette Humphreys Mon 4 Jan 2016 9:45 - 11:45am 22 £138.60 C3665756 Woodhouse Community Centre, 197 Woodhouse Street, Leeds, LS6 2NY
Cooking on a Budget
Audrey Williams Mon 4 Jan 2016 1 - 3pm 11 £69.30 C3667405 New Wortley Community Centre, 40 Tong Road, Leeds, LS12 1LZ
A Beginners Guide to Homeopathy
Nette Humphreys Wed 6 Jan 2016 9:45 - 11:45am 23 £144.90 C3665757 Woodhouse Community Centre, 197 Woodhouse Street, Leeds, LS6 2NY
History and Politcs Title
Tutor
Day/Date
Time
Weeks Fee ID
British Public Figures of the 20th Century-Early
Brian Billcliff Thu 7 Jan 2016 10 - 12pm 10 £65 Kirklands Community Centre, Kirklands, Main Street, Menston LS29 6HT
Understanding the Palestine-Israel Conflict: A History
Jason Heppell Thu 7 Jan 2016 10:30 - 12:30pm 11 £70 C3665737 St Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Leeds, Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DS
1066 and Onwards! An Introduction to early Medieval England
Susan Caine Sat 9 Jan 2016 10 - 12pm 11 £70 C3666253 Headingley Methodist Church, 1-3 Chapel Street, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HZ
Family History Cradle to Grave Part 2
Jacqueline Depelle Mon 11 Jan 2016 1:30 - 3:30pm 10 £70 Friends Meeting House, Adel, New Adel Lane, Adel, Leeds, LS16 6AZ
C3665740
Family History - The Parish Chest Part 2
Jacqueline Depelle Mon 11 Jan 2016 10 - 12pm 10 £65 Kirklands Community Centre, Kirklands, Main Street, Menston LS29 6HT
C3665960
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C3665922
The History of Leeds
Laura Taggart Tue 12 Jan 2016 6 - 8pm 11 £70 C3667306 Swarthmore Educational Centre, 2/7 Woodhouse Square, Leeds, LS3 1AD
A Social History of Britain’s Railway
Norman Simpson Wed 13 Jan 2016 10:30 - 12:30pm 7 £45 Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane, Bramhope, Leeds, LS16 9AZ
Family History - Cradle Jacqueline Depelle Thu 14 Jan 2016 10:00 - 12:15pm Venue TBC to Grave Part 2
10
£70
C3665750 C3665745
Aspects of the history of Leeds
Laura Taggart Tue 26 Jan 2016 10 - 12pm 7 £44.10 C3667499 The Parish Church of St James the Great, St. James Vicarage, Galloway Lane, Pudsey LS28 8JR
The Middle Kingdom: China AD 960 -1368
Robert Wright Sat 19 Mar 2016 10 - 3pm 1 £20 C3666413 St Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Leeds, Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DS
Languages and Literature Title
Tutor
Day/Date
Time
Weeks Fee ID
TBC Mon 4 Jan 2016 1:30 - 3:30pm 11 £70 C3666229 Roundhay Friends’ Meeting House, Street Lane, Leeds, LS8 2BW Penelope Fewster Fri 8 Jan 2016 10.30 - 12.30pm 11 £70 C3667406 Latin Swarthmore Educational Centre, 2/7 Woodhouse Square, Leeds, LS3 1AD Ruth Edmundson Mon 11 Jan 2016 10 - 12noon 11 £70 C3667404 German for Horsforth Village Museum - Stable Block, 5 The Green, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5JB Beginners Enjoy Reading
11 £70 C3667308 German Advanced Ruth Edmundson Mon 11 Jan 2016 12:45 - 2:45pm Horsforth Village Museum - Stable Block, 5 The Green, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5JB Conversation Italian for Beginners
Paola Longato Fri 22 Jan 2016 1 - 3pm Otley Courthouse, Courthouse Street, Otley, LS21 3AN
How to enrol Enrol online: enrolonline.wea.org.uk
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£45
C3667650
Sport, Leisure and Recreation Title
Tutor
Day/Date
Time
Weeks Fee ID
Ann Raynor Tue 5 Jan 2016 1:15 - 2:45 9 £43 C3667592 Calverlands Centre, Church Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5LA Kristina Bonner Wed 6 Jan 2016 9:30 - 11:30am 23 £144.90 C3665758 Beginners Woodhouse Community Centre, 197 Woodhouse Street, Leeds, LS6 2NY Yoga Move It II
Continuing Yoga
Kristina Bonner Thu 7 Jan 2016 9:30 - 11:30am 23 £144.90 C3665759 Woodhouse Community Centre, 197 Woodhouse Street, Leeds, LS6 2NY
Yoga for Body and Mind - II
Ann Raynor Mon 11 Jan 2016 1 - 2:30pm 10 £47 Kirklands Community Centre, Kirklands, Main Street, Menston LS29 6HT
C3665964
Move It to Music
Ann Raynor Tue 12 Jan 2016 1:15 - 2:45pm 9 Calverlands Centre, Church Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5LA
C3667440
£43
If you don’t see what you’re looking for, simply give us a call
We welcome your ideas and requests for new courses, and we’ll work hard to find qualified tutors, venues and other students keen to join you. Contact your local branch, or WEA office on 0113 245 3304 to discuss what you’d like to learn with us.
Working with partners
The WEA works with a number of partner organisations across Leeds. We strive to meet the needs of all those in communities across the city. If you would like to work with us please email yhnorthwest@wea.org.uk or call 0113 245 3304.
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www.wea.org.uk/yh Workers’ Educational Association I Yorkshire & Humber Region Regional Office I Suite 10B I Joseph’s Well Hanover I Walk I Leeds I LS3 1AB T: 0113 245 3304 I E: yorkshumber@wea.org.uk The Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) is a charity registered in England and Wales (number 1112775) and in Scotland (number SC039239) and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (number 2806910). Registered Office: Workers’ Educational Association, 4 Luke Street, London, EC2A 4XW.
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Workers’ Educational Association I Yorkshire & Humber Region Regional Office I Suite 10B I Joseph’s Well I Hanover Walk I Leeds,I LS3 1AB T: 0113 245 3304 I F: 0113 245 0883 E: yorkshumber@wea.org.uk W: www.wea.org.uk/yh
The Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) is a charity registered in England and Wales (number 1112775) and in Scotland (number SC039239) and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (number 2806910). Registered Office: Workers’ Educational Association, 4 Luke Street, London, EC2A 4XW.