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January – March 2021 Free Online CREATIVE WRITING Courses English To anyone living in Wealden and Eastbourne Age 19 years and over IT Arts and Courses crafts Wellbeing Maths And many For further information more please email: [email protected] www.wealden.gov.uk/ Don’t miss streetlearning these great courses➚ inside Booking Essential - To book, please use the telephone number in the contact details column ONLINE COURSES VIA ZOOM Creative Writing This course is suitable for anyone writing short stories, novels or 4 weeks East Sussex College life writing. It will cover Wednesdays 20th, 27th 10.30am Tel: key elements such as Online via 1 January & – 030 300 38212 or developing characters, Zoom descriptive language, 3rd, 10th 12.00pm Email: structure, editing and February community.info@ other hints and tips to escg.ac.uk help make your story BOOKING compelling for the ESSENTIAL! reader. Arts & Crafts for Wellbeing Try out four different projects across the 4 weeks four weeks using East Sussex College basic materials you Every 10.00am Tel: can find at home. Online via 2 Monday till 030 300 38212 or Zoom Each week you will 11.00am Email: receive a video 18th January community.info@ tutorial followed by a to escg.ac.uk Zoom meeting to get 8th February BOOKING feedback from the ESSENTIAL! tutor. Assertiveness – Communicating with Confidence Becoming a more assertive communicator can help you create 6 weeks wellbeing in yourself Wednesdays East Sussex College and impact th Tel: Online via 24 1.30pm- 3 positively on your 030 300 38212 or Zoom February, 3.30pm relationship with 3rd, 10th, Email: others. This course 17th, 24th, community.info@ will help you to 31st March escg.ac.uk understand what BOOKING assertive ESSENTIAL! communication is and how to practise being more assertive. Please note that due to Covid-19 there is a chance that the course might have to be moved online. Once you have enrolled on a course you will be notified in advance if this happens 2 3 3 Confidence Towards Work This course will help 5 weeks you develop your Wednesdays East Sussex College confidence and skills 13th, 20th, Tel: while job seeking. Online via 1:30pm to 4 27th January, 030 300 38212 or Identify your skills Zoom 3.30pm 3rd & 10th Email: and qualities, improve February community.info@ communication skills escg.ac.uk and develop your BOOKING ability to deal with ESSENTIAL! setbacks. Further Creative Writing An extension to our Creative Writing course, this is suitable for anyone 4 weeks who is already writing Wednesdays East Sussex College th 10:00am Tel: and will cover key Online via 24 5 to 030 300 38212 or topics for getting a Zoom February, piece finished such 3rd, 10th, 17th 12:00pm Email: as close editing and March community.info@ staying motivated to escg.ac.uk keep writing. There BOOKING will be the opportunity ESSENTIAL! to share writing with the group and receive feedback. Introduction to Mindfulness East Sussex College Learn Mindfulness 5 weeks Tel: practices to help Tuesdays 030 300 38212 or manage anxiety in Introductory Email: these current times Online via session on 10:00am community.info@ and enhance your 6 Zoom 19th January to escg.ac.uk general wellbeing. Main course: 12:00pm BOOKING First session is an ESSENTIAL! 2nd, 9th, 16th, introductory session 23rd to find out more about February mindfulness and if it is for you Please note that due to Covid-19 there is a chance that the course might have to be moved online. Once you have enrolled on a course you will be notified in advance if this4 happens 5 Maths4Parents Develop your own maths skills in a 4 weeks fun way, so that you Tuesdays East Sussex College are better equipped 19th, 26th 10:00am Tel: Online Via 7 to help your children's January, 2nd to 030 300 38212 or Zoom learning & 9th 12:00pm Email: Open to February community.info@ parents/carers of escg.ac.uk children in Key BOOKING Stage 2. ESSENTIAL! Please note that due to Covid-19 there is a chance that the course might have to be moved online. Once you have enrolled on a course you will be notified in advance if this happens 6 EASTBOURNE COURSES Course Course and Venue and Contact Details to Dates Times Number description location book Experiments in Printing Experiment with a range of different East Sussex printmaking College, 4 weeks East Sussex College 10.00am techniques and Cross Levels Tuesdays Tel: 8 to materials across Way, nd th th 030 300 38212 or 2 , 9 , 16 , 1.00pm the four weeks. No Eastbourne, 23rd March Email: art experience BN21 2UF community.info@ needed just come escg.ac.uk and have fun being BOOKING ESSENTIAL! creative. The Strength in You Learn how to change your 5 weeks relationship with East Sussex Thursdays , fear. Strengthen College th st 10.00am East Sussex College Cross Levels 14 , 21 , 9 your emotional th to Tel: Way, 28 January resilience. Develop th th 1.00pm 030 300 38212 or Eastbourne, 4 & 11 your ability to get February Email: back up after you BN21 2UF community.info@ have been escg.ac.uk knocked down by BOOKING ESSENTIAL! life's events. Please note that due to Covid-19 there is a chance that the course might have to be moved online. Once you have enrolled on a course you will be notified in advance if this happens 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 Please note that due to Covid-19 there is a chance that the course might have to be moved online. Once you have enrolled on a course you will be notified in advance if this happens. 18 IT for You one to one sessions… at Eastbourne and Hastings Libraries. Need help with an important task using a computer? Or maybe you want to learn how to use a computer or improve or refresh your computer skills? We are offering free 60 minute one-to-one sessions with our volunteers. We can help with email, job searching and applications, CVs, Universal Credit, social media, Microsoft Office, access to health information and more. Our sessions are socially distanced and contactless. To ensure social distancing, we work on a specially equipped computer in the library and cannot use your laptop, tablet or smartphone. To find out more or book your free session call 01323 463759 and ask for IT for You. 19 For information on other courses run in our area, please contact the following providers: ACRES Telephone number: 01825 761820 www.acreslearning.org.uk Provide adult learning opportunities across Wealden, including Crowborough, Hailsham, Heathfield, Uckfield, Wadhurst and surrounding areas East Sussex College Telephone number: 030 300 38212 www.escg.ac.uk Offers a wide range of opportunities for adults across the local area including apprenticeships, Access courses, English, Maths and many other general interest and leisure courses Sussex Community Development Association Telephone number: 01323 440 548 www.sussexcommunity.org.uk Supports local residents to develop their neighbourhoods, improve their facilities and strengthen their communities. Universal Credit Hotline: 0800 328 5644 Care for the Carers: 01323 440 548, [email protected], www.cftc.org.uk 20 Please note that due to Covid-19 there is a chance that the course might have to be moved online. Once you have enrolled on a course you will be notified in advance if this happens Also: East Sussex Credit Union - A local financial cooperative. which aims to combat poverty, promote community development and provide credit at reasonable rates in the East Sussex area. Offering loans and savings service to people living and working in East Sussex, with the aim of promoting financial prosperity and tackling financial exclusion in the community. Job Centre plus - 0345 604 3719 The People Matter Trust offers FREE services to both employed and unemployed individuals aged 19+ (regardless of benefit status) in Eastbourne, Wealden District and surrounding areas. As National Careers Service Advisers, we can assist with CV review and development, careers advice, education/training information, mock interviews etc. For more information and to book a telephone appointment, please call 07843 190738. “I really noticed a great change in my life in terms of self-esteem. The important thing is I am now doing a volunteer job in a charity shop as a “It was a fantastic opportunity to result of changing.” explore more about myself. My initial aims are almost irrelevant because the journey I have been on has opened up different opportunities and explored different ways to look at situations.” 01-21.