Knuston Hall Programme of Courses & Events

Looking for a venue for April 2015 – September 2015 your group residential? See page 51 Knuston Hall Open Day Bank Holiday Monday 31 August 2015 11.00am to 4.00pm

• Free Entrance and Parking • Homemade Refreshments • Balloon Art • Pudding Club • Hog Roast • Pimms • Craft Demonstrations • Art Demonstrations • Live Music • Stalls & Attractions • Local Organisations • Woodcarving Demonstrations • Bar • Craft Suppliers

Knuston Hall, Irchester, NN29 7EU www.knustonhall.org.uk Dear Friends It is with great pleasure that I can announce yet another year during which we exceeded all targets regarding the level of enrolments on our own in-house course programme. Thank you to every single person who plays their part in this success from day to day, week to week and month to month. I hope it comes across what a delight it is to see so many people come to see us on such a regular basis. Whilst you will no doubt have noted that the last time we increased the price of our courses was the course brochure sent out to you in July 2013, it has been necessary to increase prices in this current programme to a level that makes the Knuston course programme sustainable going forward. If anybody would like to discuss, on an individual basis, the options that are available for spreading the cost of courses over a longer period, please get in touch with me directly and in confidence. Please be aware that there is no reason why you can’t ring up every fortnight or every month and pay a small amount of your balance. We are happy to accommodate this way of ‘spreading the cost’ if it helps you to attend our courses. In the autumn of 2014 I was at Knuston sitting in the front office on a Saturday afternoon when a regular guest approached the office door with the usual smile on her face and said quietly, “I’d like to make a donation”. Thinking that this meant more books for the bookshelves or another lovely painting for a bedroom wall or a corridor, I grabbed a note pad ready to write down the details. To my astonishment the guest explained that, as long as she could be assured that her donation would be spent on a project that would otherwise not be possible and that would benefit guests like herself directly, she would like to make a donation of £3,000. Once I was back on my chair and had regained some level of composure, I tried to explain the shocked expression on my face. During these times when, quite rightly, every penny spent in the public domain is scrutinised in an attempt to look for savings, there are inevitably many projects put on hold that can only progress with an opportunity such as was created by this generous donation. Those of you who, either out of necessity or desire, like to stay overnight in the bedrooms on the ground floor of Knuston’s West Wing will already be noticing that we are at least halfway through the refurbishment of those bedrooms. Now you know how this has been possible! Many thanks to the guest who made this amazing donation on behalf of the many people who will benefit directly. If you are reading this and you are thinking that you too would like to help Knuston with a donation, please contact me in confidence no matter what value you are able to consider. As ever, I look forward to welcoming as many of you as possible through the door of Knuston Hall during the next few months.

Best Wishes Eamonn Flanagan Manager, Knuston Hall

Centre Manager: Eamonn Flanagan Administrator: Nicola Wright Deputy Centre Manager: Sharon Ward Administrator: Rachel White Business Development Manager: James Hayter Administrative Assistant: Julia Perkins Facilities Supervisor: Paul Greaves Domestic Supervisor: Kim Patenall Head Chef: Lee Robinson Duty Manager: Michele Lyons Dining Room Supervisor: Sharon Greenhalf Duty Manager: John Wilson 1 Enrolment & General Information

­Enrolling, Deposits and Balances Cancellations, Refunds and Transfer of Fees Each course booking requires a deposit of £40. Day We suggest you take out your own insurance in case courses and shorter events require the full fee payable on you have to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances. enrolment. You can enrol using the telephone, email or in Residential Courses: If cancellation is as a result person. Unfortunately it is not possible to reserve a place of a medical condition for which you can provide unless the deposit is paid or is on its way in the post, in certification, your deposit is transferable and your which case the place will be held for five days. Once the balance is refundable. If, however, it is not as a result of deposit has been paid, this is taken as confirmation that a medical condition and it is more than two weeks before the course is booked and you will attend. A receipt and the course starts, your balance is refundable and your full course details will follow when they are available. The deposit transferable apart from a £10 ‘admin fee’. If it is balance of the fee is due one month before the course. not as a result of a medical condition, and is within two If we have not received the balance at this time we will weeks of the start of the course, no refund or transfer of contact you for payment. If the balance is not settled fees is possible. A deposit can only be transferred as a following a reminder, we reserve the right to offer that deposit on a new enrolment. No fees can be transferred place to another applicant. to another person. Day Courses: More than two weeks before the course, the fees are refundable apart from a £10 admin fee. If it Catering/Special Dietary Requirements is not as a result of a medical condition, and is within two All meals and refreshments are included in the residential weeks of the start of the course, no refund or transfer of price of courses. Meals and refreshments are also fees is possible. included for those who choose to join a course as a non- Dinner Talks, Out To Lunch Plus, B&B: Full refund if resident with the exception of breakfast. we are informed before the event. Whilst we cannot cater for a wide range of likes and dislikes, we can cater for vegetarian, vegan, ‘no red meat’ and gluten-free diets, if booked in advance. Please Equal Opportunities Policy mention your special diet EVERY time you enrol so that Knuston Hall is committed to providing equal opportunities records can be kept up to date. If you have any serious without discrimination for all people. We wish to ensure allergies to food types, please inform us when you enrol, that each student is treated fairly and has an equal and remind us on arrival. opportunity to fulfil her/his potential. When contacting the college to discuss or enrol on a course, please mention all information which may help us to provide the best possible Arrival and Departure Times circumstances for you. This could include issues such Many courses have standard ‘weekend’ timings, so as any mobility difficulties, hearing or visual limitations, unless your course details state otherwise, arrival on day special learning needs or allergies. Whatever it is, we will 1 is usually from 5.30pm in time for the meal at 7pm. endeavour to take all reasonable steps to help. We now have a lunch talk programme on specific Fridays so weekend guests can have the option of arriving early. See pages 28 and 29 for details. If there is no lunch talk, why not come for lunch anyway? Call 01933 312104 to book. On the final day of weekend courses, departure is approximately 3.30pm. However, we ask that bedrooms are vacated by 9.30am unless you are informed that this is not necessary. PLEASE read your course details carefully as day courses and longer courses have different timings.

2 Course Index

HUMANITIES AND LITERATURE PRACTICAL ARTS & CRAFTS Life On Mars...... 14 Bags...... 10 Anatolia (modern day Turkey)...... 33 Beads...... 4, 9, 12, 20, 25, 30, 34, 39 Art History...... 38 Book Restoration...... 31 Circles, Stones and Stars...... 14 Botanical Illustration...... 33, 40 Edwin Landseer...... 39 Calligraphy...... 34 Egypt...... 12 Cartoons...... 37 Film History...... 7, 34 Celtic Design...... 17, 36 Gardeners...... 18 Chinese Brush Painting...... 16, 30 Mythological Women...... 10 Clothes Making...... 31 Nefertiti...... 5 Coloured Pencils...... 8, 38 Poetry...... 13 Copperplate...... 12, 35 Story Telling...... 13 Crafting for Charity...... 10 The Maya of Mesoamerica...... 21 Designs Made Simple...... 17 Drawing...... 11 LANGUAGES Embroidery...... 5, 6, 13, 17, 19, 22, 25, 35, 36 French...... 10, 31 Fabric Coiled Bags and Pots...... 40 German...... 13, 16, 20 Illuminated Capitals...... 36 Italian...... 19 Lacemaking...... 6, 7, 9, 15, 24, 25, 31, 32, 37, 38 Russian...... 11 Machine Embroidery...... 9, 20, 39 Spanish...... 8, 15 Masterclass (Richard Box)...... 33 Mixed Media...... 21 MUSIC & MUSIC APPRECIATION Mosaics...... 21, 40 Accordion Jazz...... 13 Paper Animation...... 6 Clarinet...... 7 Paper Electronics...... 20 Flute...... 7 Papermaking...... 16 Folk Music...... 32 Parchment Craft...... 18, 32 Hans Von Bülow...... 37 Patchwork...... 5, 22, 40 Music (Secular) in Italy...... 17 Polymer Beads...... 11 Renaissance Music at Easter...... 4 Scrapbooking...... 9, 38 Saxophone...... 4, 30 Silver Jewellery...... 6, 39 Singing...... 12, 22 Special Clothes...... 15 String Quartets Weekend...... 35 Spinning...... 8 Ukulele...... 10 Stained Glass...... 22, 23 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Stitched Books...... 32 Bach Flower Remedies...... 23 Upholstery...... 32 Biochemic Tissue Salts...... 33 Watercolour...... 21 Colours, Chakras and Crystals...... 12 Woodcarving...... 8, 18, 19, 23, 37 Crosswords – Cryptic...... 14 Exercise – seated and standing...... 9 Pilates and Circle Dancing...... 20 Dinner Talks & Events...... 26 and 27 Stress Relief...... 31 Out To Lunch Plus...... 28 and 29 Tai Chi...... 15, 38 Vintage Afternoon Tea and Talk...... 29 Where Am I – Now and Future...... 18 Forthcoming Courses...... 41 Yoga...... 14, 19 Tutor Biographies...... 45

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H600 Renaissance Music at Easter H515 Extend Your Saxophone Skills Tues – Fri: 4–7 April 2015 Weekend Tutors: Alison Crum, Peter Syrus, Roy Marks Weekend: 10–12 April 2015 Shared bedroom occupancy: £360.00 Tutors: Debbie Scherer and Sarah Jobson Single bedroom occupancy: £411.00 Standard Weekend Price: See above Non-resident: £276.00 Introduced last year, this weekend course will This course is intended for players of viols, curtals, be of particular interest to those in the early sackbuts, cornetts and singers: all should be and intermediate stages of saxophone playing. sufficiently experienced to be capable in a ‘one The course content will allow for those with to a part’ situation. People who can sing and play some experience (recommended maximum playing and who enjoy the satisfying mix in this repertoire ability grade 5 approximately) as well as those are particularly welcome. All participants should with only 6 months’ learning. Those taking on be confident sight-readers and should be able to saxophone as a second instrument will also benefit read from more than one clef. Sessions throughout from this course. Material and tutoring will be are predominantly practical, though there will be appropriate to the standard of each individual and some opportunity to experiment in a workshop the timetable will be devised to enable progressive or ‘illustrated talk’ environment. Acceptance on learning. Please note: You may like to increase the course will depend on there being a suitable your learning by participating in Course H201 balance of voices and instruments. Pitch for the – Extend Your Saxophone Skills see details course will be A=440. above.

H201 Extend Your Saxophone Skills H905 Floral Beaded Scissor Case Tues – Fri: 7–10 April 2015 Friday 10 April 2015 Tutors: Debbie Scherer, Sarah Jobson, Susie Tolley, Tutor: Stephanie Burnham Matthew McGuffie One day non-residential course Shared bedroom occupancy: £360.00 9.15am–4.45pm £62 Single bedroom occupancy: £411.00 This is the second design in Stephanie’s beaded Non-resident: £276.00 scissor case series, worked in square stitch with This highly sought after course will be of particular Miyuki Delica beads and adorned with floral interest to those in the early and intermediate wonders. See Course H512 below. stages of saxophone playing. The course content All materials will be available to purchase from will allow for those with some experience the tutor on the day. (recommended maximum playing ability grade 5 approximately) as well as those with only 6 H512 Spring into Beadwork! months’ learning. Those taking on saxophone as a second instrument will also benefit from this Weekend: 10–12 April 2015 course. Material and tutoring will be appropriate to Tutor: Stephanie Burnham the standard of each individual and the timetable Standard Weekend Price: See above will be devised to enable progressive learning. Does your jewellery wardrobe need updating? Please note: You may like to increase your Then this is the weekend for you, with a set of learning by staying on to participate in Course designs which are sure to inspire and delight, with H515 Extend Your Saxophone Skills Weekend use of colour and different textures playing a major see details below. role. See Course H905 above. All materials will be available to purchase from the tutor.

4 The enrolment deposit is £40. See page 2 for details. Standard Weekend Prices Please Note: Where appropriate, we will send out a materials list Booking two ‘back to back’ residential courses attracts a 10% discount. Single: £279 Shared: £245 Non-resident: £188 in advance of the course, particularly in the case of craft courses.

H914 Nefertiti This course is for students of all abilities who enjoy Patchwork. You will have a choice of patchwork Saturday 11 April 2015 projects ranging from small items to larger more Tutor: Ruth Thomas complicated work including hangings, table One day non-residential course runners and bags. There will be full instructions 9.15am–4.45pm £62 for everything and plenty of help along the way. An iconic queen in ancient Egyptian history Nefertiti You can also bring your own project along on which became famous after the discovery of her painted you may want help or advice. The atmosphere is limestone bust at the city of Amarna in 1912. informal and friendly and you can choose to come Nefertiti was so much more than just a beautiful for one or two sessions or for the full week. See woman, gaining power and prestige throughout courses H305 and H508 below. the turbulent and revolutionary period in which her husband reigned. This course will examine in great detail the real Nefertiti and the truth about her life H305 Patchwork Retreat Part 2 (of 3) and times. Wed – Fri: 15–17 April 2015 Tutor: Penny Mackenzie H106 ‘A Lucky Fish’ Using the Gold Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 Embroidery of Bukhara Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 Non-resident: £199.00 Mon – Wed: 13–15 April 2015 This course has the same details as H100 above. Tutor: Ann Mockford Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 H508 Patchwork Retreat Part 3 (of 3) Non-resident: £199.00 Weekend: 17–19 April 2015 This course is suitable for all abilities, though Tutor: Penny Mackenzie some knowledge of basic sewing is an advantage! Standard Weekend Price: See above. The method of applying gold (or silver) thread to This course has the same details as H100 above. a background disobeys several ‘Goldwork’ rules, but is very effective and satisfying. The aim will H306 A Pretty Patio – (Silk Ribbon be to embroider a small fish (or other motif), Embroidery Together with 3-D for a pendant, purse, box top etc., couching the Embroidery Surface Stitches) metal thread in a pattern originating in Bukhara Wed – Fri: 15–17 April 2015 (Uzbekistan) and used in many Middle East and Tutor: Pat Trott Asian communities, with the addition of small Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 beads, cords and/or tassels. All students work at Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 a different pace, but this syllabus is very flexible Non-resident: £199.00 and nobody need feel afraid to tackle any aspect Give your embroidery that raised, textured look. of the course, as I can modify it to suit all abilities. You will be delighted and surprised how beautiful The design can be quickly transferred using my and different traditional favourite stitches look light box. when executed in silk ribbon, a technique that was very popular during the reign of Queen Victoria. H100 Patchwork Retreat Part 1 (of 3) Everyone is welcome on this course, from the Mon – Wed: 13–15 April 2015 newcomer to the ‘addict’, so come and see how Tutor: Penny Mackenzie easy and satisfying hand embroidery can be. See Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 Course H513 below. Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 Non-resident: £199.00

5 The enrolment deposit is £40. See page 2 for details. April–May 2015 Booking two ‘back to back’ residential courses attracts a 10% discount.

H513 A Pretty Patio – (Silk Ribbon Goldwork is a stunning form of embroidery most Embroidery Together with 3-D often associated with ecclesiastical vestments. Embroidery Surface Stitches) This course will introduce you to the main techniques involved. Students can either stitch Weekend: 17–19 April 2015 pre-set designs such as dragonflies, ivy leaves, tile Tutor: Pat Trott motifs or work on their own design ideas. All levels . Standard Weekend Price: See above are welcome from total beginners to the more This course has the same details as H306 above. experienced. Everyone will work at their own pace and guidance will be given through explanations, H539 Creating Silver Jewellery demonstrations and individual tuition. See Course Weekend: 17–19 April 2015 H503 below. Tutor: Stephen O’Keeffe Standard Weekend Price*: See above H811 Mazes of the Mind with Steve Dimmer This practical course will provide an invaluable Thursday 23 April 2015 introduction to the subject for those with some experience of jewellery making with much to Dinner Talk – See Centre Pages interest and inspire. The basic techniques will be learnt through the making of projects selected from a wide range available. The teaching style is H503 Goldwork Embroidery flexible, allowing for individual progress regardless Weekend: 24–26 April 2015 of experience and ability. Achievement is invariably Tutor: Hazel Everett higher than expectation. All the tools and materials Standard Weekend Price: See above required are provided by the tutor. This course has the same details as H303 above. *Materials used during the course, may cost in the region of £15 – £20, payable to the tutor. H901 Bucks Point Lace Friday 24 April 2015 H576 Paper Magic with Automata Tutor: Jackie Poulter Weekend: 17–19 April 2015 One day non-residential course Tutor: Kay Gugliotta 9.15am–4.45pm £62 Standard Weekend Price: See above* This is a practical course for those who want to Come and delight in the magical world of automata. learn or further their knowledge of Bucks Point Working with card and your imagination, together Lace. The course covers all the techniques for we will create amusing models that actually move this type of lace so it is suitable for those who and will thrill and delight you. Your completed are new to Bucks Point as well as for those who projects will make enchanting and unusual gifts are experienced in making this beautiful type of for your family and friends. You will learn the lace. During the course you could start a new skills required to enable you to develop your own project or work on/complete an ongoing one, learn automata designs beyond the course. Suitable for a new ground, or how to re-draft or design your all levels of crafting ability, especially beginners. next project. Geometric and floral techniques are If you can cut and stick then you’re good to go… included. Students benefit from individual tuition *There will be a supplement of £7.00 for this and group demonstrations. See Course H505 course payable to the tutor. below.

H303 Goldwork Embroidery Dinner Talks and Events Wed – Fri: 22–24 April 2015 at Knuston Hall Tutor: Hazel Everett With Dinner, 6.30pm for 7pm Standard Weekend Price: See above £22.95. See p26–27. 6 The enrolment deposit is £40. See page 2 for details. Standard Weekend Prices Please Note: Where appropriate, we will send out a materials list Booking two ‘back to back’ residential courses attracts a 10% discount. Single: £279 Shared: £245 Non-resident: £188 in advance of the course, particularly in the case of craft courses.

H505 Bucks Point Lace H560 Bank Holiday Flutes Weekend: 24 – 26 April 2015 Fri – Mon: 1–4 May 2015 Tutor: Jackie Poulter Tutor: Sarah Jobson Standard Weekend Price: See above Shared bedroom occupancy: £336.00 This is a practical course for those who want to Single bedroom occupancy: £387.00 learn or further their knowledge of Bucks Point Non-resident: £258.00 Lace. The course covers all the techniques for This is a new course for 2015. It will offer specialist this type of lace so it is suitable for those who tuition for flautists with at least 18 months’ are new to Bucks Point as well as for those who experience. All sessions will involve playing with are experienced in making this beautiful type of ensemble size dependant on course numbers. lace. During the weekend you could start a new You can expect to enjoy the friendship of other project or work on/complete an ongoing one, learn flautists whilst benefiting from an experienced a new ground, or how to re-draft or design your tutor who will respond to your individual learning next project. Geometric and floral techniques are need. Experience in sight-reading will enhance included. Students benefit from individual tuition your enjoyment of this course. Please note: There and group demonstrations. See Course H901 will be opportunities to join with course H561 above. (clarinet weekend) for those who play both flute and clarinet and for those who would like H800 Paul Robeson: Singer, Actor and the opportunity to play in a mixed woodwind Activist – His Life with Peter Kendrick ensemble. This applies whichever of the two courses you enrol onto. Thursday 30 April 2015 Dinner Talk – See Centre Pages H561 Bank Holiday Clarinets Fri – Mon: 1–4 May 2015 H850 Fred Astaire: Dancing with Different Tutor: Debbie Scherer Partners with Peter Kendrick Shared bedroom occupancy: £336.00 Single bedroom occupancy: £387.00 Friday 1 May 2015 Non-resident: £258.00 “Out To Lunch Plus” – See Pg 28 & 29 This is a new course for 2015. It will offer specialist tuition for clarinetists with at least 18 months’ experience. All sessions will involve playing with H509 Hollywood’s Forgotten Directors: ensemble size dependant on course numbers. Preston Sturges You can expect to enjoy the friendship of other Weekend: 1–3 May 2015 musicians whilst benefiting from an experienced Tutor: Peter Kendrick tutor who will respond to your individual learning Standard Weekend Price: See above need. Experience in sight-reading will enhance In 1940s Hollywood, Preston Sturges (1898- your enjoyment of this course. Please note: 1959) was the first screenwriter to direct his There will be opportunities to join with course own films: popular screwball comedies like ‘The H560 (flute weekend) for those who play both Great McGinty’, ‘The Lady Eve’, ‘Sullivan’s Travels’, clarinet and flute and for those who would like ‘The Palm Beach Story’, ‘The Miracle of Morgan’s the opportunity to play in a mixed woodwind Creek’ and ‘Hail the Conquering Hero’. Sturges’ life ensemble. This applies whichever of the two was as unconventional as his films. He resisted courses you enrol onto. Hollywood’s attempts to pigeonhole his talent, but after a decade of unprecedented success there followed his downfall. Come and be amazed at the story of his career and revel in watching his films.

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H537 Hand Spinning for Beginners and *There is a supplement of £5 for this course Improvers payable to the tutor. Weekend: 1–3 May 2015 Tutor: Pam Austin H104 Animals with Coloured Pencils on Standard Weekend Price: See above* Coloured Supports Learn to spin your own unique knitting yarn from Mon – Wed: 4–6 May 2015 wool fleece, alpaca, silk and quality fibres and Tutor: Jonathan Newey have a great time doing it! No previous experience Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 or equipment necessary but if you have your own Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 wheel or fibre then please bring it along. You Non-resident: £199.00 will spin at least one skein of yarn and probably This is a course for beginners and students more over the weekend and have the option of a with some knowledge of the medium that will traditional spinning wheel on loan for a month to show you how to draw wild animal portraits with consolidate your skill afterwards. *There will be coloured pencils on coloured papers and boards. a supplement of £10 for this course payable Using photographs supplied by the tutor you will to the tutor. be shown how to use the pencils on a coloured support to produce realistic techniques such as fur, H534 Spanish Conversation: Intermediate feather and hide. See Course H314 below. Weekend: 1–3 May 2015 Tutor: Esperanza Fernandez H314 Flowers and Wood with Coloured Standard Weekend Price: See above Pencils This course is aimed at students who have at Wed – Fri: 6–8 May 2015 least 3-4 years’ experience in the language and Tutor: Jonathan Newey want to improve their fluency and accuracy. Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 Students will talk about a variety of subjects, Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 ranging from personal experience to social and Non-resident: £199.00 cultural aspects and will be encouraged to make This is a course aimed at beginners and students small presentations on their areas of interest or with some knowledge of the medium that will expertise. show you how to draw flowers, leaves and bark with coloured pencils. Using photographs and H932 Woodcarving Day still life subjects supplied by the tutor you will be shown different techniques such as shading, colour Saturday 2 May 2015 mixing, blending and glazing to produce realistic Tutor: Peter Schwartz drawings of brightly coloured flowers, leaves and One day non-residential course the texture of bark. By the end of the course you 9.15am–4.45pm £62* will have produced a couple of drawings and a few This course is suitable for the complete beginner, or exercises. See Course H104 above. those who have some experience of woodcarving. You will be able to try your hand and learn some basic skills with a simple relief design. Carving H801 ‘Pictures in the Parlour’ – A Victorian chisels are provided for beginners and lime wood Magic Lantern Show with Kevin Varty is available at cost. If you already enjoy this Thursday 7 May 2015 traditional craft, come along and embark on your Dinner Talk – See Centre Pages chosen project with hands-on tuition available when required. The emphasis of this course will be on learning practical carving skills in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

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H400 Sewing Machine Know How H916 Spring Scrapbook Day Thurs – Sun: 7–10 May 2015 Saturday 9 May 2015 Tutor: Kathie Selwood Tutor: Julie Eaves Shared bedroom occupancy: £375.00 One day non-residential course Single bedroom occupancy: £426.00 9.15am–4.45pm £62* Non-resident: £288.00 Scrapbooking is a way to combine your photographs Know how to use your machine properly? Old and memories into a work of art. During the day we machine or new, experienced sewer or new to will make two projects. These will be a great start using a sewing machine, come and learn how to to a new hobby, or a wonderful addition to your get the best out of your machine, making anything existing scrapbooks. The day will be suitable for from appliqué hangings to richly embroidered beginners to advanced scrapbookers. *There will bags to cushion covers. You may have a project be a supplement of £10 for this course payable of your own in mind or choose to make something to the tutor. from the tutor’s collection of ideas or simply sew a selection of samples of various techniques that H924 A Scottish Thistle in Beads your sewing machine is capable of doing with the Saturday 9 May 2015 right know how. Tutor: Debbie Anderson One day non-residential course H912 A Day of Bedfordshire Lace 9.15am–4.45pm £62 Friday 8 May 2015 Students will create one of the most beautiful Tutor: Denise Vickery flowers in the world, a Scottish Thistle, using only One day non-residential course a needle, thread and size 11 seed beads. Once the 9.15am–4.45pm £62 thistle is complete students will be shown how to This course is designed for a range of students from attach the thistle to a stem. All materials needed those who have a basic knowledge of Bedfordshire will be available for purchase from the tutor on the Lace through to the more experienced who wish to day, also any tools needed can be loaned on the advance their techniques. Students may start new day. This course is suitable for all abilities including projects or complete ongoing work and will benefit beginners. If you are already a beader then bring from individual tuition as well as from group along your bead stash. discussions. See Course H529 below. H928 Seated and Standing Exercises H529 Traditional Bedfordshire Lace Monday 11 May 2015 Weekend: 8–10 May 2015 Tutor: Amanda Egan Tutor: Denise Vickery One day non-residential course Standard Weekend Price: See above 9.15am–4.45pm £62 This course is designed for a range of students from Introduction to a motivating set of 12 ‘health those who have a basic knowledge of Bedfordshire preservation’ exercises. Characterised by slow, Lace through to the more experienced who wish circular movements and based on Traditional to advance their techniques. During the weekend, Chinese Medicine, these exercises are designed students may start new projects or complete to help us relax, as well as benefiting physical ongoing work and will benefit from individual aspects of the body. There is a standing and a tuition as well as from group discussions. See seated version of each of the 12 Dao Yin exercises. Course H912 above. As we focus on the different aspects of an exercise, the aim is for each person to work within their own abilities. To help us pace ourselves, we

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can pause to talk about the background culture stories of women through history, tales from the too. (If you have any concerns about the suitability Greeks, the Romans, the peoples of Europe and of the course, please consult your doctor/health the Americas. Throughout the course, we will trace professional.) the place women have had in their own societies.

H915 Making Bags H559 Ukulele Improvers’ Weekend Tuesday 12 May 2015 Weekend: 15–17 May 2015 Tutor: Helen Coverley Tutor: Jon Bennett One day non-residential course Standard Weekend Price: See above 9.15am–4.45pm £62 If you already play some basic chords on the A girl can’t have too many bags! Shopping totes, ukulele and want to improve, this workshop Hexagon Bags, little zip bags, Jelly Roll bags. There weekend is for you! I will give you a kick start in is a choice of about 12 bags for you to choose from improving your skills on this wonderful instrument, covering all skill levels. All machine made with as well as an opportunity to sing and play with a some hand sewing. Enjoy a day developing your group of like-minded enthusiasts. You will learn bag making skills. new techniques and be given advice on where to go from here. There will be songs and tunes and H805 Your Country Needs You – Education we’ll bring everyone together on the final day for and What You Can Do About It with a group concert. Over the weekend you will learn: Janet Goodall • New chords and how they fit together • Strumming techniques suitable for different Thursday 14 May 2015 styles and songs Dinner Talk – See Centre Pages • Fingerstyle playing as well as strumming • How to accompany yourself on a song If you are worried about the required standard, H929 Crafting for Charity contact Jon. Handouts and music will be provided Friday 15 May 2015 and some advance lessons and songs will be Tutor: Janet Goodall available on our website www.ukuleleoxford.com One day non-residential course The tutor is the leader of the Oxford folk band 9.15am–4.45pm £62 ‘Moonrakers’ (www.moonrakers.net). Knitting and crocheting are having a revival at the moment and many of those who take up these H524 French (Advanced Level) skills want to put them to good use through helping Weekend: 15–17 May 2015 others. This course will provide instruction for Tutor: Monique Meager those new to knitting and crochet, and ideas and Standard Weekend Price: See above patterns for all. The course will also highlight good Un week-end tout en français ! Nous discuterons practice when producing items for charity. de la trilogie marseillaise de Marcel Pagnol : Marius, Fanny, César. Je vous engage à lire la H573 Mythological Women trilogie entière de préférence, mais au moins Weekend: 15–17 May 2015 le premier volume, avant le 15 mai, Vous aurez Tutor: Janet Goodall également l’occasion de présenter un article au Standard Weekend Price: See above reste du groupe et surtout de bavarder et de Whilst the real history of women may at times discuter en français avec d’autres étudiants aussi be very obscure, women figure more or less motivés que vous. This course is suitable for those prominently in mythological tales. This course who have reached A level standard or above. will look at some of the important and interesting

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H852 Enjoy Your Life – Whilst Managing the Russian culture is so rich and fascinating. Chronic Pain with Liz Williams The emphasis of this course will be on learning practical language about everyday situations in Friday 15 May 2015 a fun and comfortable environment. Perfect for “Out To Lunch Plus” – See Pg 28 & 29 any level of previous experience and for anyone who wants to try out new language skills in real situations. See Course H913 above. H806 Moscow – Heart of Russia with Rachel Farmer H910 Polymer Beading Day Thursday 21 May 2015 Friday 22 May 2015 Dinner Talk – See Centre Pages Tutor: Sally Boehme One day non-residential course 9.15am–4.45pm £62 H853 After Walt with Steve Dimmer Polymer clay is a material available in lots of Friday 22 May 2015 delicious colours and can be shaped then cured in “Out To Lunch Plus” – See Pg 28 & 29 a domestic oven. This day course will provide an introduction in how to make your own beads before making them up into jewellery items of your choice to wear home. You will learn how to make a pretty H913 Read Your Way Through the Russian Alphabet flower design using the ‘millefiori’ technique plus how to embellish the surface of beads with glitters Friday 22 May 2015 and foils. A very productive day will be had by all! Tutor: Rachel Farmer See Course H525 below. One day non-residential course 9.15am–4.45pm £62 Are you planning a trip to Russia? Or are you H525 Creating and Painting Polymer Clay intrigued by a new language challenge? If you Jewellery want to learn to read the Russian alphabet then Weekend: 22–24 May 2015 this one-day course is for you. We will quickly Tutor: Sally Boehme learn to recognise all the 33 letters of the Russian Standard Weekend Price: See above alphabet by a code-breaking method, using familiar Polymer clay is a material that can be moulded into international words. You will soon be able to read any shape you wish. This course will cover how street signs, metro stations, shops and people’s to create lots of different bead shapes and sizes, names: invaluable for any contact with Russia or suitable for all types of jewellery. And then you Russians. This can be a standalone course or it will will create your own mini works of art by painting enable you to go on to the Russian for Refreshers them using various media and techniques. From course! See Course H536 below. making flower images to building layers of effects using metal leaf and ink, the results will be strung to create jewellery of your choice. See Course H536 Russian Refreshers Weekend H910 above. Weekend: 22–24 May 2015 Tutor: Rachel Farmer Standard Weekend Price: See above H581 Drawing for the Terrified If you want to know more about the Russian Weekend: 22–24 May 2015 language and culture, this course is for you. Tutor: Richard Box We will review the alphabet and will have fun Standard Weekend Price: See above understanding, speaking and reading Russian Are you terrified of drawing but have a secret together. The course will include insights into the longing to learn how to do it? Then enrol on this country and people to help you understand why course where Richard will guide you through 11 The enrolment deposit is £40. See page 2 for details. May–June 2015 Booking two ‘back to back’ residential courses attracts a 10% discount.

certain processes slowly, gently and step by step. H937 Colours, Chakras and Crystals for If you follow his ‘recipes’, you will be amazed at Wellbeing what you will be able to draw. Because you are Wednesday 27 May 2015 ‘terrified’ you will stay with a simple still life for the Tutor: Janet Flowers whole course. The main focus will be upon learning One day non-residential course how to SEE what is often merely glanced at. Once 9.15am–4.45pm £62 this is understood and put into practice you will be We have 7 major energy centres called Chakras in trying many and various drawing techniques, in our body which, when they spin correctly, keep us both monochrome and colour. Thereafter at home, fit and feeling balanced. Imbalances make us feel you will be able to apply these to any subject you ‘out of sorts’ and long term, these imbalances can like. lead to physical illness. Discover the importance of our energy centres, their emotional and physical H570 Egyptology – Monarchs of the Nile associations and how to re-balance them using Weekend: 22–24 May 2015 colours and crystals. Tutor: Victor Blunden Standard Weekend Price: See above H919 Copperplate One Day Course The Pharaohs of ancient Egypt have left us a rich Thursday 28 May 2015 legacy of building works which still inspire awe Tutor: Joy Daniels today, but their lives remain shrouded in mystery One day non-residential course and are far less understood. This course intends to 9.15am–4.45pm £62 look at a select group of famous pharaohs, explore This one day taster course will cover the basics of their achievements and assess their contribution writing with a flexible pointed nib in the Copperplate to Egyptian history. This lavishly illustrated course style. The course is designed for anyone who will make a good introduction for people new to the would like to write in Copperplate, from complete subject as well as providing fresh information for beginners to those with some experience who established students of Egyptology. wish to improve their hand. It’s an opportunity to practice under the helpful eye of the tutor. H202 The Glory of the Garden: Flowers and Butterflies in Beadwork H809 Fish Night Tues – Fri: 26–29 May 2015 Tutor: Gillian Ashwell Thursday 28 May 2015 Shared bedroom occupancy: £360.00 Dinner Talk – See Centre Pages Single bedroom occupancy: £411.00 Non-resident: £276.00 Delicate and realistic two and three dimensional H854 Memories Are Made of This – The flowers and butterflies are worked using just Lives and Music of the Great Crooners needles, thread and predominantly tiny seed with Tricia Thompson beads, which are applied to beadworked bases to Friday 29 May 2015 create unique and desirable necklaces, pendants, “Out To Lunch Plus” – See Pg 28 & 29 lariats, bracelets, earrings, rings or brooches, also napkin rings and bookmarks. Working at your own pace and using a number of bead threading and H546 Singing for the Terrified weaving techniques, make stunning pieces of your choice, which you can select from a wide range Weekend: 29–31 May 2015 of samples which increases with new designs Tutor: Tricia Thompson each year. There will be materials available to Standard Weekend Price: See above purchase from the tutor. This is the course for you if you have been told not to sing, to mime or if you reserve your singing for 12 The enrolment deposit is £40. See page 2 for details. Standard Weekend Prices Please Note: Where appropriate, we will send out a materials list Booking two ‘back to back’ residential courses attracts a 10% discount. Single: £279 Shared: £245 Non-resident: £188 in advance of the course, particularly in the case of craft courses.

the car and the shower, or even if you don’t sing at H526 German Language Through Literature all. For complete beginners, the course is relaxed, and Film supportive and fun, and structured to help you find Weekend: 29–31 May 2015 your voice and learn how to develop it through Tutor: Monika Lind basic singing technique and singing together. Standard Weekend Price: See above Enjoy spending time with others who want to sing Are you interested in German language and and you will go away singing, and you might even society? Erben des Schweigens. Sabine Dittrich’s enjoy it! novel is about a woman’s journey into her family’s past which not only gives an insight into the history H541 Accordion Jazz of Sudeten Germans but also into the effects Weekend: 29–31 May 2015 history can have on subsequent generations. The Tutor: Bert Santilly weekend will give you a chance to further enhance Standard Weekend Price: See above your knowledge of German language and culture Come and enjoy yourself while you gain confidence through reading, viewing and discussions. You will and experience in playing jazz through practical need to purchase and read the book beforehand: exploration of some of its more fundamental Neufeld Verlag – ISBN 978-3-86256-042-4. elements. The course will be centred around a number of teaching/playing sessions in which H804 What Makes a Literary Classic with different aspects of playing will be explored and Keith Chandler practised. Practical approaches to improvisation Thursday 4 June 2015 will form a significant part of the earlier sessions while examples of jazz standards giving scope Dinner Talk – See Centre Pages for differing aspects of our work will be studied and played by the group throughout the weekend. Composition and small group activities will also H925 Wonderful Words form part of the practical work sessions. We will Friday 5 June 2015 record our pieces and copies of the recordings will Tutor: Keith Chandler be made available to students. One day non-residential course Informal playing sessions will follow the evening 9.15am–4.45pm £62 sessions (for those who have the stamina!) and A chance to read, listen and ‘feel’ how poetry can an informal concert will take place on Saturday appeal to all our emotions. Through a look at a evening. range of poems, some familiar, some maybe not so, we will try to discover how this is so. You are H527 A Sumptuous Chatelaine invited to bring along one of your own favourites for us to share and appreciate together. Extracts will Weekend: 29–31 May 2015 be provided and the emphasis on enjoyment not Tutor: Pat Trott literary study. See Course H572 below. Standard Weekend Price: See above Most embroiderers I know would love to own a Chatelaine, so why not take this opportunity to H572 The Art of Storytelling – Themes and make a sumptuously embroidered and beaded Styles in the Contemporary Novel one to treasure. Time permitting it could include Weekend: 5–7 June 2015 a scissors case, needle case, thimble case and Tutor: Keith Chandler pinwheel, all embroidered with beautiful threads Standard Weekend Price: See above and encrusted with beads. We will consider four distinctive and highly regarded novels, written within the last three decades: Marilynne Robinson ‘Housekeeping’ (1980), Donna Tartt ‘The Secret History’ (1992), Zadie Smith

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‘White Teeth’ (2000) and Rose Tremain ‘The Road H938 Cryptic Crosswords for Improvers Home’ (2008). How are their respective stories told and how are characters brought to life? Should Friday 5 June 2015 we judge ourselves by the view of the world(s) Tutor: Henry Howarth we apparently occupy? What can we learn about One day non-residential course family bonds, friendship, life, love and the human 9.15am–4.45pm £62 condition? No previous study is necessary, rather This practical course is for anyone who an enjoyment of words and how they are used. understands the principles of how cryptic clues You will benefit more from the course if you work and how to solve them, and is now seeking to read the novels in advance, although extracts for develop their skills further. We will work together analysis will be provided from these and other on progressively more challenging puzzles through contemporary writers. See Course H925 above. the course of the day, as well as reviewing and extending our knowledge and solving techniques. See Course H579 below. H930 Is There Life on Mars Friday 5 June 2015 H579 Cryptic Crosswords for Beginners Tutor: David Baker One day non-residential course Weekend: 5–7 June 2015 Tutor: Henry Howarth 9.15am–4.45pm £62 Fifty years ago the first spacecraft to fly past Mars Standard Weekend Price: See above* sent 21 pictures to Earth. The tutor was at NASA This course teaches beginners how to solve cryptic to see it happen. He will bring those pictures crosswords. It starts with the simplest ideas to the meeting. Today there are four spacecraft and easiest types of cryptic clue and gradually orbiting Mars and two roving vehicles collecting progresses to the more advanced aspects of information from the surface. We now know a clue solving. Practical activities are blended with great deal about this enigmatic planet. But was theory, enabling students to build their skills and there ever life on Mars? Come along and find out… understanding in tandem. The course is engaging See Course H575 below. and fun and leads to an enjoyable and stimulating pastime. *There will be a supplement of £10 for a copy of the course book ‘Learn How to Solve H575 Circles, Stones and Stars Cryptic Crosswords’ payable to the tutor. Weekend: 5–7 June 2015 Tutor: David Baker H562 Yoga for Backs Standard Weekend Price: See above From Cornwall to the Orkneys, almost 1,000 stone Weekend: 5–7 June 2015 circles dating back 3,500-6,500 years survive in Tutor: Liz Williams Britain today. At peak there were probably 10 times Standard Weekend Price: See above as many. But who built them and why? Where Is back pain limiting your activities? Would you like did other great constructions of the period like to improve mobility and reduce discomfort? If you Avebury, Stonehenge and Silbury Hill come from? now have or have ever had chronic back ache and There have been many theories, from alien visitors limited movement, this is the weekend for you. to Egyptian pyramid builders, as well as more Discover the importance of nutrition and rest in the logical ideas embracing pagan worship, Druids and management of back pain. Learn to reduce stress early tribal fiefdoms. Were they built willingly or and how to restore movement. Regain comfort and under duress? Did they have something to do with confidence with everyday activities. the stars, or were they temples to their gods? We will look at these ideas, and others too, in a search for answers. See Course H930 above.

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H312 European Bobbin Laces H500 Bobbin Lace for all – Beginners Wed – Fri: 10–12 June 2015 Welcome Tutor: Patricia Bury Weekend: 12–14 June 2015 Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 Tutor: Alison Winn Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 Standard Weekend Price: See above Non-resident: £199.00 For details of this course see H300 above. This course is designed both for students who need only have a knowledge of the basic stitches H927 Tai Chi and Fan Form and experienced lacemakers who wish to study Saturday 13 June 2015 more advanced techniques in the continental Tutor: Amanda Egan laces. They can choose from Torchon, Bloemwerk, One day non-residential course Binche, Tønder, Parijse, Valenciennes, Idrija, 9.15am–4.45pm £62 Chantilly and Chrysanthemum laces. Time will be Spend a day enjoying a variety of flowing Chinese given to finishing and mounting lace. See Course exercises and leave feeling relaxed. This day course H520 below. is suitable for men and women, for beginners and those with experience of Tai Chi. We will begin with H520 European Bobbin Laces Dao Yin exercises designed to promote wellbeing, Weekend: 12–14 June 2015 then focus on even-paced Yang style Tai Chi. When Tutor: Patricia Bury we work on the Fan Form, we will choose the Standard Weekend Price: See above slowest sections, so that we can enjoy the more This course has the same details as H312 above. martial character without getting carried away!

H300 Bobbin Lace for all – Beginners H516 Special Clothes Welcome Weekend: 12–14 June 2015 Wed – Fri: 10–12 June 2015 Tutor: Jeanine Hickman Tutor: Alison Winn Standard Weekend Price: See above Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00* Students will be able to construct clothes for Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00* special occasions by using luxurious fabrics and Non-resident: £199.00* more complicated commercial designer patterns. Enjoy a few days making lace. If you are a new They will gain more confidence using more delicate lace maker you will learn and practice the stitches fabrics and advanced patterns. Particular attention while making your first piece of lace. All new will be paid to details and couture finishes. Sewing lacemakers are able to finish this during the skills required. course. You may find you have time to start a second piece of work and which you will be able to H535 Spanish Conversation: Improvers continue at home. Experienced lace makers might wish to continue with their current work whilst help Weekend: 12–14 June 2015 is at hand, select a new pattern or try the basics of Tutor: Esperanza Fernandez a different type of lace (Torchon, Beginners Beds, Standard Weekend Price: See above Bruges or Braid). You might also like to extend your This course is aimed at those who have studied Spanish for a minimum of two years and want to stay and enrol for the weekend course. *If Pillows, improve their fluency and accuracy. Students will bobbins and pins are required, they can be talk about a variety of topics ranging from personal purchased from the tutor for approximately experience to social and cultural aspects and will £25. See Course H500 below. be encouraged to make small presentations.

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H105 ‘Buddenbrooks’ – German Language This weekend course will study a number of Through Literature (Intermediate/ subjects such as flower, bird, fruit, animal, fish Advanced Level) or landscape, all taught in the traditional method of demonstration and practice. Learning will Mon – Fri: 15–19 June 2015 continue on Saturday evening with a presentation Tutor: Walter Drews on painting, culture or travel. This course is Shared bedroom occupancy: £431.00 suitable for both beginners and improvers. New Single bedroom occupancy: £499.00 learners will be able to see what they may be able Non-resident: £331.00 to achieve in future courses. Calming music helps The course book for our 2015 Summer to aid concentration while painting! See Course School is Thomas Mann’s classic family saga H311 above. ‘Buddenbrooks’, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize. The narrative depicts the rise and fall of a North German merchant family over four H322 Papermaking with Plants generations, and the action takes place in Lübeck, Wed – Fri: 17–19 June 2015 Hamburg, Munich, London and Amsterdam Tutor: Jonathan Korejko between 1835 and 1877. The book [ISBN no. Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 978-3-596-90400-6 pub.] Fischer Taschenbuch Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 Verlag] should be purchased, read in advance* and Non-resident: £199.00 brought to the course, when we will re-read and Learn how to use plants to make decorative, discuss selected extracts, consider some cultural colourful, and unique papers. Combining the flora aspects of the period, and view an excellent from Knuston Hall and from the tutor’s garden, we film of the story. *To assist participants with will be making paper with petals, leaves, fibres, their advance preparation, a list indicating the seeds, perfumes and dyes. If you like plants and chapters which are essential reading will be gardening, have an appreciation for colour and sent out with the course programme. texture, and enjoy working with and on paper, you can combine all of these things in this programme H311 Chinese Brush Painting and create papers of great interest and beauty. If you book on this course Jonathan’s Dinner Talk on Wed – Fri: 17–19 June 2015 Thursday night is included. below. *There will be Tutor: Pauline Cherrett a £10 supplement for this course payable to the Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 tutor. See Course H567 Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 Non-resident: £199.00 Students will learn a variety of subjects during this H803 Paper Talks with Jonathan Korejko mixed ability course. An introduction for beginners Thursday 18 June 2015 whilst improvers will be encouraged to enhance Dinner Talk – See Centre Pages their skills. Learning will take place in a relaxed atmosphere and will be taught using traditional methods of demonstration followed by practice. H567 Papermaking with Textiles Students will be encouraged to produce a range of Weekend: 19–21 June 2015 paintings including flowers, fruit, landscape plus Tutor: Jonathan Korejko bird, fish or animal. See Course H519 below. Standard Weekend Price: See above* For people who love textiles and are looking for H519 Chinese Brush Painting ways to expand into new areas. You will learn Weekend: 19–21 June 2015 how to recycle cloth to make beautiful papers. Tutor: Pauline Cherrett The handmade papers will be filled with colourful Standard Weekend Price: See above

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threads, and others will be finished pieces of textile spawned imitations across the Alps, so we divert artwork in their own right. All of your papers will be to England to honour Oriana and in, surprisingly suitable for further applications, like hand/machine enough, ‘Musica Transalpina’. This is music in embroidery, handmade books and construction which a mix of voices and instruments is especially projects. This course is a must for people who felicitous (ah, Felicity, perhaps?), but it’s back thrive on textiles and the versatility of the material. to Italy for purely instrumental items (canzonas, *There will be a £10 supplement for this course fantasias, ricercars) by G. Gabrieli, Banchieri, payable to the tutor. See Course H322 above. Mayone and others. Finally, there’s Marenzio’s extended cycle on the theme of kisses, be they H900 A Day of Japanese Embroidery sweet, amorous, hungry or gentle. Well, I told you the weekend was secular… The course will Friday 19 June 2015 be predominantly practical, and is intended for Tutor: Janet Cronin singers and players of early instruments (A=440) One day non-residential course confident in a one voice or instrument per part 9.15am–4.45pm £62* situation. Your application should detail what you The main aim of this course is to introduce you intend to offer by way of voice or instrument(s), to the wonderful world of Japanese Embroidery. especially if you are not already known to the tutor. Each of you will be provided with a small kit for you to use throughout the day which will introduce you to several of the basic stitches. You will also H917 Complex Designs Made Simple be able to learn how to twist and use the silk floss Monday 22 June 2015 and produce the luxurious sheen. *The kit will Tutor: David Nicholls be available from the tutor at £15. See Course One day non-residential course H504 below. 9.15am–4.45pm £62 This course aims to introduce some very simple H504 Japanese Embroidery methods of pattern design which have applications in many areas of the arts and crafts, from Weekend: 19–21 June 2015 embroidery to stained glass. The methods of Tutor: Janet Cronin construction are deceptively simple but result in Standard Weekend Price: See above some stunning complex designs which will amaze This is a course suitable for everyone regardless of you! During the day we will cover a number of their embroidery experience. The tutor will provide freehand designs from branching floral and filigree each student with a kit containing everything you designs to an introduction to some beautiful Celtic need to complete a design. It is suitable for both interlacing patterns. We will also look at some beginners and the more experienced stitcher and geometric designs using a ruler and compasses. will cover many of the basic stitches. You will also See Course H918 below. have the opportunity to use Japanese needles and Note: Why not ring the office and book in for silk floss and learn how to make and use twisted B&B the night before or after? thread. *The kit will be available from the tutor at £15. See Course H900 above. H918 An Introduction to Celtic Design H568 ‘Viva la Bella..!’ Secular Music In Italy Tuesday 23 June 2015 c.1600 Tutor: David Nicholls One day non-residential course Weekend: 19–21 June 2015 9.15am–4.45pm £62 Tutor: Peter Syrus The beautiful and complex patterns that we are all Standard Weekend Price: See above familiar with in Celtic art were actually developed You could replace the dots above with just about from much earlier examples of interlacing designs any name you like, but try Dori, subject of a set of from the Romans, and much earlier Chinese celebratory madrigals painting the picture nicely. It 17 The enrolment deposit is £40. See page 2 for details. June–July 2015 Booking two ‘back to back’ residential courses attracts a 10% discount.

examples. Though it is difficult when looking at H319 Parchment Craft Techniques them to imagine the methods of construction, it is actually quite a simple technique that can Wed – Fri: 24–26 June 2015 be learned by anyone with or without an artistic Tutor: Pauline Loweth background. Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 During this short course we will cover square Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 interlacing knots which can be applied in many Non-resident: £199.00 areas of the arts and crafts, such as embroidery, For details of this course see H711 above. patchwork, calligraphy, woodcarving, stained glass, etc. H547 Parchment Craft Techniques No previous knowledge is required. See Course Weekend: 26–28 June 2015 H917 above. Tutor: Pauline Loweth Note: Why not ring the office and book in for Standard Weekend Price: See above B&B the night before or after? For details of this course see H711 above.

H111 Four Famous Gardeners H939 You CAN Do It! – Where Are You Now Mon – Wed: 22–24 June 2015 and Where Would You Like To Be Tutor: Letta Jones Thursday 25 June 2015 Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 Tutor: Janet Flowers Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 One day non-residential course Non-resident: £199.00 9.15am–4.45pm £62 Are you interested in how and why the design and We all know that we could be in a better place such planting of English Gardens and parks has changed as a different career, pounds lighter, much fitter over the centuries? By exploring the life and times and even happier, if we managed ourselves more of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, Joseph Paxton, successfully. Spend a day reflecting on where you Gertrude Jekyll and Beth Chatto, we’ll trace these are, what you would like to change, learn tools to styles, the plants they chose, their remaining help make those changes and decide where you gardens and assess their influence in gardens would like to be. Then put in place a set of realistic today. There’ll be plenty of inspiration and time for goals to get there and even produce a 5-year life discussion and questions. plan.

H711 Parchment Craft Techniques H808 Knuston Summer Pudding Club Sun – Wed: 21–24 June 2015 Thursday 25 June 2015 Tutor: Pauline Loweth Dinner Talk – See Centre Pages Shared bedroom occupancy: £336.00 Single bedroom occupancy: £387.00 Non-resident: £258.00 H321 Woodcarving Summer School – Part 1 This course is suitable for those who already have a basic knowledge of parchment craft Wed – Fri: 24–26 June 2015 techniques, including tracing, embossing and Tutor: Peter Schwartz simple perforating. Participants will be able to Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00* choose from a selection of patterns for greetings Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00* cards, pictures or technique samplers. Although Non-resident: £199.00* the emphasis will be on the use of grids to create This practical Summer School in traditional both perforated and embossed lace designs, we woodcarving is open to all and is presented in will also be covering various colouring techniques. two parts, Part 1 (H321) can be extended by a See Courses H319 & H547 below. further two days over the weekend offering more time to explore and enjoy this captivating craft, 18 The enrolment deposit is £40. See page 2 for details. Standard Weekend Prices Please Note: Where appropriate, we will send out a materials list Booking two ‘back to back’ residential courses attracts a 10% discount. Single: £279 Shared: £245 Non-resident: £188 in advance of the course, particularly in the case of craft courses.

see Part 2 (H565) below. Beginners start with a be able to make a positive start with, or improve simple relief design to familiarise with tools and upon, their existing Italian. The student will need basic carving techniques before progressing to a an interest in a beautiful language and a need more advanced project of their choice. Improvers to communicate. Visual and literary sources will will be encouraged to develop their skills on more provide a stimulating environment. All of this takes challenging projects, carving in relief or in the place in a friendly non-competitive environment, round. Individual tuition by demonstration and aimed at achieving the optimum results from each guidance allows participants to relax and progress individual. at their own pace. An abundance of prepared patterns, designs and woodcarving literature offer H563 Hatha Yoga, Meditation and inspiration for project ideas. Carving chisels are Mindfulness available for new students to try their hand at this Weekend: 26–28 June 2015 craft and lime wood is available at cost. Peter is Tutor: Heather Mackness a professional woodcarver based on the Knuston Standard Weekend Price: See above Hall site. See Course H565 below. Enjoy a weekend in the lovely surroundings of *There will be a supplement of £10 for this Knuston Hall. Heather will share a practical course payable to the tutor. guide to bringing mindfulness into a weekend of Hatha yoga and meditation. Using breathing H565 Woodcarving Weekend – Summer techniques, relaxation and free time for walking School Part 2 and socialising, this experience will send you home Weekend: 26–28 June 2015 feeling refreshed and relaxed. Tutor: Peter Schwartz Standard Weekend Price: See above* H812 Devilish Sid – A Play with Steve For course details see H321 above. *There will be Dimmer a supplement of £10 for this course payable to Thursday 2 July 2015 the tutor. Dinner Talk – See Centre Pages H931 Italian For Absolute Beginners Friday 26 June 2015 H855 I’ve Put My Towel Down! (Breaking Tutor: Gianfranco Holmes German Stereotypes) with Monika One day non-residential course Lind 9.15am–4.45pm £62 Friday 3 July 2015 Three practical sessions throughout the day including talking Italian, asking questions in Italian, “Out To Lunch Plus” – See Pg 28 & 29 chatting in Italian, reading or understanding Italian (perhaps singing in Italian, with well-known lyrics provided) See Course H578 below. H320 Machine Embroidery: Straight and Zig Zag H578 Italian For All Wed – Fri: 1–3 July 2015 Tutor: Jill Carter Weekend: 26–28 June 2015 Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 Tutor: Gianfranco Holmes Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 Standard Weekend Price: See above Non-resident: £199.00 See Course H931 above. So you think machine embroidery is not for you – A course designed for beginners, wishing to learn think again! This structured course will showcase basic Italian and possibly a little more, to enjoy the exciting potential of your sewing machine You the Italian experience. By using certain techniques will discover the classic skills of free machining and routines particular to the tutor, the student will using only straight and zig zag stitches to give 19 The enrolment deposit is £40. See page 2 for details. July 2015 Booking two ‘back to back’ residential courses attracts a 10% discount.

you a wealth of textures and effects to develop in of activities working individually, in pairs, groups or your own work. We will complete a small project all together. We will use texts, images and videos capitalising on the constraints of these stitches to provide discussion material about the country, and based on rock strata. See Course H548 below. its people, its rich culture and current affairs.

H548 Machine Embroidery and Textures H532 Relax with Circle Dance and Pilates Weekend: 3–5 July 2015 Weekend: 3–5 July 2015 Tutor: Jill Carter Tutor: Sally Ditzel Standard Weekend Price: See above Standard Weekend Price: See above With stunning contemporary yarns, fabrics and This course invites you to experience and gain an free machining embroidery techniques create your understanding of basic Matwork Pilates enabling own unique, and lasting, portfolio of textures. This you to become more aware of your own body body of work will provide an invaluable source and to enjoy the positive energy and support of inspiration and reference for future projects. that permeates through Circle Dance. Each Students will also work towards completing a complements the other by encouraging you to small panel incorporating methods covered in the relax and concentrate the mind, body and soul to course. See Course H320 above. acquire the varied movement patterns and dance steps. I hope you will leave feeling relaxed and H577 Paper Magic – Painting with Light empowered by this holistically created weekend. Weekend: 3–5 July 2015 Tutor: Kay Gugliotta H103 Beadwork Jewellery Summer School Standard Weekend Price: See above* Part 1 Come and delight in the magical world of simple Mon – Wed: 6–8 July 2015 electronics and paper crafting. Working with card, Tutor: Gillian Ashwell paper, simple electronics and your imagination, Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 together we will create a beautiful picture that Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 actually lights up as it reacts to an environmental Non-resident: £199.00 trigger – a sound, light or contact. Your completed Spend a relaxing few days creating beautiful and project will make a very special gift for someone intricate pieces of jewellery in many styles for both special or just yourself. You will learn the skills everyday and special occasion wear, which are required to enable you to develop your own designs constructed using beadwork techniques, which beyond the course. Suitable for all levels of crafting require predominantly only seed beads, needles ability, especially beginners. If you can doodle a and thread to work. You will be able to choose from simple flower, cut and stick then you’re good to a wide range of pieces which include necklaces, go… *There will be a supplement of £25 for this pendants, lariats, bracelets, earrings and finger course payable to the tutor. rings, in a range of different stitches and work at your own pace on projects of your choice, with lots H528 A Weekend of German Language and of individual attention. See Course H313 below. Culture There will be materials available to purchase from the tutor. Weekend: 3–5 July 2015 Tutor: Monika Lind Standard Weekend Price: See above H313 Beadwork Jewellery Summer School HAVE FUN WITH GERMAN! Do you have a fair to Part 2 good knowledge of German and want to practice Wed – Fri: 8–10 July 2015 and improve your language skills? Then come Tutor: Gillian Ashwell and join us for a weekend of fun! In a relaxed and Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 enjoyable atmosphere we will undertake a variety Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 20 The enrolment deposit is £40. See page 2 for details. Standard Weekend Prices Please Note: Where appropriate, we will send out a materials list Booking two ‘back to back’ residential courses attracts a 10% discount. Single: £279 Shared: £245 Non-resident: £188 in advance of the course, particularly in the case of craft courses.

Non-resident: £199.00 H911 Use Colour and Shape like Matisse The details for this course are the same as H103 above. Tuesday 7 July 2015 Tutor: Di Lorriman One day non-residential course H107 Mosaic Summer School 9.15am–4.45pm £62 Mon – Wed: 6–8 July 2015 This exciting one day course open to all abilities; Tutor: Priscilla Wheater anyone who, like Matisse, wants to paint with their Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00* emotions and draw with their scissors!! Be free Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00* to mix media and express your own ideas in an Non-resident: £199.00* original way. You can keep to reality or go creative. The joys of summer school – time to create, This is a practical painting course where you will time to work on large projects. An opportunity to use Matisse as a starting point. You will bring experiment with new ideas, new materials and objects, photographs or drawings (and I will also some techniques that you trial. You can join the have objects and ideas) to form the basis of your two courses together or split the week. All work painting. I will show you how to use a selection of is ongoing. *There will be a supplement of £38 media – pencils, pens, acrylic, pastel, watercolour, for materials payable to the tutor. See Course inks, additives and collage papers. Everyone’s H316 below. painting will be different. See Course H315 below.

H316 Mosaic Summer School H315 Let’s Paint France in Watercolour Wed – Fri: 8–10 July 2015 Wed – Fri: 8–10 July 2015 Tutor: Priscilla Wheater Tutor: Di Lorriman Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00* Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00* Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 Non-resident: £199.00* Non-resident: £199.00 This course has the same description as H107 How lovely to be watercolour painting away from above. home! Here we are ‘in France’. What can we see from our busy street cafe ... beautiful sunflowers H323 What the Maya Say waving in the warm breeze ... sunlight on bright blue window shutters nearby ... the smell and Wed – Fri: 8–10 July 2015 sight of French lavender ... the trees on the street Tutor: Ray Aspden and their dappled shadows ... and all sorts of other Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 French scenes that will make good paintings. Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 This is going to be fun and Knuston will help set Non-resident: £199.00 the scene with a French dinner on one of the In the last 40 years the fog of mystery surrounding nights. On this course you will succeed with colour the Maya of Mesoamerica has begun to clear, mixing for watercolour, depict light and shade and thanks to ongoing translations of their hieroglyphic understand how to choose the best composition. texts. This course will look at exotic ruined cities; A selection of photos will be available but do bring plus pictorial sculpture, painted vase scenes your own if you have some. Come on the journey and colourful, murals showing the life and times ... working from photographs you will paint scenes of dynastic Holy Lords and their supernatural and try to develop your own free style of painting. familiars, with the addition of captions based on See Course H911 above. the actual words of the Ancient Maya.

21 The enrolment deposit is £40. See page 2 for details. July 2015 Booking two ‘back to back’ residential courses attracts a 10% discount.

H701 Embroidery Summer School – own choice from different genres of song and Architecture also a comedy song. There will be 2 performance opportunities, an informal cabaret evening and a Sun – Fri: 12–17 July 2015 showcase style concert. Tutors: Kay Dennis, Pat Trott and Hazel Everett See Course H109 above. Shared bedroom occupancy: £529.00 Single bedroom occupancy: £597.00 Non-resident: £406.00 H857 Those Were The Days – Life in The The course is designed to introduce students 40s, 50s and 60s with Tricia to the three very beautiful and traditional hand Thompson embroidery techniques of goldwork, surface Friday 24 July 2015 embroidery and stumpwork. Students will be A Vintage Afternoon Tea and Talk provided with a selection of ideas and patterns, “Out To Lunch Plus” – See Pg 28 & 29 from which they can choose to work in one, or more, of the techniques available, or a combination of all three. This is a week long course running H108 Passion for Patchwork from Sunday until Friday. Mon – Wed: 20–22 July 2015 Tutor: Helen Coverley H109 Singers’ Summer School 1 Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 Mon – Wed: 20–22 July 2015 Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 Tutor: Tricia Thompson Non-resident: £199.00 Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 Once you discover patchwork or have been sewing Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 for years you realise what satisfaction it can Non-resident: £199.00 bring in many ways. Making things for yourself, The course is suitable for both beginner and family or friends brings pleasure and a sense of developing singers, and gives everyone the achievement. opportunity to find and develop their singing voice. Patchwork bags, lap quilts, larger quilts, wall We will be mainly singing together as a group hangings and much more. You choose the project but there will also be the chance to try both solo and I will help you with it. I have patterns for you singing and part singing. You do not need to read to use, or if you have an idea, I will help you create music to enjoy this relaxed course, as there will be it. See Course H318 below. an introduction to written music included to help you to take your singing further. All group songs H318 Passion for Patchwork will be provided, but please bring along 2 of your Wed – Fri: 22–24 July 2015 favourite songs. Tutor: Helen Coverley See course H325 below. Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 H325 Singers’ Summer School 2 Non-resident: £199.00 Wed – Fri: 22–24 July 2015 For details of this course see H108 above. Tutor: Tricia Thompson Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 H110 Stained Glass For All Levels Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 Mon – Wed: 20–22 July 2015 Non-resident: £199.00 Tutor: Michael Ross This course is for confident singers who are Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00* happy to sing as a soloist and want to explore Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00* different genres of music and develop both their Non-resident: £199.00* vocal technique and performance skills. Singers should bring along 4-5 well learned songs of their 22 The enrolment deposit is £40. See page 2 for details. Standard Weekend Prices Please Note: Where appropriate, we will send out a materials list Booking two ‘back to back’ residential courses attracts a 10% discount. Single: £279 Shared: £245 Non-resident: £188 in advance of the course, particularly in the case of craft courses.

Using traditional stained glass materials, tools supplement of £5 for this course payable to and techniques, we will produce a unique stained the tutor. glass window, so whatever your skill level, this open course is a great chance to learn this art The following course is preceeded by Course form, make new friends and find that creative H530 which sits within the Lace Summer spark. Once you know how something is made, School. Details are on page 25. you can begin to enjoy it on many levels and begin an exciting journey. For those interested in H707 Little Circus Girls and Hobgoblins trying traditional painting techniques, it may be Sun – Wed: 2–5 August 2015 best if you combine both courses to give yourself Tutor: Ann Mockford sufficient time to complete the larger projects. Shared bedroom occupancy: £336.00* *There will be a supplement of approximately Single bedroom occupancy: £387.00* £20 for this course, payable to the tutor. See Non-resident: £258.00* course H324 below. This course is suitable for any level of bead worker. Exciting pantomime characters, jugglers, jesters H324 Stained Glass For All Levels and forest creatures can be created with a few Wed – Fri: 22–24 July 2015 changes to the original patterns. They are a slant Tutor: Michael Ross on the original mini people, with new designs for Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00* costumes and hair etc. They are worked in size 11 Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00* delica beads, with a few size 15 seed beads, mini Non-resident: £199.00* drops and tiny sequins. The various heads will This course has the same details as H110 above, be available at the class, plus lots of beads etc. but is the ideal opportunity for students to develop *Materials for this course will be available to new ideas and to try out traditional kiln painting purchase direct from the tutor. techniques, or work on a larger project, if also attending the first part of the course.*There will See Course H530 on the bottom of page 25. be a supplement of approximately £20 for this course, payable to the tutor. H935 Introduction to Bach Flower Remedies Thursday 30 July 2015 H933 One Day Woodcarving For All Tutor: Angie Woodard Thursday 23 July 2015 One day non-residential course Tutor: Peter Schwartz 9.15am–4.45pm £62 One day non-residential course This course introduces you to Dr. Bach’s philosophy 9.15am–4.45pm £62* of self-help and simplicity. The day will give basic This is a one day workshop suitable for everyone information on all 38 flower remedies, and is regardless of their woodcarving experience. recommended for those who wish to use the Novices will be able to try their hand at this remedies personally for many areas of emotion. fascinating craft as they are introduced to carving Hand-outs, lecture, looking at case studies and woods and tools and learn some basic techniques demonstrations will be part of the learning tools with a simple relief format. Accomplished students used. Dr Edward Bach’s philosophy and his 38 will develop their skills carving more advanced remedies will become a part of your life – helpful projects, in relief or in the round. Tuition is by in everyday life, to bring balance and harmony for demonstration and guidance, you will have the yourself and your family. opportunity to progress at your own pace in a relaxed atmosphere. A range of carving chisels is available for beginners to try out this craft and lime wood is available at cost. *There will be a

23 Lace Summer School

H553 Bedfordshire Lace Ruskin Lace is a form of lace which originated as a cottage industry in the Lake District and has its Weekend: 24–26 July 2015 own distinctive style. It is worked on linen fabric Tutor: Denise Vickery with linen thread, and uses a combination of drawn Standard Weekend Price: See above thread and cut linen work before geometric designs This course is designed for a range of students from are created using needlepoint lace techniques. The those who have a basic knowledge of Bedfordshire course is suitable for both beginners, who can Lace through to the more experienced who wish purchase a starter pack (£10) from the tutor, or for to advance their techniques. During the weekend, those with more experience. students may start new projects or complete ongoing work and will benefit from individual tuition as well as from group discussions. H715 Ruskin Lace For All Sun – Tues: 26–28 July 2015 H554 Bucks Point Lace Tutor: Karen Quickfall Standard Weekend Price: See above Weekend: 24–26 July 2015 Ruskin Lace is a form of lace which originated as Tutor: Jackie Poulter a cottage industry in the Lake District and has its Standard Weekend Price: See above own distinctive style. It is worked on linen fabric This is a practical course for those who want to with linen thread, and uses a combination of drawn learn or further their knowledge of Bucks Point thread and cut linen work before geometric designs Lace. The course covers all the techniques for are created using needlepoint lace techniques. The this type of lace so it is suitable for those who course is suitable for both beginners, who can are new to Bucks Point as well as for those who purchase a starter pack (£10) from the tutor, or for are experienced in making this beautiful type of those with more experience. lace. During the weekend you could start a new project or work on/complete an ongoing one, learn a new ground, or how to re-draft or design your H712 Bedfordshire Lace next project. Geometric and floral techniques are Sun – Fri: 26–31 July 2015 included. Students benefit from individual tuition Tutor: Denise Vickery and group demonstrations. Shared bedroom occupancy: £529.00 Single bedroom occupancy: £597.00 H555 Russian Lace Non-resident: £406.00 This course is designed for a range of students from Weekend: 24–26 July 2015 those who have a basic knowledge of Bedfordshire Tutor: Ingrid Le Count Lace through to the more experienced who wish Standard Weekend Price: See above to advance their techniques. During the weekend, Russian lace is a chain lace which has developed students may start new projects or complete over many years. It gives the lace maker the ongoing work and will benefit from individual opportunity to play with colours and even introduce tuition as well as from group discussions. beads into the lace. Taking part in the course will help broaden participants’ conception of Russian lace and explore its potentials on an individual H713 Bucks Point Lace basis. The course will appeal to both the beginner Sun – Fri: 26–31 July 2015 and the experienced lace maker. Tutor: Jackie Poulter Shared bedroom occupancy: £529.00 H556 Ruskin Lace For All Single bedroom occupancy: £597.00 Non-resident: £406.00 Weekend: 24–26 July 2015 This is a practical course for those who want to Tutor: Karen Quickfall learn or further their knowledge of Bucks Point Standard Weekend Price: See above Lace. The course covers all the techniques for 24 Standard Weekend Prices Please Note: Where appropriate, we will send out a materials list Single: £279 Shared: £245 Non-resident: £188 in advance of the course, particularly in the case of craft courses.

this type of lace so it is suitable for those who H558 Russian Lace are new to Bucks Point as well as for those who are experienced in making this beautiful type of Weekend: 31 July – 2 August 2015 lace. During the weekend you could start a new Tutor: Ingrid Le Count project or work on/complete an ongoing one, learn Standard Weekend Price: See above a new ground, or how to re-draft or design your Russian lace is a chain lace which has developed next project. Geometric and floral techniques are over many years. It gives the lace maker the included. Students benefit from individual tuition opportunity to play with colours and even introduce and group demonstrations. beads into the lace. Taking part in the course will help broaden participants’ conception of Russian lace and explore its potentials on an individual H714 Milanese Lace basis. The course will appeal to both the beginner Sun – Fri: 26–31 July 2015 and the experienced lace maker. Tutor: Jennifer MacPherson Shared bedroom occupancy: £529.00 H530 Fishwives (not really Mermaids) and Single bedroom occupancy: £597.00 Marshwraiths (Magical Beaded Non-resident: £406.00 Creatures) The course is for students who wish to make Weekend: 31 July – 2 August 2015 a traditional piece of Milanese lace or create Tutor: Ann Mockford a modern piece to be worn as jewellery. It is Standard Weekend Price: See above* also an opportunity to continue or complete a Continuing with the ‘Fantasy’ themes, the piece of ongoing work. The course is suitable ‘Fishwives’ are about 12cm tall from head to tail for both beginners to Milanese Lace and those fin. They are a good exercise in colour blending with experience. Students will benefit from both and are worked mainly in delica beads with the individual tuition and group discussion. addition of tiny pearls and drop beads. Considering all the varieties of fish there are there is great H206 Beautiful Blackwork Embroidery scope for invention: catfish, gold fish, rainbow Tues – Fri: 28–31 July 2015 fish, angel fish to name but a few. Full printed Tutor: Pat Trott instructions will be given for the main body of Shared bedroom occupancy: £336.00 the creature, plus different designs for fins, tails Single bedroom occupancy: £387.00 and hair. The Marshwraiths are based loosely on Non-resident: £258.00 the Goddess Tassels. Although they are usually An opportunity to design and create a beautiful considered to be sinister figures, these will be piece of Blackwork Embroidery using very simple ‘pretty’, although some may end up with skull stitches and only one colour of thread to produce a heads. The use of exciting extras, say fine ribbon stunning tonal piece of work. and wire mesh ribbon, tiny flower beads, mini sequins and shapes will add more excitement! H557 Bedfordshire Lace Again full printed instructions will be available. *Materials for this course will be available to Weekend: 31 July – 2 August 2015 purchase direct from the tutor. Tutor: Denise Vickery Standard Weekend Price: See above See Course H707 on the top of page 23. This course is designed for a range of students from those who have a basic knowledge of Bedfordshire Lace through to the more experienced who wish Dinner Talks and Events to advance their techniques. During the weekend, students may start new projects or complete at Knuston Hall ongoing work and will benefit from individual With Dinner, 6.30pm for 7pm tuition as well as from group discussions. £22.95. See p26–27. 25 ssdfsdfsdfsdsdsdsd

Dinner Talks and Events at Knuston Hall

H811 Mazes of the Mind with Steve Dimmer about what we can and should be doing, based on sound research findings. Thursday 23 April 2015 Admirers of Derren Brown will love this evening H806 Moscow – Heart of Russia with Rachel as popular mentalist Steve Dimmer presents an Farmer entertainment demonstrating bizarre coincidences, Thursday 21 May 2015 impossible predictions and amazing mind reading. Thinking of visiting Moscow? Through the eyes of Are they real supernatural powers or simply a regular visitor since the seventies, discover the baffling magical tricks? Regardless of the truth, the mysteries of this historic and vibrant city, exploring evening promises to be a light-hearted, fascinating the Kremlin, Red Square, the churches with their entertainment. onion domes, its amazing cultural life and stunning H800 Paul Robeson: Singer, Actor and Activist metro. See how much it has changed over the – His Life with Peter Kendrick years and yet has remained the same at its heart. Thursday 30 April 2015 H809 Fish Night Paul Robeson (1898-1976), a law graduate from Columbia University, was an athlete, singer and A fish themed menu including wine, actor, who played leading roles in British films in finishing with a talk from the Chef about the 1930s. Though blacklisted by McCarthyism some of the dishes on the menu. in the 1950s, he spoke out against racism and became a world activist. Hear his life story, with Thursday 28 May 2015 clips from his films, on the big screen. 6.30pm for 7pm

H801 ‘Pictures in the Parlour’ – A Victorian £29.95 per person Magic Lantern Show with Kevin Varty Thursday 7 May 2015 H804 What Makes a Literary Classic with Kevin Varty presents an evening of Victorian Keith Chandler entertainment through the world of Magic Lanterns. The facts are amazing, the images Thursday 4 June 2015 stunning and the jokes are truly awful but they did This talk will consider why it is that certain literary make the Victorians laugh. So come, join in and works stand the test of time. In some ways classic enjoy a unique show. status means a book which has never finished saying what it has to say. Why and how is this so H805 Your Country Needs You – Education and and what is on the shortlist? What You Can Do About It with Janet Goodall H803 Paper Talks with Jonathan Korejko Thursday 14 May 2015 Thursday 18 June 2015 The education system in the UK is good, but With the help of a PowerPoint presentation, could be much better. Improvement, however, will this talk illustrates many fascinating aspects of require a fundamental shift in attitudes throughout papermaking with colourful slides, music, videos, society. This talk will give practical suggestions and sounds. Includes the history of papermaking,

26 The Bar will be open from approximately 6pm • With Dinner, 6.30pm for 7pm £22.95 With Coffee only, 8pm for 8.15pm £12.95 • Bed & Breakfast £54 single/£36 pp sharing recycling, the science of fibres, hand and industrial as one of the screen’s iconic beauties, she then papermaking, papermaking in an educational joined European royalty as Princess Grace of setting, and contemporary artists working with Monaco. See her fascinating life story, with clips paper. The presentation is informative, lively, from her films on the big screen. interesting and inspirational. H807 Thriller! The Life and Music of Michael H808 Knuston Summer Pudding Club Jackson with Tricia Thompson A chance to sample a wide selection Thursday 10 September 2015 of Knuston’s homemade desserts, with Michael Jackson’s voice is instantly recognisable, information on hand from the catering one of the greatest pop singers ever. He was team. The evening will start with a main a complicated individual who lived virtually the course followed by an extended, specially whole of his life in the constant glare of the public chosen selection of Knuston puddings. You eye. Listen to his most famous songs and find out will also have the opportunity to sample what made ‘Jacko’ so ‘Wacko’. a dessert wine or two which are also included in this evening. (Book early!) H810 Spanish Night A Spanish themed menu including wine, Thursday 25 June 2015 finishing with a talk from the Chef about 6.30pm for 7pm some of the dishes on the menu.

£29.95 per person Thursday 17 September 2015 6.30pm for 7pm

H812 Devilish Sid – A Play with Steve Dimmer £29.95 per person Thursday 2 July 2015 Following on from the immensely successful one- man shows staged at Knuston, Steve Dimmer returns with a play about that lovable rogue Sid James. Holed up in his dressing room about to go on stage, Sid reflects on his life, his career, his many affairs and the lost love of his life, Barbara Windsor. Sid will make you laugh, think and have sympathy for this great flawed talent.

H802 Grace Kelly: Hollywood Star/Real Life Princess with Peter Kendrick Thursday 27 August 2015 In only seven years (1950-1956) Grace Kelly made eleven films (three directed by Hitchcock), won one Oscar and was nominated for another. Established

27 With the exception of the Vintage Tea and Talk (see shaded box below), details for Out To Lunch Plus talks are as follows: • Lunchtime talks start at 12pm • Two-course lunch at 1pm • £13.95 per person.

his empire after Disney’s death. Lurching H850 Fred Astaire: Dancing with Different Partners with Peter from crisis to crisis without Walt at the helm, Kendrick the 70s and 80s were tough time for the company until it found its way again with ‘the Friday 1 May 2015 Disney Renaissance’. Liberally presented Ginger Rogers was Fred Astaire’s best- with many clips and fascinating insights, the known partner on film, but he danced with a talk recreates those difficult years before The dozen other women in his musical films from Disney Company triumphed again. the 30s to the 60s. Come and follow the career of this great perfectionist entertainer, H854 Memories Are Made of This – with extracts from his films on the big screen. The Lives and Music of the Great Crooners with Tricia Thompson H852 Enjoy Your Life – Whilst Managing Chronic Pain with Friday 29 May 2015 Liz Williams Listen to the wonderful, luscious sounds of Friday 15 May 2015 four of the great crooners – Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Matt Monro and Nat King Cole Chronic pain affects us in so many ways and and learn a little about their lives. Relaxation prevents us from enjoying life to the full. We guaranteed! may find ourselves limiting what we do socially as well as having difficulties with H855 I’ve Put My Towel Down! basic everyday activities. (Breaking German Find out how to start managing chronic and Stereotypes) with Monika Lind episodic pain with simple and effective techniques. This talk is linked to the weekend Friday 3 July 2015 of 5-7 June – ‘YOGA FOR BACKS’ (ask the Don’t mention the War is Bazil Fawlty’s take tutor for more information). on Germany. Would you like to look beyond the stereotypes presented in the media? Then come and join me for a light-hearted H853 After Walt with Steve Dimmer look at this culturally rich country and its Friday 22 May 2015 people. In a sequel to his talk on Walt Disney’s life, Steve Dimmer examines what happened to

28 Vintage Afternoon Tea and Talk ‘Those Were The Days – Life in The 40s, 50s and 60s’ with Tricia Thompson

This talk will look at the lifestyle, events and music of the golden decades of the 40s, 50s and 60s. Do you remember being evacuated and the doodle bugs? Do you remember Teddy Boys and rock and roll? Do you remember miniskirts and The Beatles? Come and share your memories in this entertaining glimpse of times gone by.

Friday 24 July 2015 Coffee: 1.45pm ~ Talk: 2pm ~ Vintage Afternoon Tea: 3pm

H857 £13.95 per person

Suffragettes, who were prepared to use H851 ‘Our Gracie’: The Career of Gracie Fields with Peter violence against person and property to Kendrick achieve their goals, fought hard to ensure women’s rights and changed the face of Friday 28 August 2015 British politics for ever. An insight into the Gracie Fields was the top box-office draw social history of women. and highest paid actress in Britain in the 1930s. Her singing and spirited comedy portrayals sparked optimism in British H858 The Life and Crimes of Agatha audiences in the Depression years. Hear her Christie with Steve Dimmer life story and see her sing, on the big screen. Friday 25 September 2015

H859 Understanding White Wine for Agatha Christie is the most successful Beginners with James Hayter novelist of all time, only outsold by Shakespeare and the Bible. In this the 125th Friday 4 September 2015 anniversary of her birth, Steve Dimmer If you don’t know your Chardonnay from reassesses her career and timeless appeal. your Sauvignon Blanc, come and enjoy an We also investigate her own mysterious informative introduction to some useful wine disappearance in 1926. Liberally illustrated basics. with clips from the many film and television adaptations, the evening is a fascinating H856 Votes For Women – The insight into The Queen of Crime. Suffragettes with Tricia Thompson Friday 11 September 2015 In Britain, in 1918, women over the age of 30 gained the right to vote for the first time. The 29 The enrolment deposit is £40. See page 2 for details. July–August 2015 Booking two ‘back to back’ residential courses attracts a 10% discount.

H518 Chinese Brush Painting a set of wonderful pieces to see you right through the summer. Lots of beading, but with plenty of Weekend: 31 July – 2 August 2015 fun thrown in! Tutor: Pauline Cherrett See Course H308 below. All materials will be Standard Weekend Price: See above available to purchase from the tutor. This weekend course will study subjects such as flower, bird, fruit, animal, fish or landscape, all taught in the traditional method of demonstration H308 A Carnival Explosion in Beads and practice. Learning will continue on Saturday Wed – Fri: 5–7 August 2015 evening with a presentation on painting, culture or Tutor: Stephanie Burnham travel. Suitable for both beginners and improvers, Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 this course can be extended into the week Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 following, allowing more time to explore this Non-resident: £199.00 fascinating art form. New learners will be able to This course has the same details as H703 above. see what they may be able to achieve in future courses. See Course H705 below. H507 Saxophone Weekend Weekend: 7–9 August 2015 H705 Chinese Brush Painting Tutors: Debbie Scherer, Sarah Jobson, Sun – Fri: 2–7 August 2015 Sarah Markham Tutor: Pauline Cherrett Standard Weekend Price: See above Shared bedroom occupancy: £529.00 An established short course for saxophonists Single bedroom occupancy: £597.00 with at least 18 months’ playing experience. The Non-resident: £406.00 weekend will offer participation in ensembles This course will give more flexibility and time of various sizes. Players will be matched with to explore this fascinating art form in greater those of similar ability so that everyone will gain depth. Beginners joining at this point will be maximum benefit and enjoyment throughout the introduced to the basics, soon producing paintings course. Groups will be altered every session. See in a wide variety of subjects. Improvers will be Course H702 below. encouraged to increase their skills, both in strokes and composition. With relaxing music, a selection H702 The Saxophone and Its Music of flower, fruit, animal, bird, fish or landscape Sun – Fri: 9–14 August 2015 will be shown in traditional demonstration and Tutors: Debbie Scherer, Sarah Jobson, Sarah practice sessions. Evenings will be more relaxed Markham & Guest with video/slides on painting, travel or culture. See Shared bedroom occupancy: £529.00 course H518 above. Single bedroom occupancy: £597.00 Non-resident: £406.00 H703 A Carnival Explosion in Beads! This highly successful course is offered to Sun – Wed: 2–5 August 2015 intermediate and advanced saxophonists. The Tutor: Stephanie Burnham course will cover a wide variety of playing Shared bedroom occupancy: £336.00 opportunities through ensemble coaching and Single bedroom occupancy: £387.00 continual tutor support. Participants can expect Non-resident: £258.00 to play in groups ranging from duos to ensembles Join the party with an explosion of colour and involving everyone. An extensive library will texture in beads (of course this could be muted be available throughout. For maximum benefit if you prefer!). Taking inspiration from sunshine, participants should have experience in sight- foreign shores and carnival, you will be creating reading. See Course H507 above.

30 The enrolment deposit is £40. See page 2 for details. Standard Weekend Prices Please Note: Where appropriate, we will send out a materials list Booking two ‘back to back’ residential courses attracts a 10% discount. Single: £279 Shared: £245 Non-resident: £188 in advance of the course, particularly in the case of craft courses.

H940 De-stress Your Life! fit. Also any unfinished garments which problems could be sorted out. Some sewing skills required. Saturday 8 August 2015 See Course H704 below. Tutor: Liz Williams One day non-residential course 9.15am–4.45pm £62 H704 Clothesmaking Have you too many ‘back seat drivers’ in your life? Sun – Fri: 16–21 August 2015 Is the way ahead locked by apprehension, anxiety Tutor: Jeanine Hickman or other people’s expectations? How can you Shared bedroom occupancy: £529.00 smooth the way to de-stress rather than distress Single bedroom occupancy: £597.00 yourself? Join Liz for the day to find out how to Non-resident: £406.00 make space in your life. A clothesmaking course for any sewers with some sewing skills. With expert guidance students will H533 Fun with French (Higher Intermediate) be able to construct garments of their choice with style, good fit and professional finishes. The Weekend: 14–16 August 2015 course will cover any adjustments to commercial Tutor: Monique Meager patterns or making a toile to ensure a perfect fit. Standard Weekend Price: See above See Course H517 above. Venez vous plonger dans un bain de français! A course for those of you can converse in French with some confidence, using all the tenses. H501 Bobbin Lace for all – Beginners Emphasis will be on oral activities with discussions Welcome and games. We will study a short story and you will Weekend: 14–16 August 2015 make a little presentation on the Sunday morning. Tutor: Alison Winn This is not a repeat course. Standard Weekend Price: See above Come and enjoy a few days making lace. If you H573 Book Restoration are a new lace maker you will learn and practice the stitches while making your first piece of lace. Weekend: 14–16 August 2015 All new lacemakers are able to finish this during Tutor: Doug Mitchell the course. You may find you have time to start a Standard Weekend Price: See above* second piece of work and which you will be able to Here is a chance to bring along at least 2 books continue at home. Experienced lace makers might that are in need of some TLC. You will be learning wish to continue with their current work whilst help some basic repair and restore techniques using is at hand, select a new pattern or try the basics of modern materials but keeping as much of the a different type of lace (Torchon, Beginners Beds, original as is practical making it once again Bruges or Braid). *If Pillows, bobbins and pins structurally sound. *There will be a supplement are required, they can be purchased from the of approximately £25 for this course payable tutor for approximately £25. See Course H700 to the tutor. and H301 below.

H517 Clothesmaking H700 Bobbin Lace for all – Beginners Weekend: 14–16 August 2015 Welcome Tutor: Jeanine Hickman Sun – Wed: 16–19 August 2015 Standard Weekend Price: See above Tutor: Alison Winn Your opportunity to construct a wide range of Shared bedroom occupancy: £336.00 garments of your choice, that will fit you to a Single bedroom occupancy: £387.00 high professional standard. The course will cover Non-resident: £258.00 any adaptations or adjustments to commercial For details of this course see details H501 above. patterns and making toiles to ensure a perfect

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H301 Bobbin Lace for all – Beginners choose from a selection of patterns for greetings Welcome cards, pictures or technique samplers. Although the emphasis will be on the use of grids to create Wed – Fri: 19–21 August 2015 both perforated and embossed lace designs, we Tutor: Alison Winn will also be covering various colouring techniques Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 See Courses H317 and H538 below. Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 Non-resident: £199.00 For details of this course see details H501 above. H317 Parchment Craft Techniques Wed – Fri: 19–21 August 2015 H102 Creating a Stitched Book: Black and Tutor: Pauline Loweth White and Read all Over Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 Mon – Wed: 17–19 August 2015 Non-resident: £199.00 Tutor: Frances Pickering Details for this course are the same as H708 Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 above. See Course H538 below. Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 Non-resident: £199.00 Using shades of black and white to make books H538 Parchment Craft Techniques based around poets or prose and poetry. We will Weekend: 21–23 August 2015 use a variety of techniques and materials to make Tutor: Pauline Loweth striking stitched surfaces using printed fabrics. Standard Weekend Price: See above You can use these to make a book. Alternatively, Details for this course are the same as H708 you might choose to fill a sketch book with your above. ideas, samples and experiments. See Course H301 below. H580 A Weekend of Folk Music Weekend: 21–23 August 2015 H310 Creating a Stitched Book: Black and Tutor: Jon Bennett White and Read All Over Standard Weekend Price: See above Wed – Fri: 19–21 August 2015 During the weekend we will have a ‘slow jam’ of Tutor: Frances Pickering well known folk tunes, provided by Jon plus other Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 songs to work on. Tuition can be provided as part Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 of the course for guitar, mandolin, ukulele, whistles Non-resident: £199.00 and singing. The evenings will be ‘open mic’ for us The details for this course are the same as H102 all to enjoy each other’s party pieces! above. H571 Upholstery H708 Parchment Craft Techniques Weekend: 21–23 August 2015 Sun – Wed: 16–19 August 2015 Tutor: Jenny Jones Tutor: Pauline Loweth Standard Weekend Price: See above* Shared bedroom occupancy: £336.00 Learn the basics of this useful craft, and revamp Single bedroom occupancy: £387.00 a useful item of furniture into the bargain. You’ll Non-resident: £258.00 be taught the basics of upholstery, beginning with This course is suitable for those who already the application of webbing and base hessian, use have a basic knowledge of parchment craft of filling materials, finishing off with calico and techniques, including tracing, embossing and finally top cover fabric, which could be a piece of simple perforating. Participants will be able to tapestry or embroidery you have worked. *There

32 The enrolment deposit is £40. See page 2 for details. Standard Weekend Prices Please Note: Where appropriate, we will send out a materials list Booking two ‘back to back’ residential courses attracts a 10% discount. Single: £279 Shared: £245 Non-resident: £188 in advance of the course, particularly in the case of craft courses.

will be a supplement for those students who The summer has an abundance of subjects for use materials supplied by the tutor. Contact the the botanical artist so bring along something that office for details. you feel inspired by, or maybe choose something that will really challenge you. If you are new to H549 Ancient Anatolia From Assyrian botanical painting and are wondering what to start Merchants to Hittite Great Kings with, I shall provide something for you to paint that is suitable for beginners and guide you step-by- Weekend: 21–23 August 2015 step though each stage to completion. Whatever Tutor: Ian Lowell you decide upon, everyone should be able to go Standard Weekend Price: See above home with a beautiful botanical watercolour, either An archaeological and historical exploration of complete or near to completion. See Course H511 ancient Anatolia (modern day Turkey) using the below. discovered documents, unearthed sites and pottery and other finds to reveal the lives of the Middle Bronze Age Assyrian merchants and the polities H511 Botanical Illustration and states of the Hittites and the contemporaries Weekend: 28–30 August 2015 up to the end of the Late Bronze Age. Concludes Tutor: Kate Nuttall with the rise of the Iron Age Kingdom of Phrygia Standard Weekend Price: See above and its legendary king Midas. For details of this course see H200 above.

H709 Richard Box’s Masterclass H936 Biochemic Tissue Salts Sun – Fri: 23–28 August 2015 Wednesday 26 August 2015 Tutor: Richard Box Tutor: Angie Woodard Shared bedroom occupancy: £529.00 One day non-residential course Single bedroom occupancy: £597.00 9.15am–4.45pm £62 Non-resident: £406.00 This course introduces you to the work of Dr. This Masterclass is for all of you who have enjoyed Wilhelm Heinrich Schuessler, a noted German being serenely diligent, focused and committed to biochemist and homeopath, who created the your studies on at least ONE of Richard’s courses biochemic system. He identified 12 biochemic in the recent past. It is designed in such a way minerals present in every cell of the human that you, working in as diverse fields as painters, body. A correct balance of these minerals must embroiderers or quilters, can work together within be maintained for the proper functioning of body your chosen discipline but come together at tissues. Dr. Schuessler believed that a deficiency certain intervals to discuss common concerns; as in any one mineral would lead to a disturbance in Kandinsky realised that all the arts are identical the cell life where the deficiency occurred. When because they derived from the same root – but there is a perturbation of cell life, a favourable ‘the mysterious and precious fact is that the fruits environment for bacterial growth and illness is produced from the same trunk are different.’ created. Health problems arise when there is a deficiency in any of these salts. In learning about H200 Botanical Watercolour Painting the tissue salts you will be empowered to bring balance and harmony within the body for yourself Tues – Fri: 25–28 August 2015 and your family. Tutor: Kate Nuttall Shared bedroom occupancy: £360.00 Single bedroom occupancy: £411.00 H802 Grace Kelly: Hollywood Star/Real Life Non-resident: £276.00 Princess with Peter Kendrick This course is designed for both complete beginners Thursday 27 August 2015 and more experienced artists to paint in the lovely, Dinner Talk – See Centre Pages peaceful and friendly surroundings at Knuston Hall. 33 The enrolment deposit is £40. See page 2 for details. August–September 2015 Booking two ‘back to back’ residential courses attracts a 10% discount.

H851 ‘Our Gracie’: The Career of Gracie environment. Select your projects from a variety of Fields with Peter Kendrick choices such as: personal greeting cards, titles for scrapbooks, certificates, invitations, place cards Friday 28 August 2015 and other paper craft projects to suit both the “Out To Lunch Plus” – See Pg 28 & 29 beginner and those with experience. Both left- handers and right-handers welcome. Calligraphy pens and materials available for purchase at H510 Film History: Orson Welles – Film discount prices from tutor. A ‘Borrow’ box and Director library books will be available for your use. This Weekend: 28 – 30 August 2015 course may be continued with more depth and Tutor: Peter Kendrick individual help by enrolling for the Sunday to Friday Standard Weekend Price: See above (see course code H710 below). By age 25, Orson Welles (1915-1985) had conquered the stage, radio and film. His first H710 Calligraphy: Letters and Words from film (‘Citizen Kane’, 1941) is regarded by many The Heart as the greatest movie ever, but Hollywood soon Sun – Fri: 30 August – 4 September 2015 ostracised him. In 1948 he left America for Europe Tutor: Nancy Ouchida-Howells and financed his film projects partly by work as an Shared bedroom occupancy: £529.00 actor. His 40-year career as a director resulted in Single bedroom occupancy: £597.00 only a dozen completed films. During our study, Non-resident: £406.00 Welles himself will guide us via an interview For details of this course see H540 above. filmed three years before his death. The weekend will include showings of ‘Citizen Kane’, ‘The Magnificent Ambersons’, ‘Macbeth’ and ‘Touch of H906 Beautiful Butterfly Necklace Evil’, as well as extracts from his films in Europe Tuesday 1 September 2015 and ‘lost’ films. Tutor: Stephanie Burnham One day non-residential course H540 Calligraphy Letters and Words from 9.15am–4.45pm £62 the Heart Create this stunning textured necklace set on a herringbone base with a butterfly perched to one Weekend: 28–30 August 2015 side. A pretty necklace with plenty on technique to Tutor: Nancy Ouchida-Howells get your beading mo jo going! Standard Weekend Price: See above See Course H907 below. All materials will be See Course H710 below. available to purchase from the tutor on the day. Learn or improve your Modern Uncials, using broad-edged to write your favourite quotations, greetings cards and work on a variety of projects. H907 Herringbone Flower Pendant Colour techniques will be demonstrated on Wednesday 2 September 2015 various papers to enhance letters. The course Tutor: Stephanie Burnham will include multi-layered calligraphy, refining One day non-residential course linear elegance. Enliven your calligraphy with 9.15am–4.45pm £62 David Howells’ colour accents, pen marks and This workshop takes herringbone that stage further, composition from analysing his work. Help with by creating flowers from tubular herringbone, individual projects will be available. All levels these are then placed on a central tab to form a welcome. Learn calligraphy by gaining confidence fantastic floral centre piece. and pleasure with clear step-by-step exercises, See Course H906 above. All materials will be instructions, demonstrations, examples displayed, available to purchase from the tutor on the day. slide presentations and handouts in a friendly

34 The enrolment deposit is £40. See page 2 for details. Standard Weekend Prices Please Note: Where appropriate, we will send out a materials list Booking two ‘back to back’ residential courses attracts a 10% discount. Single: £279 Shared: £245 Non-resident: £188 in advance of the course, particularly in the case of craft courses.

H859 Understanding White Wine for H574 Tedesca String Quartet Coaching Beginners with James Hayter Weekend Friday 4 September 2015 Weekend: 4–6 September 2015 “Out To Lunch Plus” – See Pg 28 & 29 Tutors: Tedesca String Quartet Standard Weekend Price: See above Groups will receive coaching from each of the four H902 Goldwork Embroidery Taster Day members of the Tedesca Quartet and will also have free entry to the Saturday evening concert, Wednesday 2 September 2015 the programme of which will be Beethoven Op. Tutor: Hazel Everett 18 no 1, Janacek string quartet no. 1 and Brahms One day non-residential course Op.51 no 1. The course is intended for preformed 9.15am–4.45pm £62 string quartets: however, interested individuals Be introduced to goldwork embroidery by making are encouraged to contact the quartet directly (via a delightful goldwork scissor keep. This course is their website – www.tedesca.co.uk) who will make ideal for beginners, but it is open to all wishing to every effort to put them in touch with players of a learn the basics behind this form of embroidery similar standard who might be interested. through a small set project. It is an excellent starting point and students could easily progress onto a longer course to increase their skills further. H920 Copperplate One Day Course If preferred the design could easily be made into Thursday 10 September 2015 a box top, a Christmas decoration or a card. See Tutor: Joy Daniels Course H304 and H506 below. One day non-residential course 9.15am–4.45pm £62 H304 Goldwork Embroidery This one day taster course will cover the basics of writing with a flexible pointed nib in the Copperplate Wed – Fri: 2–4 September 2015 style. The course is designed for anyone who Tutor: Hazel Everett would like to write in Copperplate, from complete Standard Weekend Price: See above beginners to those with some experience who Goldwork is a stunning form of embroidery most wish to improve their hand. It’s an opportunity to often associated with ecclesiastical vestments. practice under the helpful eye of the tutor. This course will introduce you to the main techniques involved. Students can either stitch pre-set designs such as dragonflies, ivy leaves, tile H807 Thriller! The Life and Music of motifs or work on their own design ideas. All levels Michael Jackson with Tricia are welcome from total beginners to the more Thompson experienced. Everyone will work at their own pace Thursday 10 September 2015 and guidance will be given through explanations, Dinner Talk – See Centre Pages demonstrations and individual tuition. See Course H902 above and H506 below. H856 Votes For Women – The Suffragettes H506 Goldwork Embroidery with Tricia Thompson Weekend: 4–6 September 2015 Friday 11 September 2015 Tutor: Hazel Everett “Out To Lunch Plus” – See Pg 28 & 29 Standard Weekend Price: See above This course has the same details as H304 above.

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H307 A Whitework Sampler Makit Lace Wed – Fri: 9–11 September 2015 Tutor: Pat Trott & Craft Supplies Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00 Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00 Provide to the Lacemaker, Non-resident: £199.00 Quilter and Textile Craft Whitework is a generic name that covers many different self-coloured hand embroidery enthusiast possibly the largest techniques. Take this opportunity to make a selection of Threads , Equipment beautiful sampler while learning three or more & Accessories available from one of these techniques. Your sampler could include source including. pulled fabric, drawn thread, Hardanger, Casalguidi for example. See Course H514 below.

Cottons H514 A Whitework Sampler Metallics Weekend: 11–13 September 2015 Tutor: Pat Trott Linens Standard Weekend Price: See above Details for this course are the same as H307 Silks above.

Exotic Threads H921 A Day of Celtic Design Friday 11 September 2015 Folch Pins Tutor: David Nicholls One day non-residential course Download our Catalogue to see our 9.15am–4.45pm £62 full range or contact The beautiful and complex patterns that we are all

familiar with in Celtic art were actually developed Makit Lace & Craft Supplies from much earlier examples of interlacing designs Unit 7B, Renewal Park, Foundry Way, from the Romans, and much earlier Chinese March , Cambridgeshire examples. Though it is difficult when looking at PE15 0WR them to imagine the methods of construction, it

is actually quite a simple technique that can be Tel: 01354 65 44 44 learned by anyone without an artistic background. email: [email protected] During this short course we will cover square www.make-lace-with-us.com interlacing knots which can be applied in many areas of the arts and crafts, such as embroidery, patchwork, calligraphy, woodcarving, stained glass, etc. makit lace & craft supplies No previous knowledge is required. See Course Proud to be a partner with H569 below. Knuston Hall H569 Illuminated Capitals Weekend: 11–13 September 2015 Tutor: David Nicholls Standard Weekend Price: See above

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Following some of the beautiful examples of and opera house as we know it today. Apart from mediaeval illuminated books we will explore the this he was a much respected composer, scholar, construction of capitals, decoration, the use of teacher and critic, and he knew all the great figures paint and how to apply gold. We will study in music over the second half of the 19th century, what are known as versal capitals and how to premiering many of the great works by Wagner, construct them, various methods of decoration Brahms, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky and many more. using interlacing and filigree space-filling designs, During his life-time he was celebrated all over the and how to use colour effectively. There will be world from America to Russia, but sadly, following discussion on the traditional use of gold leaf and his death, history has largely let him go, and it is we will use another, simpler and quicker, but very this that I hope to put right over this weekend. effective method of gilding. Students will go home I promise you it will not be boring – his fiery with at least one decorated and gilded capital. See character was such that everything he touched Course H921 above. tended to cause a sensation, and the ripples of his revolutionary work can still be felt today. H550 Funny Cartoons Weekend: 11–13 September 2015 H934 One Day Woodcarving Workshop Tutor: Di Lorriman Saturday 12 September 2015 Standard Weekend Price: See above Tutor: Peter Schwartz Do you pick up a funny comic and lol? Do you find One day non-residential course yourself copying the newspaper funnies? Do you 9.15am–4.45pm £62* amaze your friends with your cartoon talents? All abilities are welcome to this practical workshop Or maybe you haven’t had the confidence to try where beginners can try out this fascinating craft your hand at actually drawing any yet... but you and be inspired by the carving achievements like a good joke. Come along to this course and of others with more experience. If you are new make a start or get better at it. The tutor will to carving you will be introduced to tools and carefully explain the basics and soon get you techniques by carving a simple relief design, going. This course has new material and is suitable chisels are provided and lime wood is available at for people who have been on the cartoons and cost price. More experienced students will start or caricatures course before; although the basics of continue a project of their choice, carving in relief facial expression and bodies full of movement will or in the round. Tuition is by demonstration and be covered again as they are the basic building discussion on a one-to-one or group basis in a blocks of cartoon drawing. relaxed and friendly atmosphere. *There will be a supplement of £5 for this H542 Hans Von Bülow course payable to the tutor. Weekend: 11–13 September 2015 Tutor: Julian Williamson H810 Spanish Night Standard Weekend Price: See above Thursday 17 September 2015 Most music lovers have heard of this remarkable Dinner Talk – See Centre Pages man but the majority of their knowledge concerns his relationship with Wagner and Cosima Liszt, with the result that the most important and H302 Bobbin Lace for all – Beginners interesting parts of his career have been forgotten. Welcome Not only was he the greatest pianist and conductor Wed – Fri: 16–18 September 2015 of his generation, but his innovations in these fields Tutor: Alison Winn as regards concert-giving and rehearsing were Shared bedroom occupancy: £259.00* ground breaking and it is no exaggeration to say Single bedroom occupancy: £293.00* that they laid the foundations of the concert hall Non-resident: £199.00* 37 The enrolment deposit is £40. See page 2 for details. September 2015 Booking two ‘back to back’ residential courses attracts a 10% discount.

Come and enjoy a few days making lace. If you Dao Yin exercises designed to promote wellbeing are a new lace maker you will learn and practice and even-paced Yang style Tai Chi. During each the stitches while making your first piece of lace. session there will be an opportunity to sit down for All new lacemakers are able to finish this during a brief discussion or presentation. the course. You may find you have time to start a second piece of work and which you will be able to H564 Scrapbooking Weekend continue at home. Experienced lace makers might Weekend: 18–20 September 2015 wish to continue with their current work whilst help Tutor: Julie Eaves is at hand, select a new pattern or try the basics of Standard Weekend Price: See above a different type of lace (Torchon, Beginners Beds, Scrapbooking is a way to combine your photographs Bruges or Braid). *If Pillows, bobbins and pins and memories into a work of art. During the are required, they can be purchased from the weekend we will aim to complete an album over tutor for approximately £25. See Course H502 the weekend, based on a standard 10 sleeved 12 x below. 12 inch scrapbook. These will be a great start to a new hobby, or a wonderful addition to your existing H502 Bobbin Lace for all – Beginners scrapbooks. The day will be suitable for beginners Welcome to advanced scrapbookers. Weekend: 18–20 September 2015 Tutor: Alison Winn H909 Coloured Pencils – The Basics Standard Weekend Price: See above For details of this course see details H302 above. Friday 18 September 2015 Tutor: Peter Weatherill One day non-residential course H543 Painting The Figure in a Room – From 9.15am–4.45pm £62 Giotto to Bacon A look at the main types of coloured pencils and Weekend: 18–20 September 2015 the techniques for using them. During the day we Tutor: Alan Caine will explore : Watercolour pencils, wax type pencils Standard Weekend Price: See above and pastel pencils, how they differ in use and how When painting one or a few figures presented they can be used together. All materials will be within the space of a room, the artist can use the supplied for those new to the medium, though interplay between person and place as part of the students are welcome to bring any artist quality ‘poetry’ of a painting. Throughout the centuries, pencils they may have. A good introduction for western painters have created intriguing images those attending the weekend course. See Course based on portraits, images of saints, figures from H522 below. myth or history and observations of everyday life. We will explore a variety of works of art including H522 Coloured Pencil Landscapes Weekend paintings by van Eyck, Vemeer, Ingres, Daumier, Cassatt and Hopper. Weekend: 18–20 September 2015 Tutor: Peter Weatherill Standard Weekend Price: See above H926 Tai Chi A weekend workshop which is suitable for both Saturday 19 September 2015 beginners and those with more experience of Tutor: Amanda Egan Coloured Pencils. The sessions are informal and a One day non-residential course range of exercises are available in landscape and 9.15am–4.45pm £62 still life subjects which can be worked by students Spend a day enjoying a variety of flowing Chinese with tutor support. Whilst the emphasis is on exercises and leave feeling relaxed. This course is landscapes, students are welcome to bring their suitable for men and women, for beginners and own reference material of other subjects and work those with experience of Tai Chi. We will work on on them instead. Support will be provided. There 38 The enrolment deposit is £40. See page 2 for details. Standard Weekend Prices Please Note: Where appropriate, we will send out a materials list Booking two ‘back to back’ residential courses attracts a 10% discount. Single: £279 Shared: £245 Non-resident: £188 in advance of the course, particularly in the case of craft courses.

is free discussion and many art topics are covered. Details for this course are the same as H204 This is a good opportunity to compare notes with above. other Coloured Pencil artists and develop skills. See Course H909 above. H858 The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie with Steve Dimmer H207 Creating Silver Jewellery Friday 25 September 2015 Tues – Fri: 22–25 September 2015 “Out To Lunch Plus” – See Pg 28 & 29 Tutor: Stephen O’Keeffe Shared bedroom occupancy: £360.00* Single bedroom occupancy: £411.00* H923 A Stem of Fuchsias in Beads Non-resident: £276.00* Saturday 26 September 2015 This practical course will provide an invaluable Tutor: Debbie Anderson introduction to the subject for those with some One day non-residential course experience of jewellery making with much to 9.15am–4.45pm £62 interest and inspire. The basic techniques will be Students will create one of our most loved garden learnt through the making of projects selected flowers, a Fuchsia using only a needle, thread from a wide range available. The teaching style is and size 11 seed beads. Once the flower head flexible, allowing for individual progress regardless is complete, we will replicate so students can be of experience and ability. Achievement is invariably shown how to add more than one flower head to higher than expectation. All the tools and materials a stem. Or if students prefer the flower heads can required are provided by the tutor. be used as a pendant for a necklace . All materials *Materials used during the course may cost in needed will be available for purchase from the the region of £15 – £20, payable to the tutor. Tutor on the day, also any tools needed can be loaned on the day. This course is suitable for all H204 Sewing Machine Know How abilities including beginners. If you are already a Tues – Fri: 22–25 September 2015 beader then bring along your bead stash. I very Tutor: Kathie Selwood much look forward to welcoming back old friends Shared bedroom occupancy: £360.00 and meeting new ones. Single bedroom occupancy: £411.00 Non-resident: £276.00 H552 Shaping Attitudes to Animals: The Life Know how to use your machine properly? Old and Work of Sir Edwin Landseer machine or new, experienced sewer or new to Weekend: 25–27 September 2015 using a sewing machine, come and learn how to Tutor: Nicholas Hammond get the best out of your machine, making anything Standard Weekend Price: See above from appliqué hangings to richly embroidered Sir Edwin Landseer’s most famous work is the bags to cushion covers. You may have a project enormous lions at the foot of Nelson’s Column, of your own in mind or choose to make something sculpted towards the end of his life. He was a child from the tutor’s collection of ideas or simply sew prodigy, who went on to have a very successful a selection of samples of various techniques that career painting animals and people. His work your sewing machine is capable of doing with the tells us much about Victorian attitudes towards right know how. See Course H523 below. animals. His life shows how talent could transform a life in the 19th century. We will try to arrive H523 Sewing Machine Know How at some insights about several questions about Weekend: 25–27 September 2015 Landseer that remain unanswered. Tutor: Kathie Selwood Standard Weekend Price: See above

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H551 Botanical Painting in Watercolour – H716 Mosaics Design and Construction Beginners and Improvers Sun – Thurs: 27 Sept–1 Oct 2015 Weekend: 25–27 September 2015 Tutor: Priscilla Wheater Tutor: Yvonne Glenister Hammond Shared bedroom occupancy: £431.00 Standard Weekend Price: See above Single bedroom occupancy: £499.00 A course to learn the beautiful art of botanical Non-resident: £331.00 painting in watercolour. Beginners and improvers Using the direct method of laying mosaic materials alike will spend the weekend drawing and painting you will learn many aspects of cutting, breaking, the plant (or fruit) of their choice. Students will gluing and grouting, whilst finding different ways of work at their own pace with one-to-one step- creating designs for garden items (eg. Urns, large by-step guidance from an experienced tutor. The pots etc). pictures or a mirror or any items of your friendly atmosphere and good food of Knuston Hall choice. We will use a wide range of glass, ceramics will add to the experience. and china, including bead embellishments. If you are able to bring any photographs that you have H521 Patchwork Retreat Part 1 (of 3) taken or images that you like, these can be incorporated into the piece of work or can be used Weekend: 25–27 September 2015 as inspiration. This course is suitable for anyone Tutor: Penny Mackenzie who is interested in this fascinating and practical Standard Weekend Price: See above art form, regardless of any previous experience. This course is for students of all abilities who enjoy *There will be a supplement of £38 maximum Patchwork. You will have a choice of patchwork for this course, payable to the tutor. projects ranging from small items to larger more complicated work including hangings, table runners and bags. There will be full instructions H922 Coil Bags and Baskets for everything and plenty of help along the way. Tuesday 29 September 2015 You can also bring your own project along which Tutor: Jenny Jones you may want help or advice on. The atmosphere is One day non-residential course informal and friendly and you can choose to come 9.15am–4.45pm £62 for one or two sessions or for the full week. If you have some scraps of fabric lying around, See Course H706 and H203 below. (particularly if you’re a patchworker!), here is an inspired way to use them up – make a coil bag or H706 Patchwork Retreat Part 2 (of 3) basket. Take a piece of reinforced cotton clothes line or chunky piping cord, wrap it with cut strips Sun – Tues: 27–29 September 2015 of fabric, coil it around and sew the coils together Tutor: Penny Mackenzie either by hand or on a sewing machine into a Standard Weekend Price: See above shape and size of your choice. Embelish with coil This course has the same details as H521 above. flowers and handles, buttons and beads, let your imagination run riot. H203 Patchwork Retreat Part 3 (of 3) Tues – Thurs: 29 Sept–1 Oct 2015 Tutor: Penny Mackenzie Standard Weekend Price: See above This course has the same details as H521 above. Dinner Talks and Events at Knuston Hall With Dinner, 6.30pm for 7pm £22.95. See p26–27.

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2 October 2015 25–30 October 2015 Japanese Embroidery Debbie Scherer and Janet Cronin Single Reeds Day Sarah Jobson

2–4 October 2015 30 Oct – 1 Nov 2015 Spanish Improvers Esperanza Fernandez Beads Stephanie Burnham Japanese Embroidery Janet Cronin Bobbin Lace Alison Winn German Literature Walter Drews Canal Art Tim Whitelock Weaving for Beginners Pamela Austin 4–6 October 2015 Japanese Embroidery Janet Cronin 30 October 2015 Bobbin Lace Day Alison Winn 4–7 and 7–9 October 2015 Parchment Pauline Loweth 2–6 November 2015 Film History Peter Kendrick 9 October 2015 Bucks Point Lace Day Jackie Poulter 6–8 November 2015 Spanish Intermediate Esperanza Fernandez 9–11 October 2015 Stumpwork Kay Dennis Bucks Point Lace Jackie Poulter Art – Pen and Wash Di Lorriman Parchment Pauline Loweth Mountmellick Pat Trott Trouser That Fit Jeanine Hickman Flute Early Skills Sarah Jobson 8–11 November 2015 Clarinet Early Skills Debbie Scherer Stumpwork Kay Dennis

14–16 October 2015 20 November 2015 Chinese Brush Painting Pauline Cherrett Beads Day Stephanie Burnham Mosaics Day Priscilla Wheater 16–18 October 2015 Woodcarving Peter Schwartz Chinese Brush Painting Pauline Cherrett Beads Gillian Ashwell 20–22 November 2015 Calligraphy Nancy Ouchida-Howells Beads Stephanie Burnham Egyptology Victor Blunden Mosaics Priscilla Wheater Woodcarving Peter Schwartz 23 October 2015 French Advanced Monique Meager European Lace Day Patricia Bury 21 November 2015 23–25 October 2015 Scrapbooking Julie Eaves European Lace Patricia Bury 23–25 November 2015 Bobbin Lace Alison Winn

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27 November 2015 4 March 2016 Coloured Pencils Jonathan Newey Japanese Embroidery Janet Cronin

27–29 November 2015 4–6 March 2016 Coloured Pencils Jonathan Newey Japanese Embroidery Janet Cronin Paul Egan, John Windband Greaves, Philip Burditt 9–11 March 2016 Bobbin Lace Alison Winn 4–6 December 2015 Embroidery DIY Des Res Pat Trott Early Music Peter Syrus 11–13 March 2016 19–20 December 2015 Bobbin Lace Alison Winn Seasonal Celebration Embroidery DIY Des Res Pat Trott

15–17 January 2016 18 March 2016 Bobbin Lace Alison Winn Mosaics Priscilla Wheater Film History Peter Kendrick 18–20 March 2016 22–24 January 2016 Mosaics Priscilla Wheater Crewelwork Pat Trott 21–23 March 2016 29–31 January 2016 Collage and Stitch Richard Box Yoga Heather Mackness 15–17 and 17–20 April 2016 12–14 February 2016 Stumpwork Kay Dennis Music Appreciation Julian Williamson 29 April – 1 May 2016 14–19 February 2016 Film History Peter Kendrick Sarah Jobson, Debbie Saxophone Scherer and Guest TBC 6–8 May 2016 Embroidery Pat Trott 24–26 February 2016 Spanish Intermediate Esperanza Fernandez Goldwork Hazel Everett 11–13 and 13–15 May 2016 26 February 2016 European Lace Patrcia Bury Beads Stephanie Burnham 18–20 and 20–22 May 2016 26–28 February 2016 Goldwork Hazel Everett Goldwork Hazel Everett Beads Stephanie Burnham 3 June 2016 Japanese Embroidery Janet Cronin 29 February – 4 March 2016 Film History Peter Kendrick

42 The enrolment deposit is £40. See page 2 for details. Standard Weekend Prices Please Note: Where appropriate, we will send out a materials list Booking two ‘back to back’ residential courses attracts a 10% discount. Single: £279 Shared: £245 Non-resident:Forthcoming £188 in advanceCourses of the course, particularly in the case of craft courses.

3–5 June 2016 30 and 31 August 2016 Japanese Embroidery Janet Cronin Beads Days Stephanie Burnham

8–10 June 2016 7 September 2016 Bobbin Lace Alison Winn Goldwork Hazel Everett

10–12 June 2016 7–9 and 9–11 September 2016 Bobbin Lace Alison Winn Goldwork Hazel Everett Spanish improvers Esperanza Fernandez 14–16 and 16–18 September 2016 24–26 June 2016 Bobbin Lace Alison Winn Embroidery Pat Trott Yoga Heather Mackness 26–28 September 2016 Drawing with Machine Richard Box 26–29 June 2016 Needle Beads Stephanie Burnham 5–7 October 2016 29 June – 1 July 2016 Blackwork Pat Trott Beads Stephanie Burnham 7–9 October 2016 4–6 and 6–8 July 2016 Blackwork Pat Trott Mosaics Priscilla Wheater Spanish Improvers Esperanza Fernandez

17–22 July 2016 14 October 2016 Embroidery Summer Hazel Everett, Kay Japanese Embroidery Janet Cronin School Dennis, Pat Trott 14–16 and 16–18 October 2016 22–24, 24–29 and 29–31 July 2016 Japanese Embroidery Janet Cronin Lace Summer School Various Tutors TBC 28 October 2016 12–14, 14–17 and 17–19 August 2016 Beads Stephanie Burnham Bobbin Lace Alison Winn 28–30 October 2016 21–26 August 2016 Beads Stephanie Burnham Art Master Class Richard Box 4 November 2016 26–28 August 2016 European Lace Patricia Bury Film History Peter Kendrick Bobbin Lace Alison Winn

Bank Holiday 29th August 2016 4–6 November 2016 Knuston Hall Open Day European Lace Patricia Bury Bobbin Lace Alison Winn Spanish Intermediate Esperanza Fernandez 43 The enrolment deposit is £40. See page 2 for details. ForthcomingBooking two Courses ‘back to back’ residential courses attracts a 10% discount.

7–9 November 2016 11–13 November 2016 Stumpwork Kay Dennis Mosaics Priscilla Wheater

9–11 November 2016 25–27 November 2016 Stumpwork Kay Dennis Mountmellick Pat Trott

7–11 November 2016 30 November – 2 December 2016 Film History Peter Kendrick Goldwork Hazel Everett

11 November 2016 2–4 December 2016 Mosaics Day Priscilla Wheater Goldwork Hazel Everett

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Anderson, Debbie Bennett, Jon Lace Guild serving on several of (pages 9, 39) (pages 10, 32) their committees. She has been a Debbie has been beading since 2004. Jon is a multi-instrumentalist judge for the guild and for OIDFA (the Passionate about her subject, she specialising in fretted instruments international lace association). Her delights in passing on her beadwork of all kinds. He has been a tutor lace has featured in several books techniques to others. She has her at Scotland’s Common Ground and has been exhibited in Europe and own online business creating bespoke Festival, Towersey Folk Festival and Japan. beadwork for special occasions the Wallingford Bunkfest, and is an Caine, Alan such as Weddings. Debbie is also a established guitar, bouzouki and (page 38) member of the Beadworkers’ Guild. ukulele teacher based in Oxford. He runs workshops and individual Alan is an artist and lecturer, teaching Ashwell, Gillian classes and has teaching aids at practical courses and lecture (pages 12, 20) www.ukuleleoxford.com courses devoted to the history and Gillian has been fascinated by and appreciation of art. Until his retirement working with beads since she was Blunden, Victor in 2002 he was responsible for the a child and has been a teacher of (page 12) Art programme in the University beadwork for the past 29 years. She Victor studied Egyptology at the of Leicester’s Department of Adult is a member of The Bead Society of Universities of Manchester and Education. With colleagues, he was Great Britain, The Beadworkers Guild Liverpool. He now works for Ancient involved in the development and and The Bead Study Trust. Egypt magazine and lectures to building of the Richard Attenborough Egyptology Societies throughout the Centre for Disability and the Arts and Aspden, Ray UK. His main areas of interest are was its Associate Director. (page 21) Egyptian religion and Egyptian art. Ray travelled the Ancient World Carter, Jill after early retirement and has been Boehme, Sally (page 19, 20) packaging the results for ongoing (page 11) Jill is an experienced textile tutor and presentations to non-specialist Sally has been creating jewellery has run her own successful business, audiences in the Worcester area for for 28 years and has taught adults ‘Masterclass’, for over 25 years. She teaches nationwide, is the author of well over a decade. polymer clay and beadweaving techniques for 6 years. She also sells 5 embroidery books and a regular her pieces and works to commission. contributor to needlecraft magazines. Austin, Pamela (page 8) Box, Richard Chandler, Keith Pam just loves fibre and colour, mixing (page 11, 33) (page 13) them together in spinning, dyeing, Richard is an artist working in both Keith has a degree in English and over weaving and knitting. She really enjoys fine and applied arts. He is also an art 30 years’ experience managing and teaching others to share her passions historian and lectures to NADFAS as teaching adults in a range of contexts and skills. She started her Spinning well as other interested societies. for learning, most recently as Principal School in 2010 to teach spinning of Burton Manor College. and weaving. She was professionally Burnham, Stephanie (pages 4, 30, 34) Cherrett, Pauline taught to spin and weave in the (page 16, 30) 1980s, gained a BSc Hons degree Stephanie teaches textile design and in 1999 and established the Guild of beading in the UK, Japan and the Pauline has taught at many adult Long Draw spinners in 2007. USA. Her inspiration is derived from residential colleges for over 30 different cultures and trends within years. Author of several books on the Baker, David the fashion industry and she has subject, her work features in many (page 14) written five books. collections including Chinese. David was involved with NASA on Bury, Patricia Coverley, Helen the Apollo and Shuttle programmes (page 10, 22) and is currently editor of Spaceflight (page 15) magazine. He has written more than Patricia has taught for over 30 years Helen is an adult education tutor with 80 books on space and science. at venues throughout the country. over 20 years’ experience in many She was a founder member of The sewing techniques. She teaches in

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Bedfordshire, adjoining counties and Dennis, Kay, Everett, Hazel, is on Yang style Tai Chi and on Dao further afield. Trott, Pat Yin exercises designed to promote (page 22) wellbeing. She enjoys teaching a wide Cronin, Janet range of people. (page 17) Pat, Hazel and Kay are all experienced tutors with many years teaching Everett, Hazel Janet is an experienced tutor, experience. Pat and Kay have City (pages 6, 22, 35) having completed the accreditation & Guilds qualifications in their programme of the Japanese specialised subjects and Hazel trained Hazel is a professional embroiderer, Embroidery Centre. She loves to share at the Royal School of Needlework. with over 25 years’ experience. She her enthusiasm for the subject by All three tutors have written books on specialises in goldwork embroidery, teaching both private students and their specialised subject. having served an apprenticeship groups in adult education. at the Royal School of Needlework. Ditzel, Sally She teaches workshops for a variety Crum, Alison (page 20) of organisations and is the author of (page 4) Sally has taught and choreographed ‘Goldwork – Techniques, Projects and Alison is well-known throughout the Circle Dance for over 10 years and Pure Inspiration’. Western World as both as a player strongly believes the nourishment and Farmer, Rachel and teacher of the viol. She has made encouragement experienced through (page 11) around 100 recordings, most often dance can help sustain you. She with the Rose Consort of Viols, and teaches two regular groups, day and Rachel first visited Russia in the 1970s directs numerous summer schools weekend workshops. Experiencing as a student. She has taught Russian and workshops worldwide. President the positive impact Pilates had on language and literature in schools, of the Viola da Gamba Society of Great her after an Osteopath recommended colleges, university and prisons, in Britain, Professor of Viol at Trinity it she now runs 8 groups and has fact anywhere where people want to Laban Conservatoire in London, and presented short workshops. Sally share her enthusiasm. She frequently a visiting teacher at several colleges provides all the equipment required works in Russia and countries of the and universities both in Europe and for a varied, accessible class. former Soviet Union, is passionate the USA, Alison has been called the about Russian life and culture, and ‘doyenne of British viol teachers’. Drews, Walter has written a range of published She has produced a series of graded (page 16) language courses for beginners. Her music books centred on her highly Walter has been teaching German courses are lively, interactive and acclaimed textbook, ‘Play the Viol’, language courses at all levels for mind expanding. and her second book, ‘The Viol Rules’ many years and is highly conversant Fernandez, Esperanza (2009) has received excellent reviews. with nineteenth and twentieth century (pages 8, 15) German literature and history. He is of Daniels, Joy Esperanza was born in Logrono (La (page 12, 35) Anglo/German parentage, is a native speaker and was formerly Principal of Rioja) in Northern Spain. She came to Joy has been teaching calligraphy and Wansfell Residential College in Essex. England to learn English, got married, a variety of craft subjects to adults had children, went to university and for over 25 years. She worked as a Eaves, Julie decided to teach Spanish to adults. sign writer and now concentrates on (pages 9, 38) She has been teaching for 22 years calligraphic commissions. She has Julie has been a scrapbooker for 10 and still loves it. been running the Copperplate Special years and teaching scrapbooking Flowers, Janet Interest Group since 2005. for 7 years. She enjoys many crafts, (pages 12, 18) Dennis, Kay but paper crafting and in particular scrapbooking is her passion. Janet has been teaching therapies (page 22) and associated subjects for 9 years, Kay has worked in adult education for Egan, Amanda some as leisure courses, others as over 25 years and works regularly for (pages 9, 15, 38) qualifications. She is qualified in 15 The Embroiderers Guild, The National Amanda first tried Tai Chi about 30 different therapies and brings this Trust, Knuston Hall, private groups and years ago. She continued to train experience to her courses. until recently, Missenden Abbey. She both locally and in China and became has written four books on stumpwork. an instructor in 1994. Her focus

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Glenister Hammond, Yvonne Holmes, Gianfranco specialise in adult education. Both are (page 40) (page 19) members of performing ensembles Yvonne is an experienced botanical Gianfranco is a native speaker, an and founded the highly regarded artist and award-winning tutor. She experienced language teacher over 5 Yorkshire Saxophone Choir. paints for the archives of the Chelsea decades, particularly of mixed-ability Jones, Jennifer Physic Garden in London and teaches and adult groups. In addition, he is a (pages 32, 40) for the Society of Botanical Artists’ national examiner (NEAB and OCR), Jenny is well qualified in upholstery distance learning diploma course. with a leaning towards both schools and soft furnishings, in which she is She exhibits with the SBA at their of learning: ‘grammar’ and ‘informal’; a City & Guilds silver medallist. She is spring exhibition in Westminster. She also possessing a supposedly a qualified and experienced teacher holds two gold medals from the Royal inexhaustible fund of Italian detail and of adults, and teaches upholstery at Horticultural Society plus a shared trivia. gold and several silver gilts. Teaching number of adult education institutes, others and sharing her enthusiasm is Howarth, Henry as well as to private groups. Also a pleasure. (page 14) trained in interior design she can Henry is an accomplished, qualified assist her students in the context of Goodall, Janet teacher who has a lifelong interest their work. (page 10) in crosswords and has published Jones, Letta Janet is an experienced teacher of puzzles in magazines. Henry is the (page 18) adults and active researcher, with author of Learn How to Solve Cryptic Letta is a Lecturer in Horticulture and qualifications in both theology and Crosswords: A Course for Beginners. education, and longstanding myth and the History of Gardens. She teaches legend. Her courses are always lively Ouchida-Howells, Nancy in London and regional residential and interactive. (page 34) centres and leads garden tours in the Nancy HFCLAS (Honoured Fellow of UK and Europe. Gugliotta, Kay the Calligraphy and Lettering Arts (pages 6, 20) Kendrick, Peter Society), has a Master of Arts degree (pages 7, 34) Kay has over 40 years’ experience from California State University, Los A retired Chartered Engineer and working in the creative design and Angeles and has taught calligraphy holder of a PhD, Peter Kendrick is now technology industries, and has taught since 1969 at Adult Education in his ninth year at Knuston teaching design and technology to students of courses as well as International Film History – a subject which he all ages and ability. Kay has designed Calligraphy Conferences in UK, USA, has studied for over half a century. and created products for Harrods, Japan, Belgium and Germany. Her He is an experienced tutor on adult Berkertex, the MOD and more… Her work appears in publications and short courses and as a film-maker interest in kinetic paper craft began exhibitions and she wrote the book, has won top awards in international in early childhood. Kay now enjoys Easel does it: Calligraphy. sharing her passion and passing on competitions. Jobson, Sarah/Scherer Debbie her skills and knowledge to others. Korejko, Jonathan (pages 4, 7, 30) (page 16) Hammond, Nicholas Debbie started her music career at Jonathan is a full-time, freelance (page 39) Rowan University, New Jersey where papermaker who teaches in Art and nature have been enthusiasms she completed a BA in music education colleges, schools, National Trust and for Nick throughout his life, most and subsequently gained a Masters RHS properties, botanic gardens, of which has been spent working Degree in Music Performance. She museums, craft, trade fairs, and for the RSPB and Wildlife Trusts. He has performed and taught in America, literature festivals. He sells his paper has written several books on art and Japan and Germany. Sarah has been to a wide audience, and writes for wildlife and has been tutoring Knuston involved in education for most of her national and international magazines courses for over 20 years. working life. Both Debbie and Sarah about this wonderful subject. play several instruments which Hickman, Jeanine enables them to offer courses in (pages 15, 31) Le Count, Ingrid many subjects including woodwinds, (pages 24, 25) Jeanine is a qualified adult tutor and ukulele and banjo. They run a music Although concentrating originally on has a background of couture work practice in North Yorkshire where they from Paris. Bedfordshire lace, Ingrid has become 47 Tutor Details

intrigued by Russian lace with its Australia’s Instructors’ Certificate. Marks, Roy scope for introducing colours and She is PCA’s official examiner of (page 4) textures. She has successfully held a instructors. Until his late thirties it was as an number of well-attended courses on Meager, Monique artist that Roy always considered Russian lace for local groups and also his vocation, studying at the Royal (pages 10, 31) here at Knuston. Academy in London and for many Monique has dual nationality and is years teaching painting and drawing Lind, Monika fully bilingual. She graduated from (pages 13, 20) in adult education. His love for early the Sorbonne and specialises in music came as a sort of mid life crisis, A lecturer of Cultural, Film and teaching French to adults. She has and now, as well as teaching and Television Studies at the University of been running courses at Knuston performing, Roy also composes music Brighton, Monika has been teaching since 1990. for period instruments, some of which German in various countries (Far East, has been performed and recorded. Middle East, UK), to all ages (5–90 Mackenzie, Penny year olds) and all levels (beginners to (pages 5, 40) McGuffie, Matthew postgraduate students). Penny has been teaching crafts for (page 4) 25 years specialising in Patchwork, Matthew is a teacher, accompanist, Lorriman, Di Christmas Crafts and Fabric Box (pages 21, 37) composer and performer. He gained Making. a B Mus (Hons) at Huddersfield A qualified teacher, Di has enjoyed University where he majored in teaching art to adults for many Mackness, Heather composition. He works as a freelance years. She is an active member of (page 19) teacher both in secondary schools and the Association of Illustrators and is Heather has practised yoga since within his extensive private practice. a Fellow of the Nottingham Society 1980 and has been teaching yoga for He is a moderator for AQA. Matthew of Artists. Di runs several successful 20 years. She lived and worked at the is a current performing member with watercolour classes and workshops Yoga for Health Foundation in Ickwell the Yorkshire Saxophone Choir and catering for both adults and children. for 8 years where she did much of her Sapphire Saxophone Quartet. Di enjoys both writing and illustrating. training. Heather now teaches nine The Leisure Painter magazine classes a week including general, Mitchell, Doug publishes interesting articles on gentle and remedial sessions and (page 31) various aspects of Di’s painting. Di has runs 7 retreats a year. Doug started with a five year been commissioned to paint pictures apprenticeship gaining a distinction for various institutions including MacPherson, Jennifer (page 25) in bookbinding and print finishing, museums, restaurants, publishing later working for the British Museum Jennifer began making lace in 1979 houses and the Wetherspoon chain bindery and the Foreign Office press and has taught the craft for over 30 of pubs. and now currently employed as a years. She successfully gained City & paper conservator, book restorer and Lowell, Ian Russell Guilds parts 1 & 2 and was awarded gold leaf finisher at the British Library (pages 18,33) the silver medal (the highest award for Centre for Conservation in London. Ian has spent over 30 years studying the course) for her part 2 work. the Hittites and their contemporaries Mockford, Ann Markham, Sarah and, since recently moving to (page 5, 23, 25) (page 30) Cornwall, has given two talks to the Ann, as well as being an avid collector Experienced course tutor Sarah Plymouth and District Egyptology of worldwide textiles and beads, teaches saxophone at the Royal Society on encounters between the has taught embroidery and beading College of Music and the Universities Hittites and New Kingdom Egypt. for over 40 years. Her teaching of Huddersfield and Sheffield. A assignments have taken her all over Loweth, Pauline graduate of the Royal Northern the UK, as well as USA, Japan and (page 32) College of Music and the University of Spain. Pauline has taught parchment craft Massachusetts, Sarah has performed since 1994 and currently holds as a soloist all over the UK and abroad Newey, Jonathan the C&G Further Adult Education and is a member of both the Northern (page 8) Certificate together with ‘ParchCraft’, Saxophone Quartet and Tribune Jonathan is an award winning artist Saxophone Octet. with over 20 years of teaching 48 Tutor Details experience in adult education. He is the benefit of learning Bucks Point Japan and Germany. Sarah has been well known for his animal drawings lace from Vi Bullard here at Knuston involved in education for most of her in coloured pencil and is a founder and has completed City & Guilds working life. Both Debbie and Sarah member of the UK Coloured Pencil Lacemaking. She also has a wide play several instruments which Society. knowledge of many other types of enables them to offer courses in bobbin lace, as well as a good working many subjects including woodwinds, Nicholls, David knowledge of design. ukulele and banjo. They run a music (pages 17, 36) practice in North Yorkshire where they David studied Fine Art at the Ruskin Quickfall, Karen specialise in adult education. Both are School of Fine Art at Oxford University. (page 24) members of performing ensembles He spent many years as Museum Karen gained her City & Guilds and founded the highly regarded Artist at Oxford University Museum Part 1 and Part 2 qualifications in Yorkshire Saxophone Choir. of Natural History and has worked as Creative Embroidery in 2003 and a freelancer designer, lettering artist, has experience of many forms of Ross, Michael sculptor and painter. He has won embroidery. She started making (pages 22, 23) several awards for his work over the Ruskin Lace in 2000 and was invited Michael has a 1st Class Honours years. to start teaching it in 2006 when Degree in fine art/glass from central/ Elizabeth Prickett retired. St Martin’s London and an MA in Nuttall, Kate product innovation. He has worked (page 33) Santilly, Bert in stained glass for 20 years and his Kate is a member of the Society of (page 13) creative talents have been put to good Botanical Artists and exhibits annually Bert is a familiar figure in the use on many churches and period at the Society’s Open Exhibition in Accordion world as a teacher and buildings. London. She has three paintings in performer and has played in a the collection of the Hunt Institute variety of venues both in the United Schwartz, Peter for Botanical Documentation at the Kingdom and abroad. His teaching (pages 8, 18, 19, 23, 37) Carnegie Mellon University in the work includes individuals, successful Peter is a professional woodcarver United States. Kate runs regular jazz accordion workshops, as well with his ‘Woodpecker Studio’ based botanical painting courses in her local as workshops involving disabled on the Knuston Hall site. He is an area as well as at Knuston Hall. and able-bodied musicians working experienced adult education tutor together. Apart from his work as a with a broad knowledge and expertise O’Keeffe, Stephen solo musician, he plays as part of the in this traditional craft. (pages 6, 39) duo ‘Café Mondiale’, the ‘Bungalow Stephen is a teacher first and a Boogaloo Band’ – a ceilidh band Selwood, Kathie craftsman second. He has been which has featured on Radio 4 – and (pages 9, 39) developing new ways of bringing ‘Shakey Breaks The Ice’ an innovative Kathie has over 40 years’ experience the craft of jewellery making to his jazz/blues Klesmer ensemble whose with all makes of sewing machine students for more than 25 years. music guarantees to ‘begin your (34 years with her own business), Beguine….!!!’ In October 2004 he as well as the teaching and repairing Pickering, Frances was honoured by the Centro Didattico of sewing machines. She trained (page 32) Musicale Italiano when a cast was with most of the well-known sewing Frances is a textile artist, embroiderer made of his hand print in Recoaro machine manufacturers in how to use and bookmaker. She makes handmade Terme, Italy. This is now exhibited in their machines to the full extent of books which are richly embellished, the Recoaro Terme Museum of the their capacity, as well as service and illustrated and stitched. Her work is Accordion. repair courses. She started beading inspired by travel, nature, folklore 26 years ago and has been teaching and poetry. She teaches throughout Scherer, Debbie/Jobson, Sarah it for 17 years. the country and has published two (pages 4, 7, 30) books ‘Page After Page’ and ‘Under Debbie started her music career at Syrus, Peter the Cover’. Rowan University, New Jersey where (pages 4, 17) she completed a BA in music education Peter is a lecturer at the Royal Poulter, Jackie and subsequently gained a Masters Northern College of Music in (pages 6, 7, 24) Degree in Music Performance. She Manchester. He has enjoyed Jackie has been teaching bobbin has performed and taught in America, considerable experience in the lace for more than 30 years. She had 49 Tutor Details

performance of Renaissance music embroidery and passing on her has taught yoga in the UK and abroad. as both singer and instrumentalist. considerable knowledge and skills. Liz believes that ‘returning to basics’ As well as being in constant demand is the most effective practice for for running workshops for the various Vickery, Denise stress and pain relief, trauma release, Early Music Forums up and down (pages 9, 24, 25) postural realignment and improvement the country, he has taught at several Denise began making lace in 1981 to well-being. Liz also teaches Chinese northern universities. and received a good grounding in Wand Exercises, Touch for Health and English Laces from some excellent Stress management at Knuston Hall Tedesca String Quartet teachers. She has been teaching for and other venues. (page 35) over 25 years and now specialises in Since its formation in 2011 the Tedesca Bedfordshire Lace. Williamson, Julian Quartet has gained a reputation for (page 37) performances of great integrity and Weatherill, Peter For some 40 years Julian has led a maturity and is in increasing demand (page 38) dual career as conductor and lecturer. from chamber music societies Peter Weatherill is past Chairman & As conductor he has given concerts in throughout the country. Its members Signature Member of the UK Coloured major halls at home and abroad and have been widely praised also for their Pencil Society, has tutored pencil as lecturer he has led courses on a deep commitment to coaching for courses at Knuston for several years wide variety of musical subjects in students and amateurs alike. and hosts a major coloured pencil establishments all over the country. techniques web site www.penciltopics. Thomas, Ruth co.uk Winn, Alison (page 5) (pages 15, 31, 32, 37, 38) Ruth was formerly a museum Wheater, Priscilla Alison has been making lace for professional who worked with (pages 21, 40) approximately 31 years and teaching historical collections at Northampton As a Creative Design teacher for around 15 years. She studied for Museum. She is now a freelance local specializing in mixed media, Priscilla C&G lacemaking at Knuston Hall and historian and curriculum specialist taught adults and children, before holds a C&G teaching certificate. She in adult education. She chairs working as a consultant in the gift teaches at various venues including Northamptonshire Ancient Egypt and craft industry. Some years ago, Suffolk, Kent, Oxfordshire and The Society and gives talks, presentations she returned to her first love as a Midlands. and workshops in Egyptology. teacher of sculpture and mosaics. Her appreciation of mosaic decoration Thompson, Tricia and fragmentation, colour, pattern and Conference Facilities (pages 12, 22) texture play a dominant role in her at Knuston Hall Tricia tutors at adult residential colleges courses. throughout the country. An experienced l From 2 to 100 delegates teacher and associate of Trinity College Woodard, Angie of Music, she continues to perform (pages 23, 33) l Prices to suit a wide range of professionally and also writes, directs Angie has her own treatment centre budgets and produces song shows and and has been practising different l Dedicated, customer-focused children’s workshops. complementary therapies for over 17 staff team years. She is also the proprietor of a Tolley, Susie complementary therapy training centre l Full range of room layouts and (page 4) which she has run for 14 years near conferencing equipment Susie is an American trained music Banbury, Oxfordshire where people l Full catering and refreshments teacher and has been teaching music can come along and learn not only service on site for over 40 years. introductory courses for interest but also full professional courses. Trott, Pat Telephone: 01933 312104 (pages 5, 6, 13, 22, 25, 36) Williams, Liz Fax: 01933 357596 Pat is a well known national and (pages 14, 31) Email: [email protected] international teacher, author, Liz has been a yoga practitioner for Internet: professional embroiderer and beader. many years. She has studied yoga with http://www.knustonhall.org.uk Her main love is traditional hand internationally-renowned teachers and

50 Your group at Knuston Hall

Individuals often spend time at Knuston Hall ‘doing their own thing’ whilst their partner is on a course. Did you know that groups of all sizes from 2 up to 50 people also choose Knuston as the venue for their hobby group, specialist craft group, walking group or even a music rehearsal group, for periods ranging from half a day to a whole week? If you are part of a group and you would like to consider such a visit, you can contact Knuston on 01933 312104 or by email using [email protected] Alternatively, it may be useful to talk to someone who already acts as the organiser for such a group? Ask for details.

51 ENROLLING could not be more straightforward

l Pick up the phone, dial 01933 312104 and discuss all your enrolment details with a member of the team. You can do this between 8.30am – 9pm Monday to Saturday and between 8.30am – 3.30pm on Sunday. To pay, you can give your credit card details or reserve your place for five days while you send in your cheque. l Whilst it is not yet possible to process a confirmed enrolment online, it is now possible to submit the full details of an application for a course directly from www.knustonhall.org.uk. The website will allow you to communicate your requested course and preferred accommodation options and any special details directly with Knuston’s course enrolment staff. They will then be in touch with you as soon as they have checked your course application.

Telephone: 01933 312104 Fax: 01933 357596 Email: [email protected] Internet: http://www.knustonhall.org.uk

Meals and Refreshments for such rooms, but such a request may be possible English/continental breakfast is served from at short notice. 8.15am, lunch at 12.45pm (1pm on Sunday), and the evening meal at 7.00pm. Morning coffee Knuston Bar with home-made biscuits is served at 11am with Knuston Hall has a small bar which opens at lunch afternoon tea and cake at 4pm. Each bedroom has time and in the evening until 11pm. tea/coffee making facilities. Personal Equipment Road/Rail Travel It is assumed that all personal belongings and Turn to the inside back cover of this brochure for equipment brought to Knuston by guests are details of local roads and rail links. covered by their own insurance and are fit for use Accommodation in every way. Sleeping accommodation is available in single, twin, Personal and Sensitive Information double and three-bedded rooms, all of which are Please feel free to contact Knuston Hall on 01933 ensuite. Some bedrooms are up two flights of stairs 312104 to discuss any personal or sensitive and a small number are on the ground floor. information, if you think that by being aware of this information, we will be able to cater for your needs Please advise us of your bedroom requirements before and during your visit. when booking. We have no facilities for pets with the exception of guide dogs. Please also let us know whether you are happy for the information to be disclosed to other staff/tutors Private Study where relevant and appropriate. Alternatively you It is sometimes possible to provide accommodation may inform us that you would prefer this personal and meals for guests who wish to spend some time or sensitive information not to be disclosed to any engaged in private study. This option is often taken other person. up by those sharing a twin or double room with a When telephoning Knuston Hall you may ask to guest on a course. It is rarely possible to allocate a speak to any of the members of staff mentioned on single room for ‘private study’ due to the demand Page 1 of the brochure. 52 D GH R OU R O B G N LI A45 TH IR A6 Wellingborough

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How to find KnustonWollaston Hall By Road: Knuston Hall is situated on the B569 between Irchester and Rushden in East Northamptonshire. Drivers should approach through Irchester from the A45 from where the hall is clearly signposted. Signs direct Eastbound drivers onto the Westbound carriageway into Irchester. Whilst Higham Ferrers and Rushden offer a wide variety of shops and interesting buildings for guests with a little free time, some junctions in these areas do not make it clear where Knuston Hall is located. Therefore, travellers are advised to stick to major routes. If you experience problems, please phone Knuston on 01933 312104.

By Rail: Wellingborough station is 5 miles away (London St. Pancras approx 1hr). Bedford 14 miles (approx 45mins).

Taxi Service: Taxis are usually waiting at Wellingborough railway station. They will take you to the hall at a reasonable charge. The cost will be considerably more from other stations. Taxis for the return journey can be booked in the college office.

Bus Service: Bus Service X46 runs between Northampton and Raunds, via Rushden and Wellingborough. There is a stop outside the gates of Knuston Hall between the town of Rushden and the village of Irchester. The buses currently run on all days of the week except for Sundays when there is no service.

Knuston Hall, Irchester, NN29 7EU www.knustonhall.org.uk Since 1951, adult education courses have been held at Knuston Hall under the auspices of Northamptonshire County Council.

The Hall is an elegant 17th century building of attractive proportions set in magnificent countryside in East Northamptonshire. ItsIts excellentexcellent facilitiesfacilities and relaxing atmosphere combine to create an ideal environment for so many courses and activities. rather than those with previous experience or an academic qualification. Courses at Knuston Hall are open to any person over the age of 19 years Prices in this brochurebrochure areare fullyfully inclusive and are generally directed towards inclusiveof the course, of the full course, catering full andcatering and those with a lively interest in a subject accommodation in ensuite bedrooms.

Contact Details: Knuston Hall, Irchester, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire NN29 7EU

Telephone:Contact Details: (01933) 312104 Knuston Hall, Irchester, Wellingborough, Email:Northamptonshire [email protected] NN29 7EU

Telephone: (01933) 312104 Fax: Facebook.com/knustonhall(01933) 357596

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