<p>East Lancashire Recovery College Courses April - June 2016</p><p>East Lancashire Recovery College Stubbylee Hall, Stubbylee Lane, Bacup OL13 0DD Tel.: 07933 812 890 (10am – 1.30pm) Email: [email protected]</p><p>1 Proud to be working in partnership with:</p><p>Lancashire Wellbeing Service including:</p><p>Rossendale & Hyndburn CMHT</p><p>2 Course title Course description Start dates Course length The Tree of life We all have a creative Wed 6th April 6 half day sessions side and one which we spread over 6 weeks in might never have the morning. explored in this unique way. The course boosts confidence whilst working in a small group with others who might be experiencing similar problems. Your small group will work collaboratively to produce a piece of work called – The Tree of Life. This will be a unique piece of work which has grown from personal exploration. Set goals whilst improving your well-being and ability to express yourself. Lifts your mood and inspires you. Free Building Confidence Taking action to be Tuesday 26th April 4 half day sessions confident will help you delivered over 4 weeks overcome your self- in the afternoon. limiting beliefs, fears, bad habits and negative patterns whilst developing new positive ones. Feeling confident is important because the way you present yourself and how confident you appear to others will determine how you will be perceived. We </p><p>3 all deserve to be happy and successful and taking action to develop your confidence is the way to get you there. FREE</p><p>Mindfulness This well respected Wednesday 27th April 6 half day sessions Awareness interactive and over six weeks in the informative course afternoons. gives you a chance to have an understanding of techniques to be ‘in the moment’ and how the use of them will benefit your everyday life. Free The Leveller This, interactive course Thursday 28th April 5 half day sessions delivered by the delivered over 5 weeks Women’s Centre has in the afternoons. been designed to support anyone living with depression, anxiety and difficulty managing their mood. It helps us reduce worry, lift our mood, offers a variety of coping strategies and helps us look forward to the future. Free An Introduction to An insightful and Thursday 12th May 1 half day session in Understanding essential introduction the afternoon. Personality Disorders to this complex and often misunderstood diagnosis. Delivered by staff from Personality Disorder Managed Clinical Network & Rossendale & Hyndburn CMHT. FREE Dementia Friends / This informative Tuesday 17th May 1 half day session in Dementia Awareness session introduces you the morning. – delivered as part of to the issues of living National Dementia with dementia and Awareness Week will equip you with the knowledge to become a Dementia Friend. Time will also be given </p><p>4 to discuss how this can be used in a practical way within our own communities. Delivered by the chair of Dementia Friendly Rossendale. Free</p><p>New Beginnings A one day course Thursday 19th May 1 full day session. designed to tackle the symptoms of depression, anxiety, low mood drawing on elements of CBT, Mindfulness, awareness and understanding. FREE Understanding the An informative session Thursday 26th May Half day session in the Benefits System will give you a valuable afternoon. insight into the benefits system and how to navigate the current changes. Delivered by staff from the CAB this is a Free course. Beginners Printmaking This class is aimed at Two groups starting Full day sessions 9:30 – those people with little either Monday 25th 3:30 or no experience of April or Saturday 30th printing or art. The day May will introduce students to Monoprinting, Colograph and very basic Lino cut Printing. All materials and equipment is provided. £30.00 (£15.00 Unwaged) Please bring a packed lunch, drinks provided. Intermediate This class is aimed at Two groups starting Full day sessions 9:30 – Printmaking people with some either Monday 2nd May 3:30 experience of printing or Saturday 7th May or those who have attended the basic printing class. The day will consist of Lino cut and Wood cut printing. All materials will be provided. A basic set of lino cut tools is </p><p>5 included in the class fees. £30.00 (£15.00 Unwaged) Please bring a packed lunch, drinks provided.</p><p>Advanced Printmaking This class is intended Saturday 14th May Full day session 9:30 – for people with a good 3:30 grounding in printing or people who have attended the intermediate printing course. The main focus of the day is multi- coloured printing. All materials will be provided. £30.00 (£15.00 Unwaged) Please bring a packed lunch, drinks provided.</p><p>6 Horticulture based courses Delivered at Stubbylee Community Greenhouses</p><p>Course title Course Start dates Course length description Beginners An interactive Two groups Half day courses Blacksmithing introduction to starting either 12:00 – 3:00 forge work, fire and Monday 11th April wrought iron. FREE or Monday 18th April. Stage 2 Iron and fire – first Two groups Half day courses Blacksmithing steps in sculpture starting either 6th 12:00 – 3:00 using this age old June or 13th June. technique to work metal. FREE Taster session – A half day Monday 23rd May. Half day session Wood carving introduction to the 12:00 – 3:00 tools and techniques of this ancient art. FREE Whittling and A half day Tuesday 24th May Half day session Bodging introduction to this 12:00 – 3:00 method of working green, unseasoned</p><p>7 wood. FREE</p><p>Gardening to Delivered at Stubbylee Thursday 28th April Half day session Enhance Sleep Community 9:30 – 12:00 Greenhouses, this course will cover the theories and research around working with nature to restore healthy sleep patterns, improve well- being and maintain our physical health. We will also study the beneficial properties of herbs and plants which aid a restful night’s sleep. Free Gardening to Delivered at Stubbylee Thursday 5th May Half day session Alleviate Community 9:30 – 12:00 Depression Greenhouses, this course we will look at the effects depression can have on our motivation and mood and how we can alleviate sinking into deeper depression by building healthy routines in the garden, growing plants which lift our mood and studying which herbs can be used to help us cope. Free Gardening to Delivered at Stubbylee Saturday 4th June Full day course Alleviate Anxiety Community 10:00 – 3:00 and Depression Greenhouses, this course we will study why we become anxious, the effect this has on our bodies and thoughts. How </p><p>8 creating or being in gardens helps to make us feel calmer, improve our focus and provide us with a healthy activity which will reduce anxiety. Free</p><p>9</p>