Want to learn something new in the autumn?

Do you want to learn something new, with a group of like-minded, friendly people? Why not get involved with one of the online or face-to-face courses below?  You'll be sure of a warm welcome, whether you've enrolled before or are a first-timer.  

Edward and Mrs Simpson (the story of the Prince of Wales, subsequently - and very briefly - King Edward VIII, then Duke of Windsor following his 1936 abdication that sent shockwaves through Britain). This is a 5-week Learning for Pleasure face to face course, to be held at Hutton Community Centre, Harrison Close (off Rayleigh Road), Hutton, Brentwood, CM13 1LP, 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm from Tuesday 31st October 2023.   For more details or enrolment, please contact lfpleasure.wixsite.com

Essex Heroes, Heroines and 'Baddies' (Some famous people with an Essex link, either by birth, by residence and/or by their work). This is a WEA face to face course, to be held at Billericay Reading Rooms, High Street, Billericay, CM12 9AS, from 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm starting Wednesday 27th September 2023 (8 weeks).  For more details or enrolment, please contact enrolonline.wea.org.uk or telephone 0300 303 3464

Two Victorian Novelists and Social Observers: Flora Thompson and Thomas Hardy, who both wrote about life in the rural world - a world that was rapidly changing in the late 19th century, when the 'old ways' were beginning to disappear and the advent of mechanisation had begun, along with other changes. This is a WEA online course (via Zoom), so you can participate from your own home.  To be held from 10.00 am - 12.00 pm  commencing Thursday 21st September 2023 (8 weeks). For more details or enrolment, please contact enrolonline.wea.org.uk or telephone 0300 303 3464

Two 'Giants' of the Art World: Aubrey Beardsley and John Ruskin (Two influential figures of their times, both were artists, art collectors and art critics. Beardsley is forever associated with the controversial 'yellow book', links with Oscar Wilde and his professed desire to shock people. Ruskin was a more serious and introspective character, but someone who is still controversial to this day, for various reasons). This is a Billericay Arts Association face to face course at The Fold, 72, Laindon Road, Billericay, CM12 9LD, to be held from 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm on Fridays, starting Friday 22nd September 2023 to Friday 20th October 2023 (5 weeks).  For more details or enrolment, please telephone 01277 659286