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Create something beautiful for your home and garden. Discover the delights of mosaic design and learn how to use materials such as broken tiles, china and shells to make a mosaic frame, pot plant holder or other simple objects.

Come along and learn how to make your very own Roman blind, to give your rooms an elegant and streamlined look.

Come along and find out how easy it is to make your very own beeswax candles to give your home a delightful ambience!

Explore sustainability in our lives, homes and society through pragmatic physical and theoretical design solutions, beginning in your own backyard. This course is delivered online via Zoom.

Extend the life of your clothes by mending holes, rips and tears in your woven garments, and fixing ladders in your knit garments. Recycle new or old fabrics by incorporating them into your mending (where appropriate). Use your sewing machine to its full advantage and develop a sustainable approach to your wardrobe thus avoiding adding to the landfill!

Do you have a bunch of beautiful memories just sitting in your camera? In this class, expert designer Reina, will guide you through the technical and storytelling practices needed to make beautiful printed photo books. Learn how to curate the best images, lay them out beautifully on the page, and master the free online creation tool and much more!

In this course you will identify what style of garden you would like to create. Taking into account the conditions and the site of your own garden, you will learn to identify which plants and layout will best suit the space to achieve your chosen style. You will also learn how to adapt your design to work with challenges.

Master basic knitting techniques such as casting on and casting off and the knit and purl stitches. Develop skills in the long-tail cast on method. Practice how to hold the needles in a way that is comfortable for you and then learn how to knit in the English style.

Join eco-lifestylist Stella Carruthers to learn about cleaning the green way. Develop an awareness of why people are avoiding chemical cleaners in their homes and explore alternatives to commercial products. Have fun making a few basic cleaning products from simple kitchen ingredients

Always wanted to keep bees but thought it's not possible in the city? Richard can explain how in this very popular course!

Find out how honey is extracted, recognise and prevent swarming, manage pests and construct a hive - includes a visit to an apiary so bring your beekeeper's outfit.

Keen to keep hens at home but not sure where to begin? Find out all the details from someone who knows the ins and outs.

Explore ideas and actions that your grandmother would have taken for granted. Sometimes termed vintage or pioneer skills, this course teaches you tips and tricks from a past era. Learn ways to make your life easier, more affordable and that help you to live in a more self-sufficient and sustainable manner.

Want to learn about the ethics of shopping in a more sustainable manner? Join eco shopper Stella Carruthers and discover the power in your purchasing. Consider the environmental effects of what you buy as well as the diverse impacts on the people who produce the goods you use.

Curious about how your mind works or what drives you? Always wondered what ‘psychology’ is even about? This course aims to provide participants with an introductory-level understanding of psychology and how psychological theories can relate to themselves and the world around them.

Calligratherapy combines science journalist James Nestor's theory on proper breathing with the philosophy of ancient Chinese calligraphy to promote a state of optimal wellbeing. Over five weeks, you will develop and practice the awareness of healthy breathing while learning new techniques of Chinese soft brush calligraphy covering five different scripts.

Have you ever heard of “Rescue Remedy”? This is a flower remedy which is part of a whole system of flower remedies invented by Dr. Bach. This two-hour workshop will introduce you to the 38 remedies Dr Bach created and give you the confidence to start using them in your own life to achieve joy and happiness.

In this limited one-time only opportunity, you will transform from two-left feet and feeling uncoordinated to having a dance sequence that you are proud to show to others. Professional dancer and tutor, Chris, will fascinate and charm you in such a way that you will open up, and through dance and movement reconnect to an old self you yearn for, but thought was long gone.

Crochet is great for settling the mind and encouraging relaxation. Learn to do basic stitches, read patterns and complete projects in a relaxed and friendly space – left handers very welcome.

Like to be able to give massages to friends and family with a bit more knowledge and confidence? Join this introduction to the basics of massage, held over two sessions.