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Get into the holiday spirit with our special Christmas-themed courses.

Add a festive touch to your skills and creativity and experience the joy of the festive season with our thoughtfully selected Christmas courses. From enjoyable crafts to delicious recipes and more, our courses cover everything that makes any Grinch feel merry. Embrace the pleasure of learning and create lasting memories this holiday season! 

 

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History: Christmas Food Through the Ages

Have you ever wondered about the history behind the ‘traditional’ Christmas dinner? How did the Turkey get its name? Why does a “mincemeat” pie contain no minced meat? Why do we pull a cracker?  Join us on this interesting online taster, where we will look at Christmas food through the ages, the traditions that lie behind it, and how it has changed, along with a few recipes that you may (or may not) want to try. This short session is an extract from the 10-week "Cookery through the Ages" course which will run in 2024. 
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Dates:
Tue 19/12/2023 -
Tue 19/12/2023
Times:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Duration:
1 sessions
Tutor:
Jane Williams
Course code:
Q00011985
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
6 places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £7.40

Nature, Ecology & Permaculture: A Natural History of Christmas

Have you ever wondered why we have such affiliations to some plants and animals at Christmas time? Why is the Robin on the Christmas cards we send? Why is the twelve days of Christmas song full of lots of birds? Join us on this charming one-off session with tutor Stephen Parker, who will guide you round some of the animals, plants, history and traditions still carried out today in the UK and over parts of the world. A lovely session to get you in the festive mood and give you something to talk about over Christmas dinner!
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Dates:
Thu 21/12/2023 -
Thu 21/12/2023
Times:
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Duration:
1 sessions
Tutor:
Stephen Parker
Course code:
Q00012264
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
1 places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £5.55

History: Mythology of the Winter Sky

Do you find the Festive season challenging or lonely? Perhaps you need a break from all the noise and build up that surrounds Christmas and you just need to press pause, take a breath and relax. Give yourself some ‘me’ time, take a break for a little while and join WEA tutor Jane Williams, where she will explore the myths behind well-known constellations of the winter sky, such as Orion the Hunter, the Seven Sisters, and the Great Bear and much more.
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Dates:
Thu 21/12/2023 -
Thu 21/12/2023
Times:
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Duration:
1 sessions
Tutor:
Jane Williams
Course code:
Q00012522
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
0 places remaining
Status:
(Waiting list)
Fee:
Free

History: The 12 lunches of Christmas

If you find the Festive season challenging or lonely, or you just need to have a break from all the chaos and the bad TV, join tutor Jane Williams, who will break up Christmas Day with this fun and interesting look at the 12 days of Christmas Carol. She will go through each of the gifts given on each of the Twelve Days, according to the carol, and see how one might celebrate them in food. So join Jane on the 25th of December for this one off online session.
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Dates:
Mon 25/12/2023 -
Mon 25/12/2023
Times:
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Duration:
1 sessions
Tutor:
Jane Williams
Course code:
Q00012529
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £5.55

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Nature, Ecology & Permaculture: Garden birds at Christmas

Do you like watching the birds go about their day in your garden? Perhaps you would like to know more about them. Join WEA tutor Jane Williams who will be taking a charming, Boxing Day look at the birds you can see in your garden in the Christmas break, and how you can encourage more to come and visit you. Special emphasis on the Christmas Robin! Voted Britain’s favourite bird year in, year out. So, if you need a break from the festivities or just to have a chat with like-minded individuals, join Jane on this special, one-off session. Everybody is welcome.
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Course Information

Dates:
Tue 26/12/2023 -
Tue 26/12/2023
Times:
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Duration:
1 sessions
Tutor:
Jane Williams
Course code:
Q00012524
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee:
Free