WEA Spilsby Branch

Programme Spring and Summer 2012

For further information

Please contact the Secretary Denise Wheatley

01790 754079

Lincolnshire dialect – an introduction.

This half day school will take a light hearted look at Lincolnshire dialect – the spoken word and literature. Come along and find out the meaning of arrad, tim-poak,, mawkin, gorster and clunch.

Tutor Loretta Rivett                 

Date Saturday 2-4.30pm, 28th January 2012

Sculpture – carving the human figure

A whistle stop tour of the development of carved sculpture from its origins to the modern era, showing evolution and revolution in style, taste and function

Tutor Maureen Ille                   Fee £5 to include refreshments

Venue The Franklin Hall, Spilsby PE23 5LA   Date Saturday 2pm – 4pm 18th February 2012

Taking tea with Jane, Geoffrey and William.

Join us as we undertake a literary food fest. What did Chaucer’s cook prepare in his mediaeval kitchen?

Did Shakespeare live on ‘cakes and ale’? Who wrote down the recipes in the Austen household? Dip into the works of these and other great writers and taste some of the delicacies mentioned in their poetry and prose.

Pre booking essential

Tutor Judith Hedley                   Fee £5 to include refreshments    

Venue The Franklin Hall, Spilsby PE23 5LA   Date Saturday 2pm – 4pm 25th February 2012

Making the most of your digital camera

Want to get the full benefit of your digital camera and produce better photographs? Join us in a series of photography workshops which will aim to improve your photography skills.

Bring a digital camera and a pen drive. Laptops will be available or bring your own.

Tutor Maureen Whisker.                             Fee £40.20

Venue The Franklin Hall, Spilsby PE23 5LA

Date Saturday 1-4pm, 4 meetings from 10th March 2012.

A history of the Marsh and Wolds

Our villages and the landscape in which they sit have an interesting history. What has happened to the land and why have our villages come to be where they are? What clues to our past can we find in them?

We will endeavour to explore these questions and try to answer them. The course will include a field trip to the Wolds and Marsh and some of its villages.

Tutor Stuart Sizer                      Fee £30.15. Plus additional fee for the coach.

Venue The Franklin Hall, Spilsby PE23 5LA   Friday 2pm- 5pm 3 meetings from 11th may 2012

A walk in the Wolds – South Cadeby Deserted Mediaeval Village

An introduction to the deserted mediaeval village of South Cadeby. The humps and bumps are all that is left of a thriving community. Come along and gain an insight into the village’s past. This gentle ramble requires stout footwear and an enquiring mind.

Pre booking essential. Contact Pete Skipworth on 01507 588387

Tutor Pete Skipworth             Fee £5

Venue South Cadeby                 Date Saturday 2pm – 4.30pm 26th May 2012

 Twelfth Night: or, What you will – a discovery afternoon.

Join us for an informal afternoon to become better acquainted with this well-loved comedy. This afternoon is being run as a preparatory session to our visit to Tolethorpe Hall.

Tutor Judith Hedley                    Fee £5 to include refreshments  

Venue The Franklin Hall, Spilsby PE23 5LA   Date Saturday 2pm – 4.30pm July 7th 2012

Twelfth Night: or, What you will – annual theatre visit

Join us on our annual visit to The Rutland Open Air Theatre at Tolethorpe Hall near Stamford.

Arrive by coach, relish your picnic and then sit back and enjoy the play.

Pre-booking and pre-payment essential.

Contact Mrs Beth Dawson 01790 752237

Venue By coach from Spilsby                              Date Tuesday July 10th 2012. Evening performance.