Diary

Dates for your diary …

Event: Exhibitions Group: Letchworth Garden City Camera Club
Date: 1st August 2011 to 30th March 2012

The 2012 Exhibition will take place from Feb 4th to Feb 25th at The First Garden City Heritage Museum, 296 Norton Way South, SG6 1SU.

There is a display of the club members' work in the Brunt Room of The Settlement. More can also be seen on the Club Website at:
www.letchworthcameraclub.org.uk/index.php?option=com_phocagallery&view=categories&Itemid=8

Event: Basket Making - Make a Willow Platter Tutor: Sandra Barker Group: Occasional Workshops
Date: 20th January 2012 Time: 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Room: Spinks

Explore the traditional craft of basket making. Make a beautiful woven platter using different coloured willows.
For use as a cheese or bread platter, or as a decorative wall feature for the house or garden.
Beginners and Improvers welcome.

Cost £30 plus materials (£5 max). Contact the office to enrol.

Event: Polymer Clay Bead Jewellery - Level 2 Tutor: Bernadette Pickering Group: Occasional Workshops
Date: 28th January 2012 Time: 10.00 am - 3.00 pm Room: Garden Room

A Level 2 workshop in polymer clay (Fimo) that will incorporate some elements of a basic workshop. This course will take you to a level that will include a ’Skinner’ blend and other elements to enhance your work. Open to all students, whether you have attended a basic or Level 2 class before.

Cost £25 plus materials. Contact the office to enrol.

Event: JAZZ BAND BALL Group: Special Events
Date: 4th February 2012 Time: 7.30 pm - 11.00 pm

Back by popular demand!!

The Memphis Jazz Band return to the Settlement for another great evening of music.

This is one of our most well attended evenings so get your tickets quickly before they sell out!

Tickets are £13.50 each which includes supper and are available from the office or David's Music on (01462 475900)

Event: Polymer Clay Beads for Beginners Tutor: Bernadette Pickering Group: Occasional Workshops
Date: 11th February 2012 Time: 10.00 am - 3.00 pm Room: Garden Room

A workshop in polymer clay (Fimo) making handmade beads finishing with a wearable piece of bespoke jewellery.

Cost: £25 plus small materials charge. contact the office to enrol.

Event: Nature's Rainbow - Dyeing with Plants Tutor: Susan Dye Group: Occasional Workshops
Date: 18th February 2012 Time: 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Room: Spinks

Come and use a variety of dyes extracted from plants which grow abundantly in our climate. You will leave with samples of fabric/threads/yarns and fibre for use in creative projects.
There will be a choice of dye-vats and after-baths to produce a wide range of hues and shades. There will be advice on growing your own along with seed-share and cuttings for sale.
All are welcome whether you are a complete beginner or have some experience already.

Cost: £30 plus materials. Contact the office to enrol.

Event: Hand Printing Tutor: Christine Harrison Group: Occasional Workshops
Date: 25th February 2012 Time: 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Room: Spinks

An opportunity to try out two hand-printing techniques, which are great fun and can be carried out with simple equipment at your kitchen table. We will be creating both linocut and a monotype prints during the day and you will leave with plenty of ideas to try at home.
Beginners welcome. You will need to wear old clothes and bring a wooden spoon. All other equipment and materials are supplied. Please bring drawings, photos, sketches, magazines etc. for your source of inspiration.

Cost: £30 plus £5 materials. Contact the office to enrol.

Event: Crochet Tutor: Bernie Trodden Group: Occasional Workshops
Date: 3rd March 2012 Time: 10.00 am - 3.00 pm Room: Garden Room

Suitable for complete crochet beginners, or those that learnt too long ago to remember! This course covers the basic stitches, and then gets you started on a project–usually starting with a ‘granny square’ or similar.

Cost: £25 plus materials. contact the office to enrol.

Event: Writing Workshop Tutor: Elizabeth Barber Group: Occasional Workshops
Date: 10th March 2012 Time: 10.00 am - 1.00 pm Room: Garden Room

‘Get Writing!’ has been running at the Settlement for the past five years. Now I am proposing to add a one-off Saturday morning workshop for experienced and beginner writers.

The morning will include new exercises plus popular elements of earlier courses. You should go home inspired with ideas for your own writing.

Bring pen, paper and lots of enthusiasm.

Cost of course is £12.
This is not being run by the Settlement so please contact Elizabeth direct for more information or to book on 01707 690282 or 07836 545878 or email: elizabeth.barber@talk21.com

Event: Willow for the Garden Tutor: Sandra Barker Group: Occasional Workshops
Date: 16th March 2012 Time: 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Room: Spinks

Explore the variety of ways woven willow can enhance your garden with plant supports and other garden items.
This workshop will enable you to make a beautiful piece of willow work for your summer garden.
Beginners and Improvers are welcome.

Cost: £30 plus materials (max £5). Contact the office to enrol.

Event: Easter Basket Cake Tutor: Celia Hasan Group: Occasional Workshops
Date: 17th March 2012 Time: 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Room: Garden Room

Plan that special celebration cake for Easter.
This workshop will enable you to produce a cake for a special occasion. You will learn to pipe basket weave, take into account the importance of colour and texture. Understand the techniques used to model simple flowers or to pipe them using royal icing. Have the opportunity to sue simple modelling tools. You will complete a decorated basket cake for Easter.

Cost: £30. Contact the office to enrol.

Event: An Evening with Joe Cornish Group: Letchworth Garden City Camera Club
Date: 23rd March 2012 Time: 7.30 pm Room: Spirella Ballroom

This season we are celebrating our 90th Anniversary. The highlight of our year will be a new presentation by one of Britain’s top professional landscape photographers, Joe Cornish, Hon FRPS. Familiar to most people through his work for the National Trust as well as published books, Joe’s passion for landscape photography is evident from the stunning images he has produced over 25 years as a professional photographer.

Tickets: £15.00. Box Office: 01462 672003. online booking: www.plinston.com

Details on club website