Group: Cambridge University Courses
Napoleon's political and military legacy is infamous. But how did his conquests affect the exchange of ideas? This course will explore the international cultural developments leading to a rise in radical thought and to the revolutions of 1848.
Day: Mondays from 7th January 2008 Time: 1.45 pm - 3.45 pm Brunt Room10 meetings. Fees £65 (£50 for 60+ years) plus annual Settlement Membership - £18/£13 - paid once, irrespective of number of courses attended. Event: Psychology and Experience Tutor: Gillian Lang
We will discuss the psychology of happiness, art and music, enjoyment, spirituality and religion. We will investigate why we smoke, drink and take drugs and the development of addictive behaviour. We will consider approaches to the understanding of consciousness and our sense of self.
Day: Tuesdays from 8th January 2008 Time: 10.00 am - 12 noon New Classroom10 meetings. Fees £65 (£50 for 60+ years) plus annual Settlement Membership - £18/£13 - paid once, irrespective of number of courses attended. New members welcome, even though course has started. Event: Diploma Programme in Landscape History and Field Archaeology Tutor: Dr Nicholas James
Thematic Core Module: 'Settlement in the Landscape'
Camps and farmsteads, villages and cities, long lived or temporary settlements are nodes in the landscape. With documetary and archealogical evidence, we investigate patterns of residence in Britain's various regions and environments through more than 2000 years, showing how geography, social structures, values, politics and economics have determined location and development.
Camps and farmsteads, villages and cities, long lived or temporary settlements are nodes in the landscape. With documetary and archealogical evidence, we investigate patterns of residence in Britain's various regions and environments through more than 2000 years, showing how geography, social structures, values, politics and economics have determined location and development.
Day: Tuesdays from 8th January 2008 Time: 10.00 am - 12 noon Spinks Room12 meetings and 2 field trips. 10 meetings. Fees £95 (£75 for 60+ years) plus annual Settlement Membership - £18/£13 - paid once, irrespective of number of courses attended. Event: Geology and Landforms Tutor: Gillian Sheail
Using specific examples mainly from Britain, we will examine the extent to which rock type and structure (the disposition of the rocks) influence our wonderful variety of landforms such as mountains and hills, valleys and lakes, tors, cliffs and scars.
Day: Wednesdays from 9th January 2008 Time: 10.00 am - 12 noon10 meetings. Fees £65 (£50 for 60+ years) plus annual Settlement Membership - £18/£13 - paid once, irrespective of number of courses attended. Event: Certificate Programme in Creative Writing Tutor: Teresa Benison
Core Module B : 'Aspects of Analysis'
This module includes the critical analysis of a novel, anthology or biography of the student's choice and an introduction to literary theory. Students are also encouraged to explore the distinctions between biography, autobiography, fact and fiction and to analyse the differences in structure between novels, short stories and genre fiction. Discussion on how to present work for publication and how to research markets also forms a part of the module.
This module includes the critical analysis of a novel, anthology or biography of the student's choice and an introduction to literary theory. Students are also encouraged to explore the distinctions between biography, autobiography, fact and fiction and to analyse the differences in structure between novels, short stories and genre fiction. Discussion on how to present work for publication and how to research markets also forms a part of the module.
Day: Thursdays from 11th January 2008 Time: 10.00 am - 12 noon New Classroom12 meetings and a Saturday day-school. 10 meetings. Fees £85 (£65 for 60+ years) plus annual Settlement Membership - £18/£13 - paid once, irrespective of number of courses attended. Event: The Eighteenth-Century Country House Tutor: Madeline Edmead
The Eighteenth-Century country houses are great works of art in the hands of Kent, Adam and others. But we also see how these houses represent a society in rapid change.
Day: Tuesdays from 8th April 2008 Time: 10.00 am - 12 noon Brunt Room10 meetings Fees £65 (£50 concessions) plus annual Settlement Membership - £18/£13 - paid once, irrespective of number of courses attended. New members welcome, even though course has started. Event: The Art of the Book: The Illuminated Manuscript Tutor: Dr Andreas Petzold
This course will provide you with a general survey of major developments in the history of book illumination from early Christian period to the Renaissance. There will be case studies on special themes such as the Book of Hours. The course will include a visit to Fitzwilliam Museum.
Day: Wednesdays from 9th April 2008 Time: 10.30 am - .30 pm Brunt Room10 meetings Fees: £65 (£50 concessions) plus annual Settlement Membership - £18/£13 - paid once, irrespective of number of courses attended. New members welcome, even though course has started. Event: The Contemporary Novel Tutor: Dr Sharon Priestley
We analyse four award-winning titles to determine current trends in contemporary fiction and to consider what characterises the exciting work (from UK, Canada, Spain) created by the writers represented.
Day: Thursdays from 10th April 2008 Time: 1.45 pm - 3.45 pm Brunt Room10 meetings Fees: £65 ( £50 concessions) plus annual Settlement Membership - £18/£13 - paid once, irrespective of number of courses attended. New members welcome, even though course has started. Event: The Problem of Evil Tutor: Dr Karim Esmail
The existence of evil in the world provides the most important grounds (in philosophy) to doubt God's existence. This course will consider the problem of evil, the varieties of the problem which have emerged in the course of its consideration by philosophers and some of the solutions which have been proposed.
Day: Mondays from 15th September 2008 Time: 10.30 am - .30 pm Brunt Room10 meetings.
Fees £70 (£55 for 60+ years) plus annual Settlement Membership - £18/£13 - paid once, irrespective of number of courses attended.
Group: Hitchin Nomads Cycling Club
Enrolment not required. Settlement membership required.
Social evening plus full weekly programme. Cycle time trials are held near Old Warden throughout the summer on Tuesday evenings, and each Sunday a Club-run social ride leaves Hitchin at 9 am.
Social evening plus full weekly programme. Cycle time trials are held near Old Warden throughout the summer on Tuesday evenings, and each Sunday a Club-run social ride leaves Hitchin at 9 am.
| Contact: | Mr R Bland | ||
| Telephone: | 01480 405126 | ||
| Website: | www.hitchin-nomads.net |
Day: 2nd & 3rd Wednesdays Time: 8.30 pm
Group: Letchworth Garden City Camera Club
We are a group of people who are interested in photography and meet to share their common interest and to try to improve their standards.
We have a wide range of membership from beginners to experienced workers and hope to provide something for everyone, whether they are interested in colour slides, or in colour or monochrome prints. Techniques are always changing and most of us are now interested in digital photography, with all its opportunities and frustrations. We have no formal course of instruction, but experienced members are always available to give advice, and we frequently exchange hints and tips. Please try us for a few meetings before you decide to join. Enrolment not required.
We have a wide range of membership from beginners to experienced workers and hope to provide something for everyone, whether they are interested in colour slides, or in colour or monochrome prints. Techniques are always changing and most of us are now interested in digital photography, with all its opportunities and frustrations. We have no formal course of instruction, but experienced members are always available to give advice, and we frequently exchange hints and tips. Please try us for a few meetings before you decide to join. Enrolment not required.
| Contact: | Robert Staddon | Address1: | 12 Pear Tree Dell |
| Telephone: | 01462 672432 | Town: | Letchworth Garden City |
| Website: | www.letchworthcameraclub.org.uk | Postcode: | SG6 2SW |
SUMMER RECESS
The programme for the autumn starts on September 11th. The first events are:
Sep 11th PRINT COMPETITION No. 5
Sep 18th Bob Norris "WHAT DIGITAL has DONE for ME" Prints
Sep 25th E.A.F 2007 EXHIBITION PORTFOLIO Digital Disc
The full programme is on the club website at www.letchworthcameraclub.org.uk/meeting.htm
The programme for the autumn starts on September 11th. The first events are:
Sep 11th PRINT COMPETITION No. 5
Sep 18th Bob Norris "WHAT DIGITAL has DONE for ME" Prints
Sep 25th E.A.F 2007 EXHIBITION PORTFOLIO Digital Disc
The full programme is on the club website at www.letchworthcameraclub.org.uk/meeting.htm
Day: Thursdays Time: 7.45 pm - 10.00 pm Brunt Room Event: Exhibitions
The Annual Exhibition 2008 is now closed. The results of the "People's Choice" competition are on the Club Website
at www.letchworthcameraclub.org.uk/exhibit.htm
There is a display of the members' work in the Brunt Room of the Settlement.
The next Annual Exhibition at the Letchworth Museum will be in Spring 2009.
at www.letchworthcameraclub.org.uk/exhibit.htm
There is a display of the members' work in the Brunt Room of the Settlement.
The next Annual Exhibition at the Letchworth Museum will be in Spring 2009.
Date: 20th March 2008 to 20th March 2009
Group: Settlement Country Dancers
| Contact: | Barbara Brockway | ||
| Telephone: | 01462 730505 |
This friendly group dances a wide range of English Country Dances. All welcome and no need to bring a partner. All dances are taught and walked through first.
Day: Wednesdays from 18th April 2007 Time: 2.15 pm - 3.45 pm Hall10 weeks per term. Enrolment not required. Settlement membership plus a modest termly fee.
Group: Settlement Players
Main rehearsals on the stage on Mondays & Wednesdays at 8.00 pm. Stage crew meet on Sunday mornings. Fees: £3 per year plus Settlement membership. An active and friendly group performing several plays per year.
| Contact: | Mrs P Baskerville | ||
| Telephone: | 01462 623959 | ||
| Email: | ls2@settlement-players.org.uk | ||
| Website: | www.settlement-players.org.uk/ |
Day: Wednesdays Time: 8.00 pm The stage Event: Rehearsal
Day: Mondays Time: 8.00 pm The stage