Dear Settlement Members and Friends,
Join us to mark 100 years of the Settlement on Nevells Road! This special evening, on Saturday 8 November, 7- 9 pm, will consist of a presentation in the main hall in celebration of the splendid story of the Settlement – the past, the present, and its exciting future – followed by drinks and the viewing of a wide range of displays across the site. The event will include the premier screening of a new short film about the Settlement. Admission by free ticket booked here:
100 Years on Nevells Road – Letchworth Settlement
There will be cake!
COURSES
ARTS & CRAFTS
Woven Tapestry – Letchworth Settlement
Tuesday 4 Nov – Tuesday 9 Dec; 7 – 9pm; £99
With Lucy Sugden
Oil Painting – Letchworth Settlement
Thursday 6 Nov – Thursday 11 Dec; 12:30 – 2:45pm; £107
With Chantelle Stephenson
Landscape in Acrylics – Letchworth Settlement
Thursday 6 Nov – Thursday 11 Dec; 1:30 – 4pm; £114.50
With Mike Rollins
Woven Tapestry – Letchworth Settlement
Friday 7 Nov – Friday 12 Dec; 10am – 12pm; £99
With Lucy Sugden
Exploring Interior Design – Letchworth Settlement
Saturday 8 Nov – Saturday 6 Dec; 10am – 12pm; £75
With Laura Halsey
Exploring Mixed Media – Letchworth Settlement
Saturday 15 Nov – Saturday 13 Dec; 10am – 12pm; £75
With Callum Abbott
CREATIVE WRITING
Get Writing for All – Monday Morning – Letchworth Settlement
Monday 3 Nov – Monday 8 Dec; 10am – 12pm; £92
With Elizabeth Barber
Writing your Memoirs – Letchworth Settlement
Monday 3 Nov – Monday 8 Dec; 1 – 3pm; £92
With Sharon Priestley
Get Writing for All – Tuesday Morning – Letchworth Settlement
Tuesday 4 Nov – Tuesday 9 Dec; 10am – 12pm; £92
With Elizabeth Barber
Get Writing for All – Wednesday Morning – Letchworth Settlement
Wednesday 5 Nov – Wednesday 10 Dec; 10am – 12pm; £92
With Elizabeth Barber
Get Writing for All with Adrian Poynton – Wednesday Evening – Letchworth Settlement
Wednesday 5 Nov – Wednesday 10 Dec; 7:30 – 9:30pm; £90
With Adrian Poynton
HUMANITIES
Pioneering Bridges – Letchworth Settlement
Wednesday 5 Nov – Wednesday 3 Dec; 10am – 12pm; £75
With Tim Parrott
1945: The first months of peace – Letchworth Settlement
Thursday 6 Nov – Thursday 11 Dec; 10am – 12pm; £90
With Stephen Barnard
Introduction to Psychology – Letchworth Settlement
Thursday 6 Nov – Thursday 11 Dec; 7 – 9pm; £90
With Lesley Ayres
Classical Studies – Letchworth Settlement
Friday 7 Nov – Friday 12 Dec; 10am – 12pm; £75
With Paul Drew
Myth in Greek Tragedy – Letchworth Settlement
Friday 7 Nov – Friday 12 Dec; 1 – 3pm; £75
With Paul Drew
Meet the Victorians – Letchworth Settlement
Monday 10 Nov – Monday 15 Dec; 10am – 12pm; £75
With Michael Williams
WELLBEING
Wednesday 5 Nov – Wednesday 10 Dec; 1:30 – 2:30pm; £45
With Sarah Neale
WORKSHOPS
Make a re-usable bottle gift bag – Letchworth Settlement
Saturday 8 Nov; 10am – 12pm; £20
With Kathryn Dearn
Still Life Drawing Club – Letchworth Settlement
Saturday 15 Nov; 10am – 12pm; £20
With Vanessa Stone
Still Life Drawing Club – Letchworth Settlement
Saturday 13 Dec; 10am – 12pm; £20
With Vanessa Stone
CHRISTMAS WORKSHOPS
Make a fabric basket for Christmas with raw edge appliqué decoration – Letchworth Settlement
Saturday 29 Nov; 10am – 3pm; £45
With Kathryn Dearn
Festive Table Arrangement – Letchworth Settlement
Saturday 29 Nov; 1:30 – 4pm; £46
With Helen Allen
Fused Glass Christmas House – Letchworth Settlement
Sunday 7 Dec; 10am – 3pm; £75
Welcoming back Jane Ducarreaux!
Write A Christmas Story – Letchworth Settlement
Sunday 7 Dec; 10am – 3:30pm; £42
With Elizabeth Barber
Christmas Gingerbread House Felt Banner Workshop – Letchworth Settlement
Sunday 7 Dec; 10:30am – 2:30pm; £38
With Donna Davies
Notre Dame Du Haut (Ronchamp) – Letchworth Settlement
Sunday 7 Dec; 3 – 4pm; £10
Join Tim Parrott at this Christmas time to learn about the Chapel designed by Le Corbusier in 1955 for the hill of Notre-Dame du Haut, a major spiritual and architectural site in the Southern part of the Vosges Mountains.
EVENTS
A Beginner’s Guide to Dating Buildings by Eye – Letchworth Settlement
Thursday 23 Oct; 7:30pm; £15
Learn to spot the clues that reveal the various phases of architectural design from Saxon to Victorian. No prior knowledge of architecture or history is needed for this illuminating talk with historian and Blue Badge Tourist Guide, Katherine Alcock.
Visages Villages: French Film Night – Letchworth Settlement
Saturday 25 Oct; 7:30pm (doors 7pm)
Join Marine Boulter for Visages Villages, a French film night.
New wave director Agnès Varda forms an unlikely friendship with photographer J.R and travels through France in a special truck equipped as a photobooth, taking pictures of people around the country.
French with English subtitles. Licensed Bar.
Free entrance (donations welcome). Please book on-line.
Settlement Players: Rules for Living – Letchworth Settlement
Thursday 13 – Saturday 15 Nov; 7:45pm; £10
Everyone creates their own coping strategies or rules for living.
But what happens when an extended family gathers in the kitchen for a traditional Christmas and they each follow those rules, rigidly?
Sam Holcroft’s theatrically playful, dark comedy – live at the Kincaid Hall.
Settlement Sessions: Cut the Mustard – Letchworth Settlement
Friday 21 Nov; 7:30pm (doors 7pm); £13
Join Martin Kaszak and Dave Oxley in an eclectic folk/blues duo with their own distinctive style. Their rich powerful voices are accompanied by a host of instruments including a 1930’s National Steel Guitar! Licensed Bar.
A Christmas Carol – A Reading – Letchworth Settlement
Friday 12 Dec; 7– 9pm; £15
The Living Theatre, the group that stunned the Letchworth Festival, returns to the Settlement with a show directly inspired by Charles Dickens’ famous public readings of his own work.
Settlement Sessions: Jack in a Barrel – Letchworth Settlement
Friday 19 Dec; 7:30pm (doors 7pm); £13
A Festive Folk Celebration! Join Jack In A Barrel this Christmas for a joyful blend of traditional and contemporary folk songs, classic carols, and rousing festive sing-alongs. Heartfelt, harmonious & full of cheer! Licensed Bar.
All courses: Courses – Letchworth Settlement
All workshops: Workshops – Letchworth Settlement
All events: Events – Letchworth Settlement
See you soon,
-Nick
