100 years at the Settlement, New Courses, Workshops and Events

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

Yoga – Letchworth Settlement

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

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