Dear Settlement Members and Friends,
APPOINTMENT OF THE NEXT SETTLEMENT MANAGER
I am delighted to announce that, following the recent recruitment process, Russell Friese has accepted the post of Settlement Manager with effect from January 2026. Russell will bring a wealth of experience from the field of education and is very much looking forward to starting at the Settlement. I am sure you will join me in offering best wishes to him as he begins.
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.
Settlement Sessions: Hebridean Fire – Letchworth Settlement
Friday 24 Oct; 7:30pm (doors 7pm)
Edinburgh Fringe 2025: FIVE STARS *****
Multi-instrumentalist, Elsa Jean McTaggart and husband Gary Lister, on keyboards, will take us on an eclectic musical journey through the Islands and Highlands of Scotland – from soulful laments to high-energy, jigs, reels, and traditional (also Gaelic) music, to original songs with plenty of laughter, joy and warmth! Includes stunning film of the Hebrides!
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.
COURSES
At the time of writing, the following still have places available:
ARTS & CRAFTS
Watercolours – Letchworth Settlement
Monday 3 Nov – Monday 8 Dec; 9:30am – 12pm; £113; with Sally Taylor
Abstract Painting – Letchworth Settlement
Monday 3 Nov – Monday 8 Dec; 12:30 – 2:45pm; £107; with Chantelle Stephenson
Woven Tapestry – Letchworth Settlement
Tuesday 4 Nov – Tuesday 9 Dec; 7 – 9pm; £99; with Lucy Sugden
Contemporary Basketry for all abilities – Letchworth Settlement
Wednesday 5 Nov – Wednesday 10 Dec; 10am – 1pm; £154; with Hazel Godfrey
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 NEW
Saturday 8 Nov – Saturday 6 Dec; 10am – 12pm; £75; with Laura Halsey
Simply Sewing Focus on Technique – Letchworth Settlement
Tuesday 11 Nov – Tuesday 9 Dec; 3:30 – 6:00pm; £116.50; with Jane Neesam
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 NEW
Wednesday 5 Nov – Wednesday 3 Dec; 10am – 12pm; £75; with Tim Parrott
1945: The first months of peace – Letchworth Settlement NEW
Thursday 6 Nov – Thursday 11 Dec; 10am – 12pm; £90; with Stephen Barnard
Introduction to Psychology – Letchworth Settlement NEW
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 NEW
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
WRITERS AND BETA READERS SUPPORT GROUP
This is not a course, but a group of mutually supportive writers who wish to improve and possibly publish their written work. Each member is both a writer and a beta reader and both fiction and non-fiction are covered. Guidance is provided on the most useful way to offer critiques/feedback.
Wednesdays 7.30pm. Please contact Paul Walker:
Contact Me – Paul Walker – Author
All courses: Courses – Letchworth Settlement
All workshops: Workshops – Letchworth Settlement
All events: Events – Letchworth Settlement
See you soon!
-Nick
