Starting in June!

Dear Settlement Members and Friends,

Book now, if you have not done so already, for activities at the Settlement starting in June!

All the wonderful courses, workshops and events listed below still have, at the time of writing, places available!

Click on the links below to reserve your place:

TUESDAY 3rd JUNE

The Birth of British Landscape Painting 1750-1870

10am – 12pm (6 weeks) £90; we welcome the return of Sarah Burles (ex-Fitzwilliam Museum / current Cambridge Art Tours leader) for this fascinating lecture series.

TheBirth of British Landscape Painting 1750-1870 – Letchworth Settlement

Woven Tapestry

7 – 9pm (6 weeks) £99; here is your chance to explore this wonderful textile art with expert Lucy Sugden.

WovenTapestry – Letchworth Settlement

WEDNESDAY 4th JUNE

Contemporary Basketry for all abilities

10am – 1pm (6 weeks) £152; work in a contemporary style using willow and other natural materials, with expert Hazel Godfrey.

Contemporary Basketry for all abilities – Letchworth Settlement

The Sketchbook

1 – 3pm (5 weeks) £85; explore art and creative ideas with established Settlement tutor, Chantelle Stephenson.

TheSketchbook – Letchworth Settlement

Yoga

1.30 – 2.30pm (6 weeks) £45; enhance your physical and mental wellbeing with our tutor Sarah Neale.

Yoga – LetchworthSettlement

Pilates – all levels including beginners

2 – 3pm (5 weeks) £40; try this body conditioning, an alternative choice for Wednesday afternoons, with new tutor Martina Kournikova.

Pilates– all levels including beginners – Letchworth Settlement

THURSDAY 5th JUNE

Portraiture

10am – 12.30pm (6 weeks) £122.50; Suitable for all levels, in this class Settlement tutor Komathy Cumarasamy will teach you some valuable painting techniques.

Portraiture –Letchworth Settlement

Fascinated by Freud

7 – 9pm (6 weeks) £90; let tutor Lesley Ayres unravel one of the most complex and influential minds of recent times.

Fascinatedby Freud – Letchworth Settlement

Nature for Wellbeing – Science, Stories and Action

7.30 – 9.30pm (single event) FREE! Emma Dagless, Policy and Programmes Manager for Nature and Wellbeing, at Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation, will show how nature’s health benefits are confirmed by science.

Nature for Wellbeing– Science, Stories and Action – Letchworth Settlement

FRIDAY 6th JUNE

Woven Tapestry

10am – 12pm (6 weeks) £99; let artist Lucy Sugden steer you into creative textile art!

Woven Tapestry – Letchworth Settlement

Friday Flowers

10am – 12pm (3 weeks) £48; Florist Helen Allen will teach you how to create gorgeous arrangements for display in the home.

FridayFlowers – Letchworth Settlement

Greek Myth

1 – 3pm (5 weeks) £75; observe, with tutor Paul Drew, how the body of Greek Myths that originated so many thousands of years ago, is deeply embedded in our contemporary culture.

Greek Myth –Letchworth Settlement

SATURDAY 7th JUNE

Exploring Interior Design

10 am – 12pm (5 weeks) £90; plan the development of a room in your own house with guidance from Settlement tutor and design expert, Laura Halsey. All levels welcome.

ExploringInterior Design – Letchworth Settlement

Still Life Drawing Club: Collage & Drawing

10am – 12pm (single workshop) £18.50; learn how to creatively respond to a set of objects with encouragement from established artist Vanessa Stone.

StillLife Drawing Club: Collage & Drawing – Letchworth Settlement

Simple Free Motion Embroidery – Seaside

10am – 12pm (single workshop) £20; a fun session in holiday mood with expert tutor Jane Neesam – absolutely open to all!

SimpleFree Motion Embroidery – Seaside – Letchworth Settlement

TUESDAY 10th JUNE

A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr

1.30 – 3.30pm (4 weeks) £60; an in-depth review, with tutor Margaret Norwich, of this beautiful novel set in the summer of 1920. (2 places remaining).

AMonth in the Country by J.L. Carr – Letchworth Settlement

FRIDAY 13th JUNE

Exploring Opera

10am – 12pm (5 weeks) £75; a wonderful opportunity to delve into five operatic masterpieces with expert Derek Blyth.

ExploringOpera – Letchworth Settlement

Settlement Sessions: Gary Stewart

Live music! Doors 7pm; show 7.30pm (single event) £13; join us for the next in our new concert series, featuring Scottish singer / songwriter Gary Stewart.

SettlementSessions: Gary Stewart – Letchworth Settlement

SATURDAY 14th JUNE

Simple Free Motion Embroidery – Lighthouse

10am – 12pm (single workshop) £20; the fun theme, open to all, in the sewing room with Jane Neesam continues!

SimpleFree Motion Embroidery – Lighthouse – Letchworth Settlement

Embroidered Brooches

10am – 12pm (single workshop) £20; try different stitches in this imaginative class with new tutor Donna Davies.

EmbroideredBrooches – Letchworth Settlement

MONDAY 16th JUNE

Watercolours

9.30am – 12pm (3 weeks) £58; explore this wonderful art medium with artist Sally Taylor; open to all levels.

Watercolours– Letchworth Settlement

Get Writing for All

10am – 12pm (5 weeks) £75; build your confidence in creative writing with tutor Elizabeth Barber.

GetWriting for All – Letchworth Settlement

Abstract Painting

12.30 – 3pm (5 weeks) £96; Develop your ability to experiment under the guidance of artist Chantelle Stephenson.

AbstractPainting – Letchworth Settlement

SATURDAY 21st JUNE

Slow Stitched Meditation Rolls

10am – 12pm (single workshop) £20; hand-stitching carefully chosen fabrics and threads with tutor Donna Davies.

SlowStitched Meditation Rolls – Letchworth Settlement

Simple Free Motion Embroidery – Sew your favourite seaside place

10am – 12pm (single workshop) £20; with tutor Jane Neesam see what you make on the spur of the moment!

SimpleFree Motion Embroidery – Sew your favourite seaside place – LetchworthSettlement

SUNDAY 22nd JUNE

Vivace Choir singing Songs & Spirituals

Live music and tea! 3.30 – 5.30pm (single event) £14; with Arlesey-based group Vivace making their debut appearance at the Settlement!

VivaceChoir singing Songs & Spirituals – Letchworth Settlement

MONDAY 23rd JUNE

Writing your Memoirs

1 – 3pm (5 weeks) £75; understand how to write your own life story under the expert guidance of tutor Sharon Priestley.

Writingyour Memoirs – Letchworth Settlement

THURSDAY 26th JUNE

Nature for Wellbeing – Science, Stories and Action

7.30 – 9.30pm (single event) FREE! Here is a second opportunity to meet Emma Dagless, Policy and Programmes Manager for Nature and Wellbeing, at Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation.

Naturefor Wellbeing – Science, Stories and Action – Letchworth Settlement

SATURDAY 28th JUNE

Sensational shirring skills

10am – 12pm (single workshop) £20; Gather rows of fabric to create texture and depth with tutor Jane Neesam.

Sensationalshirring skills – Letchworth Settlement

Artists-in-Residence Takeover

2 – 5pm (single event) FREE! Talk about, consider, and look at the art of Becky Ullah and Nade Simmons, our in-house visual creatives!

Artistsin Residence Takeover – Letchworth Settlement

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