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1 4 The Link Magazine • January 2006
Be creative on a university course
www.penhil l-ic.co.uk Banish those dark winter evenings, come along to the University of
Penhill Learning Centre Bath in Swindon and explore your creative side, writes Anne Oleson.
!^ ^'. tr'^w The Centre for Lifelong Learning has a number of exciting Art &
Courses: Flash MX, Dreamweaver MX, Design courses which are open to anyone aged 18 and over. No prior
qualifications are necessary, all you need is enthusiasm and interest.
Photoshop Elements, Premier Elements (video editing),
You could learn more about' Watercolour Painting' with James Read.
HTML, E-Shop (all shops merchant integrated with If you like drawing then 'Figurative Drawing: Portraits and the Body'
credit card transactions.) with Laurie Pl ant is the course for you. Ever popular tutor Laurie will
also be teaching 'Painting with Oils: Introduction.'
A/l courses: £35 every six weeks. Take between If photography is your thing, Boo Beaumont will be tutoring 'Look-
1 and 3 months to complete book based course with ing through the Lens' and Roger Vlitos will be taking courses in portrait
tutor support. Two hours in length each week. and also landscape photography.
Computers and photography are now closely connected and Nigel
Available on Saturdays 9.30am to 1.30pm
Goldsmith will help you get the best from equipment on 'Creative
Contact us on 01793 704931 Digital Art - Combining Images.'
for further info rmation or via www.penhiill-ic.co.uk If you don't have the time to do a 10 week course, the university offers
day and weekend schools covering watercolours, creative sculpture,
drumming, a soul divas workshop and observational drawing with
pencil.
Call 328800 for a prospectus or see them at at www.bath.ac.uk/
NumberSense swindon / parttimecourses
Maths and English Time for leisure through education
After School Learning Centre Have you finished bringing up your family? Have you finished full
time employment? Are you bored? Do you or could you enjoy learn-
for 6 to 16 years olds ing? asks Brian Hinde.
Aligns to the school curriculum using a modular
programme which allows selection of topics
Call. Richard Bell on 08000 283720
www.numbersense.co.uk
Discover the highways and hr/-ways of learning with U3A
The Swindon's University of the opera, bridge, petanque, walking,
Third Age (U3A) may be just what yoga, science and aviation - to
you are looking for. name but a few.
U3A is a country wide organisa- There are also lectures, study days
tion with over 153,000 members, and outings to theatres and con-
over 800 of whom are in Swindon. certs. Ever popular are six travel
It provides educational, creative groups in which members study a
and leisure activities in a friendly, town or area and then visit it.
informal atmosphere for the re- No academic qualifications are
tired over 50s. required for membership of U3A
Despite the title, U3A has no and none are awarded. It is all
formal teaching links with univer- provided for your education and
sities, the term being used in its enjoyment. It's run by the mem-
original sense: a group of people bers for the members and the group
coming together to learn for the leaders give their skills and serv-
pleasure of learning. ices freely. Anyone who has an
The term 'Third Age' indicates interest they would like to share
that, after the first age of child- with others can offer to become a
hood and full-time education and group leader. Previous teaching
the second age of work and raising experience is not necessary.
a family, there comes the third age For an annual membership fee
of retirement, when people are free of £18, you can then join as many
to follow interests when previously groups as you wish. All activities
they may not have had time. (except theatre and concert trips)
In the Swindon area there are take place during the day.
over 60 daytime study and leisure To find out more, contact the
groups in fifty different subjects. U3A office on 690936 on Monday,
You can choose to participate in as Wednesday or Friday, loam to
many or as few as you choose. 12noon, (answerphone at other
Subjects on offer include antiques, times). We'll send you a leaflet
art, history, languages (currently listing all activities and a member-
French, German, Italian, Russian ship application form, then it's up
and Spanish), literature, dancing, to you. Don't delay, call today.
