Summer Holiday Programme 2025

BOOKINGS OPEN 6th MAY 9.30am

SHORT COURSES - a series of sessions

Penwritingcloser

"Writing Bedford" creative writing course

Poppy Hollman

Tues 22nd & Weds 23rd July

10am-12.30pm

Lavenham church

Looking at Churches

Tim Parrott

Tues 22/29 July & 6 Aug

10am-12pm

Newspapers

In the News for the Summer - Talking about a Revolution

Tom Barwood

Thurs 24th & 31st July

10am-12pm

Patels

Three-day Summer Art Course

Sarah Deane

Tues 22nd Weds 23rd & Thurs 24th July

1.30pm-4pm

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Life Drawing

Lisa Bamford

Weds 23/30th July & 6 Aug

10am-12pm

Trump

Democracy Under Siege: Trump and the Intersection of Populism and Authoritarianism

Joe Enright

Thurs 24/31 July & 7 Aug

10am-12pm

Wild Flowers

Wild, Wilder, Wilding

Twigs Way

Weds 30th & Thurs 31st July

10am-1pm

Art & craft

Art & Craft Club

Art & Craft Club

Drop in Session

Weds 23/30 July & 6 Aug

12.15-1.45

£3 per session

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Keep Scrolling for WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOPS - Individual sessions or lectures

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The challenges of researching and writing local history

Bob Ricketts

Tues 22nd July

10am-12pm

Gothic

The Genre of Gothic Fiction

Dr Clare Walsh

Tues 22nd July

10am-12pm

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Introduction to Patchwork

Rothsay Craft Team

Tues 22nd July

10am-1pm

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Seated Live Stronger Longer

Larissa Clarke

Tues 22nd July

2pm-2.45pm

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Live Stronger Longer

Larissa Clarke

Tues 22nd July

3pm-3.45pm

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Major Historical figures with local connections: Katherine of Aragon

Andrew Bamford

Weds 23rd July

10am-12pm

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Butterflies, Time-Travellers of Evolution - the Lifecycle

Tim Parrott

Weds 23rd July

2pm-4pm

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Mindfulness and Nature

Cheryl Green

Weds 23rd July

2pm-4pm

Hindu

Great World Religions: Hinduism

Karim Esmail

Weds 23rd July

10am-3.30pm

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Bridge beginners Taster Session

Louise Smith

Tues 29th July

9.30am-1.30pm

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Psychology influencers - Freud

Judy Lindsay

Tues 29th July

10am-12pm

card making

Card Making Magic: Designing Handcrafted Cards

Rothsay Craft Team

Tues 29th July

10am-1pm

psychology

Psychology influencers - Positive Psychology

Judy Lindsay

Weds 30th July

10am-12pm

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Major Historical figures with local connections: Oliver Cromwell

Andrew Bamford

Weds 30th July

10am-12pm

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Great World Religions: Christianity

Karim Esmail

Weds 30th July

10am-3.30pm

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Butterflies, Time-Travellers of Evolution - Plant defences

Tim Parrott

Weds 30th July

2pm-4pm

Moth

The Wonder of Moths

Richard Bashford

Thurs 31st July

10am - 12pm

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Textures without brushes - a watercolour workshop

Jacky Gooding

Thurs 31st July

10am-3.30pm

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Working with Felt Fabric

Rothsay Craft Team

Tues 5th August

10am-1pm

Islam

Great World Religions: Islam

Karim Esmail

Weds 6th Aug

10am-3.30pm

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Major Historical figures with local connections: Giuseppe Garibaldi

Andrew Bamford

Weds 6th August

10am-12pm

Pilates

Introduction to Pilates

Stephanie Smith

Weds 6th Aug

2pm-3.30pm

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Butterflies, Time-Travellers of Evolution - Migration

Tim Parrott

Weds 6th Aug

2pm-4pm

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Chinese Brush Painting: landscapes

Marion Dearlove

Thurs 7th August

10am-12pm

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Chinese Brush Painting: Flower and bird

Marion Dearlove

Thurs 7th August

2pm-4pm

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Seated Live Stronger Longer

Larissa Clarke

Thurs 7th August

2pm-2.45pm

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Live Stronger Longer

Larissa Clarke

Thurs 7th August

3pm-3.45pm

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Berthe Morisot (1841 - 1895)

Gary Day

Thurs 7th August

10am-12pm