Life skills and interests

Batik & Tie-Dye|

This popular creative medium, originally from Indonesia, is the art of decorating cloth using hot wax and dye, using a variety of objects such as string, rubber bands or coins...

Date & times

Tuesday 7 May 2024 at 10.30am - 2.30pm

Venues

Mirfield Community Centre, Water Royd Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9SG

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Creating Comic Strips|

Did you love comics as a child? Are you enjoying the new exciting popularity of old favourite comics being brought to life on the silver screen?  If so, why not...

Date & times

Thursday 13 June 2024 at 12.30 pm - 3pm

Venues

Mirfield Community Centre, Water Royd Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9SG

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Dancing for Health with SS Dance & Wellbeing|Fully Booked

Join us for this fun five-week course, where together we will discover the many benefits of getting our bodies moving. Delivered by the lovely Sophie, from SS Dance & Wellbeing...

Date & times

Thursday 6 June 2024 at 10am - 11.15am

Venues

Mirfield Community Centre, Water Royd Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9SG

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Dream Destinations – Travel Totes Printing|

Do you have a favourite place where you like to spend time? Where you feel comfortable and relaxed? It could be a holiday destination, the town you grew up in,...

Date & times

Friday 19 July 2024 at 10am - 1pm

Venues

Mirfield Community Centre, Water Royd Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9SG

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Exploring Nature’s Lost Words|

Join librarians Leah & Nicola for this uplifting four week course exploring words, nature, stories and creativity. We’ll be using the ‘The Lost Words’ by Robert Macfarlane & Jackie Morris...

Date & times

Thursday 20 June 2024 at 11am - 12.15pm

Venues

Mirfield Library, East Thorpe Lodge, Huddersfield Rd, Mirfield WF14 8AN

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Grow Well – Gardening for Wellbeing|

Grow Well is a 5 week gardening for wellbeing course that provides the opportunity to be outdoors, connect with nature, learn new gardening skills, build confidence and meet new people...

Date & times

Wednesday 22 May 2024 at 10.00am-12.00pm

Venues

The Outback Community Garden, Halifax, Lightowler Road, HX1 5NB

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Japanese Wood Block Printing|

Join us for this popular course where we will delve into the traditional art of woodblock printing. This is similar to other block printing methods, such as lino but with...

Date & times

Tuesday 4 June 2024 at 11am - 2.30pm

Venues

Howlands Centre, Dewsbury, School Street, Dewsbury, WF13 1LD

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Kayaking Taster Sessions|

Our partners Blackdog Outdoors are running separate ‘one-off’ Kayaking Taster Sessions on the Calder & Hebble Navigation Canal, for our Calderdale and Kirklees learners. During this “one-off” taster session you...

Date & times

Thursday 25 April 2024 at 10:45am-1:00pm

Thursday 9 May 2024 at 10:45am-1:00pm

More dates available

Venues

Calder & Hebble Navigation, Sowerby Bridge, Canalside, The Wharf, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, HX6 2AG

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Knitting for Wellbeing|

Did you know that knitting can reduce depression and anxiety, boost feelings of wellbeing and help you to cope with pain?  These are just a few of the many benefits...

Date & times

Monday 3 June 2024 at 1.00pm - 3.30pm

Venues

Ravensleigh Resource Unit, Dewsbury, 28 Oxford Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4LL

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Lino Printing – taster session|

Have you considered enrolling with the Recovery College but are nervous about committing to a course lasting several weeks?  Or would you like to try something crafty but don’t think...

Date & times

Thursday 6 June 2024 at 12pm - 3pm

Venues

Everybody Arts, Halifax, Shaw Lodge Mills, Shaw Lane, Halifax, HX3 9ET

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Nature Doodles|

Join us for this new six-week course that takes it’s inspiration from the natural world. We will experiment with creative mixed media techniques that will capture the hidden patterns found...

Date & times

Thursday 13 June 2024 at 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm

Venues

Everybody Arts, Halifax, Shaw Lodge Mills, Shaw Lane, Halifax, HX3 9ET

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Stand Up Paddleboarding|Fully Booked

Our partners Blackdog Outdoors are running a ‘one-off’ Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP) Taster Sessions on the Calder & Hebble Navigation Canal, for our Calderdale and Kirklees learners. SUPs are becoming...

Date & times

Thursday 25 July 2024 at 10.45am-1pm

Venues

Calder & Hebble Navigation, Sowerby Bridge, Canalside, The Wharf, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, HX6 2AG

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The Golden Age of Hollywood: The Directors|

Join us as we head back in time to the early 20th Century and learn about the Golden Age of Hollywood! On this popular four-week course, delivered by a couple...

Date & times

Wednesday 5 June 2024 at 1pm - 3.45pm

Venues

Mirfield Community Centre, Water Royd Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9SG

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