Life skills and interests
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
View course Batik & Tie-DyeDid 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
View course Creating Comic StripsJoin 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
View course Dancing for Health with SS Dance & WellbeingDo 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
View course Dream Destinations – Travel Totes PrintingJoin 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
View course Exploring Nature’s Lost WordsGrow 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
View course Grow Well – Gardening for WellbeingJoin 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
View course Japanese Wood Block PrintingOur 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
View course Kayaking Taster SessionsDid 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
View course Knitting for WellbeingHave 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
View course Lino Printing – taster sessionJoin 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
View course Nature DoodlesOur 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
View course Stand Up PaddleboardingJoin 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
View course The Golden Age of Hollywood: The Directors