Course Title: The King Who Gave Up His Crown
Course Description: The abdication of King Edward VIII shocked the Britain of the 1930's. Thisunprecedented event followed his accession on a wave of public adoration. What went wrong - and why?
Tutor: Margaret Mills
Venue: The Link, Trinity Methodist Church, Rainsford Road CM1 2XB
Day of Week: Mondays Time: 1:30 PM Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 20-Sep-10 No. of Weeks: 10
Full Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J M Dougan Telephone: 01245 476583
Course Title: Boudica’s Revolt and Resistance to Roman Rule
Course Description: Discover Iron Age society in Britain, the way(s) it was changed by the Roman invasions and the growth of 'Nationalist' opposition, most famously led by Boudica.
Tutor: Richard Till
Venue: Ascension Church Hall, Maltese Road CM1 2PB
Day of Week: Tuesdays Time: 10:00 AM Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 21-Sep-10 No. of Weeks: 10
Full Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mike Wall Telephone: 01245 353913
Course Title: The Magic of the Musical
Course Description: The Musical as an art form is more than just a string of songs linked to a shaky plot. One can follow social trends, issues and musical fashion. We will trace the history from Greek theatre to the blockbusters of recent decades.
Tutor: Chris Green
Venue: Ascension Church Hall, Maltese Road CM1 2PB
Day of Week: Thursdays Time: 7:30 PM Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 23-Sep-10 No. of Weeks: 10
Full Fee: £57
Contact Name: Christine Morden Telephone: 01245 474513
Course Title: ONE DAY COURSE - Rationed Fashion
Course Description: The course looks at clothes from the years of austerity, 1939 - 1952, with make do and mend fashions. Illustrated with the original clothes.
Tutor: Lee Ault
Venue: The Keene Hall, Watchouse Road, Galleywood, Chelmsford, CM2 8PT
Day of Week: N/A Time: 11:00 AM Duration: 4.5 hrs
Start Date: 13-Nov-10 No. of Weeks: N/A
Full Fee: £10
Contact Name: Mrs J Black Telephone: 01245 354644
Course Title: The Ironic Eye: Aristophanes to Austen
Course Description: This course will explore the targets and techniques of satiric European writing in poetry, prose and drama from Classical times to the early 19th Century; includes Pope, Swift and Voltaire.
Tutor: Ron Marks
Venue: The Link, Trinity Methodist Church, Rainsford Road CM1 2XB
Day of Week: Mondays Time: 1:30 PM Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 10-Jan-11 No. of Weeks: 10
Full Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J M Dougan Telephone: 01245 476583
Course Title: Lenin and Stalinist Russia to 1953
Course Description: Lenin established the S.U. in October 1917. But it would take a Civil War to consolidate Communist supremacy throughout the country. Stalin later rethought Communist ideology and Russian people would receive a severe battering until this philosophy create
Tutor: Valerie Morse
Venue: Ascension Church Hall, Maltese Road CM1 2PB
Day of Week: Tuesdays Time: 10:00 AM Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 11-Jan-11 No. of Weeks: 10
Full Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mike Wall Telephone: 01245 353913
Course Title: Gustav Klimt: Austrian Art in the Twilight Years
Course Description: The final years of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, produced an unprecedented outpouring of art. Klimt, famous for his gold-leafed canvases of beautiful women, explored the yearnings of Viennese society. Vienna and its cultural mix will be examined.
Tutor: Suzanne Bode
Venue: Columbus Campus, Maltese Road CM1 2PA
Day of Week: Wednesdays Time: 7:30 PM Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 12-Jan-11 No. of Weeks: 10
Full Fee: £57
Contact Name: Joan Black Telephone: 01245 354644
Course Title: Art in the Age of William Morris
Course Description: The course will evaluate Morris's contribution to the development of the concept of design within the context of the social, aesthetic and ideological of his times. Victorian Bourgeois realism, Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau are all considered.
Tutor: Graham Slimming
Venue: Ascension Church Hall, Maltese Road CM1 2PB
Day of Week: Thursdays Time: 7:30 PM Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 13-Jan-11 No. of Weeks: 10
Full Fee: £57
Contact Name: Joan Black Telephone: 01245 354644
Course Title: ONE DAY COURSE - Five Lives in Jazz
Course Description: We shall look at the lives and music of five well-known and influential jazz musicians from different backgrounds - Louis Armstrong, Humphrey Lyttelton, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday.
Tutor: Roger Bawden
Venue: Broomfield Community Centre, Main Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7AH
Day of Week: N/A Time: 11:00 AM Duration: 4.5 hrs
Start Date: 29-Jan-11 No. of Weeks: N/A
Full Fee: £10
Contact Name: Mrs J M Dougan Telephone: 01245 476583
Course Title: The Ironic Eye: Byron to Bennett
Course Description: European and American satire from the 19th Century to the present is explored, including Shelley, Dickens, Ibsen, Twain, Gogol, W.S. Gilbert, Shaw, Huxley, Sassoon, the Capeks.to beyond Beyond the Fringe.
Tutor: Ron Marks
Venue: The Link, Trinity Methodist Church, Rainsford Road CM1 2XB
Day of Week: Mondays Time: 1:30 PM Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 9-May-11 No. of Weeks: 10
Full Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J M Dougan Telephone: 01245 476583
Course Title: ONE DAY COURSE - The Crimean War
Course Description: The Crimean War was fought by the British in the same manner and with almost the same equipment, uniforms, weapons, and thinking as at Waterloo. Reforms were finally instituted which began the modernisation of the army and a revolution in medical care,
Tutor: Frances Boardman
Venue: Broomfield Community Centre, Main Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7AH
Day of Week: N/A Time: 11:00 AM Duration: 4.5 hrs
Start Date: 18-Jun-11 No. of Weeks: N/A
Full Fee: £10
Contact Name: Mrs J M Dougan Telephone: 01245 476583
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