CHELMSFORD BRANCH
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2011/12 COURSES


Course Title: Exploring Local History
Course Description: Facinating facts about Essex history and characters and how to begin your own research.
Tutor: Margaret Mills
Venue: The Link, Trinity Methodist Church, Rainsford Road, CM1 2XB
Day of Week: Mondays  Time: 13:30  Duration: 2 hrs  
Start Date: 19/09/2011  No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Little  Telephone: 01245 264615


Course Title: A Journey Through Ancient Iraq
Course Description: Many empires have ruled what we now call Iraq, its borders fought over repeatedly. Join Hammurabi, Nebuchadnezzar and Gilgamesh on a journey through ancient Iraq.
Tutor: Frances Boardman
Venue: Ascension Church Hall, Maltese Road, CM1 2PB
Day of Week: Tuesdays  Time: 10:00  Duration: 2 hrs  
Start Date: 20/09/2011  No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mr M Wall  Telephone: 01245 353913


Course Title: The Evolution of International Law
Course Description: What is International Law? Whay does it evolve so slowly? The main institutions will be discussed such as the International Criminal Court. Are these institutions effective? Does International Law work?
Tutor: Edward de Maunsell
Venue: Ascension Church Hall, Maltese Road, CM1 2PB
Day of Week: Thursdays  Time: 19:30  Duration: 2 hrs  
Start Date: 22/09/2011  No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Black  Telephone: 01245 354664


Course Title: Three Women Writers
Course Description: A comparison of three British-based colonial women writers. Works include Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys, Katherine Mansfield's short story and an Elizabeth Bowen novel and selected short stories.
Tutor: Stephen O'Kane
Venue: The Link, Trinity Methodist Church, Rainsford Road, CM1 2XB
Day of Week: Mondays  Time: 13:30  Duration: 2 hrs  
Start Date: 09/01/2012  No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Dougan  Telephone: 01245 476583


Course Title: War, Pudding Time & Empire: Britain 1702-1760
Course Description: Britain's emergence as a world power; the first two party system, the first Prime Minister, the first British Empire and the beginnings of a great revival.
Tutor: Roger Cooke
Venue: Ascension Church Hall, Maltese Road, CM1 2PB
Day of Week: Tuesdays  Time: 10:00  Duration: 2 hrs  
Start Date: 10/01/2012  No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mr M Wall  Telephone: 01245 353913


Course Title: British and American Art and Design: 1870-1970
Course Description: We explore important developments in painting, sculpture, design and architecture during the period which saw the rise of modernism and abstract art and the shift of the centre of avantgarde art from continental Europe to America.
Tutor: Mark Beesley
Venue: Ascension Church Hall, Maltese Road, CM1 2PB
Day of Week: Wednesdays  Time: 19:00  Duration: 1.5 hrs  
Start Date: 11/01/2012  No. of Weeks: 9
Fee: £40.5
Contact Name: Mrs C Morden  Telephone: 01245 474513


Course Title: Understanding Overseas Aid
Course Description: Why do some countries need aid? Who decides where aid goes and who gets what? How do we judge if money for aid is well spent? Join our search for answers.
Tutor: Annie Feltham
Venue: Ascension Church Hall, Maltese Road, CM1 2PB
Day of Week: Thursdays  Time: 19:30  Duration: 2 hrs  
Start Date: 12/01/2012  No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Black  Telephone: 01245 354664


Course Title: The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Course Description: This final novel by Charles Dickens was left unfinished at his death and the intended ending remains unknown. We shall look at the characters and settings of this atmospheric novel and you will have the opportunity to supply your own ending to this enigmatic whodunit.
Tutor: Peter Strickland
Venue: The Keene Hall, Watchouse Road, Galleywood, Chelmsford, CM2 2PT
Day of Week: Saturday  Time: 10:30  Duration: 5 hrs  
Start Date: 28/01/2012  No. of Weeks:
Fee: £10
Contact Name: M M Wall  Telephone: 01245 353913


Course Title: Introduction to Psychology
Course Description: We trace the roots of psychology and common themes which have come to pervade and influence most walks of life home, work, relationships, media and the arts over the last 130 years.
Tutor: Chris Green
Venue: Ascension Church Hall, Maltese Road, CM1 2PB
Day of Week: Tuesdays  Time: 10:00  Duration: 2 hrs  
Start Date: 24/04/2012  No. of Weeks: 6
Fee: £35
Contact Name: Mrs J Dougan  Telephone: 01245 476583


Course Title: Grandmother of Europe
Course Description: This was the nickname given to Queen Victoria - the mother of nine children, the majority of whom married into other European Royal houses. What are the stories behind their marriages?
Tutor: Margaret Mills
Venue: The Keene Hall, Watchouse Road, Galleywood, Chelmsford, CM2 2PT
Day of Week: Saturday  Time: 11:00  Duration: 4.5 hrs  
Start Date: 16/6/12  No. of Weeks:
Fee: £10
Contact Name: Mike Wall  Telephone: 01245 353913



Please note that the "duration" of one day courses includes a lunch break of up to two hours. More information about one day courses - including lunch arrangements - is available on the One Day Courses page.

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