Essex
Federation Events
The Essex Federation
organise two Saturday events in the Autumn
and Spring at the Feering Community Centre
(click here
for a map). Three courses run throughout
the day on a variety of topics.
Whether you want a convenient introduction
to the WEA or just want to meet up with
old friends in a convivial atmosphere, these
events are ideal for you. The next event
is scheduled for Saturday 15th November
2008 at the Feering Community centre
- see here
and below for details.
Advance notice is given of Essex
Federation Spring One Day School
2009 - Saturday 25th April
at Feering Community Centre. Three topics
have been arranged:
"200 years after Darwin's birth
and 150 years since "The Origin of the Species":
Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace"
by Dr. David Smith, Lecturer in Marine and
Freshwater Biology, Director of the Coral
Reef Research Unit, University of Essex
"After the Olympics: China: its
History and Emergence as a World Power"
by Nicholas Hyman
"250th
anniversary of his birth: the Life and Poetry
of Robert Burns" by Dr. Susan Oliver,
Lecturer in Literature and Culture, University
of Salford, formerly of the University of
Essex - Winner of a British Academy prize
in 2007
Leaflets available and booking opens in
February 2009.
Branch: ESSEX FEDERATION
Course Title: Elizabeth I and the County
of Essex [ONE DAY]
Course Description: Elizabeth’s
maternal family, the Boleyns, had strong Essex
connections, and she herself was to make one
of the key speeches of her reign at Tilbury
in the Armada Summer of 1588. But was this
all it appears to have been? She also visited
Essex, its families and great houses, on a
number of her summer Progresses away from
London. How welcome was she?
Tutor: William Tyler
Venue: Feering Community Centre, Coggeshall
Road
Date: 15-Nov-08 Start
Time: 11:00 AM Finish Time:
3.30PM
Lunch Arrangement: Bring your own lunch
Fee: £10 Contact Name: Pat Dale Telephone:
020 8281 1536
Branch: ESSEX FEDERATION
Course Title: Three World Faiths [ONE DAY]
Course Description: The purpose of
this day course is to promote a deeper understanding
of three world faiths related to each other
ideologically and historically, each of which
is significant in today’s world.
Tutor: Arthur Rowe, Manwar Ali and
Rebecca Steiner
Venue: Feering Community Centre, Coggeshall
Road
Date: 15-Nov-08 Start
Time: 11:00 AM Finish Time:
3.30PM
Lunch Arrangement: Bring your own lunch
Fee: £10 Contact Name: Pat Dale Telephone:
020 8281 1536
Branch: ESSEX FEDERATION
Course Title: “Can British Farmers still
Bring Home the Bacon?” [ONE DAY]
Course Description: With low farm prices
in the late 1990s farmers have had a tough
time. However, recent world shortages of basic
food items have brought rapid price increases.
Farm incomes look set to rise, but will these
increases be short-lived?
Tutor: Andrew Notman
Venue: Feering Community Centre, Coggeshall
Road
Date: 15-Nov-08 Start
Time: 11:00 AM Finish Time:
3.30PM
Lunch Arrangement: Bring your own lunch
Fee: £10 Contact Name: Pat Dale Telephone:
020 8281 1536
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