One
Day Courses There are a wide variety
of one day courses and evening talks throughout the year.
One day courses are an excellent way to introduce yourself
to the WEA and sample the quality and breadth of the learning
options available.
These courses tend to be very popular so please contact
us on the telephone numbers shown if you are interested
and we will endeavour to fit you in!
Tea and coffee are usually, but not always, included in the Fee. Lunch arrangements are indicated but the duration of the lunch break may vary - the branch will be able to supply further details.
The following is a list in date order of all the one-day courses in Essex. To search by branch,
please go to the Branches page.
Branch: ESSEX FEDERATION Course Title: ONE DAY COURSE - Gardens of Essex and WEA Gardeners' Question Time! Course Description: Morning session - an illustrated talk about the origins, development, content and layout of some of magnificent gardens of Essex by a leading horticulturalist and television personality. Afternoon session - GQT - a chance to ask her questions and seek advice about your own garden. Tutor: Christine Walkden Venue: St. George's Suite, The Basildon Centre, St. Martin's Square, Basildon, SS14 1DL Date: 25-Sep-10 Start Time: 11:00 AM Finish Time: 3.30 PM
Lunch Arrangement: Bring your own Fee: £10
Contact Name: Joan Black Telephone:
Branch: HALSTEAD Course Title: ONE DAY COURSE - Nelson (a national Hero) Course Description: A look at the life and times of Horatio Nelson, the man, his battles and his mistresses! Tutor: Roger Mannion Venue: The United Reformed Church, Kings Road, Halstead CO9 1HJ Date: 16-Oct-10 Start Time: 10:00 AM Finish Time: 4:00 PM
Lunch Arrangement: Bring your own lunch Fee: £10
Contact Name: Adam Thompson Telephone: 01787 224147
Branch: RAYLEIGH Course Title: ONE DAY COURSE - Work and Leisure in 19th and Early 20th Century Rayleigh Course Description: A slide show presentation of a unique collection of photographs which show the daily lives of people in this small town, as seen through the eyes of the photographers of the day. Tutor: Mike Davies Venue: Rayleigh Parish Centre (behind Holy Trinity Parish Church) SS6 8BB Date: 23-Oct-10 Start Time: 10:00 AM Finish Time: 12:00 AM
Lunch Arrangement: Fee: £6
Contact Name: Jean Baldwin Telephone: 01268 742930
Branch: CHELMSFORD 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 Date: 13-Nov-10 Start Time: 11:00 AM Finish Time: 3:30 PM
Lunch Arrangement: Bring your own lunch Fee: £10
Contact Name: Mrs J Black Telephone: 01245 354644
Branch: ESSEX FEDERATION Course Title: ONE DAY COURSE - America on the Move 1860-1960: The Pony Express to the Space Age Course Description: 150 years after the establishment of The Pony Express, we travel through a century in the history of the United States, its development and expansion. Tutor: Anne Greenslade Venue: Feering Community Centre, Coggeshall Road, Feering, CO5 9QB Date: 20-Nov-10 Start Time: 11:00 AM Finish Time: 3.30 PM
Lunch Arrangement: Bring your own Fee: £10
Contact Name: Mrs J M Dougan Telephone: 01245 476583
Branch: ESSEX FEDERATION Course Title: ONE DAY COURSE - American Art - An Independent Tradition Course Description: A fascinating exploration of developments that yielded a unique art with the realism as challenging as the abstraction. Tutor: Graham Slimming Venue: Feering Community Centre, Coggeshall Road, Feering, CO5 9QB Date: 20-Nov-10 Start Time: 11:00 AM Finish Time: 3.30 PM
Lunch Arrangement: Bring your own Fee: £10
Contact Name: Mrs J M Dougan Telephone: 01245 476583
Branch: ESSEX FEDERATION Course Title: ONE DAY COURSE - Great American Literature: Mark Twain and Walt Whitman Course Description: 100 years after the death of Mark Twain, Ron Marks explores some of his work, in particular the irony, social criticism and pioneering narrative techniques of Huckleberry Finn. Tina Nay introduces and discusses some of the poetry of Walt Whitman and one or two other significant 19th Century Americans. Tutor: Ron Marks and Tina Nay Venue: Feering Community Centre, Coggeshall Road, Feering, CO5 9QB Date: 20-Nov-10 Start Time: 11:00 AM Finish Time: 3.30 PM
Lunch Arrangement: Bring your own Fee: £10
Contact Name: Mrs J M Dougan Telephone: 01245 476583
Branch: CHELMSFORD 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 Date: 29-Jan-11 Start Time: 11:00 AM Finish Time: 3:30 PM
Lunch Arrangement: Bring your own lunch Fee: £10
Contact Name: Mrs J M Dougan Telephone: 01245 476583
Branch: ESSEX FEDERATION Course Title: ONE DAY COURSE - The King James Bible Course Description: 2011 celebrates the 400th anniversary of this monumental landmark in the history and culture of the English-speaking world, and we shall explore its significance. Tutor: Rosemary Williams Venue: Feering Community Centre, Coggeshall Road, Feering, CO5 9QB Date: 16-Apr-11 Start Time: 11:00 AM Finish Time: 3.30 PM
Lunch Arrangement: Bring your own Fee: £10
Contact Name: Mrs J M Dougan Telephone: 01245 476583
Branch: ESSEX FEDERATION Course Title: ONE DAY COURSE - René Lalique Course Description: An exploration of the work of this designer-in-glass par excellence. Tutor: Suzanne Bode Venue: Feering Community Centre, Coggeshall Road, Feering, CO5 9QB Date: 16-Apr-11 Start Time: 11:00 AM Finish Time: 3.30 PM
Lunch Arrangement: Bring your own Fee: £10
Contact Name: Mrs J M Dougan Telephone: 01245 476583
Branch: ESSEX FEDERATION Course Title: ONE DAY COURSE - A Fresh Look at the Anglo-Saxons Course Description: This study day will include discussion of the latest on the Staffordshire Hoard and its implications, setting it in its context, as well as some examination in detail of its metalwork, technology of manufacture and dating. There may also be some examination of attitudes to metal-detecting and the way such finds are treated in the media. Tutor: Pat Brown Venue: Feering Community Centre, Coggeshall Road, Feering, CO5 9QB Date: 16-Apr-11 Start Time: 11:00 AM Finish Time: 3.30 PM
Lunch Arrangement: Bring your own Fee: £10
Contact Name: Mrs J M Dougan Telephone: 01245 476583
Branch: WIVENHOE Course Title: ONE DAY COURSE - Art and Poetry in the Trenches Course Description: The First World War inspires huge amount of poetry and art. The poetry is at least acknowledged but little of the art ever sees the light of day. Tutor: Colin Padgett and Graham Slimming Venue: Congregational Church Hall, 101 High Street, Wivenhoe CO7 9AB Date: 11-Jun-11 Start Time: 10:30 AM Finish Time: 4:00 PM
Lunch Arrangement: Bring your own lunch Fee: £12
Contact Name: Janice Allen Telephone: 01206 824470
Branch: HALSTEAD Course Title: ONE DAY COURSE - History of Colchester AD43-2003 Course Description: Moving through the centuries covering events such as the Norman conquest, the siege of Colchester and the cloth trade. Tutor: Patrick Denney Venue: The United Reformed Church, Kings Road, Halstead CO9 1HJ Date: 11-Jun-11 Start Time: 10:00 AM Finish Time: 4:00 PM
Lunch Arrangement: Bring your own lunch Fee: £10
Contact Name: Adam Thompson Telephone: 01787 224147
Branch: CHELMSFORD 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, instituted in the main by three very forceful ladies - and the invention of the pie chart. Tutor: Frances Boardman Venue: Broomfield Community Centre, Main Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7AH Date: 18-Jun-11 Start Time: 11:00 AM Finish Time: 3:30 PM
Lunch Arrangement: Bring your own lunch Fee: £10
Contact Name: Mrs J M Dougan Telephone: 01245 476583
