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  1. Streets of Horror, Streets of Hope: The East End, 1888
    Course start date:  Tue 8 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Sarah Wise

    Because of the ‘Jack the Ripper’ killings, the late-Victorian East End can be read as a cityscape of poverty and fear. But there is another Whitechapel – a magnet for a variety of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds who sought to grapple with the problems of the modern city and to create a better life.

    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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  2. Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £109.00
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  3. Late Victorian Soho: From Sex and Shopping to Police & Radical Politics
    Course start date:  Tue 15 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Sarah Wise

    The West End was a heady mix of glamorous shopping emporia, political refugees from Europe, street-based and brothel-based prostitution, and the general public just enjoying a day or evening ‘Up West’. Join Dr. Sarah Wise to learn more on this 2 hour guided walk of Soho. 

    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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  4. Reflexology for mental health: taster workshop
    Course start date:  Tue 22 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Mark Woollard
    Mental health has never been discussed as much as it has in recent years. Come and learn some reflex points on the face, hands and feet to help support your mental health well-being!
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
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  5. Facial Reflexology: taster workshop
    Course start date:  Tue 22 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Mark Woollard
    Learn facial reflexology on this course and unlock the power of healing and balance through the face. This modern technique will lead you to a new dimension of well-being and holistic health.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
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  6. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00
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  7. Reiki Master Certificate
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 27 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Oge Okoh
    Receive your master attunement. Learn how to attune others to all levels of Reiki, step by step. You'll get guidance on preparing a Reiki manual and on setting up workshops. You need to have completed Reiki certificates 1 and 2 and to be able to draw the Reiki symbols from memory. Students will be selected through an application process.
    Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £309.00 Concession £309.00
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  8. Abdominal-sacral massage: a CPD workshop
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Diane Cooper
    Abdominal-sacral massage improves the efficiency of digestive and reproductive organs, nourishing and energising the core of our being, the subtle body. It is a unique area that can be a dynamic region for transformation.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £229.00
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  9. Level 4 Diploma in therapeutic counselling: integrative pathway
    Course start date:  Mon 8 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Ana Wellbrook
    The Application Process for this course is now closed.







    You will need to have completed a level 3 certificate in counselling skills course (minimum 145 tuition hours) within the last three years to be eligible to apply. This two-year course awarded by Skills Education Group Awards (SEG) qualifies you to practise as a counsellor.



    The course fee is £5099.00. If you are unable to pay the course fee upfront, you can choose to apply for an Advanced Learning Loan from the Student Loans Company (SLC) to help cover the cost. The Advanced Learner loan available for this course is £2225.00. The remaining fee of £2874.00 will need to be paid at enrolment. If you are unable to pay this fee upfront, you can talk to our Information, Advice and Guidance team who will advise you on other financial support available. You can contact the Advice and Guidance Team by phone on (0203 871 3111) or by email: advice@citylit.ac.uk. The Loan is repayable after the course ends. For more information, please call Psychology, Counselling & Personal Development on 020 4582 0403. You can find more information about the Advanced Learner Loan here www.citylit.ac.uk/advanced-learner-loans
    Full fee £5,099.00 Senior fee £5,099.00 Concession £5,099.00
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  10. Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  11. Walking Westminster's Political History
    Course start date:  Tue 9 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Richard Watkins
    A course of walking tours in areas of Westminster to show aspects of the nation’s political development since the late 1600s Restoration era. Bringing out the drama of the epic events and charismatic characters which have influenced that development and how London has evolved in those areas we focus on.



    First meeting place: Outside Westminster tube, Bridge Street.
    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00
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  12. Natural facelift: a CPD workshop
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 13 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Mark Woollard
    This highly effective and popular massage can delay the visible signs of ageing, without the need for invasive surgery.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £229.00
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  13. Discover North London through walks
    Course start date:  Mon 15 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Diane Burstein

    Discover the history of North London via guided walks. Great views, green spaces , places of worship, almshouses, plaques to famous people ,some lesser known museums, lots of hidden history and a couple of famous football stadiums will all feature..

    Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00
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  14. London at Leisure: Three Great Squares
    Course start date:  Tue 16 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Eleanor Jackson
    Too often we rush around without looking, this course takes time to examine 3 of London’s most famous Squares in depth. A gentle walk allows us to explore these London landmarks at our leisure.
    Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £58.00
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  15. Dynamic stretching(clothed): a CPD workshop
    Course start date:  Wed 17 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Alex Brennan
    Learn effective stretching techniques which can be done with client fully clothed, to improve mobility and release deep seated muscle tension.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £239.00
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