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  1. Welsh 4: clwb darllen / reading club
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Thu 1 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Clare Whitehead
    Come to improve your intermediate Welsh through reading short novels in this supportive and structured group.



    This course aims at developing your understanding of the Welsh language as well as improving pronunciation.



    Books details in the course outline below. Please note that this club has a half term break.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00
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  2. The art of Byzantium
    Composite image with a gold chalice, woven rug and fragment of a gold halo
    Course start date:  Thu 1 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Anita Chowdry
    A study of the unique visual flavour of Byzantine art and architecture, the development of a range of craft industries, and the impact of Byzantium on other cultures.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  3. Japanese beginners: module 2/3
    Course start date:  Thu 1 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Kiyomi Unten
    Continue learning to speak Japanese, with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills,



    Suitable if you have completed our LJ011 Japanese beginners: module 1 in Term 2 (or have actively studied Japanese for at least 24 classroom hours or equivalent).
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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  4. Exploring classical music: module 1
    Medieval Musical Performance Noble Figures Playing String Instruments Bas relief of 11th Century
    Course start date:  Thu 1 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Neil Luck
    Do you want to know more about Western classical music? Explore selected topics and key works in Medieval to (early) Baroque music on this informative 10-week course. Ideal for people with no specialist knowledge. NB: Break week: 20 Feb 2025.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £139.00
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  5. Everyday Life in the Roman Empire
    Course start date:  Thu 8 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sean Gabb
    An opportunity to find about how daily life was for ordinary people in the Roman Empire.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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  6. Welsh 3: clwb darllen / reading club
    Course start date:  Thu 1 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Clare Whitehead
    Come and read some Welsh short stories together! You'll expand your vocabulary, see the grammar we learn in class come alive, and have an introduction to Welsh literature.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00
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