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  1. Last Few Places
    Piano/keyboards 1D online

    This is the second year of our beginners piano programme and is suitable for students working towards ABRSM Grade 1. Improve your eye/hand coordination, your reading and technique.

    Online

    Thu 17 Sep 2026
    Elli Tsampa
    Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £195.00
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    4.7
    Ways into screenwriting
    Learn to write for the screen on this practical, introductory course. Writing exercises, presentations and screenings will teach you key skills, and you’ll begin to produce work and an outline for a full-length project.

    Keeley Street

    Mon 14 Sep 2026 (and 6 other dates)
    Angela Clarke
    Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £269.00 Concession £175.00
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  3. 4.9
    Writing creative non-fiction
    Explore practical and imaginative approaches to creative non fiction, including travel writing, life writing and the essay. Analyse published work, produce your own pieces, and benefit from detailed feedback.

    Keeley Street

    Tue 15 Sep 2026 (and 11 other dates)
    Paul Laffan
    Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £181.00
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  4. Last Few Places, Evening
    5.0
    Singing workshop (contemporary)

    This lively online course teaches technique and songs in popular music styles of folk, jazz, pop, rock, and musical theatre. Develop your vocal technique and musicianship in this group class, interract with the tutor and classmates, add new songs to your repertoire. New students with experience of solo singing and some formal training are welcome to join the group.

    Online

    Thu 17 Sep 2026 (and 1 other date)
    Colette Meury
    Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £299.00 Concession £209.00
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    4.8
    Starting your novel
    Got a great idea for a novel? Jump start your project in this supportive course that covers craft basics such as character and plot. Ideal for writers of fiction with some experience who have an idea for a novel.

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    Mon 14 Sep 2026 (and 5 other dates)
    Harper Walton
    Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £269.00 Concession £175.00
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  6. Last Few Places
    5.0
    Zumba gold
    Learn dance fitness moves and enjoy a fun workout to help with cardiovascular fitness, muscular conditioning, flexibility, co-ordination and balance. Suitable for active older adults, beginners and those who prefer lower intensity Zumba®.

    Keeley Street

    Mon 14 Sep 2026 (and 3 other dates)
    Eleanor Shearn
    Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £132.00
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    5.0
    Pilates: mixed levels
    Learn unique Pilates exercises to improve your core strength, muscular strength, balance, posture and relaxation. Develop your technique, use small equipment, and progress your practise. Include these enjoyable exercises into your daily routine for improved health.

    Keeley Street

    Mon 14 Sep 2026 (and 5 other dates)
    Eleanor Shearn
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £153.00
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  8. Evening
    Colonial America 1492-1776
    On this interactive lecture introductory course we will explore the political, social, and cultural development of colonial America in the period 1492-1776.

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    Thu 17 Sep 2026
    Dafydd Townley
    Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £123.00
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  9. The life and times of King George I

    From being the ruler of an obscure German electorate George I suddenly became king of on the most powerful nations in the world in his fifties. He was never popular in his new kingdom but established a constitutional monarchy which has survived to today. Explore his life and world on this interactive lecture course

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    Fri 18 Sep 2026
    William Sterling
    Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £58.00
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  10. European history: from Pen to Print 600-1650

    From medieval manuscripts to explosive print culture, this course uncovers censorship, book markets, pamphlets, and changing readerships between 600 and 1650-revealing how texts shaped belief, authority, and society.

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    Fri 18 Sep 2026
    Vanessa King
    Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00
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  11. Europe in the Age of Discovery 1400-1500

    Explore the growth and expansion of post-plague Europe thatwitnessednot onlythe splendour of Burgundy,the rise of printing,unification of Spainandthe Renaissance,butalsothe Age of Explorationthat led tocolonialism and slavery

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    Fri 18 Sep 2026
    Vanessa King
    Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00
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  12. Spanish 2 upper taster
    Come and discover what a Spanish 2 upper class feels like.
    This course is suitable if you have studied Spanish for about 2-3 years recently.

    Keeley Street

    Fri 18 Sep 2026 (and 3 other dates)
    Óscar Salgado Suárez
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  13. Weekend
    Comedy, Crime and the Documentary: British Cinema in the 1930s

    Explore British cinema of the 1930s, a decade that reflects the first instance of an industry in which film production of all kinds was able to flourish. From cheap 'quota quickies' to lavish prestige productions and genres including comedy and crime, a British national cinema began to emerge, its critical reputation bolstered by a series of striking documentaries and the Hitchcock thriller.

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    Sat 19 Sep 2026
    Jon Wisbey
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  14. Weekend
    Chinese Philosophy: the nature of nature

    “Heaven and earth are produced from Nature. The myriad things are produced from Heaven and Earth. Nature has nothing outside it; thus it is the name of heaven and earth together.” (Ruan Ji)

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    Sat 19 Sep 2026
    John Goff
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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  15. Last Few Places, Weekend
    Songwriting: form and function

    Develop your ability to compose songs through practical exercises. Examine well known songs from pop, rock and jazz in order to understand their chord progressions, accompaniment, bass lines and rhythm. Ideal for players and singers with a good working knowledge of harmony.Develop your ability to compose songs through practical exercises. Examine well known songs from pop, rock and jazz in order to understand their chord progressions, accompaniment, bass lines and rhythm. Ideal for players and singers with a good working knowledge of harmony.

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    Sat 19 Sep 2026
    David Harrison
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £160.00
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