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Thursday 7pm – 7.45pm at YIA
Tuesday 7.30pm – 9pm at WIA Wednesday 7.30pm – 9pm at YIA
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About LearnToday and Ridings’ Commerce LearnToday offers a wide range of Adult Learning courses throughout the academic year to provide the local community with a range of skills, hobbies, and a great way to make friends with a common interest. Our Leisure and Sports programme includes fitness classes, all-weather pitches, indoor halls, gym, tennis courts, dance studios, and swimming pool. Our facilities are also available to hire for businesses, organisations and events. Contact: bookings@trfa.org.uk for more information.
Fashion & textiles
Maritime
Dressmaking & Textiles
RYA Day skipper
Introduction to Pattern Cutting Quilt Making Course
Food & Drink
How to Use Your DSLR Introduction to Portraits
Cake decorating and Gum paste
Introduction to Street Photography
Flower making
Modern photography
Wine Appreciation
Languages Russian Unfolded (Beginners 1) Spanish beginners and returners Spanish improvers (level 1)
Fitness classes
Great results from Digital Cameras
Bake off for beginners
French for beginners
Art Centre and Facility Hire
Photography
Fashion & textiles
Food & Drink
Dressmaking & Textiles
Bake off for beginners
Tutor: Lorraine Jospeh Course Description: This popular course aims to give learners the opportunity to gain confidence using a sewing machine. You will learn a wide variety of dressmaking techniques to create and produce a range of garments and textile items. Kit: Learners should bring a note pad, pen and £1 to cover resources provided by the tutor for the session.
Tutor: Jackie Course Description: Join us to learn to make a range of bakes, bread and biscuits to impress your friends and family. Suitable for beginners but experienced bakers are more than welcome to join us as baking together is fun!
Next Course:
Days
Duration
Start date
Tuesdays
6 weeks
01-Nov-2016 7pm-9pm
Days
Duration
Start date
Time
Tuesdays
20 weeks
27-Sep-2016 7pm-9pm
Next Course:
Location
Price
Winterbourne
£190
Introduction to Pattern Cutting Tutor: Denise Williams Course Description: Interested in gaining an understanding of how patterns pieces are drafted? Working from your own body measurements you will produce a Basic Bodice and Basic Skirt pattern pieces, you will be shown how these can be manipulated into different shapes. From these patterns you will produce a calico toile and you will be given the option of different pockets depending on your experience and piping finishes. Kit: It would be useful for participants to have a basic sewing kit (pins, scissors, needles, tape measure) Next Course: Days
Duration
Start date
Time
Location
Price
Wednesdays
12 Weeks
11-Jan-2017
6.30-9pm
Yate
£140
Quilting Making Course Tutor: Denise Williams Course Description: This course is intended to give learners an insight into how quilts are produced and the different processes that can be applied. Following an introduction to different types of surface pattern, for example, embroidery, printing and applique, you will use these techniques to decorate your quilt or cushion. Once a design has been produced you will have the opportunity to produce either a cushion cover, small lap quilt or single bed quilt. Your final product will be perfect as a Christmas gift or to enjoy yourself! Kit: A basic sewing kit is required (pins, needles, scissors, thread) Next Course: Days
Duration
Start date
Time
Wednesdays
12 Weeks
28-Sep-2016 6.30-9pm
Location
Price
Yate
£140
Time
Location
Price
Winterbourne
£59
Cake decorating and Gum Paste Flower making Tutor: Sheila Whitehead Course Description: This course will teach you the art of cake decorating and flower making with the lovely Sheila and she will welcome you regardless of your experience. Beginners will learn from scratch and discover a wide range of techniques to enable you to make professional looking cakes for those special occasions. The more advanced students will enjoy trying something a little different, such as flower-making using gum paste. And of course every student will enjoy cooking amongst new friends! A kit list will be sent to all students prior to the course commencing. Next Course: Days
Duration
Start date
Location
Price
Wednesdays
10 weeks
28-Sep-2016 7pm-9pm
Time
Winterbourne
£95
Wednesdays
10 weeks
11-Jan-2017
Winterbourne
£95
7pm-9pm
Wine Appreciation Tutor: Ian Redfearn Course Description: Wine Appreciation is a friendly course that meets once a month for eight months, making it suitable for anyone wanting to learn about wine, whether novice or connoisseur. Students gain plenty of knowledge through practical tasting sessions as they learn how the character of a wine is influenced by grape variety, region, climate, viticulture, winemaking techniques, the luck of the year, and the age of the wine. The course is open to anyone over the age of 18 who has an avid interest in wine and is enthusiastic about learning. With classes of between 8-18 students, the relaxed atmosphere allows everyone to ask questions in an environment where everyone is learning. Next Course: Days
Duration
Location
Price
Wednesdays
8 classes 14-Sep-2016 7pm-9pm (1 per month)
Start date
Time
Winterbourne
£76
Wednesdays
8 classes 21-Sep-2016 7pm-9pm (1 per month)
Winterbourne
£76
Languages
Spanish improvers (level 1)
French for beginners
Course description: A perfect follow on if you have already completed a Spanish course and wish to develop your skills. The aim of the course is to improve and extend student’s knowledge of Spanish with a strong emphasis on conversational Spanish. The study of grammar will also be included during the classes.
Tutor: Maria Hilton
Tutor: Mary Littler Course Description: Is learning a new language on your bucket list? If so this will be a great place to start! During 10 sessions over 10 weeks you will learn to speak and understand French in simple everyday situations. Order food and drink, book rooms, ask for information or introduce yourself.
Kit: Details of text book needed will be given during the first class. Next Course:
Next Course: Days
Duration
Start date
Tuesdays
10 weeks
27-Sep-2016 7pm-9pm
Time
Location
Price
Winterbourne
£95
Days
Duration
Start date
Wednesdays
10 weeks
28-Sep-2016 7pm-9pm
Time
Location
Price
Winterbourne
£95
Maritime
Russian Unfolded (Beginners 1)
RYA Day skipper
Tutor Liliya Sadek
Tutor: Nigel Owen
Course Description: Russian Unfolded for Beginners is aimed at anyone who is interested in learning the Russian language and the fascinating culture. This starter course is intended to develop the four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking with an emphasis on communicative competence. The course will be tailored to the needs of the students to ensure continuous and progressive development.
Course description: This shore-based course is for enthusiastic potential sail or power yachtsman. Develop skills and impress friends by learning to skipper a short passage. You’ll discover basic seamanship, navigation, pilotage, rules of the road, maintenance and repair work, emergency situations, yacht handling, night cruising and meteorology. Please note that RYA courses will incur additional fees for study packs.
Next Course: Days
Duration
Start date
Time
Location
Price
Tuesdays
10 weeks
11-Oct-2016
7pm-9pm
Winterbourne
£95
Spanish beginners and returners
Next Course: Days
Duration
Start date
Tuesdays
22 Weeks
27-Sep-2016 7pm-9pm
Time
Location
Price
Winterbourne
£205
Tutor: Penelope Boosey/Maria Hilton Course Description: This course is suitable for both complete beginners and those that have attended a Spanish beginners course before. During 10 sessions over 10 weeks you will gain a thorough grounding for holiday situations, shopping, restaurants and finding you way around. Kit: We will use a course book and recordings Next Course: Days
Duration
Start date
Location
Price
Mondays
10 weeks
26-Sep 2016 7pm-9pm
Time
Winterbourne
£95
Tuesdays
10 weeks
27-Sep-2016 7pm-9pm
Yate
£95
Call 0800 9530056 Email bookings@trfa.org.uk
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Photography
Introduction to Street Photography
Great results from Digital Cameras
Course Description: Learn from a multi-award winning photographer with this exciting 10 week course. Anna-Marie will cover the art of capturing life and culture in a candid manner. The programme will include practical assignments and excursions. This class will be suitable for anyone who already has a good understanding of photography.
Tutor: Anna-Marie Coster
Tutor: Ewart Woolley Course Description: Taking absolute beginners from basic use of the digital camera right up to Photoshop Elements and image management in just 10 weeks. This course provides a fantastic introduction to practical digital photography of people, places, friends and family. You will also learn how to use the internet to your advantage with Picasa (and other software) to store, share and modify your pictures. All types of digital camera welcome!
Next Course:
Duration
Start date
Time
Wednesdays
10 weeks
28-Sep-2016 7pm-9pm
Duration
Start date
Time
Location
Price
Tuesdays
10 weeks
04-Oct-2016
7pm-9pm
Yate
£95
Modern photography
Next Course: Days
Days
Location
Price
Tutor: Ewart Woolley
Winterbourne
£95
Course Description: A unique course for the modern photographer! Most people now have access to a camera via their smartphone or tablet, so find out how to maximise results and discover the most effective social media outlets to present your work and impress your friends. This course will review cameras, phones, tablets, privacy, promotion, geolocs and many useful apps!
How to Use Your DSLR Tutor: Anna-Marie Coster Course Description: Expecting a camera for Christmas? Or are you planning to learn your photography skills in the new year? Then this course is the ideal time for you to learn more about your digital camera and be given the opportunity to put this to practice. The course will include shooting modes, exposures, and a practical assignment.
Next Course: Days
Duration
Start date
Time
Location
Price
Wednesdays
10 weeks
11-Jan-2017
7pm-9pm
Winterbourne
£95
Next Course: Days
Duration
Start date
Time
Location
Price
Mondays
10 weeks
09-Jan-2017
7pm-9pm
Yate
£95
Introduction to Portraits Tutor: Anna-Marie Coster Course Description: A course designed for those who would like to gain knowledge about portrait photography, covering people/family and studio portraits. Ideal for those who already have a good understanding of Digital Photography. The syllabus will consist of Subjects, Compositions, Style, Depth of Field/Focus, Basics of lighting and studio portraits. Next Course: Days
Duration
Start date
Time
Location
Price
Tuesdays
10 weeks
10-Jan-2017
7pm-9pm
Winterbourne
£95
Looking for a class that isn’t here? Please contact rob.phillips@trfa.org.uk and we will try to add one in our future programmes!
How to enrol:
General Information
• Choose the course you are interested in
Course Delivery
• Contact our bookings team to confirm a place • Return the booking form via post or email
Our bookings team: By telephone: 0800 953 0056 Please ensure you have your card details to hand to make payment The team are available to take bookings/ payments between 9.30am – 3pm Monday Friday By post: Ridings’ Commerce Ltd, Winterbourne International Academy, High Street, Winterbourne, Bristol, 1JL 1. Complete the booking form 2. Post with the correct fee
Courses lasting two or more hours will include a break of 10 minutes. This may mean that the finish times stated in this brochure may be delayed.
Examination Fees & Certificates Please note some, but not all, courses may also attract an examination fee but this will be stipulated prior to booking. Certificates are provided on courses that provide qualifications.
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