DIY or Slough Caribbean cooking, anyone?
Slough Borough Council’s lifelong learning department has organised a variety of new and exciting courses for residents in the borough to come along to.
Join a course and learn something new for 2008 and beyond.The courses range from car maintenance to clothes making, DIY to cooking and drawing to interior design.
The courses, held at the Thomas Gray Centre on Queens Road and Slough and Eton School, unless stated otherwise, are as follows –
* Car maintenance – Every Saturday from May 10 to June14 from 10am to 12pm or Tuesdays from April 22 to June 3 from 12.30pm to 2.30pm. £12 for full course.
* Driving theory and hazard perception – Every Wednesday from April 30 to July 9 from 6pm to 8pm and every Thursday from May 1 to July 10 from 9.45am to 11.45am at Thomas Gray Centre. £20 for full course.
* Introduction to DIY – Every Saturday from June 21 to July 26 from 10am to 12pm or Tuesdays from June 10 to July 15. £12 for full course.
* Making children’s clothes – Every Saturday from May 10 to June 7 from 10am to 12.30pm. Classes are free.
* Drawing and sketching – Mondays from April 28 to July 7 from 12.45pm to 2.45pm. £20 for full course.
* Make over for your home with soft furnishing - Every Monday from April 21 to July 7 from 12.45pm to 14.45pm. £20 for full course.
Three new Slough courses with qualifications -
* Brighten up your environment – Every Tuesday from April 22 to July 1 from 6pm to 8pm, based at Cherry Orchard Allotment. £30 for full course, excluding exam fee.
* Flower arranging – Every Wednesday from April 23 to July 2 from 2.15pm to 5.15pm. £30 for full course, excluding exam fee.
* Patterns cut and sewing – Every Thursday from May 1 to July 10 from 9.30am to 12.30pm. £30 for full course, excluding exam fee.
Other Slough courses include -
* Cooking for men – Every Thursday from May 1 to June 12 from 6pm to 8pm. Full course is £12, plus ingredients.
* Caribbean cooking – Every Wednesday from April 30 to July 9 from 6pm to 8pm. Full course £20, plus ingredients.
* Learning to drive/help with driving theory and support for those with limited English – Every Thursday from May 1 to July 10 from 9.45am to 11.45am. Full course is £20.
Philip Wright, head of Slough lifelong learning, said: “We are continuing to revise our programme to respond to what local residents are interested in and have come up with some very interesting courses.
“We do hope to see lots of people attend and start to learn new skills and meet new people.”
Please call 01753 476611 to find out more about the courses and where they are.
Slough Borough Council.