Tutor: Roslyn Scott. Thursday  7pm - 9pm. In School.

Designed to inspire confidence in basic sugarcraft techniques and develop new skills and challenge
the more able. From cupcakes to celebration cakes - wow your friends with stunning edible art! Basic equipment and materials needed, details given during the first evening. During the early weeks there may be costs of up to £10 for chosen sugarcraft tools.

Further tutor info: www.cakesbydesignilkley.co.uk

Tutor: Alison Lyon. Saturday 6 November 10am to 4pm. In School.

If you need a bit of colour in your life, come and learn to crochet! In this one-day workshop, for complete beginners, you’ll learn all the basics, and get off to a great start on your first three bright and easy projects to liven up your home and your wardrobe. Go mad with a dazzling kaleidoscope of colour - or stick to more restrained shades if that’s you. Sophistication and crochet can, and do, mix! 

Costs of £7.50 to £15 for yarn, dependent on your choice. You will need a 4mm to 6mm crochet hook to finish your project at home, but you can try out a range of sizes during our workshop.

Tutor: Liz Waddington. Monday  7.30pm - 9.00pm. In School. 

A relaxing blend of Dru and Yin Yoga styles suitable for all levels. Improve strength and flexibility, create core stability and your whole being will feel deeply relaxed and rejuvenated. A practical yoga session followed by a brief period for personal queries about technique. Yoga mat needed.

Tutor: Jackie Depelle. Wednesday 7pm to 8.30pm. Online* (6, 13 Oct & 3, 10 Nov).

Do you want to research your family?  Don't know where to start or have you started to look but become confused?  Our class will help with both theory and computer research - also time for personal queries.

*Please note: online classes will require us to share your email address with the tutor, in order that you can take part in the class. In person day workshop also available

Further Tutor info: https://depellejg.wixsite.com/mysite

Tutor: Jackie Depelle. Saturday 11 June 10am to 4pm. In School.

Do you want to research your family?  Don't know where to start or have you started to look but become confused?  Our workshop will help with both theory and computer research - also time for personal queries.

Further Tutor info: https://depellejg.wixsite.com/mysite

Tutor: Phil Holding. Wednesday 7pm to 9pm. In School.

Learn how to tie your own ‘flies’ with expert tuition to help you to get started in this delicate skill and then develop your skills for more complicated flies. Materials and equipment will be available for you to purchase at class. 

Tutor: Jon Harvison. Tuesday 7pm to 8pm. In School.

Whatever style you want to play - rock, jazz, folk, blues - the basics are the same. Learn tuning, rhythm styles, finger pick and plectrum techniques, basic chord structure, progressions, theory and performance skills. Group lessons for total beginners. 

Further tutor info: www.jonharvison.com

Tutor: Jon Harvison. Tuesday 8pm to 9pm. In School.

Whatever style you want to play - rock, jazz, folk, blues - the basics are the same. Learn tuning, rhythm styles, finger pick and plectrum techniques, basic chord structure, progressions, theory and performance skills. Group lessons for intermediates.

Further tutor info: www.jonharvison.com

"Forgotten Souls" - Women in the West Riding Asylums

Tutor: Archivist and Historian Jennie Kiff. Saturday 11 June 10am to 4pm.

The experience of women in the asylums is surrounded by myth and fiction. Uses original source material from the West Yorkshire Archives to explore the lives of women in the West Riding Asylums from 1822 to the outbreak of WW1. Includes case studies and places their lives in the wider context of approaches and attitudes to mental health. 

Tutor: Mel Taylor. Wednesday 7pm to 9pm. In School.

Comedy improv is a great way to unlock creativity and increase spontaneity. You don’t have to worry about how funny or imaginative you are – you’ll be surprised at what you come up with. You’ll be playing improv games and making up stories in a friendly, supportive environment, and there’s always lots of laughter.

Further tutor info: www.playfulbeing.co.uk/

Tutors: Victoria Joy and Sue Bowler. Monday 7pm to 9pm (10 weeks Autumn Term. In School.

Explore creative ways to repair, reuse and re-invent old stuff. Reuse household linens (aprons from old sheets, bags from curtains); repair electrical equipment (take apart, clean, test, basic soldering); repurpose packaging (cosmetic purse/pencil case or wallet/woven pouches). Tackle materials such as old clothes, builders’ bags, jars, and tins, scrap wood, corks and inner tubes! Otley Maker Space will supply some materials but bring along your own worn-out things, odds and ends or charity shop finds and make them useful. Sewing machine needed at some sessions, but we will try to find alternative projects, if necessary.

Run by Otley Maker Space with a focus on practical projects for living sustainably.

Tutor: Maxine Amos. Starts Wednesday 12 January 2022 7pm - 9pm. In School.

Want to learn more about meditation and mindfulness but don't know where to start? This is a beginner’s class, designed to teach the basics.  Learn how to relax the mind, increase concentration and feel more energized and refreshed. Mindful meditation can provide tools for dealing with stress and anxiety, help to overcome negative states of mind and cultivate positive thoughts. Essentially practical but with the opportunity to discuss other stress management techniques.

Tutor: Virginia Mordey. Saturday 12 March 10am to 4pm. In School.

Create beautiful mixed media backgrounds. This workshop will focus on the effects that you can create with different inks. You can use stencils and stamps to help with your designs. Your backgrounds can then be put to different uses – scrapbooking, card making or art journaling. Spend your time concentrating on making backgrounds or try a project making your own scrapbook page.

Tutor: Bridget Barr. Tuesday 7pm - 9pm. In School.

This practical course offers the opportunity to explore a wealth of techniques and ideas, including simple strategies to bypass habits of tension and gentle ways of improving the tone and strength you need for everyday activities.  You will learn why focusing only on the bits that hurt is pointless by discovering the many connections within your body.  We also explore how the way we think about movement affects how we move and much more.  Bridget Barr is an experienced Alexander Technique Teacher who helps people find a sense of lightness and ease in their lives by encouraging them to think and move differently

For more information, contact Bridget Barr attbridgetbarr@gmail.com and see www.learnalexandertechnique.info