Beginner’s Guide to Birdsong.   Thursday 24 May 8-11am

This adult wildlife workshop has been designed to show you how to recognise the songs and calls of some common birds.
Location: The Priory Centre, Great Yarmouth.
This workshop is free.
Booking essential – 01603 598333

The artist Sarah Cannell is running a rare one day landscape art workshop near Bungay on Tuesday 29th May and there are still places available – so don;t miss out – book now!!

You will learn how to use “Plextol” to transfer print black and white photographic images onto your own 3 foot by 2 foot piece of gesso-ed MDF and embed them in an original and startling full colour painting.

The workshop will cost £30 which includes ALL materials, including your own 3 foot by 2 foot MDF board.

You will also get the chance to show (and sell if you want) your painting in September – so you may make more than your money back!

For more information email jan@ollandstreet.co.uk
Web http://www.waveneyandblytharts.com

Artists and creative professionals are invited to join this leading Latin-American carnival  artist for a workshop in the practice of carnival sculpture.

Raúl will return to Great Yarmouth with a large scale production Amazonas Spectacular, a contemporary Latin American experience, for the Out There Festival in September.

For more information or to book a place at the session, please contact Sarah James on sarah@seachangearts.org.uk.

www.seachangearts.org.uk

Meet at the Fort Car Park at 11.30 .  Then, a shortish walk of about one and a half miles around the fort and down to the river.  There is much to see and read (information boards are very good).  The site is quite inspirational.

Walkers/workshoppers should arrive at The Fisherman’s Inn between 12.30 and Ipm.  The Inn serve good and reasonably priced food.

 The poetry workshop is to be conducted by Joanna Guthrie and will take place at the pub from 2pm until 4pm.  Poems produced will be laminated and put on display along a longer walk which will take place in September and will take in more of Breydon Water.

Wheelchair access from the Fort to the Fisherman’s Inn is difficult.  This could be overcome by any wheelchair user returning to the car park and then driving via the road to The Fisherman’s Inn, instead of taking the narrow footpath along the river bank..

 The cost for the workshop is £18.     For more information and to book your place email Janet Wright janetggv@yahoo.co.uk

GET YOUR STILTS ON AND JOIN THE COOLEST NEW CIRCUS SCHOOL IN TOWN!

SeaChange Arts are looking for young people to join our brand new circus school at the Drill Hall. If you have a passion for circus or if you have always wanted to try it out, then join our school and get taught by professional circus trainers. Develop skills in juggling and object manipulation, acrobatics, tightwire, hula hoop and much more, plus specialist sessions with international circus performers throughout the year.

Come along to our FREE introductory session on Tuesday 3rd April 2012 from 4.30pm – 6pm for 8 – 12 year olds, and 6.30pm – 8pm for 13 – 18 year olds.

The session will take place at The Drill Hall, York Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2LZ. Places are limited and on a first come first served basis so sign up today!

The regular school will run weekly starting on:
Tuesday 17th April, 4.30pm – 6pm for 8 – 12 year olds or 6.30pm – 8pm for 13 – 18 year olds

The school is FREE to attend but participants need to sign up for a term as the sessions are limited to 15 young people per group.

For more information or to book a place contact Laurie on 01493 745458 or 07585 809813, or email laurie@seachangearts.org.uk

These workshops will be held at the  Shrublands Y&A Centre, Magdalen Way, Gorleston, NR31 7BP

Computers for Absolute Beginners 4 sessions, Wed 18th & 25th April & 2nd & 9th May  10.30am-12.30pm

Creative Textiles 4 sessions, starting Tues 3rd April

Fabric Brooches 1 session, Tues 3rd April, 10am-12pm

Fabric ‘Bon Bon’ Dishes 1 session, Tues 10th April, 10am-12pm

Cushion Making 1 session, Tues 1st May, 10am-12pm

Fabric Bags 1 session, Tues 8th May, 10am-12pm

Crystal Dowsing 1 session, Tues 1st May, 10am -12 pm

Crystal Chakras 1 session, Tues 8th May, 10am -12 pm

Effective Communication Certificate 4 sessions, starting Wed 18th April

Listening Skills 1 session, Mon 16th April, 9.30am-11.30am

Body Language 1 session, Mon 23rd April, 9.30am-11.30am

Memory Skills 1 session, Mon 30th April, 9.30am-11.30am

Speaking with Confidence 1 session, Mon 14th May, 9.30am-11.30am

Reiki Level 1 4 sessions, Tues 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th April, 9.30am – 12.30pm

Relaxation/Meditation 4 sessions, Tues 17th & 24th April & 1st & 8th May, 12.45pm-1.45pm

Being Involved & Making a difference 3 sessions – April starting Thurs 12th April:

How you can influence local/regional and national issues Thurs 12th April, 10am-12pm
(Partitions, demonstrations and lobbying, as well as local context)

What you need to do to assert your views? Thurs 19th April, 10am-1pm
(Looking at case studies and pathways that have been taken to achieve change)

Being part of a community group. Thurs 26th April, 10am-1pm
(Meetings, roles and etiquette and partnerships)

For more information and to book tel. 01493 663437 or email enquiries@eastangliancomplementaryhealth.com

Examples of activities on offer in April are:
Bite Size Bats, Bugs and Birds, Thursday 5th April 1-4 pm, Community Root’s Garden, Queen Anne’s Road, Southtown. Free, not need to book, just turn up and join in.

How to Make Willow Garden Structures, Thursday 12th April 1-4 pm, Southtown, Great Yarmouth.  Free but booking essential, phone 01603 598333 to book.

Putting Wildlife on the Map, Wednesday 25th April, 10-13.00 hrs. Southtown, Great Yarmouth. Free, but booking essential, phone 01603 598333 to book.

BTCV Green Gym activities run every Wednesday afternoon and alternate Tuesday afternoons and are open to anyone over 16, whatever their capabilities.   Join BTCV Green Gym and Norfolk Wildlife Trust to discover a new way to get fit and healthy by taking part in practical nature conservation activities.  For example, on Wednesda;y 4th April, 1-4 pm., you can join Green Gym and Norfolk Wildlife Trust to discover birds and wild flowers on Beacon Park and on 22nd May, explore NWT Hickling Broad by foot and by boat on a guided tour.   Travel  to Green Gym locations can be arranged on the BTCV minibus, free of charge, from Great Yarmouth or Gorleston.  To find out more go to www.btcv.org/norfolk or phone Mark  Webster on 01493 604739. 

This is just a small sample of what is on offer.  There are workshops on wildlife gardening, workshops offering a beginner’s guide to birdsong, butterfly identification, sand dune plants, a trip to RSBP Strumpshaw Fen in search of fungi,  a family day on Barton Broad and lots, lots more.  For more information, click here to go to the Norfolk Wildlife Trust website.

The National Gallery has funding to provide these free workshops, and lunch, to those whose names are selected (everyone has a fair chance as we draw the names from a hat). The National Gallery provide all necessary materials.

It is open to all who are interested; you do not have to be a professional artist. You MUST however be over 50 and either unemployed or have a long term health condition.

The theme for the workshops is: “A Different Perspective”

“Inspired by the paintings in the National Gallery Collection, we will look at the ways painters have depicted architectural interior spaces.  We will explore the ways that artists from Renaissance Florence (eg. Masaccio) drew with a system of one point perspective, and contrast with artists from Renaissance Siena (eg. Giovanni di Paolo) who used multi view point compositions in order to create a bigger and more complex sense of space.

All participants will have the opportunity to create drawings and a large multi view point painting of the wonderful Gothic Priory Hall in Great Yarmouth.

We will discuss different styles of painting, observing the sketchy and atmospheric brushwork, and colours in the work of the Post Impressionists, eg. Edgar Degas.

We will also look at the extraordinary light filled interiors and stretched perspective of painters from the Golden Age of Dutch 17th Century Painting eg. Pieter Saenredam.”

The dates are; 13, 14, 20, 21 March 2012 (Tuesdays and Wednesdays). You must be able to attend all the sessions.

Please  email here to request an application form which must be completed & returned to Rachael Hardie by 29th February 2012, the draw for places will take place on 1st of March. If you have not heard by 10th March please assume you have not been given a place.

Please do not hesitate to contact Rachael if you have any queries: rachael-hardie@gyctrust.co.uk

Rachael Hardie, Community Projects & Ageless Opportunities Co-Ordinator
Great Yarmouth Community Trust
Priory Centre, Priory Plain, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1NW
01493 743000

Venue: St Mary’s Church, Southtown Road, Great Yarmouth
Time: 10.00am-2.30pm
Dates of the course: 20th & 21st February

Venue: Great Yarmouth Library
Time: 10.00am-2.30pm
Dates of the course: 23rd & 24th February

Venue: Hopton Village Hall
Time: 10.00am-2.30pm
Dates of the course: 23rd & 24th February

BOOKING ESSENTIAL!
CALL 01493 743020 OR EMAIL NUTRITION@GYCTRUST.CO.UK

Monday 30th Janury at 7.30pm is the first Voice Workshop of the year at Raveningham.

Bridget Cousins will be here to wake up those voices that have been in hibernation with her mix of traditional and contemporary songs. If you haven’t been before and fancy trying it or you have resolved to sing more this year come along,everyone is welcome at these informal but rewarding evenings. £10 per person for 2 hours tuition in a small group.

Date for your Diary….

Warming winter fare and Raveningham game casserole at our ‘Occassional Table’.
Join us for good company and a tasty lunch on Sunday 12th February.
Book your table early to avoid disapointment.
For more info or to book ring Liz or Mal on 01508 548406.
Or email us at mal@norfolkrugs.co.uk
All at the Ravenous Cafe, The Raveningham Centre, Beccles Road, Raveningham, Norfolk, NR14 6NU.