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Inspired Mosaics Courses with Liz de'Ath
5A St Johns Place
First Avenue
Hove
East Sussex, BN3 2FJ
Telephone: 01273-775350
Website: www.inspiredmosaics.co.uk/courses.htm

Exploring the world of making mosaics is a delightful way to experience creativity with the colour, shape and touch of tiles. Treat yourself to one of our mosaic-making courses at our delightful mews workshop in Hove. There is also a week of mosaics and yoga taking place in September in the Guadalajara Mountains near Malaga, Spain.

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Sharon Townsend Art Classes
Classes are held at my studio
in Woking, Surrey
Telephone: 01784-464303
Website: www.start-onestroke.com

I teach the onestroke painting technique which will give fantastic results to everyone, even those who think they cannot paint. You can learn to paint on practically any surface - customise your linen, lampshades, furniture, mirrors, glass, china, clothes - and whatever else you can imagine.

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London Wine Academy Limited
Garden Floor
6 Coldbath Square
London EC1R 5NA
Telephone: 0870-100-0100
Website: www.londonwineacademy.com

The London Wine Academy offers wine courses and wine tastings for everyone from the absolute beginner learning purely for pleasure, to those with a more serious perhaps career-based interest.

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Squires International School of
Cake Decorating and Sugarcraft
Squires House
3 Waverley Lane
Farnham
Surrey, GU9 8BB
Telephone: 01252-711749
Website: www.squires-group.co.uk

We offer tuition in all aspects of sugarcraft, from courses for complete beginners to those for advanced level students including a wide range of floral courses teaching all the techniques you need.

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Jane Means - Gift-wrapping and
Card-making Courses
held at venues in
London and Lincolnshire
Telephone: 01526-342593
Website: www.janemeans.co.uk

These unique courses started in 1999 and are now available in London and Lincolnshire. They specialise in Gift Wrapping, Handmade Cards for all occasions, Handmade Christmas Cards, Table Dressing and Wedding Preparation and ideas.

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The Courage to Sing
Singing courses held at
venues in London and Manchester
Telephone: 0208-671-1286
Website: www.thecouragetosing.co.uk

Our goal is to give you the tools to develop your singing, voice, music, creativity, self-confidence, personal power, talent, imagination, health and well-being. We do this by combining the best training from the traditional performing arts, the healing arts and success psychology.

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Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Anna Black

5-Day Intensive Drawing Workshop
held in Central London
Telephone: 07956 910427
Website: www.learn-to-draw-right.com

If you can sign your name you can learn to draw! This 5-day workshop by a certified Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain teacher, was devised by Betty Edwards and teaches the 5 basic skills of realistic drawing to form the global skill of drawing. Central London non-residential courses will be held 23-27th June and 18-22nd August 2008.

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The Silver Workshop - Jewellery Making
Paula Louise Paton
Red Roofs
Jackies Lane
Newick
East Sussex, BN8 4QX
Telephone: 01825-722428
Website: www.learnsilverclay.co.uk

We run jewellery making courses in an exciting, versatile new material called Precious Metal Clay (PMC). This material enables individuals with no prior silversmithing experience to produce fantastic designs in pure silver (99.9%). Courses are taught in small groups in my fully equipped workshop in the heart of the Sussex countryside.

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The Hayloft at Bradgate Manor
Abbey Hill
Netley Abbey
Southampton
Hampshire, SO31 5FB
Telephone: 02380-456422
Website: www.bradgatemanor.org

Bradgate Manor is set in beautiful grounds and our courses are designed to provide a relaxing and interesting day out amongst people with shared interests. We run an excellent selection of courses and workshops on art, stone carving, flower arranging, first-aid, gardening and horticulture, as well as hosting a course in shore-based sailing tuition.

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Making Mosaics
45 West Road
Saffron Walden
Essex, CB11 3DX
Telephone: 01799-501137
Website: www.makingmosaics.co.uk

Making Mosaics hold mosaic workshops every month. People come from all over for the mosaic courses. You don't have to be an artist, or an experienced crafts person - no previous experience is needed to enjoy the mosaic courses - the craft is for everyone.

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Sally Hersh - Stone Carving Sculpture 
                         Courses in France and UK
Sycamores Studio
School Lane
Lodsworth
Petworth
West Sussex, GU28 9DH
Telephone: 01798-861248
Website: www.sallyhersh.com

I am a professional sculptor and sculpture tutor running 5-day residential courses in a beautiful rural part of northern France, 7-12th September 2008 (already full) and 14-19th September 2008 (some spaces). All-day tuition with only 10 students, in the lovely country garden of a typical Normandy-style, small hotel. Full board, delicious food cooked by French gourmet chef/hotel owner. Very popular, so book early! New and experienced students welcome. I also run courses at West Dean College in Sussex.

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Hashi Japanese Cookery Courses
60 Home Park Road
London, SW19 7HN
Telephone: 0208-944-1918
Website: www.hashicooking.co.uk

For many people, preparing Japanese food is a daunting experience and my aim is to show everyone how easily it can be done. Our cookery courses will give you the knowledge and confidence to prepare tasty and healthy Japanese dishes.

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My Chocolate
16-16a Baldwins Gardens
Unit B1
London, EC1N 7RJ
Telephone: 0207-269-5760
Website: www.mychocolate.co.uk

Founded by chocolate lover Hannah Saxton, City-based My Chocolate is dedicated exclusively to teaching the indulgent art of chocolate making. Workshops cater for individuals, corporate events, children's parties and hen parties.

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Forest Knights - Wilderness Skills
26 Markfield
Bognor Regis
Sussex, PO22 9HN
Telephone: 07771-540184
Website: www.forestknights.co.uk

Forest Knights specialises in teaching wilderness skills to people of all abilities. Our courses are held in the beautiful Sussex countryside not far from the historic atmosphere of Arundel. We ensure that each participant acquires the skills they desire to learn at a pace suitable to them.

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Jo Letchford - Mosaic Courses
Held at her studio in Canterbury
and at West Dean near Chichester
Telephone: 01227-472476
Website: www.joletchfordmosaics.co.uk

I run a programme of workshops and short courses in the ancient and beautiful art of mosaics. All levels of ability are catered for and you are bound to be fascinated by the colour and creative scope of mosaic-work.

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The Avenue Cookery School
74 Chartfield Avenue
Putney
London, SW15 6HQ
Telephone: 0208-788-3025
Website: www.theavenuecourses.co.uk

We offer a good selection of courses, ranging from our Really Useful Course for those just starting to cook through to our Three-Course Dinner Classes for the more advanced. We also offer a Chalet Cooking Course for those needing to cook for larger numbers.

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Shirley Stewart's Pottery Courses
Lewisham Arthouse
140 Lewisham Way
London, SE14 6PD
Telephone: 0208-692-2513
Website: www.shirleystewart.co.uk

I currently run courses in throwing, glazing, studio pottery and children's workshops in clay. All levels of experience are welcome from complete beginners to intermediate and advanced for improvement and progression.

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Linda Jones - Jewellery Courses
Faulkners Oast (East)
Tonbridge Road
Hadlow
Kent, TN11 0AJ
Telephone: 01732-850727
Website: www.wirejewellery.co.uk

Have you ever wanted to create your own jewellery? But felt you didn't have the time and money to invest in another skill? Now is the time to begin: Wire Jewellery Making just involves three basic tools plus some beads and coils of wire ... the rest is enthusiasm and the determination to try!

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The Handweavers Studio
29 Haroldstone Road
London
E17 7AN
Telephone: 020-8521-2281
Website: www.handweaversstudio.co.uk

Weekend courses in Loom Weaving, Tapestry Weaving, Feltmaking and Spinning: four days, two days or one day, non-residential, ideal for beginners. We are also a shop selling equipment, fibres and fleece, books and dyes.

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Martin Cheek - Mosaic & Art Courses
Flint House
21 Harbour Street
Broadstairs
Kent, CT10 1ET
Telephone: 01843-861958
Website: www.flinthouseart.com

Enjoy learning to produce something beautiful, different and fun with a short course in the fascinating art of mosaics. Or try one of our art courses in icon painting, still life or portrait painting. We hold a range of 1 and 2-day courses, for all levels of skill, at our well-equipped private studio on the Kent coast.

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Tom Pockley - Woodturning Courses
Timber Cottage
The Street
Stone in Oxney
Tenterden
Kent, TN30 7JN
Telephone: 01233-758542
Website: www.woodturner.uk.com

I offer woodturning courses usually lasting two or three days (the third day sometimes being taken after an interval). The courses are informal, hands on, one-to-one (or couples) and aimed at the particular interests of the student.

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The Judith Blacklock Flower School
4/5 Kinnerton Place South
London, SW1X 8EH
Telephone: 0207-235-6235
Website: www.judithblacklock.com

From the simplest flower arrangement to elaborate, complex designs, Judith Blacklock believes that the art of flower arranging can be mastered by everyone. The School offers courses ranging from half day flower arranging sessions to a two-week intensive course for those interested in the floristry profession.

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FLEWS Group
P.O. Box 121
Reigate
Surrey, RH2 9YU
Telephone: 01737-245464
Website: www.flews.co.uk

FLEWS stands for the Feltmakers, Lacemakers, Embroiderers, Weavers & Spinners Group and we arrange textile and feltmaking workshops which are held in Reigate as well as lacemaking holidays in Bobowa, Poland.

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Flux 'n' Flame - Jewellery Courses
Held at our studio,
near Ringwood, Hampshire
Telephone: 01425-461182
Website: www.fluxnflame.co.uk

We run a selection of jewellery-making courses of varying lengths, throughout the year, at our studio which has been purpose-built to cater for a maximum capacity of six students. We are situated at the edge of the magnificent New Forest - a perfect location for a rewarding holiday course.

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Committed to Cloth - Textile Art
Courses and workshops held at:
Betchworth, Surrey, and
EastGrinstead, Sussex
Telephone: 01737-844228
Website: www.committed-to-cloth.com

Committed to Cloth has been created to help raise the profile of textile art. Courses and workshops are held throughout the year offering a wide selection of topics, such as design, stitching, quilting, dyeing, imagery, screen printing and many other aspects of textile art.

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Trevinhurst Lodge - Art Courses
10 Baslow Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex, BN20 7UJ
Telephone: 01323-410023
Website: www.trevinhurstlodge.com

We offer 2 or 3 day residential courses as well as day or evening classes, run by Brian Smith, a professional artist specialising in watercolours. Whether you are looking for a leisure break, a painting course, or just some relaxation, you will find it here.

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Crossways Patch - Textile Workshops
(Helen Deighan)
Roseglen
Crossways Road
Grayshott
Hindhead
Surrey, GU26 6HG
Website: www.crosswayspatch.co.uk

I run a selection of textile courses and workshops at my purpose-built studio in Grayshott. Enjoy the thrill of colour with a dyeing workshop or come and share my latest passion - textile coil pots and baskets.

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Elda Abramson - Art & Weaving Courses
The Studio
9a Old Orchard Road
Eastbourne
Sussex, BN21 1DD
Telephone: 01323-648494
Website: www.elda-abramson.com

I offer a selection of courses throughout the year at my studio in Eastbourne on the Sussex coast. Courses are held for painting and for weaving, both being suitable for beginners as well as those with previous experience. I also organise occasional courses in France and Spain.

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Lasham Gliding Society
Lasham Aerodrome
Alton
Hampshire, GU34 5SS
Telephone: 01256-384900
Website: www.lasham.org.uk

Whether you are taking your first flight or whether you are a current champion, we provide a glider fleet and launching facilities which are simply second to none - all backed by a team of professional instructors dedicated to your enjoyment of the sport.

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Bowles Outdoor Centre
Sandhill Lane
Eridge Green
Tunbridge Wells,
Kent, TN3 9LW
Telephone: 01892-665665
Website: www.bowles.ac

Bowles Outdoor Centre is in an area of outstanding natural beauty, with its own sandstone outcrop on site. We are a purpose-built residential centre, designed to complement the Alpine atmosphere of the rocks and ski slopes, where you can climb, ski, snowboard and enjoy watersports.

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North London Piano School
Residential Summer Course
held at Potters Bar, Greater London
Telephone: 0208-958-5206
Website: www.nlps.org

The North London Piano School holds a unique one-week residential summer course in London. This is an opportunity for lovers of music to meet together in a warm friendly atmosphere and to attend masterclasses and light-hearted in-house concert workshops.

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Dance Yourself Dizzy
held at venues in Hampshire:
(Basingstoke, Romsey and
Winchester)
Telephone: 01980-625450
Website: www.danceyourselfdizzy.com

Come and join us in an evening of Modern Jive! It's great fun and all you have to do is turn up and be ready to join in and enjoy yourself. You can Modern Jive to a huge variety of music catering for every taste and age range - a dance that can be enjoyed by everyone.

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Dance Riviera
Various venues in Kent -
Crayford, Dartford, Rochester,
Herne Bay, Ramsgate and Swanley
Telephone: 08708-035503
Website: www.danceriviera.com

If you're looking for a new way to spice up your life, keep fit and socialise with very friendly people, then you have come to the right place. Oh! and of course, learn how to Modern Jive, Dirty Dance or Swing the Blues easily. Beginners welcome every week.

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The Aqua Sports Company
Nutfield Marsh Road
Merstham
Surrey, RH1 5EU
Telephone: 01737-644288
Website: www.aquasports.co.uk

The Aqua Sports Company has been providing water sports training for over ten years - we believe the perfect learning experience is one that is fun and safe. Come and enjoy windsurfing, dinghy sailing, canoeing or kayak-sailing with us, whatever your age or ability.

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The Earnley Concourse
Earnley
Chichester
West Sussex, PO20 7JL
Telephone: 01243-670392
Website: www.earnley.co.uk

The Earnley Concourse is situated in a beautiful area, just a short distance from the sea. Our courses cover a truly wide range of topics, including computers, music, heritage, painting and photography, amongst many others, as well as a comprehensive selection of crafts.

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Soft Rock Climbing (Chris Tullis)
Dower House Mews, 
Leyswood, 
Groombridge, 
Tunbridge Wells, 
Kent, TN3 9PH
Telephone: 01892-863659
Website: www.softrockclimbing.co.uk

Soft Rock Climbing, based at Harrison's Rocks near Groombridge, specialises in all aspects of climbing, starting with low level bouldering climbs and ranging right up to award courses. We cater for individual tuition, groups and even birthday parties.

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The Watercress Line
The Railway Station
Alresford
Hampshire, SO24 9JG
Telephone: 01962-733810
Website: www.watercressline.co.uk

Driving a powerful steam locomotive is an exhilarating experience, and the Mid-Hants Railway offers you an opportunity to do this over one of the most demanding lines in railway preservation, where we hold introductory courses, as well as at advanced level.

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Lizzie Houghton Feltmaking Workshops
90 Poppleton Road
Leytonstone
London E11 1LT
Telephone: 0208-989-4629
Website: www.lizziehoughton.com

My workshops are held in a beautiful purpose-built studio in Leytonstone, situated on the edge of Epping Forest. Courses cover many aspects of feltmaking and mostly last for one day. Lots of enthusiasm and inspiration will be provided.

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Sussex Hang Gliding and Paragliding School
Tollgate
Nr. Lewes
East Sussex, BN8 6JZ
Telephone: 01273-858170
Website: www.sussexhgpg.co.uk

Have you ever dreamt you could fly? Now do it for real! Our School, situated in the beautiful South Downs of Sussex, offers year-round expert tuition in this ultimate flying experience.

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Interior Design Workshops
19 St Albans Avenue
London, W4 5LL
Telephone: 0208-995-7001
Website: www.interiordesignworkshops.co.uk

Our aim is for you to have creative fun, learning about interior design in an informal and relaxed atmosphere in West London. Come away with knowledge you can put to use straight away. Build confidence and skills as the day progresses and take home completed design schemes, valuable reference aids and course notes.

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John Davis Woodturning
The Old Stables,
Chilbolton Down Farm
Stockbridge,
Hampshire, SO20 6BU
Telephone: 01264-811070
Website: www.johndaviswoodturning.co.uk

John Davis is a professional woodturner, now working full-time at this craft which has interested him since childhood. He offers individual tuition at his well-stocked workshop which is located at Chilbolton Down Farm in picturesque Stockbridge.

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Hilltop - Textile Tuition
Windmill Cross
Canterbury Road
Lyminge
Folkestone
Kent, CT18 8HD
Telephone: 01303-862617
Website: www.handspin.co.uk

If you are interested in spinning, weaving, dyeing or felt-making and would like to learn more, this is perfect for you. At Hilltop you can enjoy one-to-one tuition in your chosen craft, perhaps combining it with a short break in this interesting and lovely part of Kent.

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Leiths School of Food and Wine
21 St Alban's Grove
London, W8 5BP
Telephone: 0207-229-0177
Website: www.leiths.com

Courses and workshops, covering a wide range of topics, are held at our world-famous school in London. We welcome the enthusiastic amateur as well as the professional chef - our guiding principle is to encourage a love of good food and wine.

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Hindhead Music Centre Ltd 
Hindhead Road 
Hindhead 
Surrey GU26 6BA 
Telephone: 01428-604941
Website: www.hindheadmusiccentre.co.uk

Tuition on almost all of the instruments in a modern symphony orchestra, as well as voice training, music theory and modern popular music instruments such as keyboards, guitars and drums, suitable for all ages and all abilities.

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Terry Harrison - Art Courses
9 Comfrey Close
Cove
Farnborough
Hampshire, GU14 9XX
Telephone: 01252-545071
Website: www.terryharrison.com

Terry has a schedule of workshops, which take place at his Gallery in Farnborough and at the local Canal Centre. The workshops are suitable for all levels of artists, including beginners, and the main part of the day will be spent painting a complete landscape the easy way!

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Gilliangladrag
Feltmaking courses held at:
Capel, near Dorking, Surrey
Website: www.gilliangladrag.co.uk

One-day feltmaking courses run by Gillian Harris - author of "Complete Feltmaking" - at her funky inspirational studio in Surrey. Choose from the bag/wallhanging class or felt slippers or felt jewellery.

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Jane Packer Flower School
32-34 New Cavendish Street 
London, W1G 8UE
Telephone: 020 7486 1300
Website: www.janepacker.com

The aim of the school is to share the skills and design philosophy of Jane Packer with anyone who has an interest in flowers. Courses of varying lengths for all levels of ability are available.

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The English Gardening School
66 Royal Hospital Road 
London SW3 4HS
Telephone: 0207-352-4347
Website: www.englishgardeningschool.co.uk

Based at the historic Chelsea Physic Garden, the School offers courses for all gardeners, from the green-fingered beginner to the professional garden designer. We offer part-time or full-time courses, as well as distance learning courses.

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The Soap School
Workshops in decorative Soap-making -
held at venues in London and Huddersfield
Telephone: 01484-453453
Website: www.meltandpoursupplies.com

We run workshops throughout the year in making decorative and specialist soaps and bath salts at venues in London and Huddersfield. Come and learn how to use various fragrances and products in the wide range that is available in this fascinating and useful craft.

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Woodcraft School
PO Box 64
Midhurst
West Sussex, GU29 9WL
Telephone: 01730-816299
Website: www.woodcraft-school.co.uk

We provide high quality outdoor education, covering all aspects of bushcraft and nature awareness, helping you to gain a deeper understanding of the outdoors, nature and its conservation. We also run workshops covering ancient skills such as greenwood crafts and longbow making.

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Green Dragons Airsports
Warren Barn Farm
Slines Oak Road
Woldingham
Surrey, CR3 7HN
Telephone: 01883-652666
Website: www.greendragons.co.uk

Come and enjoy the thrill of learning to hang glide, paraglide or parascend at our long-established Green Dragons Airsports Centre. We are based on a farm on the picturesque North Downs, providing idyllic surroundings while being within easy reach of Central London.

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Billingsgate Seafood Training School
Office 28 Billingsgate Market
Trafalgar Way
London E14 5ST
Telephone: 0207-517-3548
Website: www.seafoodtraining.org

We offer a range of very popular Practical Fish Cookery Courses held at the world- famous Billingsgate Market. The food we eat is vital to our health, and fish is a wholesome and nutritious food that's fun to eat and can be prepared and cooked in a few minutes.

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Jinks McGrath - Jewellery Courses
Streat Place Barn
Streat
Near Ditchling
East Sussex, BN6 8RU
Telephone: 01273-890771
Website: www.jinksmcgrath.com

I am a designer jewellery maker with a special interest in enamelling and the use of colour and interesting stones. The 2, 3 and 5-day jewellery making courses are held in my workshop at Streat Place Barn in the beautiful countryside of the Sussex downland.

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Tante Marie School of Cookery
Woodham House
Carlton Road
Woking
Surrey, GU21 4HF
Telephone: 01483-726957
Website: www.tantemarie.co.uk

Tante Marie, the largest independent cordon bleu cookery school in the UK, has been training the world's top cooks since 1954. With a wide range of cookery courses on offer, Tante Marie is equally popular with career cooks, gap year students and enthusiastic amateurs alike.

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Green Wood Courses
(John Waller)
4 Mount Pleasant Cottages
Ticklebelly Lane
Blackham
East Sussex, TN3 9UH
Telephone: 01892-740303
Website: www.underwoodsman.co.uk

The Green Wood Workshop currently runs courses in a variety of traditional woodland crafts and woodland management. They include hedge laying, basket and willow work, charcoal making, weaving a wattle hurdle and trug-making, amongst others.

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Herbs at Walnut - Herb Courses
Walnut Cottage
Hampton Hill
Swanmore
Hampshire, SO32 2QN
Telephone: 01489-891055
Website: www.herbcourses.co.uk

Courses at Walnut Cottage cover a range of herbal topics - including choosing and growing herbs, how to use them for your health and in cooking, as well as using them for making your own creams and ointments. Courses are relaxed and informal with small groups, giving plenty of flexibility to explore your particular interests.

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Sarah Raven's Garden & Cookery School
Perch Hill Farm
Brightling
Robertsbridge
East Sussex, TN32 5HP
Telephone: 08450-504849
Website: www.perchhill.co.uk

We run a wide selection of short courses throughout the year on many aspects of gardening, cooking, flower arranging and keeping livestock. There really is something to interest everyone! We are in a beautiful country area - an ideal location for a short break.

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Maze Hill Pottery
The Old Ticket Office
Woodlands Park Road
Greenwich
London SE10 9XE
Telephone: 0208-293-0048
Website: www.mazehill-pottery.com

Maze Hill Pottery offers training for students by running specialist weekend workshops and evening courses which are aimed at people who wish to learn the techniques of studio pottery in a working pottery environment.

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Rose Cory Millinery Courses
held at:
Shrewsbury House
Bushmoor Crescent
London SE18 3EG

Telephone: 0208-856-9190
Website: www.rosecory.co.uk

Learn millinery in London with Rose Cory at one of her courses where you will receive fully qualified professional tuition covering all aspects of traditional millinery. Classes are small to ensure individual attention and are suitable for all levels of experience.

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Jane Packer Flower School
32-34 New Cavendish Street 
London, W1G 8UE
and also at a venue in Manchester
Telephone: 020 7486 1300
Website: www.janepacker.com

The internationally renowned Jane Packer Flower School is located in the heart of London's West End. The aim of the school is to share the skills and design philosophy of Jane Packer with anyone who has an interest in flowers, whether individuals who simply enjoy flowers in their home, florists who wish to improve their skills or those who may have an ambition to make floristry a career. Classes are also available in Manchester.

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La Cucina Caldesi - Italian Cookery
118 Marylebone Lane
London W1U 2QF
Telephone: 0207-487-0750
Website: www.caffecaldesi.com

La Cucina Caldesi is a first-class Italian cookery school in Marylebone, London, which offers you the chance to work with professional chefs, wine experts and artists. We hold a wide range of mouth-watering one-day Italian cookery courses, as well as wine courses and children's cookery classes.

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Taste - Cooking without Recipes
Cookery workshops held at
Randolph Avenue, Maida Vale,
London
Telephone: 0207-286-4243
Website: www.learncooktaste.co.uk

You can't cook, or think you can't. You've never learnt how, and assume it's complicated, tricky or dreary. Learn to cook simply, without recipes. Our workshops will demystify and simplify cooking. You'll get a feel for real preparation and cooking times, then (the best bit) enjoy eating what you've cooked.

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Need-A-Cake Sugarcraft Courses
Held at our shops in
Reading and Henley-on-Thames

Reading: 0118-969-0221
Henley: 01491-572591
Website: www.need-a-cake.co.uk

We run courses on sugarcraft and cake decoration from our shops in Reading and Henley-on-Thames. Learn how to make beautiful sugar flowers, how to decorate a Christmas cake to a professional standard, or how to start a cake-making business from your home.

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The Photography School
Oakview House
1 Newlands Avenue
Caversham
Reading
Berkshire, RG4 8NS
Telephone: 0118-901-7272
Website: www.thephotographyschool.co.uk

Intensive photography courses for beginners and professionals. From our studio in Reading we run courses from a 2-day beginners to a 14-day professional package. It's "fast-track" and it's fun!

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Mary Boudier Art Classes
Art classes are held at various venues
throughout the Home Counties and
Southern England
Telephone: 0771-545-5534
Website: www.maryboudier.co.uk

I teach painting following the highly successful Bob Ross technique of "wet on wet" oil painting on canvas. The classes are based on Floral, Landscape and Wildlife painting - the results are really amazing. The philosophy is that anyone can, and should, paint.

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Ditchling Common Stud
Burgess Hill
West Sussex, RH15 0SE
Telephone: 01444-871900
Website: www.ditchlingcommonstud.co.uk

At Ditchling Common Stud we run lessons and courses for adults and children, novices and experts alike. Horse-riding holidays, coupled with training courses and excursions, are also available in this beautiful part of West Sussex.

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