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Adult Learners' Week May 17 - 25

Adult Learners' Week


Adult Learners' Week May 17 -25

Activities and opportunities across the Borough during Adult Learners' Week

Fun and Information Day

  • Chelmsley Wood Town Centre (opposite Boots)
    Sat 17 11.00am - 3.00pm
    FREE activities including:
    • Jewellery-making
    • face-painting
    • Balloon-modelling
    • Willow-weaving

Drawing made easy with guest artist Graham Higgins

Come along and discover a range of techniques that will improve your drawing skills. Don't worry if you think you can't draw, by the end of the session you will be convinced that you can!

Scrapbooking for Beginners

Come along and try your hand at a new hobby. Don't shut your photos away in a drawer, they should be enjoyed and shared. Let us show you how. Please bring some photographs along to the session. All other materials will be provided

  • Shirley Library
    Wed 21 - 10.30 - 12 noon
    To book your free place call 0121 704 1076

Family First Aid with St John Ambulance

Come and find out what to do in an emergency and learn the basics of first aid. You never know when you might need them.

Beginners' Bead and Jewellery Making Workshop with guest artist Sally Harper

Gain basic skills in jewellery making that includes attaching clasps, basic wire work and beading. Materials are supplied.

Times Digital Archive - Read all about it!

See what happened on the day you were born - or any day from 1785 to1985 - with facsimiles of original newspapers and articles. The session will show you how to use the Times Digital Archive, so you can watch great events in history unfold day by day, as they happened. Great for homework too!

Free Skills-for-Life M.O.T.

Book yourself in for a 30-minute, informal checkout of your maths, English and IT skills. You can even enrol on a free course and get a complimentary goodie bag!

Age Concern Silver Surfers' taster sessions

Age Concern volunteers will be on hand to offer the over-50s a brief introduction to the internet and e-mail.

Computers for the Terrified!

Computers can be your best friend - not convinced? Well why not join us and learn the basics. The session will include: how to use a mouse, knowing the keyboard, how to use the Internet and Word-processing.

Tracing the history of your house

Would you like to find out about the history of your house? If it's in the Borough of Solihull and you're interested in finding out who lived there before and when it might have been built, we can help you get started. Book a 15-minute session with one of our staff.

  • Solihull Central Library
    Mon 19 4.00 - 7.00pm
    Thurs 22 4.00 - 7.00pm
    Sat 24 - 11.00 - 12.30pm and 2.00 - 4.00pm
    To book call 0121 704 6934

Ancestry Taster Session

Come and find out about your family history using the Ancestry website, which includes Census records, Birth, Marriage and Death indexes.

Setting up your own business

Come along to this free Business Link workshop, for everything you need to know to get you started on your own.

Interested in crosswords and quizzes?

Find out how to set up quizzes and complete crosswords using the Virtual Reference Library and other resources available on the Internet.

  • Solihull Central Library
    Wed 21 2.00 - 4.00pm
    Thurs 22 5.00 - 7.00pm
    Both days are drop-in sessions
    For more information call 0121 704 6977

So you don't Like Jazz?

Come and join Baz Witham and enjoy an entertaining evening learning about the origins of jazz.

Let's Get Started!

A beginners' computer session including the chance to look at the Ancestry website and start to trace your family tree.

The life story of Matt Monro in words and music

An opportunity to learn about the life of Matt Monroe and listen to a selection of his music.

Find that course! Get that job!

Book yourself a free advice session with a Learning Shop Adviser to discuss your career options, changing your job or finding the right course for you.

  • Learning Shop, Solihull Central Library
    Wed 21 - 10.00am - 4.00pm
    Thurs 22 - 10.00am - 4.00pm
    Fri 23rd 10.00am - 4.00pm
    To book your free place call 0121704 8265

The 24-hour Virtual Library

Come and find out how you can access and use a range of 24/7 library services and make use of our free resources on the internet that you won't find on Google.

  • Marston Green Library
    Mon 19 - 10.00 - 12.00 noon
    Drop-in session - requires 30 minutes
    For more information call 0121 779 2131

Willow in the Garden with guest artist Mark Riley

Come and find out how you can use willow to spruce up your garden. A fun workshop - and you take home what you make.

  • Kingshurst Library
    Mon 19 - 10.00am - 12.00 noon
    To book your free place call 0121 770 3451


Further Information

Contact

Tel: 0121 704 6000 Email: connectcc@solihull.gov.uk PO Box 18, Council House Solihull, B91 3QS
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Solihull Connect, Library Square, Solihull West Midlands B91 3RG UK
0121 704 6000
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