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Charles Rennie Mackintosh – GI 25 016 (Face to Face and Online)

29/04/2025
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Painting Interior Scenes – GI 25 081

10/09/2025
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French Conversation – GI 25 082

18/09/2025
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French Conversation – GI 25 082

11/09/2025
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Drawing and Painting Sunlight – GI 25 014

25/04/2025
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Residential Interior Design Workshop: Your Interior Design Scheme – GI 25 083

11/09/2025
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Paint A Cubist-Style Self Portrait – GI 25 013

25/04/2025
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A History of Western Philosophy: Late Antiquity and the Quest for Knowledge – GI 25 084

16/09/2025
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Shakespeare – A Birthday Celebration – GI 25 011

16/04/2025
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The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins – GI 25 010

15/04/2025
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Spring Soap Making Workshop – GI 25 009

09/04/2025
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Bubble Painting Hydrangeas – GI 25 008

09/04/2025
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Beginners and Refreshers Italian – Term 3 – GI 25 007

15/04/2025
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Beginners and Refreshers Italian – Term 3 – GI 25 007

08/04/2025
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The Portrait in Britain: The Early Tudors – GI 25 095

30/09/2025
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The Portrait in Britain: The Early Tudors – GI 25 095

23/09/2025
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Drawing Into Painting – GI 25 096

03/10/2025
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Drawing Into Painting – GI 25 096

26/09/2025
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Games of Pairs – Looking Real – GI 25 098 (also Online)

30/09/2025
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Artificial Intelligence and Humanity in Ishiguro’s ‘Klara and the Sun’ – GI 25 003

08/04/2025
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Exploring Architecture – GI 25 002

03/04/2025
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Cedric Morris: Artist, Plantsman, and His Garden Benton End – GI 25 001

03/04/2025
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Kickstart your 2025 with our new programme

04/06/2025
Jun 4 Wednesday
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Paint an Abstract Seascape with Acrylic – GI 24 105 (Face to Face)

21/03/2025
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Line and Wash – GI 24 104 (Face to Face)

26/03/2025
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Line and Wash – GI 24 104 (Face to Face)

19/03/2025
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Painting with Gouache – GI 24 102 (Face to Face)

05/03/2025
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Spanish Level 2 – Term 1 – GI 24 131 (Face to Face)

04/03/2025
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Beginners and Refreshers Italian – Term 2 – GI 24 130 (Face to Face)

04/03/2025
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Lower Intermediate Italian – Term 2 – GI 24 129 (Face to Face)

04/03/2025
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Advanced Italian – Term 2 – GI 24 127 (Face to Face)

04/03/2025
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French Conversation – GI 24 126 (Face to Face)

06/03/2025
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The Poetry of D. H. Lawrence – GI 24 136 (Face to Face)

19/03/2025
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A History of Western Philosophy: Antiquity and the Birth of Reason – GI 24 143 (Face to Face)

18/03/2025
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Marvels of Aerospace Engineering – Comet, Pioneer Jetliner – GI 24 145 (Face to Face) (Online)

18/03/2025
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Creative Writing Workshop – GI 24 092 (Face to Face)

04/03/2025
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Qigong Energy Flow – GI 24 117 (Face to Face)

10/03/2025
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Simple Felt Flowers – GI 24 091 (Face to Face)

28/03/2025
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Cornwall and the Sea – GI 24 089 (Face to Face)

20/03/2025
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Wealth and Poverty in Hogarth’s London – GI 24 088 (Face to Face)

25/03/2025
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The Art of Weimar: Berlin in the 1920s – GI 24 086 (Face to Face) (Online)

25/03/2025
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Rembrandt: Why Self Portraits? – GI 24 085 (Face to Face and Online)

11/03/2025
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Italian Art: The Nineteenth Century – GI 24 084 (Face to Face)

04/03/2025
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Advanced Yang Style Tai Chi – Long Form – GI 24 115 (Face to Face)

10/03/2025
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Yang Style Tai Chi – Long Form Part 3 – GI 24 113 (Face to Face)

10/03/2025
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Yang Style Tai Chi – Long Form Part 2 – GI 24 111 (Face to Face)

10/03/2025
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The Wild Gardener – William Robinson – GI 24 125 (Face to Face)

06/03/2025
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Exploring the Latest Innovations in Family History – GI 24 109 (Face to Face) (Online)

21/03/2025
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Exploring the Latest Innovations in Family History – GI 24 109 (Face to Face) (Online)

14/03/2025
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Roots Revival: Jumpstart Your Genealogy Journey – GI 24 108 (Face to Face) (Online)

21/03/2025
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✈ The History of the Red Arrows | 4 June, 3pm
🦋 The Secret Lives of Butterflies | 25 June, 3pm

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🤖 AI and Consciousness – Can Machine Think? | 24 June, 6pm
🎨 Pulled String Painting | 25 June, 10am
🍎 Drawing and Painting Still Life | 25 June, 1.30pm
🌟 Exploring Surrey: G F and Mary Watts | 30 June, 10am 

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Colourful and captivating, look out for some familiar local sights! 

📍On display in our Assembly Room until 6 July

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Learn something new in just an hour! Our afternoon Learn something new in just an hour! Our afternoon talks explore a range of fascinating subjects. 

Find out about the premier aerobatics team in the world, discover the secret lives of butterflies, delve into the history of Painshill and explore the remarkable life of Morris Abbot, George Abbot’s younger brother. 

✈️ The History of the Red Arrows | 4 June, 3pm 
🦋 The Secret Lives of Butterflies | 25 June, 3pm 
🌳 The Creation and Restoration of Painshill, Surrey | 2 July, 2pm 
⛵️ Sir Morris Abbot and the Spice Trade | 9 July, 3pm 

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