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Ten Britishers of Note – a WEA Course

BoudiccaTen Britishers of Note

After a long spring/summer break the subject for the autumn course is “Ten Britishers of Note”; the course will be led by tutor Edward de Maunsell.   The last two courses at the WEA were on Jazz and Popular Music and were very well received by all those attending.

This ten-week course is about ten randomly selected individuals from the history of the British Isles that have left their mark on the historical development of the UK. The figures we will consider along with their qualities are:

  • Boudicca – Queen of the Iceni,
  • Edward I – Barons’ War & Crusader,
  • Tyndale – Bible & Reformation,
  • Elizabeth I – the Virgin Queen,
  • Oliver Cromwell – Lord Protector,
  • Nelson – Kiss me Hardy,
  • Wellington – Waterloo,
  • Aneurin Bevan – Welsh hero,
  • Churchill – Fight them on the beaches, and
  • Thatcher – Poll Tax & EU.

The WEA advise that some advance research on the subject on the internet or in the library may be helpful.  You should bring paper and a pen/pencil to each lecture in order to take notes and aid learning.

Enrolment

The course begins on Tuesday 17th September 2019 in the Methodist Hall, Chapel Lane, West Bergholt. CO6 3EF at a new starting time of 7.30 pm; it runs over 10 weeks with a half-term break on 29th October.

The cost is £58 and you can enrol now:

For further information you can also call the local WEA contact, Gill Poole, on 01206 240512  or email at [antibot mailto=”[email protected]”].

If you receive certain benefits you may be entitled to a free course.

ALL ARE VERY WELCOME.

Sax JazzJazz & Popular Music

Last Autumn Graham Platt shared “The Jazz Century – From Cakewalk to Culture” with members.  He explored a range of jazz topics and personalities.  Members heard how jazz developed in New Orleans in the late 19th and early 20th century and gradually spread across Europe.  A most enjoyable course even for those of us who are not jazz fans.

Ted and Paul Woodgate’s course in January 2019 was on “Popular Music and Society: Britain and the USA after 1945”; this combined music and the politics of the time.  It brought back many memories for some, particularly of the 50’s and 60’s when they were young!  It was the first time that members had two tutors presenting a course, Paul with the music and Ted the political situation of each era.  An interesting and absorbing way to remember the social and political change in the western world.

 

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