THIS EVENT IS FREE! Len Sutton, one of Lincolnshire’s most prominent historians, will be opening our Festival of Talks with his all-encompassing talk on the History of the RAF in Lincolnshire. Len is a retired Senior Warrant Office and Old Boy of QEGS. His latter years with the RAF saw him deeply involved with the formation and operation of the BBMF. Len is a well-known and much-loved local character who…
Sue’s Blogs
SINGING! TA DAH! Today’s thoughts are with keeping our brains healthy! There are many ways in which we can help ourselves, eating well and exercising. But did you know that singing can actually make you happier? Certainly our Love2Sing group are a very happy bunch and we love Tuesdays! https://takelessons.com/live/singing/health-benefits-of-singing
RAF Centenary Celebration “Festival of Talks” #RAF100
FREE ENTRY! 7.30pm start for all dates. email adulteducation@qegs.lincs.sch.uk to book. This year we celebrate each of the 100 years of the RAF with our “Festival of Talks” on all things Royal Air Force. QEGS Horncastle continues on its well established and glorious journey alongside the RAF in Lincolnshire. Being well placed in the centre of the county QEGS has welcomed hundreds of air force children through its doors, and we are immensely proud…
NEW! French Chatter 28th February 2018 7.30pm Topic: Le Shopping
In conjunction with Horncastle Twinning Association, Adult Education QEGS is developing a group of French chatterers! We have decided to come together to provide a loose programme of themes and events to encourage the use of French. Anyone is welcome, fluency is not a problem. All that is needed is the ability to absorb language through usage. 28th February 7.30pm 2018 Entry is free (although donations for facilities and refreshments are…
NEW DATES! Cake Decorating Starting 25th April 2018
Starting 2018. Cake decorating with flair! We are limited to 10 places on this course, so make sure you book your place immediately. Teresa Buttress of the Wolds Cake Company will be taking you through the basis introductory steps towards beautiful cakes. Information on equipment needed below. Email adulteducation@qegs.lincs.sch.uk to secure your booking. Online payment through our “booking a course” tab. Classes will take place on Wednesday evenings from 7pm to…
ZUMBA for Beginners
As part of a push to encourage us all to achieve a better level of fitness, we have decided to start with a fun-for-all world dance class. We will hold this once a month on the last Wednesday of the month to begin with and see how we get on. We have been lucky enough to engage our local Horncastle fitness guru, Sarah Marwood, to take on the challenge of…
Community Orchestra
Bring your old violin, your oboe or your trombone and learn to play in style. Join others whose early musical talent lost a battle against career and family life. Rejuvenate and revive your inner musician. “Best value music lesson you will ever enjoy” With experienced, professional teacher Debbie Dalgliesh (MusBHonsManch). Debbie has vast experience with community music making, being an L.C.C. peripatetic music teacher and also having set up the successful…
Spanish NEW TEACHER REQUIRED
Could you teach this class? Contact Sue: sgraus@qegs.lincs.sch.uk Dates cancelled until further notice! Wednesdays 8.30 – 9:45pm Hola! Holidays in Spain with an understanding of the language will be so much more rewarding. Whatever your needs, a few phrases for your holiday or preparation for a new life in Spain, our courses will help you reach and exceed your goal. This is the first level in our tiered language courses in…
Love2Sing
A perfect evening programme for those of us who love to sing! No auditions, no pressure and no questions asked. Shower singers, quiet singers and those who have been told not to sing. ALL WELCOME. Join our resident Maestro, the highly enthusiastic Tom Thorpe for weeks of lovely singing with passion and heaps of fun. Each term we will approach a fresh theme through which we will explore our combined…
German Intermediate Conversation
This course is ideal for students who have some knowledge of German, i.e. from school, time spent in Germany or previous night school courses. A reasonable knowledge of German, such as tenses and gender, would be desirable. The classes will build up conversational skills as well as further understanding of grammar. Wednesdays 5.10pm to 6.10pm 4 or 6 weeks courses 4 weeks = £48, 6 weeks = £72…
German Conversation
Come along and join this lively group of students. You don’t have to be a marvellous linguist, just to have a reasonable understanding of the German language, use of tenses, verbs and a growing vocabulary. Ingrid will help with the rest. This is your opportunity to converse with a native German speaker, discuss in depth topics of interest and the occasional short story. Ingrid will, of course, be there…
Italian Beginners and Italian Continuers
Come along and join this lively group of students – you don’t have to be a marvellous linguist. If you wish to learn your verbs and vocabulary Stephen will help with all of it. An experienced teacher in the Lifelong Learning sector, Stephen is popular with current and past students and he also gives talks on historical Italian topics, so watch out for the dates of these events as…
Jewellery Making
Hammering, honing, soldering and sawing. All this and more is promised by our silversmithing teacher, Andrew Poole. Andrew is a highly experienced teacher of adults who runs his classes to suit the individual needs of students. You will work with copper, aluminium and perhaps a little silver and gold to produce your very own handmade, precious pieces of jewellery. All equipment and materials provided (except precious metals and stones). Please…