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** 2021 ADULT EDUCATION COURSES **
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For enquiries about Adult and Leisure courses please e-mail commercial@gbmc and they will get back to you as soon as possible.
COURSES WILL BE TAUGHT IN THE CLASSROOM AT MET COLLEGE & WHITEHAWK INN. CLASSROOMS ARE SANITIZED BEFORE USE. WINDOWS AND DOORS KEPT OPEN TO VENTILATE. SANITIZERS FREELY AVAILABLE. * FACE COVERINGS MUST BE WORN IN COMMUNAL AREAS BUT ARE OPTIONAL IN CLASSROOM.* NUMBER OF PLACES PER CLASSROOM IS HALVED AND DESKS ARE DISTANCED.
COVID-10 RAPID TESTING SHOULD E CARRIED OUT WEEKLY AT HOME AND THE RESULTS SENT TO NHS AND THE COLLEGE. THIS IS NOT MANDATORY
TAUGHT AT PELHAM STREET CAMPUS, BRIGHTON:
E: admissions-brighton@gbmc.ac.uk
🌞 SUMMER COURSES 🌞
The Shaping of Early Victorian Britain (1837-1850)
A course for lovers of social and cultural history during the early Victorian era, which was a time of change and development, and the effects of the Industrial Revolution. Much was happening in this period including reforms and a different way of thinking which brought about Factory Acts and observation of the needs of the poor. Working conditions were harsh and homes for the poor insanitary.
The family was central to peaceful harmony and the new middle-class norm was for separate spheres: women in the domestic sphere focussing on husband, family care and “good works”, while men were to be in the public sphere, including politics and commerce. Legally, women had almost no rights and were the property of their husbands.
Illustrated with powerpoint slideshows
10 weeks Monday 19 April 1.30-3.30pm NEW Ref CL0637-1C Fee £127
*Please note new course start date re lockdown (originally January).
Maximum 10 places re distancing. One place available.
* Face covering to be worn in all areas including classroom. *
DUE TO COVID LOCKDOWN AND RESCHEDULING OF CLASSES THE FOLLOWING ARE POSTPONED UNTIL AUTUMN OR 2022 OR CANCELLED. SEE DETAILS BELOW
TAUGHT AT PELHAM STREET CAMPUS, BRIGHTON:
E: admissions-brighton@gbmc.ac.uk
Art Deco and the ‘Moderne’ (1918-1939)
After WWI a new, distinctive style emerged in the 1920's and '30's, Smooth lines and geometric patterns featured on architecture, advertising, fashion, jewellery, furniture, glass, ceramics, lighting, metalware, technology and cinema.
The smoothly distinctive ‘Modernist’ style dominated all aspects of domestic and cultural life and was notable for its architectural and design features. The iconic, elegant style was used to furnish homes in a new and exciting fashion, utilizing modern technology and materials, and electrical devices.Illustrated with powerpoint slidehows, film and documentary.
6 weeks Tuesday 7-9pm start 20 April Ref: CL0068-1C Fee £76
CANCELLED - SAME COURSE WILL RUN FROM 26 APRIL 2022
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Summer in the City: exploring Brighton's unique history
(includes 3 Brighton field trips)
CANCELLED - SAME COURSE WILL RUN FROM 07 MAY 2022
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Woodvale Crematorium (cemetery) Brighton, BN2 3QB
Guided tour
Beautiful, grounds, full of trees and winding pathways.
Saturday 21 August tour £5. Pre-booking only.
Meet at Bear Road entrance (not Lewes Road) at free car park
SADLY, DUE TO CURRENT RESTRICTIONS, ALL COURSES AND SATURDAYS AT FABULOUS, HISTORIC PRESTON MANOR HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.
COURSES WILL RESUME 25 JANUARY 2022.
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HAPPY SUMMER
OTHER EVENTS
Study day at the West Pier Centre
Patrick Hamilton’s “The West Pier”
followed by cocktails or tea at Metropole Hotel
followed by cocktails or tea at Metropole Hotel
Date postponed to 2022
We study social, cultural, local and West Pier history, characters and events within Patrick Hamilton’s excellent novel, followed by tea at the Hotel Metropole.
Morning session will be followed by a short seafront tour. Bring a packed lunch to eat on the beach or forecourt - or several cafes nearby. After our afternoon session we will go across the road to the Metropole Hotel for afternoon tea or cocktails. The hotel features in the novel.
Illustrated with powerpoint slideshow. Please read short novel before the session.
Illustrated with powerpoint slideshow. Please read short novel before the session.
Fee £28 (plus booking fee) (Does not include refreshments at the Metropole for which you pay separately. Cocktails from £9, cup of tea £2.90, full afternoon tea £24 - two can share - Hotel suggests two afternoon teas shared by three - with additional cups of tea) Book via EventBrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/study-day-patrick-hamiltons-the-west-pier-tickets-98996943
Tutor and guide is ex-West Pier tour guide
Tutor and guide is ex-West Pier tour guide
THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED UNTIL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTED. INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED HERE OR YOU CAN CONTACT ME. IT WILL NOW RUN 2022
THE REGENCY TOWN HOUSE
13 Brunswick Square, Hove, BN3 1EH
A really exciting and unique event:
13 Brunswick Square, Hove, BN3 1EH
A really exciting and unique event:
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A REGENCY TOWN HOUSE
Dates postponed to 2022
Presented by lecturer and guide Sarah Tobias
and Town House cook Paul Couchman
You will be welcomed with hot chocolate (or coffee) and plum cake in the kitchen followed by discussion on servant duties and then on to the basement of no. 10 Brunswick Square which is a time capsule, having been left undisturbed for many years, where you will enjoy a guided tour. Regency inspired lunch back at the Town House will be followed by an illustrated talk in the small servant hall on daily life for the wealthy who lived in the main part of the house - which we will then tour. Discussion, questions and answer session with afternoon tea and cake ends our pleasant day.
£60 includes all talks, tours, hot drinks, lunch and cake.
Early Bird offer £47 Book via eventbrite - there is a booking fee:
Dates to be confirmed 2021 if covid situation changes. Otherwise 2022. Check here.
An Autumn Day in the Life of a Regency Town House
£60 includes all talks, tours, hot drinks, lunch and cake.
Early Bird offer £47 Book via eventbrite - there is a booking fee:
THESE EVENT ARE POSTPONED UNTIL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTED. INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED HERE OR YOU CAN CONTACT ME. IT WILL NOW RUN 2022
REGENCY TOWN HOUSE BN3 1EH
👻Things That Go Bump in the Night: A Halloween Happening 🎃
🧁Scary poetry and cake🧁
October date and time to be confirmed if covid situation eases
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2021/22 courses and workshops from September
FULL DETAILS SOON AND INCLUDE BRIGHTON METROPOLITAN
COLLEGE, WHITEHAWK COMMUNITY CENTRE, VARNDEAN COLLEGE AT HOLY CROSS CHURCH HALL, WOODINGDEAN; ROTTINGDEAN WHITEWAY CENTRE
AND ONLINE FOR SUSSEX ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY (history course).
PLACES WILL BE LIMITED SO EARLY BOOKING ESSENTIAL
Back to almost normal?
Course are expected to be taught in classrooms from September without face coverings (except in public areas) and minimal distancing. This may change.
Proposed courses - basic details below, further details to follow:
Venues key: GBMET= Greater Brighton Metropolitan College, Pelham St, Brighton, BN1 4FA
RWC = Rottingdean Whiteway Centre, Whiteway Lane, BN2 7HB
WHI = Whitehawk Inn Community Centre (for GBMET) Whitehawk Rd, Brighton, BN2 5NS
VARN-HX = Holy Cross Church Hall, Woodingdean (for Varndean College) Downsway, BN2 6BD
PM =Preston Manor (end of Preston Park) Preston Drove, BN1 6SD
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AUTUMN 2021 (Courses start September)
The Edwardians: A Golden Age (1900-1914) [RWC] (Tue) Start 21 Sept 1pm
TAUGHT AT PELHAM STREET CAMPUS, BRIGHTON:
E: admissions-brighton@gbmc.ac.uk
The Great Exhibition and Mid-Victorian Britain (1848-1870)
The Victorian era saw many changes in all aspects of daily life including merchandising and consumerism - partly due to the Great Exhibition; effects of the Industrial Revolution, the opening of the London Underground, philanthropy and feminism. We study later effects of the Industrial Revolution and its consequences and how the 1851 Great Exhibition showcased manufacturing and invention, helping to bring about a rise in commercial enterprise and consumerism. This was a time of philanthropy and feminism with great women such as Florence Nightingale and her use of statistics; and the tireless work of social reformers such as Josephine Butler, who fought to bring about the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Act, and Caroline Norton's huge input for the Married Women's Property Act, despite her husband's abuse.
We examine life at home and work,poverty, living conditions and sanitary reforms, as well as improvement intravel due to the Underground, and the colourful world of the Pre-Raphaelite painters and the Arts and Crafts Movement.
Illustrated with images, powerpoint slideshows and film.
10 weeks Monday 27 September 1.30-3.30pm Ref CL0029-1C Fee £131
Fashion and Style History - how it shaped British culture 1750-2000 [GBMET] (Tue) 28 Sep 7pm Ref: CL0083-1C Fee £131
MET course at WHITEHAWK INN
Brighton BN2 5NS (buses stop outside):
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Culture and Society Between the Wars 1918-1939
We study the culture of "Live for today" during the interwar yeas following the horrors of war. During this period there was a wealth of wonderful literature and the joy of film. Cinema-going was extremely popular - including Shoreham's fun-loving 1920s "Bungalow Town" and the film industry there. Cinema and film influenced peoples' lives in many ways including what they wore.. Imitating your favourite film star meant dressing like them, so clothing for the working class included synthetic silk - 'Rayon', and young women cut their hair short in a 'bob', wore cosmetics, smoked and shortened their skirts in order to dance the Charleston - just like their liberated screen idols.
Illustrated with powerpoint slideshows, film and documentary.
10 weeks Wednesday 29 September 1-3pm
Ref CL0418 -1C Fee A £20 B £10 (Benefits)
Enrol - T: 01273 667704 or in person at Brighton Metropolitan College, Pelham Street, Brighton.
The Novel as Social History: North and South Divide –
Industrial, Rural and Urban Lives
Unique course comprising literature, social and cultural history, book club – and lively discussion! Within the pages of the novel we discover more than a story - enthralling ‘other’ information about people, relationships, class and place.Within every piece of fiction is a wealth of information on culture and social life which can lead us into a deeper understanding of a subject, time or place, period in history, genre, working conditions, habits, style or social trend that we might pursue further, or deepen our knowledge and intensify our interest. You are expected to participate in group discussion and this term’s novels include: "The Mill on the Floss" by George Eliot, "The Life and Adventures of Michael Armstrong, Factory Boy" by Frances Trollope (mother of Anthony),“North and South” by Elizabeth Gaskell, “Cider with Rosie” by Laurie Lee and “The Dreaming Suburb” by R.F. Delderfield. Full reading list from tutor: SARAH.TOBIAS@gbmc.ac.uk and you are expected to participate in group discussion.
5 Fortnightly Saturdays start 02 October 11am-2pm
Ref CL0026-1C Fee £98
Arts, Culture and Society in Regency England (1790-1830) [VarnHX] (Mon)
Start 12 Oct
SINGLE SATURDAYS:
"Beautiful and Useful"–The Victorian Arts & Crafts Movement (1860-1910) [GBMET] SAT 13 Nov £28
Christmas! Myths, Legends, Customs and Traditions of the Festive Season [GBMET] 11 Dec £28
ONLINE: (Zoom) for Sussex Archaeological Society:
The Victorian World: Life, Death, Work and Leisure in Nineteenth Century England Wednesday evenings 7pm Start 29 Sept (tbc)
The Egyptian Influence on Art Deco evening lecture (45m + 15m Q&A)
SPRING 2022 (Courses start January)
The Victorian World 1851-1875 [GBMET] (Mon) CL0059-1C
The Edwardians: A Golden Age (1900-1914) [PM] (Tue) CL0081-1C
A History of Fashion and Society 1700-2000 [PM] (Tue) CL0276-1C
Women, Wartime, the Homefront and Post-war Britain [WHI] (Wed) CL0618-1C
The Novel as Social History: Life, Work, Leisure and Love (fortnightly) [GBMET] (Sat) CL0030-1C
Introducing the Victorians [VarnHX] (Mon -start Feb/Mar)
.Looking at Victorian Art – paintings as social history [GBMET] (Sat)
A Day in the Life of an Edwardian House [PM] (Sat)
🌞 SUMMER 2022 🌞
Courses start April
Victorian Life and Leisure 1851-1875 [GBMET] (Mon) CL0028-1C
Art Deco and the ‘Moderne’ (1918-1939) [GBMET] (Tue eve) CL0068-1C
The History of Brighton – a unique resort [WHI] (Wed) CL0639-1C
Summer Reading: Books, books and more books! [GBMET] (Sat) CL0067-1C
The Shaping of Early Victorian Britain (1837-1850) [VarnHX] (Mon -start May)
Summer in the City: exploring Brighton’s unique history (incl 3 field trips) [GBMET] (5 Sats) CL0027-1C
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sarah Tobias MA, BA Hons, Dip Eur Hum
Entertaining lecturer in social, cultural and local (Brighton, Sussex, UK) history
Contact me for talks/guided walks/visits for groups, clubs, societies.
Current list of 30+ topics
Also contact me for poetry readings and narrations.
More information about me, my subjects, research and contact:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-tobias-0318943a?trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile
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Courses -Venue Addresses, transport and refreshments
Brighton Metroplitan College MET (formerly City College)
Pelham Street, Brighton BN1 4FA
Location:
Behind York Place & London Road, turn up Cheapside – Aldi supermarket on corner. Or, turn left in Trafalgar St walking down from Station.
Transport & Parking:
Lots of buses nearby.
Nearby car park, about 5 minutes walk.
Railway station few minutes walk
Refreshments and further information:
College canteen. Tea and coffee bar on balcony of Main Building. Vending machine.
Coffee shops, small cafés and public houses in nearby London Road
London Road and Trafalgar Street: many shops, some banks and supermarkets
Whitehawk Inn Community Centre
Whitehawk Road Brighton, BN2 3NS
Transport & Parking:
Buses stop nearby and some outside venue
Metered street car parking
Refreshments:
Café and garden area
Further information:
Shops, Co-op, public library in same road.
Few minutes walk to sea, beach and Marina or East Brighton Park
Holy Cross Church Hall, Woodingdean
Warren Road, Brighton, BN2 6ND
Transport & Parking:
Car park outside Library and Community Centre over the road, opposite church hall. Bus nos 2, 22, 22A stop nearby.
Refreshments:
Tea-making facilities in hall. Small cafes nearby. Downs Hotel almost next door serves tea, coffee and refreshments at bar and has outside area.
Further information:
Woodingdean public library over the road. Shops, Co-op, dry cleaners nearby
Rottingdean Whiteway Centre
Whiteway Lane, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HB
Transport & Parking:
Very small car park outside, some nearby parking in side streets, car parks on main sea road (few mins walk). Bus nos 2, 22, 22A stop nearby, Bus nos 12, 12A, 12X, 27C, 47 stop by the White Horse Hotel on the seafront - short walk.
Refreshments:
Tea-making facilities in hall. Small cafes nearby and in Museum tea garden next door during summer.
Further information:
Rottingdean public library and museum next door (opening times vary). Shops and Co-op in the High Street. Post office. Several historic public houses, village pond, windmill (not generally open), Grade II listed 1300s St Margaret's Church, accessible downland and a few minutes from the sea and beach.
Preston Manor
Preston Drove, Brighton BN1 6SD
Location:
Situated end of Preston Park.
Transport & Parking:
Buses and rail nearby
Free parking outside and in adjacent street.
Refreshments:
No cafe. Refreshments provided by staff
Delicatessen cafe and public houses opposite and in Preston Drove. Chalet restaurant in park.
The Regency Town House
13 Brunswick Square, Hove, BN3 1EH
Transport & Parking:
Buses stop at the top of Brunswick square in Western Road
Very limited parking.
Refreshments:
Refreshments provided
Lots of shops and cafes in Western Road. Seafront is about 2 minutes walk
The West Pier Centre
103-105 King's Road Arches, Brighton, BN1 2FN
103-105 King's Road Arches, Brighton, BN1 2FN
Transport & Parking:
Nearby car parks - Regency Square. Buses stop in Western Road and walk down.
Refreshments:
Wine or cool drink provided
Situated on the lower prom and seafront. Various shops and lots of cafes and restaurants. Hotels on upper level over the road. Western Road and popular streets of Brighton with many shops and cafes are 10-20 minutes walk
Sussex University
Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH
Location:
Campus located in the South Downs National Park
Transport & Parking:
Buses and rail nearby into town and elsewhere
Car parks
Refreshments:
Cafes and restaurants on campus.
Co-op, pharmacy, books and stationery shops
