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N.B. History courses may contain outdated attitudes, cultural depictions and language which cause offence today. They have to be viewed from an historic perspective. When discussing the content these views are not those of the tutor. If you feel you may be uncomfortable, please do not enrol.
MET courses taught at Pelham Street Brighton BN1 4FA
Any problems enrolling, please contact me.
Enrolment: 01273 667704 Admissions: admissions@gbmc.ac.uk
To be eligible for a 50% discount on courses you must meet the below criteria :
- Unemployed and in receipt of a means tested benefit
- You receive a state pension and the total of any other income (including salary and private pensions) is less than £952 per month or £1,534 as a couple.
- Employed and earning below £22,038 annual gross salary
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Independently run by the tutor at The Church of the Holy Cross, Woodingdean (Brighton). Bus nos 2, 22 stop outside. Small car park back of hall.
Roaring Twenties to Thirties Depression - Interwar Britain (1918-1939)
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We study the culture of “Live for today” in changing post-WWI Britain, including 1920s Shoreham's fun-loving “Bungalow Town” and its cinema industry. Although there was poverty and notorious razor gangs, 'thirties Brighton saw a new prosperity. Governments tried to tackle social and health problems. Large department stores, including Woolworths, offered respectable work for young women.
New, leafy suburbs were offering the luxury of a £495 house with inside WC and a bathroom that could be secured with a down payment of £1 if the £25 deposit could be found. There was a wealth of wonderful literature and the joy of film.
Illustrated with books, slides, video
8 weeks Monday 10.30am-12.30pm Start 20 April (Tutor Sarah Tobias)
Fee: £75 Cheque payable to "Ms S Tobias" stating your name, address, telephone and e-mail and title of course. Post or deliver: Ms S Tobias, C/o Fleur Butler, Church of the Holy Cross, Downsway, Woodingdean BN2 6ND & e-mail me to list you: SARAH.TOBIAS@gbmc.ac.uk. Fee can be paid in two halves.
Rottingdean Whiteway CentreThe Three Fabulous A’s! - Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and Art Deco (1850-1950)
Three new and exciting movements from the middle of the Victorian century to the middle of the Twentieth century.
After industrialised mass-produced goods, the Arts and Crafts movement celebrated a return to individual handcrafted items. This led to the ornate, nature-inspired designs of Art Nouveau which morphed into the geometric style of Art Deco. All influenced people’s lives and living.
We study the impact of arts and culture on 19th and 20th centuries society and the very distinct and colourful look of each of these inspired, innovative and iconic styles, starting with William Morris led Arts and Crafts. It began mid-century in Britain, comprising a group of craftsmen, artists, designers and architects who aimed to raise the status of the applied arts to that of fine art. They hand-made individual pieces that were also useful, and designed exquisite houses, furniture and furnishings.
Art Nouveau style followed on directly from Victorian Arts & Crafts and was in response to radical changes and technological advances. It was highly decorative, with undulating and flowing forms, waves, asymmetrical lines and famous “whiplash” curve. Its organic structure, designs and motifs were influenced by many forms; as was 1920s & 30s iconic Art Deco, Modernist style, but this was geometric and curving, utilising modern technology and materials such as cement and chrome.
Highly illustrated with masses of colourful power-point sideshows, books and images.
6 weeks Tuesdays 10.30am-12.30pm Start 21 April - 2 places left
Tutor Sarah Tobias
https://www.rwc.org.uk/the_three_fabulous_as_-_arts_and_crafts_art_nouveau__and_art_deco_6_weeks
Course will book out quickly - enrol early - ALREADY HALF-FULL!
Pelham Street, BrightonThe Three Fabulous A’s! - Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and Art Deco (1850-1950)
Three new and exciting movements from the middle of the Victorian century to the middle of the Twentieth century.
After industrialised mass-produced goods, the Arts and Crafts movement celebrated a return to individual handcrafted items. This led to the ornate, nature-inspired designs of Art Nouveau which morphed into the geometric style of Art Deco. All influenced people’s lives and living.
We study the impact of arts and culture on 19th and 20th centuries society and the very distinct and colourful look of each of these inspired, innovative and iconic styles, starting with William Morris led Arts and Crafts. It began mid-century in Britain, comprising a group of craftsmen, artists, designers and architects who aimed to raise the status of the applied arts to that of fine art. They hand-made individual pieces that were also useful, and designed exquisite houses, furniture and furnishings.
Art Nouveau style followed on directly from Victorian Arts & Crafts and was in response to radical changes and technological advances. It was highly decorative, with undulating and flowing forms, waves, asymmetrical lines and famous “whiplash” curve. Its organic structure, designs and motifs were influenced by many forms; as was 1920s & 30s iconic Art Deco, Modernist style, but this was geometric and curving, utilising modern technology and materials such as cement and chrome.
Highly illustrated with masses of colourful power-point sideshows, books and images.
8 weeks Tuesdays 6.30-8.30pm Start 21 April (Tutor Sarah Tobias)
Ref: MACL001E1A Fee £120 Discount available for those on benefit or pension.
FULL -2 further places added!
Enrol: https://www.brightonmet.ac.uk/courses/history-the-three-fabulous-as-arts-and-crafts-art-nouveau-and-art-deco-1850-1950/
Independently run by the tutor at The Church of the Holy Cross, Woodingdean (Brighton).
Bus nos 2, 22 stop outside. Small car park back of hall.
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The Golden Summer of the Edwardians (1900-1914)
6 weeks Wednesday 1-3pm Start 22 April (Tutor Sarah Tobias)
£60 Cheque payable to "Ms S Tobias" stating your name, address, telephone , e-mail and title of course. Post or deliver: Ms S Tobias, C/o Fleur Butler, Church of the Holy Cross, Downsway, Woodingdean BN2 6ND & e-mail me to list you. SARAH.TOBIAS@gbmc.ac.uk
Can be paid in two halves.
Pelham Street, Brighton “Never had it so good” A World of Change-Post-War Britain 1945-1960
The fabulous ‘Fifties and swinging Sixties! After the drabness and depression of war we see a burst of colour and hope for a brighter future with Dior’s New Look, The Festival of Britain, modernity in homes, welfare reforms - and Rock ‘N Roll!
We study social and cultural changes that followed the upheavals of World War Two, including the need for housing and improvements in living and working conditions. This was a new post-war era of optimism – particularly with the wonderful 1951 morale-boosting South Bank Festival of Britain visited by millions. There were changes in fashion and new interest in cosmetics. Interiors became brighter with fun wallpaper, modern furniture and kitchens.
We see the effects of relationships due to how people had altered, which led to quite a few divorces. We also focus on women and the adjustments to their domestic, social and family life following the war.
Amid the social and political changes came the youth revolution; milk & coffee bars, dance halls & Bill Haley and The Comets. This period saw the introduction of new writers, social realism and the ‘angry young man’, e.g. Joe Lampton in Room at the Top.
"Go around the country and you will see a state of prosperity such as we have never had in the history of this country." Prime Minister Harold Macmillan 1957
Illustrated with books, slides, film and documentary
6 weeks Mondays 3-5pm Start 11 May (Tutor Sarah Tobias)
Ref: MACL131E1A Fee £97 Discount available for those on benefit or pension.
1 place remaining
Enrol: https://www.brightonmet.ac.uk/courses/never-had-it-so-good-a-world-of-change-post-war-britain-1945-1965/
SPRING INTO SUMMER
A jolly entertainment of humorous readings and verse followed by tea and cake
Devised & directed by Sarah Tobias for
Sackville Players
SATURDAY 23 MAY 2.30PM
£6 pay on door
St John's Room
Cornersone Community Centre, Hove
Refreshments included
Many buses stop almost outside.
BRUNSWICK SQUARE, HOVE
Details will show here soon.
Saturday 13 June 10.30am-3.30pm
TEA LEAF TO TEA BAG:
A history of tea, consumption and ritual
Includes tea tastings, tea, specialy baked biscuits - bring packed lunch
£25 via eventbrite (plus booking fee)-book early, places limited to 25
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tea-leaf-to-tea-bag-a-history-of-tea-the-rituals-that-surround-it-tickets-1985542799964?
The Town House is minutes away from the sea, and shops, cafes and restaurants in Western Road
To come: :"Death and Mourning", History of Christmas, 2026 and "Blessed Servants" exhibition 2027
