Dear Settlement Members and Friends,
To enrol, please go to: LetchworthSettlement
We have a fantastic range of topics to study and activities to choose from!
More immediately, the events listed below are happening soon!
Remarkable Women – talks
Monday 25th November 10am – 12pm: Louise Lahive will reveal the fascinating life of artist Leonora Carrington:
FiveRemarkableWomen – Leonora Carrington – Letchworth Settlement
Monday 9th December 10am – 12pm: Our special guest, Craig Angus, Assistant Archivist at Knebworth House, Park & Gardens, will describe the momentous life of suffragette, Lady Constance Lytton of Knebworth:
FiveRemarkableWomen – Constance Lytton – Letchworth Settlement
Monday 16th December 10am – 12pm: Stephen Barnard will appraise the achievements of singer Dusty Springfield:
FiveRemarkableWomen – Dusty Springfield – Letchworth Settlement
Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair
The Settlement Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair is on Friday 29th November, 2-7pm (free admission)!
Please make sure you visit and browse the various arts & crafts items on sale in the hall, and enjoy tea and cakes in the main building. An essential Settlement event! Look out for this year’s raffle tickets and make sure you buy lots of them!
Please keep those donated tombola items rolling in! Many thanks for everything so far!
If you are able to make cakes for Friday then please do so! These will be very much appreciated. Thank you! I hope you are looking forward to it. See you there.
The Beertles in Letchworth!
Due to huge demand this fabulous Beatles tribute band have added an extra date on Sunday 8th December at 7pm (doors: 6.30pm).
“Mark & Tom as John & Paul are incredible”
“What an amazing show, I’m buzzing!”
Licensed bar by Garden City Brewery.
TheBeertlesSunday 8th December – Letchworth Settlement
Beertles ticket holders have free admission to an introductory talk and full screening of the Beatles film, ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ on Sunday 8th December at 4pm. Non-ticket holders please book here (£10): AHardDay’s Night – Letchworth Settlement
Le Club de Culture Francaise
Enjoy two hours of fun at this celebration of French culture on Monday 9th December, 1-3pm with Marine Boulter:
LeClubde Culture Francaise – Letchworth Settlement
A Christmas Carol – A Reading
Two actors from the superb Living Theatre group will present the Dickens classic on Friday 13th December at 7pm. Tickets are £12; under 16s £8:
AChristmasCarol – A Reading – Letchworth Settlement
Classic Albums – Christmas Special
On Saturday 14th December 10am – 1pm, Stephen Barnard and Christopher Budd will talk about two of the most familiar and top-selling Christmas records ever made – Elvis Presley’s Christmas Album (1957) and Phil Spector’s A Christmas Gift for You (1963). Book here:
Pete and Mike’s Christmas Cracker!
Here’s a wonderful live show in the Kincaid Hall with tea, mince pies and Bubbles Bar! Featuring Peter Chapman (vocal), Mike O’Neill (keyboard) and table service. Be there for 3pm on Saturday afternoon 14th December! Book here:
PeteandMike’s Christmas Cracker – Letchworth Settlement
Christmas Art & Craft Workshops
Create your own Christmas Wreath with florist Helen Allen, Sunday 24th November, 9:30am – 12:30pm ChristmasWreath– Letchworth Settlement
With Hazel Godfrey, make a contemporary-looking willow Sustainable Christmas Tree complete with star, Sunday 24th November, 10am –4pm SustainableChristmasTree – Letchworth Settlement
Create a beautiful, long-lasting festive Christmas Table Centrepiece with florist Helen Allen; Sunday 24th November, 1:30- 4pm ChristmasTableCentrepiece – Letchworth Settlement
Create lovely Willow Christmas Decorations – Angels, Stars, and Reindeer with Hazel Godfrey; Monday 9th December, 10am -3pm WillowChristmasDecorations – Angels, Stars, and Reindeer – Letchworth Settlement
Settlement Annual General Meeting
A reminder that the Settlement’s Annual General Meeting takes place at 7.30pm on Tuesday 26th November. All are welcome but only Members are entitled to vote. Details here: AnnualGeneral Meeting of Letchworth Educational Settlement – Letchworth Settlement We hope to see some of you there.
All COURSES are here:
All WORKSHOPS are here:
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All EVENTS are here:
See you soon,
-Nick
