City and County of Swansea Lifelong Learning Adult Education Programme
Sept 2017 – Mar 2018 Celebrating 70 years of inspiring learners across Swansea
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I.T. Enrolment only 13 & 14 July 2017 at Bryn House
General Enrolment 17- 21 July 2017 at Bryn House
Accepted payment methods during enrolment week - cash, cheque or card *
Card payment in person —queues likely
Enrol at Bryn House 78 Walter Road, Uplands, Swansea SA1 4PS
Course Fees10 weeks Full Fee = £55, Reduced Fee = £27.50**
12 weeks Full Fee = £66, Reduced Fee = £33**
1½ hr Full Fee = £41.25, Reduced Fee = £20.50**
**For those in receipt of a means tested benefit.
Note: Enrolment CANNOTbe processed without proof.
Enrolment Week 17-21 July Monday to Friday Daily 9.30am - 2.00pm
17 July 5:00-6:30 all classes except Fri.
Please enrol on the day that your class is due to be held e.g. Monday classes on Monday, Tuesday on a Tuesday etc.
Evening enrolment session Thursday 20 July 5.00-6.30pm for all classes except Friday.
Postal Enrolment From 17 July onwards -Please send completed enrolment form, appropriate fee plus photocopy of benefit document if applicable to Bryn House (address above) marked Enrolment. Cheques payable to ‘City & County of Swansea’. Please do not post cash. Receipts issued via e-mail or at 1st session.
Telephone card paymentAccepted from 24 July 2017
In Person at Bryn House - Monday-Friday 9.30am to 4.00pm during September.
10 Week - 2 Hour classes £55 Full Fee, £27.50 Means Tested BenefitDay / Course Title / Venue / Time / Sept Code / Sept Start / Jan Code / Jan Start
Mon / Creative Camera Control / Civic Centre IT Suite Rm 2.1.17 / 11.45-1.45 / — / — / 1702 / 8-Jan
Mon / Delicious Dishes / Bryn House / 9.30-11.30 / 1611 / 18-Sep / 1612 / 8-Jan
Mon / Abs Beginner Practical Photo / Civic Centre IT Suite Rm 2.1.17 / 9.30-11.30 / 1741 / 18-Sep / 1742 / 8-Jan
Mon / Dressmaking & Needlecraft / Bryn House / 5.00-7.00 / 1281 / 18-Sep / 1282 / 8-Jan
Mon / Dressmaking & Needlecraft / Bryn House / 7.00-9.00 / 1291 / 18-Sep / 1292 / 8-Jan
Mon / Guitar Playing / Bryn House / 7.00-9.00 / 1511 / 18-Sep / 1512 / 8-Jan
Mon / Image Editing / Civic Centre IT Suite Rm 2.1.17 / 11.45-1.45 / 1701 / 18-Sep / — / —
Mon / Learn Guitar / Bryn House / 2.30-4.30 / 1521 / 18-Sep / 1522 / 8-Jan
Mon / Learn Ukulele / Bryn House / 5.00-7.00 / 1531 / 18-Sep / 1532 / 8-Jan
Tue / Cook Fresh / Bryn House / 6.00-8.00 / 1601 / 19-Sep / 1602 / 9-Jan
Tue / Creative Camera Control / Civic Centre IT Suite Rm 2.1.17 / 6.30-8.30 / — / — / 1712 / 9-Jan
Tue / Drawing & Painting / Bryn House / 2.00-4.00 / 1031 / 19-Sep / 1032 / 9-Jan
Tue / Drawing & Painting / Bryn House / 6.00-8.00 / 1041 / 19-Sep / 1042 / 9-Jan
Tue / Dressmaking / Bryn House / 11.30-1.30 / 1261 / 19-Sep / 1262 / 9-Jan
Tue / Embroidery & Needlecraft / Bryn House / 9.15-11.15 / 1211 / 19-Sep / 1212 / 9-Jan
Tue / Floral Art-Beginner / Hazel Court Sketty Park / 3.00-5.00 / 1221 / 12-Sep / 1222 / 9-Jan
Tue / Floral Art-Intermediate / Hazel Court Sketty Park / 1.00-3.00 / 1231 / 12-Sep / 1232 / 9-Jan
Tue / Floristry / Hazel Court Sketty Park / 6.00-8.00 / 1251 / 12-Sep / 1252 / 9-Jan
Tue / Intermediate Photoshop / Civic Centre IT Suite Rm 2.1.17 / 6.30-8.30 / 1711 / 19-Sep
Wed / Calligraphy / Bryn House / 7.00-9.00 / 1021 / 20-Sep / 1022 / 10-Jan
Wed / Digital Darkroom / Civic Centre IT Suite Rm 2.1.17 / 6.30-8.30 / 1721 / 20-Sep / 1722 / 10-Jan
Wed / Beginners Practical Photo / Bryn House / 6.30-8.30 / 1751 / 20-Sep / 1752 / 10-Jan
Wed / Advanced Practical Photo / Bryn House / 9.30-11.30 / 1771 / 20-Sep / 1772 / 10-Jan
Wed / Drawing & Painting / Bryn House / 9.30-11.30 / 1051 / 20-Sep / 1052 / 10-Jan
Wed / Floral Art—Intermediate / St. Catherine’s Gorseinon / 12.15-2.15 / 1241 / 13-Sep / 1242 / 10-Jan
Wed / Dressmaking / Bryn House / 12.00-2.00 / 1271 / 20-Sep / 1272 / 10-Jan
Wed / Sewing Homestyle / Bryn House / 2.15-4.15 / 1311 / 20-Sep / 1312 / 10-Jan
Wed / Woodwork / Work Development Service / 4.30-6.30 / 1541 / 20-Sep / 1542 / 10-Jan
Thur / Creative Camera Control / Civic Centre IT Suite Rm 2.1.17 / 9.30-11.30 / — / — / 1732 / 11-Jan
Thur / Crochet / Bryn House / 11.45-1.45 / 1201 / 21-Sep / 1202 / 11-Jan
Thur / Delicious Dishes / Bryn House / 9.30-11.30 / 1621 / 21-Sep / 1622 / 11-Jan
Thur / Digital Darkroom / Civic Centre IT Suite Rm 2.1.17 / 9.30-11.30 / 1731 / 21-Sep / — / —
Thur / Intermediate Practical Photo / Bryn House / 6.30-8.30 / 1761 / 21-Sep / 1762 / 11-Jan
Thur / Drawing & Painting / Bryn House / 6.00-8.00 / 1061 / 21-Sep / 1062 / 11-Jan
Thur / Dressmaking & Needlecraft / St. Catherine’s Gorseinon / 10.00-12.00 / 1321 / 21-Sep / 1322 / 11-Jan
Thur / Engineering / Gower Coll. Gorseinon Campus / 4.00-6.00 / 1501 / 21-Sep / 1502 / 11-Jan
10 Week - 2 Hour classes £55 Full Fee, £27.50 Means Tested Benefit
Day / Course Title / Venue / Time / Sept Code / Sept Start / Jan Code / Jan Start
Thur / Lacemaking / Bryn House / 9.30-11.30 / 1301 / 21-Sep / 1302 / 11-Jan
Thur / Printmaking / Gower Coll. Llwyn-y-Bryn Campus / 6.00-8.00 / 1071 / 21-Sep / 1072 / 11-Jan
10 Week - 1½ Hour classes £41.25 Full Fee, £20.50 Means Tested Benefit
Mon / Yoga / Lime St. Institute Gorseinon / 10.00-11.30 / 1411 / 18-Sep / 1412 / 8-Jan
Thur / Yoga / Hazel Court Sketty / 5.00-6.30 / 1421 / 21-Sep / 1422 / 11-Jan
Thur / Yoga / Hazel Court Sketty / 6.30-8.00 / 1431 / 21-Sep / 1432 / 11-Jan
Fri / Yoga / St. James' Parish Centre Uplands / 2.00-3.30 / 1441 / 22-Sep / 1442 / 12-Jan
Fri / Meditation / Bryn House / 4.00-5.30 / 1401 / 22-Sep / 1402 / 12-Jan
Calligraphy course-Bryn House. £55 Full Fee, £27.50 Means Tested Benefit
Mon / 5 sessions per term / Meeting every other week / 10.00-2.00 / 1011 / 18-Sep / 1012 / 15-Jan
12 Week Watercolour classes £66 Full Fee, £33 Means Tested Benefit
Tue / Watercolour Painting / Glais Community Centre / 6.30-8.30 / 1081 / 12-Sep / 1082 / 9-Jan
Wed / Watercolour Painting / Glais Community Centre / 10.00-12.00 / 1091 / 13-Sep / 1092 / 10-Jan
Wed / Watercolour Painting / Daniel James Adult Ed Centre / 2.00-4.00 / 1101 / 13-Sep / 1102 / 10-Jan
Wed / Watercolour Painting / St. Teilo on the Clase / 6.30-8.30 / 1111 / 13-Sep / 1112 / 10-Jan
10 Week FREE Computer Programme to improve your Digital Literacy Enrolment 13 & 14 July 9.30-12.30
Mon / Beginners Tablet/iPad (S1-S2) / Bryn House / 12.00-2.00 / 2061 / 18-Sep / 2062 / 8-Jan
Tue / Beginners Tablet/iPad (S1-S2) / Montana Park Landore / 12.00-2.00 / 2071 / 19-Sep / 2072 / 9-Jan
Wed / PC Beginners (S1) / Civic Centre IT Suite Rm 2.1.17 / 4.15-6.15 / 2111 / 20-Sep / —— / ——
Wed / PC Beginners (S1) / Civic Centre IT Suite Rm 2.1.17 / 9.30-11.30 / —— / —— / 2132 / 10-Jan
Wed / PC Beginners (S1) / Civic Centre IT Suite Rm 2.1.17 / 12.00-2.00 / —— / —— / 2142 / 10-Jan
Wed / IT Workshop (S1-S3)*** / Canolfan y Bont Pontarddulais / 12.30-2.30 / 2101 / 20-Sep / 2102 / 10-Jan
Fri / PC Improvers (S2) / Civic Centre IT Suite Rm 2.1.17 / 2.30-4.30 / 2121 / 22-Sep / —— / ——
Wed / PC Improvers (S2) / Civic Centre IT Suite Rm 2.1.17 / 4.15-6.15 / —— / —— / 2112 / 10-Jan
Tue / Improvers IT Workshop (S2-S4) / Montana Park Landore / 9.30-11.30 / 2091 / 19-Sep / 2092 / 9-Jan
Thu / Get Creative using IT (S3) / Civic Centre IT Suite Rm 2.1.17 / 12.00-2.00 / 2051 / 21-Sep / 2052 / 11-Jan
Wed / PC Intermediate (S3) / Civic Centre IT Suite Rm 2.1.17 / 9.30-11.30 / 2131 / 20-Sep / —— / ——-
Wed / PC Intermediate (S3) / Civic Centre IT Suite Rm 2.1.17 / 12.00-2.00 / 2141 / 20-Sep / —— / ——
Fri / PC Intermediate (S3) / Civic Centre IT Suite Rm 2.1.17 / 2.30-4.30 / —— / —— / 2122 / 12-Jan
Thu / ECDL Workshop (S4) / Civic Centre IT Suite Rm 2.1.17 / 4.30-6.30 / 2001 / 21-Sep / 2002 / 11-Jan
Thu / ECDL Workshop (S4) / Civic Centre IT Suite Rm 2.1.17 / 6.30-8.30 / 2011 / 21-Sep / 2012 / 11-Jan
Fri / ECDL Workshop (S4) / Bryn House / 11.30-1.30 / 2021 / 22-Sep / 2022 / 12-Jan
Fri / ECDL taught in 1 year (S4) / Civic Centre IT Suite Rm 2.1.17 / 9.30-11.30 / 2041 / 22-Sep / — / —
Fri / ECDL taught in 2 years (S4) / Civic Centre IT Suite Rm 2.1.17 / 12.30-2.30 / 2031 / 22-Sep / — / —
Thu / Get that Job & IT Skills for Work / Bryn House / 9.30-11.30 / 2081 / 21-Sep / 2082 / 11-Jan
S1 = Stage 1 Beginners S2 = Stage 2 Improvers S3 = Stage 3 Intermediate S4 = Stage 4 Advanced
NEW 2 day short course £120 at The Ship Inn Port Eynon including lunch
‘Stitching On Gower’ 10am-4pm, Wed & Thurs 13 & 14 September 2017
‘Drawing & Painting on Gower’ 10am-4pm, Thurs & Friday 5 & 6 October 2017
Day 1 Guided nature walk 10.00-12.30, lunch 12.30-1.30, taught session 1.30-4.00
Day 2 Taught session 10.00-12.30, lunch 12.30-1.30, taught session 1.30-4.00
If you are interested (01792) 470171 for more information
How to Pay: Cheques should be made payable to the “City and County of Swansea”. *Card payment accepted: debit card free, credit card 2% surcharge. Classes which are not viable may be withdrawn or discontinued at the discretion of the Service Manager.
**NB: For students entitled to a means tested benefit, the following are accepted: Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Pension Credit, Housing Benefit & Council Tax Reduction, Universal Credit, Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Asylum Seeker/Refugee. Proof of benefit MUST be provided at enrolment or in the case of postal enrolment please enclose a photocopy of your benefit in order for you to be enrolled onto your selected course.
NB: We reserve the right to restrict entry to classes with a high demand. Students are required to provide their own materials, ingredients, textbooks and stationery unless otherwise stated.NB: For cookery, there will be a small charge for tasting sessions. NB: Some tutors will procure specialist materials as an option for learners to be paid for on receipt.
***NB A small weekly charge will be made by the Centre to attend this class
Attendance: Unexplained non-attendance may result in your place being offered to another student.
Refunds: If the Lifelong Learning Service (LLS) cancels a class or moves a group to a different day, time or venue and this is unacceptable, the enrolment fee will be refunded in full.Other than these circumstances, LLS will not normally provide refunds. An administration fee of £10 will be charged for refunds. Our full refund policy is available on our website or upon request.
Free computer courses -Want to get online but don't know where to start?We've got free computer courses and drop in sessions to help you. For more information call 01792 470171 or visit
Student Led Groups-Bryn House
Wider Horizons - Tuesday 11.30-1.00 Art - Friday 11.45-1.45
Other learning opportunities
Free class ‘Essential Skills through Jewellery’
Fridays 9.15-11.15am Venue to be confirmed
Family Learning & Essential Skills Classes are offered across Swansea.
Call Kay on 01792 795551 or email for more information.
Partnership Working
A wide range of discrete community based provision is offered working with partners in the voluntary sector.
Friendship House students are able to attend Pottery, Rhythm & Voice, Cookery and Digital Photography classes.
At Bryn House, Cookery, Essential Skills and IT sessions are offered to groups from Welsh Centre for Action on Dependency and Addiction. A variety of courses are held in partnership with several Community and Statutory Agencies across Swansea.
For further information contact Bryn House on (01792) 470171 or view the booklet at
Access for All - Our commitment
The Lifelong Learning Service provides Adult Education classes across the City & County of Swansea.
Whatever yourindividual need we will endeavour to provide you with the guidance, support and facilities that you require. If you require any of the information on this prospectus in a different format please contact Bryn House.