LCA Classes
General and course enquiries should be directed to Reception at the Lymington Centre by using the general contact form here.
Enrolment and Payment of Fees
To book a place, students should fill in the form below or contact The Lymington Centre Reception directly before attending, as numbers are limited for some courses. This may be due to the limitations of seating in the available accommodation or because the lecturer has set a maximum class size . Course fees become payable at enrolment. This can be done via Reception or at the first class in the course.
Cheques should be made payable to “Lymington Community Association”. We are also able to accept payment by debit or credit card at Reception.
ENGLISH LITERATURE LECTURES
2024 PROGRAMME
2024
Feisty Women in the Nineteeth Century
Denise Hanrahan- Wells PhD
10am - 12 Noon, 2 Hours , Tuesday 1st October - Tuesday 10th December 2024
Half term 29th October
LCA Members £115, Non-LCA Members £125
Enrol at Reception, Lymington Centre
Women in 19th Century England may often be thought of as demure ladies, or angels in the home. However, several novels from the period featured female characters who challenged these ideals. This course will explore three such examples beginning with Jane Austen’s Persuasion (1818). We will then move on to read Vanity Fair (1848) by William Makepeace Thackeray. We will conclude with Anne Bronte’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848), a novel which her sister Charlotte is reputed to have said should never have been written.
The tutor is Dr. Denise Hanrahan-Wells, whose expertise lies in both American and English literature. She has taught at Winchester University, and on WEA courses. It will be helpful if you have a copy of the books in class as we read passages from, and comment on, them. A list of weekly readings will be issued once you have registered.
To book your place, call 01590 672337 or visit the Lymington Community Centre Reception, New Street, Lymington, SO41 9BQ.
For further information please contact: Elizabeth Chell, PhD. Lymington Centre Literary Group Secretary E: Elizabeth.chell@btinternet.com
HISTORY LECTURES
2024 PROGRAMME
Winter 2024
Operation Mincemeat
Philip St Lawrence
2pm-3pm, , 3rd October
Half term
LCA Members £5 , Non-LCA Members £7
Enrol at Reception, Lymington Centre
OPERATION MINCEMEAT
The Man Who Never Was!
At sea near Cadiz in April 1943 the greatest deception of WW2 unfolds. With new insight we relive the planning, high drama & breathtaking tension as two gentlemen in London seek to convince Hitler the allied invasion of southern Europe will NOT be at Sicily!
GENERAL ART
2024 PROGRAMME
2024
General Art and Drawing: An Art Course for those wishing to explore a range of media.
Caroline Bannon
Tuesdays 09.15am -11:15am, 10 weeks, Tuesday 24th September - Tuesday 3rd December
Half term Break - 15th October
LCA Members £115, Non-LCA Members £125
Enrol at Reception, Lymington Centre
A practical 10 week art course that encompasses a range of drawing and painting media. These are explored in the context of a project that evolves over the 10 week period.
Students are encouraged to develop their work, under the guidance of the tutor, towards a personal style. Please bring art materials of your choice to the first class. Some previous experience in drawing and painting required.