Buntingford Adult Learning For Fun
(FORMERLY THE WEA)

BALFF has had another very successful year with over 80 members attending our last Course on The French Revolution. This summer we have had a visit to Waddesdon Manor. Our annual visit to the Stamford Outdoor Theatre to see a performance of Oliver Twist, and our annual luncheon which this year was a very interesting talk by Robin Mobbs on his experiences at NASSA.

We have two new Courses this Autumn. Firstly we have John Winter, his subject is 'Music of London'. This is a 10 week Course starting on Wednesday 30th September at 10.30am.

London has been described as "The flower of Cities", however England in the 19th century was described as 'The land without music'. The musical life of London includes the music of the Chapel Royal. Music had to be composed according to the Monarch's wish. The freelance career of Handel and the operatic squabblings of Georgian London, the revival of music in London from the works of Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Holst through to the present day. Also, London saw the development of public concerts in the time of Haydn, later at the Crystal Palace and then the Proms, the development of music colleges, music festivals and the opera houses. It certainly was not the land without music.

Our second Course is a 6 week evening course starting Monday 5th October at 8pm and entitled 'The 70's in Retrospect'. The Tutor is the very popular Stephen Barnard.
The 1970's is a decade remembered mainly in negative terms - for everything from rampant inflation and industrial unrest to punk rock and flared trousers. Certainly it proved a stark contrast to the heady, hopeful atmosphere of the swinging 60's. But how did the events, personalities, fashions and trends of the 1970's really impact on our every day lives? In this course we look at the social, political and cultural history of this rather unloved decade and how the way we lived then helped shape the world we know today.

The Venue is Buntingford Community Centre, Luynes Rise. We have coffee before the courses start.
Everyone will be made very welcome. If you would like any further details please phone Julia on 01763-272584 or Joan on 01763-27334

 

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