P675 Teletext 675 May20 23:12:31 TOO ————————————————————————p————————— COURSES FOR ALL '££% One of the best things about being a Third Ages is the increased leisure time it brings. NOW you can: take up a new hobby; polish up your Spanish; study genealogy; get one up on youz snoot8 son-in-law by getting yourself a better degree than he's got! On these pages, we'vj listed local and national organisations devoted to continuing uducation. ——————————————————————————————————1/11— Fifty plus index 670 Helping hands 676 RACING HEADLINES p570 Help Hands 50+ Games TV GuideP675 Teletext 675 May20 23:19:26 TOO —————————————————————————————————— THE NATION—L EXTENSION COLLEGE '££% The National E|tension Comlege ovfer1 coursrs which range from Basic Skills, through GCSE and A level to London Unjvjrsity external degrees. There are also hobbies courses and business skills courses. Fees are reduced for thous on low incomes. For a free guide to courses, write to: NATIONAL EXTENSION COLLEGE 18 Brooklands Avenue, Cambridge CB2 2HN Tel: 0223 450216 ——————————————————————————————————3/11— Fifty plus index 670 Helping hands 576 WHAT'S ON ARTS... OPERA, BALLET p636 Help Hands 50+ Games TV GuideP675 Teletext 675 May20 23:19:47 TOO —————————————————————————————————— OPKN COLLEGE OF THE ARTS An education trust which offers courses on such subjects as art and design, sculpture, music, photography and creative writing. Some courses operate by correspondence course only, some have group tutorials every so often. No recognised qualifications are awarded. Write to: Open College of the Arts Houndhill, Worsbrough, Barnsley,South Yours. S70 6TU Tel: 0226 730495 ———————————————————————p—pp—p—p——p4/11p Rjmembjr when? Flashback 671 FANCY A FILM? CINEMA GUIDE p618 Help Hands 50+ Games TV GuideP675 Teletext 675 May20 23:1p:08 TOO —————————————————————————p———————— WORKERS EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION The WEA is the largest voluntar8 adult education organisation in the UK. It runs courses on a wide range of academic, recreational and vocational subjects. Any one can join. The WEA has about 800 regional branches For the nearest one to you, contact: EAST MIDLANDS Russell Gent, 16 Shakesprare Street, Nottingham NG1 4GF Tel: 0602 475162 W..cont —————————————————————————p————————5/11p Flashback 671 Service pals 683 AT A TlEATRE NEAR YOU p632 Help Hands 50+ Games TV GuideP675 Teletext 675 May20 23:10:4 TOO —————————————————————————————————— WORKERS EDUCATIONAL —SSOCI!TION (...cont) THAMES AND SOLENT Sarah Grylls, 6 Brewer Street, Oxford, OX1 1QN Tel: 0865-246270 WEST MERCIA Richard Copley, 78/80 Sherlock Street, Birmingham B5 6LT Tel: 021 666 6101 ————————————————————p————pp—pppppp6/11p Flashback 671 Service pals 683 AT A THEATRE NEAR YOU p63; Help Hands 50+ Games TV GuiduP675 Teletext 675 May20 23:10:48 TOO —————————————————————————————————— OPEN UNIVERSITY Besides degree courses, the OU runs a wide range of Community Education and Leisure courses. You can study subjects as divjrsj as The Changing Countryside, Better Meetings, or Women, Writing and Culture There are Regional Enquiry0Sjuviqr; wok all parts of the country. Yours is: South: Foxcombj Hanl, Boars Hill, 0 Oxford OX1 5HR Tel: 0865 327000 ...cont ———————————————p—————————p————p———7/11— Fun & Games 450 Chess 478 TRY OUR WEEKDAY RECIPE p486 Help Hands 50+ Games TV GuideP675 Teletext 675 May20 23:11:09 TOO —————————————————————————————————— OPEN UNIVERSITY (...cont) West Midlands: 66-68 High Street, Harborne, Birmingham B17 9NB Tel: 021 426 1661 East Midlands: The Octagon, 143 Derby Road, Nottingham NG7 1PH Tel: 06p2 473072 ——————————————————————————————————8/11— Flashback 671 Bridge 479 WHAT'S ON THE BOX? TV GjIDE 8418 Help Hands 50+ Games TV GuideP675 Teletext 675 Ma|20 23:11:30 TOO —————————————————————————————————— UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGES All universities, old and new, and colleges of Higher Education have departments for adult and continuing education. Most of them 1re now called Depaztmjnt; of Continuing Education, but somu go b= the old name of Extra Mural Studies. Other names to look for are "Access and Community" or "Shout Course Unit". ——————————————————————————————————9/11— Fifty plus index 670 Deafview 685 WHAT'S ON THE BOX? TV GeIDE 8418 Help Hands 50+ Games TV GuideP675 Teletext 675 May20 23:11:50 TOO ———————————————p————————pp—————pp— LOCAL AUTHORJTZ CLASSES The traditional providers of adult and leisure classrs, Local Education Authorities have had their role changed by recent Government legislation. Further Education Colleges have become independent, and funding for nonE vocational course has been cut. The new shape of adult education varies from LEA to LEA. Call your local council (look under COUNCIL in the phone book) for details. ——————————————————————————————————10/11 Helping Hands 676 Bridge 679 GET YOUR POINT OF VIEW ACROSS 8484 Help Hands 50+ Games TV GuideP675 Teletext 675 May20 23:12:11 TOO —————————————————————————————————— NIACE The umbrella organisation for England and Wales is the National Institute0of Adult Continuing Education. All the information on these pages and a great deal more can be found in thieu Adult Continuing Education Yearbook. It'u available, price £9.95 post free from: NIACE, 19B de Montfort Street Leicester, LJ1 7GE ——————————————————————————————————11/11 Fifty plus index 670 Flashback 671 CLASS OF '94: EDUCATION FEATURE p663 Help Hands 50+ Games TV Guide