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Spring Fever!
Well spring has certainly sprung and everything is roaring out of the ground as if its life depended on it, which in a way of course it does. This is a lovely time of the year, full of promise, everything looking fresh in the first flush of its youth...
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My short course experience: balm for the soul
By Debby Benjamin, Short Course Student “I treated myself to Jo Dixon’s Mixed Media Class during February half term. I work with children with special educational needs and had finally persuaded my boss to let me run some sort of ar...
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Blacksmithing 'in a world of increasing conformity': A conversation with Andrew Smith
As the piles of flaming coke begin to die down after a busy few days in the West Dean forge we sat down for a conversation with blacksmith tutor and stalwart of West Dean, Andrew Smith. In this brief conversation we discuss the relevance of this anci...
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Anna Chilvers, Writer-In-Residence
The taxi crunched over the gravel and deposited me in grandeur. I was welcomed and shown to my room. This involved passing snarling lions’ heads in cases, a giraffe’s head high on the wall, red carpeted stairs, glass cases full of stuffed...
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Press release: Get into the Christmas Spirit at West Dean Gardens
West Dean Gardens is the perfect destination for an enjoyable family day out during the lead-up to the Festive Season and on Saturday/Sunday 8 - 9 & 15 - 16 December 2018, Father Christmas will be visiting! Each day, between 10am - 4.30pm (last...
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Press Release: Prepare for a handmade, creative Christmas 2016
Start preparing for a handcrafted Christmas on a creative short course at West Dean College. Use willow, forged materials or glass gilding to make beautiful handmade gifts for family and friends. Learn calligraphy, printing or silk painting to produc...
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Press Releases: Summer colours, Short Courses at West Dean College
Make the most of the summer on a creative Short Course at West Dean College. Your passion or interest can be transformed into a deep and creative learning experience, learning from inspirational tutors and practising professionals. Be inspired by the...
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Press Release: Explore the land and sea, arts and crafts short courses 2017
Explore the local landscape, seascape and towns on a short course at West Dean College, near historic Chichester on the South Coast. The latest release of spring and summer courses offers the opportunity to learn a range of traditional and contempora...