Feelgood Learning

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Mahatma Gandhi

Learning new things can be a great pleasure and learning alongside other people is a wonderful way of sharing ideas and experiences.

Feelgood Learning is a group of local people who enjoy exploring different ideas in company with one another.  This is the group for people who want to meet new people who are also interested in ideas.  Members come from different backgrounds and age groups.  You don’t need qualifications or to have been good at school. Basically you just need to be curious and to want to keep the grey matter working.

The emphasis of Feelgood Learning is not just on learning, however.  We are a supportive group and we do our best to make members feel included and valued.

Why do people join the group?

• Because learning new things helps to keep the brain young and the body healthy.
• To find out about new subjects of interest.
• To carry on exploring topics you already know quite well.
• To meet with people who have similar interests.

Whatever your reason you are sure of a warm welcome.

Might be interested?  Why not come along and give it a go?  The first two weeks are free.  After that the cost is £3.50 a week to cover group costs.

Feelgood Learning is on at the Feelgood Factory every Wednesday between 1.30  and 3.30.  For further details, phone Sandra on 0151 291 8010.

Alternatively see the most recent leaflet.

During the next few months we will be looking at three subjects

• Scotland Road: Its History, People and Folklor
• History’s Mysteries & Unsolved Questions (topics may change according to requests of group members
• A history of world migration and its impact on the UK’s population from medieval times to the present

> Wednesday, 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.

Programme

15th April—Scotland Road

The story of Scotland Road and its people from its founding in the 1770s to the Irish influx in the mid 1800s.

22nd April—A History of World Migration

29th April—Outing

To be confirmed

6th May—A History of World Migration

13th May—Scotland Road

Sectarian conflict, Little Italy, slum-clearance and the disappearance of community in Scotland Road.

20th May—A History of World Migration

27th May—History’s Mysteries: Stonehenge

People have been intrigued about Stonehenge four over a millennium. Was it a Roman temple? Was it built by Merlin? Were the Druids involved? In this session we will look at Stonehenge, the stories surrounding it and the latest theories.

3rd June —A History of World Migration

10th June—History’s Mysteries—Atlantis

The idea of a lost civilisation that sank beneath the waters has intrigued people for years. Is there any truth in the myth and, if so, what is it?

17th June—To be arranged

24th June—History’s Mysteries— What is Area 51?

Where do the stories of aliens visiting earth come from and are they connected with Area 51?

1st July—To be arranged

8th July—History’s Mysteries—the Loch Ness MonsterWhat is the truth about the monster that is supposed to live beneath the waters of Loch Ness? Are there similar strange beings sighted elsewhere in the world.

15th July— The Flannan Isles Lighthouse Keepers

Three lighthouse keepers vanished in 1900, leaving behind a half-eaten meal and a mysteriously abandoned station. No definitive explanation has ever been confirmed. Does this disappearance fit in with others in history?

22nd July—History’s Mysteries—Was King Arthur Real?Was there an historic Arthur, what was his world like and how did his story grow?

29th July—Outing

To be confirmed.