Coming soon Unison's Adult Learners' Week 2013 for Great Yarmouth Borough Council

Adult Learners' Week will take place May 18th-24th at a workplace near you.

Adult Learners’ Week is an opportunity for individuals and organisations to celebrate the benefits of lifelong learning. Whether you’re an individual looking at anything from improving your current job prospects to learning just for fun, or an organisation looking to help support adults with lifelong learning, Adult Learners’ Week is for you. This year’s Adult Learners’ Week is bigger than ever.  

On Saturday May 18^th at 13:00-14:00 get a chance to explore the Norwich Castle Museum Keep. This tour will take you around the oldest part of the Norman Castle. Norwich’s magnificent and historic Castle is one of Britain’s best.  Hear an informal introduction to its rich and varied history, and learn what life was like 900 years ago. Places limited please book.

On Thursday May 23^rd from 12:00-12:45 take a guided lunch time tour of the Norfolk Archive Centre to learn more about its resources and its 50 year history. Places limited please book.

On Friday May 24th come along to Wellbeing Fair taking place from 10:00-15:00 in the to learn about wellbeing and learning resources available in the local area. At the fair hear a free talk on how to begin researching your family history or try your hand at creative writing. Visit the Norfolk Library Service and Adult Education stalls to learn how reading and learning can help your wellbeing. Don't forget to also visit the UNISON stall to fill in our learning needs survey and receive a free book.

Also on Friday May 24^th from 12:00-13:00 take a guided lunch time tour of the Sainsburys Centre for Visual Arts at the UEA. Places limited please book.

At lunch time on Saturday May 25^th (time to be confirmed) take a guided tour of the Time and Tide Museum in Great Yarmouth. Discover Great Yarmouth's fascinating history, its rich maritime and fishing heritage and some of the colourful characters who made their living from the sea. Places limited please book.

For more information or to book a place for any event please contact Melissa Brown Unison lifelong learning project worker at melissabrown.unison@btconnect.com or on 07717517564. For more information about Adult Learners’ Week check out their website: http://www.alw.org.uk/ .