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Millennium Gallery Pioneers Exhibition

We visited the new ‘Pioneers’ exhibition at the Millennium Galleries today.

The exhibition is about designers and craftspeople, particularly John Ruskin, William Morris
and the students of the Bauhaus School of Art. These designers had a common belief that
design and making can improve everyday life. They shared principles of making, community
and excellent design for everyone. The exhibition includes a range of arts and crafts objects, including furniture, textiles, wallpaper, clothing and home accessories.

Thank you to Jess from Sheffield Museums for giving us a tour.

Christmas donations for Ukraine

Scraithwood TARA knitted some lovely items for Ukraine which we arranged to send to Kyiv in time for Christmas. These included toys, socks for soldiers, jumpers, scarfs, hats and pants amongst others. The items arrived in Ukraine where they were distributed to children who have lost parents in the war and soldiers on the frontline.

Jonathan’s Story

Jonathan is one of our amazing volunteers who works on our reception desk. He was interviewed by Good Things Foundation about the support he’s received through being a member of Learn for Life.

“The support from Learn for Life is a huge blessing – having the internet from the Databank and a laptop from the Device Bank means I can eat and afford my other amenities without worrying about internet costs for the month.”

Read Jonathan’s story.

December at Learn for Life

We’ve been getting into the festive spirit at Learn for Life this December learning about Christmas, traditions and crackers.

Thank you to Friends of Woodseats Allotments

Thank you to Friends of Woodseats Allotments for fundraising for Learn for Life Enterprise. It is very much appreciated, thank you for all your support.

White Christmas Trip

We’re dreaming of a White Christmas ❄️

Thank you to Sheffield Theatres for inviting us to “White Christmas”. We all had a great time 🥰

Sheffield University Medical Students

It’s been great to have Sheffield University medical students Ann, Hamza, and Yasmin on placement at Learn for Life. They’ve been supporting our classes and producing resources for us to use in the future.

Longshaw Estate Walk

Some of us went for a walk on the Longshaw Estate today and had a lovely time! 🤗#Sunday#walking#community

#UKParliamentWeek

This week is UK Parliament Week and we had a mock election which resulted in a hung parliament! Luckily the New Party and the Invincible Party decided to form a coalition.

Online IELTS course

Our new IELTS course is starting on Monday 13th November 2023. To join, register here.