Courses still on offer in Northamptonshire as charity takes its learning online

People in Northants are being offered the chance to learn online through the Workers Education Association (WEA).

WEA is a national charity that provides education of all kinds throughout the community, with a view to making education accessible to everybody.

Courses are available across Northants, including in Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough, Rushden and Northampton.

However, the coronavirus pandemic means the charity has had to make some changes to the way it works.

Rachel Crofts, education coordinator for Northamptonshire, said: "The Covid-19 response has meant that we are unable to deliver our courses in the community like we had originally planned, but the WEA remains committed to reducing inequality and combating social isolation, and so will be rolling out a programme of online informal activities, live lectures and short courses, which can be accessed via an computer or smartphone."

The first wave of courses can be viewed on www.wea.org.uk/liveonlinelearning and any activities accessed via this webpage are free.

Additional activities will be added to this page regularly and there is an option to join a mailing list to be notified of new topics as they are rolled out.

And Rachel added: "There is a great variety of content ranging from Homer to Household Budgeting and Medieval Battles to Mindfulness."

For more information about WEA click here

A message from the Editor:

Thank you for reading this story on our website. While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you.

In order for us to continue to provide high quality and trusted local news on this free-to-read site, I am asking you to also please purchase a copy of our newspaper when you do your weekly shop.

Our journalists are highly trained and our content is independently regulated by IPSO to some of the most rigorous standards in the world. But being your eyes and ears comes at a price. So we need your support more than ever to buy our newspapers during this crisis.

With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our local valued advertisers - and consequently the advertising that we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you helping us to provide you with news and information by buying a copy of our newspaper.

Thank you