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Finally, a word about activity breaks. Activity breaks cover all
sorts of pastimes that are not necessarily 'arts and crafts’.
However, many of them do offer tuition in the sorts of things we
have been talking about on these pages and so deserve a mention.
There are many, many commercial organisations that offer
activity breaks. You don’t need me to list them for you; all you
need do is to type ‘activity breaks’ into Google and you can
read them for yourself. But did you know that, for example, the
Youth Hostels Association runs activity breaks that cover
crafts? Go to
www.yha.org.uk/Types_of_Accommodation
/Activities/Art_and_Craft and you will find a
list of those that they offer.
City and Guilds also
have a website,
www.timetolearn.org.uk/
pls/ttl/ttl.show_index that is an on-line directory of
many activity breaks, including those covering crafts. You can
also buy the directory as a book through the website. Either
way, you will be opening up the opportunity to spend some time
away in some lovely locations, such as shown in the picture in
Monmouthshire.
Learning or
developing your skills in a craft on an activity break can be
lots of fun and very stimulating. You’re away from your usual
environment, usually in very attractive surroundings with a
group of like-minded people. Therefore it can be both energising
and a lot of fun. Why not give it a try to see if you like the
experience. But be careful – it can be addictive!
You've now reached the last page of the Guide so you have hopefully now got plenty of food for thought if you want to start learning some sort of craft. It can be theraputic, enjoyable, sociable and healthy. So choose which one(s) you want to do and get atarted!
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