Articles featuring Dillington House | LeisureCourses.net - short courses & residential study breaks in great locations - Part 7
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Fabulous Flamenco at Dillington!
Listed on February 6, 2015 by Dillington in Featured CoursesAnother opportunity to take part in this dynamic and passionate dance practised by both men and women and one of the principal forms of social enjoyment at festivals and fiestas throughout Andalucía. You will be dancing with a partner, but it is not necessary to come with a partner to participate in the courseRead more ... -
Becoming extraordinary
Listed on January 28, 2015 by Dillington in Blogs!It is always interesting to get feedback. Today a ‘blue-chip’ business client gave us some about how fantastic and inspiring it was to move from the old to the new – from the House across to the Hyde. It is … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Thomas Coram – self-made man and philanthropist
Listed on January 27, 2015 by Dillington in Blogs!On Sunday we enjoyed a brilliant lecture from Lars Tharp on London’s Foundling Hospital. It was not a hospital in the medical sense but a place of refuge, care and sustenance – as in the origins of the word hospitality. … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Raw Beginnings
Listed on January 21, 2015 by Dillington in Blogs!This week we celebrate 750th anniversary of the de Montfort parliament. Later this year we celebrate the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta. Both events are important in British (mainly English) history as both laid down the foundations … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Hurray, the new programme is out!
Listed on January 13, 2015 by Dillington in Blogs!The new programme is out and dropping onto door mats all over the country. I think most people know it is a work of considerable ingenuity – the programme not the postal service… or maybe both in fairness. The programme … Continue reading →Read more ... -
2015 Begins…
Listed on January 1, 2015 by Dillington in Blogs!2014 ended in a cold bright calm, a beautiful coda to what seems a terrible year. Missing aircraft, misery and death in Gaza, savage atrocities in Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Nigeria and elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa. An then there is the … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Our Chrismas Message
Listed on December 23, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!Well, Christmas is almost upon us and it feels like the lull before the storm. All the work is done and we’re prepared to welcome a house-full of guests tomorrow and even more for lunch on Christmas Day and Boxing … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Christmas Concert with Phoenix Brass
Listed on December 13, 2014 by Dillington in Featured CoursesWhat better way to get you into the Christmas spirit than a concert of festive tunes, along with some old favourites and a few carols for you to sing along with. Join friends and family to start your festive celebrations off with a bang, mince pies and mulled wine. To make it...
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Eileen Brunton
Listed on December 12, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!My blog is not usually a place of personal remembrance but this morning I received the news of death of one of our Patrons – Eileen Brunton. Eileen and Howard retired to south Somerset about 18 years ago and soon … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Dutch Art, Design & Architecture (1890-1939), From Art Nouveau to De Stijl
Listed on December 5, 2014 by Dillington in Featured CoursesThis course, with Mike Hope, will set out to show how the Dutch contribution, in terms of art, design and architecture, developed and burst onto the world stage. The often overlooked flowering of a particular version of Art Nouveau was soon to be challenged and overtaken by a series of movements and exponents, culminating...
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It’s amazing what you can learn…
Listed on December 5, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!Last night I went to a presentation concerning the world’s oceans and how they may help with some of the myriad of problems facing our continuing well-being. It was once said that the Amazon rainforest held the key to new … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Stained Glass for Beginners & Improvers
Listed on December 5, 2014 by Dillington in Featured CoursesThis is an exciting course, with Aza Adlam, who will take you through all the stages of completing a ‘leaded’ stained glass panel – how to cut all kinds of beautiful coloured glass, how to lead and solder the panel together and finally how to cement and polish for the finished effect. All tools,...
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Out of the City and into the Country
Listed on December 2, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!I was talking to someone in Bristol last night about meetings and they said that they often go out of the city and into the country in order to think, debate and decide on business strategy. Of course this was … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Gifts for Christmas: Place Mats & Table Runners
Listed on December 2, 2014 by Dillington in Featured CoursesLearn the techniques for making professional gifts that anyone would be really happy to receive as their Christmas present. All-comers welcome but please note you will need basic sewing knowledge, including the ability to use your own sewing machine, which you will need to bring with you.Read more ... -
Magical Light at Dillington
Listed on November 25, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!Christmas has been in the shops for months and now television is a barrage of yuletide joy trying to persuade us to part with our hard-earned cash. Certainly the nights are closing in and the days are shortening. Yesterday morning … Continue reading →Read more ... -
PEVSNER REVISITED
Listed on November 20, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!Sir Nikolaus Pevsner (1902-83) is perhaps most well-known for his architectural guides published between1951 and 1974. Entitled ‘The Buildings of England’, these were published on a county basis and the Somerset edition originally came out in 1958. In recent years … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Doctors or Teachers?
Listed on November 19, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!On Sunday I gave a talk about the relationship between adult education and an ageing society. My key message was that to continue to engage in learning – and I don’t just mean reading a book – but to learn … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Green Shoots and False Dawns
Listed on November 13, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!Economic recovery is often described in metaphors. Swallows and spring also come to mind. Theorists try to describe economic theory in scientific or mathematical terms but they are often wrong. Some people believe the dynamics at play are more emotional … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Algorithms across the ether…
Listed on October 29, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!This social media thing is a strange beast. The cynic in me thinks it is like a Tower of Babel with everyone talking but nobody listening – let alone understanding. That said, we keep hearing about all sorts of news … Continue reading →Read more ... -
The Long View; Adult Education and An Ageing Society
Listed on October 21, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!Since this blog’s inception I have often remarked or written at length on the benefits of lifelong learning both for society and the individual. I have also spoken about the gap between the rhetoric and the reality. Nobody who follows … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Sorting through the rubbish
Listed on October 17, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!I think it was Andy Warhol who said that because he was an artist everything he made was art. That statement is both true and false. False because what we value as art is something much more complicated and ambiguous. … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Being Together…
Listed on October 15, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!Some of you may have heard a series of features on the Today programme – Radio 4 – about loneliness. Perhaps understandably, most of them focused on loneliness in older people although not exclusively so. We know the usual scenarios, … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Christmas at Dillington
Listed on October 12, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!, ChristmasChristmas is always a very special time at Dillington House. The spectacular Christmas tree and roaring log fire create a wonderful festive atmosphere in which to celebrate, whether you are on your own, or with family, friends or colleagues.Read more ... -
The Art of Rocket Science
Listed on October 3, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!I read this morning that business is not rocket science – a statement with which I agree. I then thought about rocket science and wondered about the (un)controlled nature of an explosion in a firework whizzing skyward. More impressive, of … Continue reading →Read more ... -
And did those feet in ancient times…
Listed on September 30, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!Earlier on in the year we enjoyed a wonderful performance of words and music by Opus Anglicanum – a small ensemble of male voices – not immediately everyone’s cup of tea I hear you say, but that would be jumping … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Changing the World
Listed on September 12, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!You often hear that people want to make a difference. Whether in politics, working in the public service or by doing voluntary work, the term is genuinely expressed. But sometimes you come across individuals doing extraordinary and amazing things and … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Being human in business
Listed on September 5, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!In 1999 Naomi Klein wrote a bestselling book entitled ‘No Logo’ deriding the impact of corporatism across our everyday lives. She particularly focused on the cynical use of branding to fool consumers. It was a sort of call to arms … Continue reading →Read more ... -
The Dillington Blog 2014-08-31 17:21:50
Listed on August 31, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!Somerset is famed for its big skies and sunsets and this one is from Dillington Read more ... -
An Awesome August
Listed on August 31, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!This weekend marks the end of three weeks of the Dillington Summer School and before that the Classical Guitar Summer School and Festival – our 20th. This past week the weather was threatening but our out-and-about course managed to escape … Continue reading →Read more ... -
No Slowing Down for Us…
Listed on August 24, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!It always amazes me when people say that August is a quiet time for Dillington. Nothing could be further from the truth. Certainly it is the case that many businesses – including County Hall – go into partial hibernation as … Continue reading →Read more ...
