Community Wellbeing — Live Life in Full Bloom

Create a range of beautiful flower arrangements for your home or for a loved one.

  • Type

    Other

  • Study Mode

    Part-time

  • Duration

    5 Weeks

  • Location

    Merrist Wood College

This course will involve using seasonal flowers and foliage in a variety of interesting and varied styles and is aimed at those with a keen interest and love of flowers.

This is one of our Community Wellbeing courses.

Our Community Wellbeing programme offers a series of free, government-funded courses to develop skills, knowledge, confidence and improve mental well-being for adults.

Participation can help those managing mental health conditions that have a mild-moderate impact on their day-to-day lives. You need to be aged 19 or over (at the start of the course) AND:

•employed and earning an annual salary of less than £25,000 or
•unemployed, in receipt of state benefit and looking for work
•have a social or emotional difficulty, or challenges with mental health or emotional wellbeing

* If you earn above the £25K threshold, courses will be charged at £5 per hour.

For further details and terms and conditions please view our Community Wellbeing page.

Under the guidance of our expert tutor learn how to create beautiful flower arrangements for your home or for a loved one.

You will learn via a combination of formal instruction, step-by-step practical demonstrations and group discussions.

Activate Learning offers a range of learning for leisure flower arranging courses and workshops throughout the year.

Please bring along an apron and pair of suitable scissors and secateurs if you have them.

All materials including flowers will be provided.

Catering facilities are not always open at the College. Please feel free bring your own snacks and drinks.

There is ample free parking on site.

Why Merrist Wood College?

  • Clear routes of progression with qualifications ranging from foundation level to degree level!
  • Industry experienced teaching staff give you the responsibility and independence you need to take charge of your own future.
  • 100+

    different courses

  • 50+

    years of experience in teaching land-based subjects

  • 400

    -acre campus specialising in the land-based industries

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