They say you have to experience something before you can fully appreciate it. Well, I have just spent four days at Denman College, my first visit, and I am hooked! On an organised Suffolk East Federation visit I joined in the Arts and Crafts Movement course. With excellent tutor Anne Steven we visited the Watts village near Guildford to look at George Watts paintings in the gallery, visit Linnerlease his Arts & Crafts designed home and then the Grade 1 listed Arts & Crafts masterpiece Watts Chapel. Another day we enjoyed a guided tour of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, Exeter College Chapel and the Oxford Union library. A feast of art, paintings, ceramics, murals etc. In between visits there were lectures, presentations to complement the course. Added to this the 'College' experience of enjoying this wonderful building and grounds (at the moment full of spring flowers). I was allotted the Humberside Federation en-suite bedroom so thank you Humberside for a very comfortable room with many personal touches amongst the furnishings. What price would you put upon excellent food which includes full board plus mid-morning coffee with home-made biscuits and afternoones with home-made cake, coach transport to and from Suffolk, transport to all the venues visited, a tutor and guide for all the four days plus class handouts, all included entrance fees to places visited, your own en-suite fully fitted bedroom, a comfortable House and grounds to relax in and well appointed workshops. Well for us just over £100 a day. I know some have thought the Denman experience was expensive but when you break down all that is involved I think it is great value for money. Save up and go - keep our College going - it really is the 'jewel in our crown' - we should be proud of what we have got. The WI is fun, friendship and education. I've certainly experienced all of that in the last few days.
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