Swathmore is a great place to learn new skills or hobbies after you leave formal education. It is…read morean education centre for adults that runs a number of courses all year round in things like arts, crafts, massage and singing that you can do for fun and don't have to have any experience in. Some courses cover things like healthy living, in Yoga and the Alexander technique. They offer the certified counseling courses and accredited computer courses. I have been to a few life drawing sessions there in the past run by an independent group who hired one of the rooms. The studio was big enough for everyone to have easels - there's nothing worse than trying to draw in a cramped space. A few years ago I took an aromatherapy and massage class run in the evening once a week. It was a great introduction to the practice. It was a women only group so we practiced on each other so I got massaged (as well as giving massages) every week! It was really good value for money as well. They offer concession rates on most courses, which aren't that expensive in the first place.

Situated in the romantic location of Woodhouse Square reminisce of a period of time filled with…read moregentlemen and ladies. Most of the buildings around the square of Georgian style and the area is but a little way from the centre of town. Such an unassuming building is home to a diverse range of courses aimed at improving skills and general wellbeing of adults in the Leeds area. Discounts are available on some courses for those receiving benefits so really valuable personal and work-life developments can be achieved. There are sewing courses, DIY, fine art, pottery, yoga, computing and English. The lists do go on and on. Swathmore follows the academic year pattern and there is a membership fee of 10 pounds for a year. It is easy to get to as the Leeds Free bus goes to Park Lane College which is just round the corner.

Cloth Cat Studios have been around for almost as long as I can remember. I recall seeing their…read moreflyers dotted around the bar at Dr Wu's way back when I first moved to Leeds and didn't at first give them much thought. On first glance I assumed they were just a recording studio - how wrong I was! Cloth Cat Studios is an excellent institution here in Leeds, a not-for-profit org, who exist to further the local communities education, understanding and ability in the area of music. Just glancing at their website will demonstrate the range of skills and lessons on offer here - in depth courses on complicated programmes such as Reason (perfect for anyone wanting to make Drum and Bass, Dance and so on) and Cubase - but all for beginners with basic start out requirements. Whilst I've not attended the courses, they're definitely on the 'to do' list... This is just another fabulous example of the creativity and generosity of the community we have here in Leeds.

One of the many things I've come to love about Yelp is the very fact that you get to find out about…read moreother things and events and business that you may otherwise not have known about had you not been browsing around. Cloth Cat Studios is one of those things, and Yelp is to thank for my discovery. Thank you Yelp. And Thank you Danni for Yelping. Had you not Yelped than I would have never known. I know other people had Yelped before hand, but I hadn't seen it until it came up with the most recent, so it's good to keep it fresh and such. Anyway I'm babbling away from my point. Cloth Cat Studios is an awesome not for profit social enterprise, based in Leeds, assisting those from low incomes, and general young people who want to get into musical learnings, do so through a serious of courses and opportunities for employment, helping to get work experience or internships and such. Some of the courses are brilliant, and really useful for the music industry, not just the trite that gives you a brief run down or overview, but actual useful information, such as a foundation to beginning your own record label, introduction to DJ-ing, Song writing, Guitar for beginners, which is a god send for all those paying out £20 plus for lessons, Cubase, Live sound engineering, and other programmes that get added on to the schedule throughout the year. Fabulous. Courses differ in duration, but on average run for ten weeks, with two hour sessions once a week. And all of this is free to attend. Brilliant!

Great school for learning English. I got 7 on my IELTS. Thank you Leeds Language Collegeread more

From the owner: At Leeds Language College you can study a wide range of courses with a flexible timetable. You can…read morestudy a General English Course (from beginner to proficiency level) or an Exam Course including IELTS, FCE, CAE and CPE. We also offer one to one courses, Business English and English for Academic Purposes. Intensive speaking practice helps boost our students' confidence. Our qualified and professional teachers will assist you with your studies.