All I want for Christmas is ...

Farncombe's Gift Vouchers have something for all

“Everybody knows somebody who would enjoy one of our weekend courses”
William Reddaway, Head of Lifelong Learning, Farncombe Estate

The perfect solution for the perennial dilemma of what to buy family and friends for Christmas is the newly launched range of gift vouchers from the Farncombe Estate in the Cotswolds. The gift vouchers start from £5.00 and can be used against any of the 230 courses available including day workshops and residential courses over a weekend. For a limited period leading up to Christmas 2010, Farncombe is offering readers £25 of extra gift vouchers free, when they purchase £100 or more. As a guide – the resulting £125 vouchers would typically buy half a weekend course or 2 separate day ones.

Demand this year has been particularly popular for the areas of singing, music and arts and crafts and with this in mind the organisers have put together a wishlist for Christmas stockings as follows:

PERFECT FOR MUMS:
Soul Divas: Here Come the Girl Groups – Fri 6 – Sun 8 May 2011.
Led by a diva in her own right - Jo Sercombe explores soul melodies and singing back harmonies and vocal techniques that help to create that magic Motown sound. No experience necessary. Perfect for mums caught wielding hairbrushes as microphones and who long to be part of a big girl band.

PERFECT FOR DADS:
Laughter Workshop – Sat 9 April 2011.
Hold onto your sides for this workshop led by Jan Barley who will take you through a collection of exercises to experience a heightened sense of well being. Leave feeling more relaxed and energised with useful exercises to try at home or work. Sense of humour not necessary!

PERFECT FOR BIG BOYS
Be a real guitar hero! The easy way to learn guitar for beginners – Fri 25 – Sun 27 March 2011.
Stuart Marshall encourages you to put down the game controller and pick up the guitar and pledges to have you playing recognizable tunes quickly and painlessly, leapfrogging all the unnecessary boring stuff of theory and scales.

PERFECT FOR BIG GIRLS
Beautiful bedrooms – Sat 17 Sept 2011
Change the look of your bedroom without spending a fortune in this workshop led by Sue Hazell which will even see you dressing a four poster if you so desire.

PERFECT FOR GRANDPARENTS
Family History – Tracing Your Ancestors – Fri 11 – Sun 13 Feb 2011
Course tutor Chris Paton has studied family history for 30 years himself and shares many of the tried and tested techniques to the art over this weekend. Some knowledge of computers a help so silver surfers with laptops and wireless compatibility only to come along for the ride.

The 2011 programme is Farncombe’s eighth year. Gift vouchers can be purchased by calling 0333 456 8580 or ordered online www.farncombeestate.co.uk/gift4u.