In our final half-day course, we bring together key ideas from the series to reflect on what it means to live with wisdom and intention. Participants explore insights from global traditions and write a brief personal philosophy to carry forward. The course concludes with a...

Andrew Charleton talks about the past life of Upper Coquetdale - its illicit whisky stills, its shepherds and the terrifying avalanches which claimed a surprising number of lives.

Anne Reece will talk about the Reece Foundation's exciting plans for the regeneration of Jesmond Dene and the Ouseburn valley.

Keith Jewitt discusses the work of one of England's best-known post-war novelists, focusing on novels, critical writings and interactions with other key figures such as George Orwell, PG Wodehouse and Philip Larkin.