COURSES at this year's summer school at Malvern Hills College will use the beautiful local landscape as inspiration.

The arts and crafts-based courses taught by experts will range from traditional landscape painting and ceramics to more up-to-date mixed media and computer graphics.

The courses range in length from half a day to a week. New courses include print making, summer sculpture and stained glass. Other recreational courses offer an introduction to pilates, tracing a family tree, wine tasting and pendulum dowsing.

The summer school runs from Saturday, August 14 to Sunday, August 22. Further information from 01684 565351.