WEEKEND residential courses for adults are now available at the Cotswolds Conference Centre in Broadway.

The Farncombe Estate Adult Learning Centre has joined forces with the Adult Residential Colleges Association to organise a variety of two-day courses starting in September.

Subjects are based around five main themes - music; music appreciation and singing; history and culture; art history and appreciation and healthy living, literature and writing.

The 70 weekend courses will be taught on the 300-acre site with accommodation provided for a cost of £175.

William Reddaway, head of lifelong learning at the centre, said: "There are no other facilities offering residential, adult learning courses in the county.

"By launching this new residential service we are offering people a chance to try out something new or learn a little more about an existing interest in the glorious surroundings of the Cotswolds." Anyone interested in courses should contact William Reddaway on 01386 854215.