A NEW programme of one-day watercolour workshops at Oakwell Hall Country Park, Birstall, will be staged.

The workshops, run by Roberttown artist Richard Gawthorpe, start in April and continue over the summer until September, alternating each month between beginners and advanced sessions.

There will also be a three-day course for beginners and improvers during the Spring Bank holiday period.

Dates of the one-day courses are (all Saturdays): April 1 (beginners), May 13 (advanced), June 3 (beginners), July 1 (advanced), August 5 (beginners) and September 2 (advanced).

Each course is from 10am to 4pm and costs £20.

A three-day course is from Wednesday, May 31 to Friday, June 2 and costs £60.

Prices include tuition, tea and coffee, but not lunch.

To book, contact Oakwell Hall on 01924 326240.