The Guild for Lifelong Learning

04/06/2026

It's back and we're thrilled!
Master Your Posture, Manage Your Stress👌🏼

Transform the Way You Move and Live. This transformative course is rooted in the proven principles of the Alexander Technique and is designed to help you move, sit, stand, and live with significantly greater ease. By changing how you use your body, you can fundamentally change how you meet the challenges of daily life. Throughout this weekly course, you will learn to identify and release the unnecessary physical tension that contributes to painful conditions, fatigue, and feelings of stress.

Check out our events page for the full listings
Don't forget your PROMO code GUILD2026

03/06/2026

⚠️You can't learn something new after 40!

Ali from the office can 🥳 Lifelong learning extends to the body and mind.

Fitness instructors Pat, Jane, Shirley, Lauren, Iona, Sigrid, Lynda Favour, Karen and Vicky are standing by to meet you lovely people.

⭐️ Now is your time to shine and to try something new.

Visit our website to find out more
Guildlifelonglearning.org

03/06/2026

Calling all Wilmslow ecologists: grab your festival ticket today to connect with fellow zoologist and bestselling author John Ironmonger as he dives into the powerful intersection of ecology and climate fiction! 🌿🌍

**EXHIBITOR AND SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT**

We are beyond thrilled to welcome John Ironmonger to the ! A zoologist by training, John is also an internationally best selling novelist and his recently published climate change themed novel Wager and the Bear, set in the fictional Cornish village of St Piran (a homage to the beloved county he grew up in) has received rave reviews.
Not only is John going to be exhibiting at the festival, he is going to do a reading followed by Q&A during the afternoon (exact time TBC) and you won't want to miss this fascinating, insightful author and the opportunity to connect with him about his dual passions - ecology, and writing. Not to be missed!!

Remember, your festival ticket gives you all day access not just to John's event but to everything! That's multiple exhibitors, four speakers, a workshop and readings. You NEED to be there!
Get your ticket here:
https://guildlifelonglearning.org/events/wilmslow-festival-of-writing-2026
https://www.johnironmonger.com/
https://thenorthlitagency.com/john-ironmonger/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ironmonger_(writer)

03/06/2026

Guess what 🥳

Our centenary prospectus is now available online and in print.

Super exciting topics include:

⭐The Devil’s Decades? British Politics Since 2001

👌🏼Science And Reality In The 20th Century

⭐Passionate Adventurers: The Early Saints Of Britain And Ireland

👌🏼The Geological History Of The British Isles

⭐All Shook Up: Art, Music And Politics In America 1950-1975

Don't forget to use early bird discount code GUILD2026 at checkout for online bookings. Happy shopping 🙌🏼

03/06/2026

03/06/2026

Our exhibition in the Gallery@TheGuild is on the theme 'Garden'

Over 50 student artworks have been selected from almost 100 submissions. You will see paintings in a variety of media, jewellery and calligraphy on show.

Please join us, if you can, for a glass of wine or a soft drink at the private view on Friday 5th June 6-8pm. Tell your friends and neighbours too, everyone is welcome.

📍The Guild Cafe

A lot of the work will be for sale with 20% or more of the proceeds going to The Guild. Registered Charity No. 1151387

02/06/2026

Gentle exercise?
Meeting nice people?
Growing delicious, healthy food?
Feeling mentally and physically better?
YES to all of this.
Would you like to volunteer with us?
Just get in touch, you can do as little or as much as you want. As a one off or regularly.

01/06/2026

**ATTENTION AUTHORS!!**

We still have exhibitor spaces for writers in the following genres: crime, fantasy, and history (non fiction or fiction).
If that's you and you'd like to join a wonderful friendly event (no table charges!!), email us at [email protected].
We're waiting to hear from you - but when they're gone, they're gone!!

01/06/2026

We promised you more about our 2026 festival tutor, Dr Reshma Ruia (Phd Creative Writing, MMU), and what better than to have her introduce herself in her own words? Here's what she says of her life and writing:
'A peripatetic life that spans India, Italy, France and Britain. I am at home nowhere and everywhere, a magpie, cherry-picking facts and fables from every nook and cranny...I came to writing after working as a development economist with the United Nations in Rome and spending time in Ghana and India studying the impact of poverty on the most marginal and vulnerable sections of society. It was a desire to tell the stories behind the statistics that drew me to writing. I think of books as a comfort blanket that can double up as a life jacket and the act of writing as an interrogation of the world we live in. The conversation between the reader and the writer is a lifelong collaboration. The perspective may change and the words hold different meanings, but the relationship remains ongoing and steadfast.'
We're so proud to have Regma as a guest at the festival and you will find her workshop the best introduction to short fiction you'll get!
Don't forget to frop by Reshma's short story reading (shortly after the workshop, same room) and/or chat to her as an exhibitor!
https://guildlifelonglearning.org/events/wilmslow-festival-of-writing-2026
https://reshmaruia.com/
https://renardpress.com/