If you had the time and money to enrol on every course the Goodlife Centre offers, you’d be a dab hand at woodcarving, upholstery and bookbinding before the year was out. If like the rest of us you’re lacking both, opt for a one-day course in basic plumbing, electrics or using drills. You’ll then be armed with handy DIY knowledge, meaning you can make repairs without calling on pricy plumbers, and you can use the money you save in the long run to book a spot on that willow-basket-making class you’ve been dying to do.
January doesn’t have to be the only time you take on new challenges. Start over and learn some mad skills at these London workshops. From wrestling to writing, taxidermy to trapese, making your own cheese to carving home-made spoons, take your pick of these truly unusual things to do and learn something super useful (or super strange) while you’re at it.
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