"Adult education contracting"

15/08/2007

The choice of Adult Education classes is contracting, which is a pity. My centre refurbished the kitchen where cookery classes were popular - and then axed the courses.  Even computer courses have been cut back, although the use of computers in public libraries remains free. Other subjects such as writing have been hit hard, too. Is this a pattern throughout the country?

I imagine cutting Adult Education must save money, although in many cases, when the cost of the course multiplied by the number of people attending is calculated, they would appear to be self-financing.

Ron Stubbs, Maidstone