Hosey School evening class - the gardening class 1926

It was to Tonbridge Technical Institute that Kent Education Committee steered Hosey School headmaster ‘Dick’ Forsey when teaching staff in the School requested to start a programme of evening classes in the mid 1920s to provide further education for the senior boys. These proved very popular and were soon opened to the younger boys as well. Subjects as diverse as gardening, drama, creative writing and shorthand were offered within the curriculum of ‘Westerham Evening School’ which ran with steady progress from 1925 until the second World War.

As can be seen in the photograph the Hosey gardening class of 1926 was pretty popular.  Seated bottom left with a spade and ‘dibber’ is Gamma House Captain Len Hollman and standing top right is senior class teacher Jack Taylor.