Residents of Whitehill & Bordon are invited to help uncover the history of Barbados House, now home to the Phoenix Theatre & Arts Centre.

Built in 1906 as an army school, it served generations of local children and military families, but its early years remain largely undocumented.

The school was part of a two-site system: a Junior School on Station Road and an Infant School on what is now Lamerton Road, used by military children in the mornings and local children in the afternoons.

After the 1944 Education Act, the County Education Authority took over. In 1965, a new Junior School opened in Budds Lane, and the infants moved to Station Road, which later became Barbados House.

Memories photos, or memorabilia can be emailed to [email protected] or by phone on 01420  472 664. Drop-in sessions are also taking place on Saturday, March 7, and Tuesday, March 10 from 10 am–2 pm.