This building finally closed as a school in 1974 and was used by the District Council for a few years as a local office. After that it stood empty and became derelict, then in 1993 a Trust was formed with the idea of renovating the building for use by the community.

With help from the Heritage Lottery Fund the building was slowly brought back to life and in 1999 it reopened as a Heritage Building for the Town of New Romney.

Over the years the building has become part of the local community and is now used on a regular basis by various groups and organisations for classes and meetings. It is also available for hire.

The Heritage Collection that is housed here contains extensive school records, photographs, local history and other interesting artefacts going back 100 years. New themed exhibitions featuring local life and National events are staged each year.

The garden is a place of tranquility with seating, sensory garden and an interesting series of mosaics in the path that circles the whole garden.

MONTHLY OPENINGS OF THE OLD SCHOOL BUILDING
The building will be opening on a regular basis from on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month. Please see more details under Opening Dates 2024.