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Welcome to the web site of
the Old Farnhamians'
Association,
the organisation that unites the former pupils and staff of
Farnham Grammar School
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During
the period 1585 to 1973,
If you are a former
pupil of
Despite
the sad death of many older members and the fact that the stream of school
leavers joining the association ceased in 1975, the membership has not declined
in recent years. More old boys, not previously actively connected to the OFA,
have discovered the joy of being reunited with friends from long ago.
Membership
of the OFA is open to all former pupils for the subscription of £10 per annum.
An annual dinner takes place in April (normally at the former school premises
in
This site serves
to connect old school friends who may
have lost contact. The activities and events of the
OFA are posted
routinely on this site. Please note that old boys, whether or not they are paid-up members, are welcome to attend
our dinners and any other
activities.
There
is a section on this site containing news of old boys that has been contributed
by the old boys themselves and others. This information is to be found in the
Web-Members Section, which can be accessed, without charge, by registering and
obtaining a password (click the Members' Section
). You will be asked to
state your name, indicating the years you attended the school, and giving your
e-mail address (please be precise with this). The password will be e-mailed to
you shortly thereafter. Your details will be retained for updating you on how
to access the section should we change the password in the future. (This
procedure is to minimise the risk of old boys receiving unsolicited
communications by having personal details visible in the public section of the
site.)
During
2003. we established an on-line library of The Farnhamian magazines,
published between 1912 and 1973, plus the OFA newsletters that were distributed
thereafter until 1993. The library is split into a Public Section (magazines more
than 70 years old) and an OFA Members’ Library. These files are well worth
reading. Most of them display the magazines as true images of the original
printed versions, but with the great advantage that you can search the
magazines for names etc. Click
here to find out how to access this
part of the website.
Please
contribute to this site and The Farnhamian by e-mailing news of yourself and
other old boys. Contact e-mail addresses are shown in the Web-Members Section. Please
indicate if you are willing for your e-mail address to be quoted in the
Web-Members Section so that people can get in touch with you.
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Links within this Site:
OFA Membership Application Form: as a Word file
indicates a recent update
Link to associated Web Sites:
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For
whom the bell tolls…er,
no one at the moment!
Planned
maintenance of the old school building by the college revealed
the bell tower to be in a dangerous state.
So a large crane was hired to remove it safely pending repairs.
John Crotty, Vice-Chairman of the Foundation, was up there like a flash to get
these photographs.
Posted 28 August, 2010
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Are You an OFA Web Member?
You’d Better Check!
The latest mail
shot to all our registered web members
sent on 7 February 2010 has returned quite a few failed deliveries.
This means the email addresses no longer exist.
If this is a recurrence, the name will now probably
have been removed from our web members’ list on the
assumption that you have either died or lost interest.
We don’t welcome either case, but we’d prefer the latter!
“First offences” are shown in faint type on the listing.
If you are not
dead and your interest has revived,
please register again as a new web member.
Posted Monday, 08 February, 2010
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New Website Facility
If you are a Web Member
and can remember the password,
you can access the minutes of AGMs for recent years of the association.
Click here
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Old Copies of Farnhamian Magazines,
the School History by Reg Hatt and
Booklets about Staff Members by Cyril Trust
Go
to this link to read about our unrepeatable offer!
Click here
Updated Thursday, 27
August, 2009
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1970 Contact Group
Paul
Blowfield sends the following message:
Old Farnhamians, re the dinner 2010? For me
(1963-1970), it will be 40 years since leaving that Lofty Fortress of the Mind
(!) so it would be nice to get together as many old `compatriots` as possible
next year; something I also organised for the 20th anniversary. I still see
Andy Everett and Chris Fairclough (both 1968-1970) and of course there`s
contact info for a small number of others on the OFA website and Friends
Reunited, but all avenues need to be explored. Sadly, already 3 former friends
from the school have passed on to the great common room in the sky............
Contact Paul on:
paul.milepost31@yahoo.co.uk
Posted Monday, 18 May, 2009
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1971/1976 Contact Group
John Clarke and
Mike Mehta have been
trying to improve contact with their FGS class of 1971 together with the
equivalent FC
intake of 1976. In 2005 they revived the 6th Form Magazine Blunderbuss.
They have now started a special website which can be accessed by clicking here.
Wednesday, 09 January, 2008
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Site last updated 28 August, 2010
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