News If you would like information about reunions posted here or if you have any other news, then please email this information to Martin Hugall at mjh@friends.org.uk Membership Update Click here to see the October 2011 joint letter from the President and Head. Next May Reunion - Saturday 19th May 2012 We share our May Reunion with the School's 'Friends and Families Day'. We do hope that as many Old Scholars as possible will be able to attend this event. As has become the pattern of late, we will be trying to get as many Old Scholars back as possible, especially for the evening dinner where we are hoping to attract those who are turning 50 and 60, ie Year Groups 1980 and 1970. Richard Haw (richardahaw@gmail.com) and Nigel McTear (nigel@ifps.co.uk) have agreed to co-ordinate the 1980 Year Group. Do contact them if you might be interested in this reunion. Anne Breeze (anne.e.glenn@googlemail.com) and Steve Willson (steve.willson@ntlworld.com) have kindly offered to co-ordinate the 1970 Year Group. Do email Anne or Steve if you might be interested in this reunion or have contact details of others in your year group. In addition Caroline Longstreet (caroline.longstreet@tiscali.co.uk) is hoping to attract back those in the 1975 YG who are turning 55. 15 in this year group have already said they will attend so if you want to join them email Caroline. The meal which includes wine is likely to cost £25 a head. More details to follow - watch this space. Do check out the list of your classmates at www.oldscholars.com/classes.htm Click here to see details of last year's programme of eventS for the day. Next AGM - Saturday 17th November 2012 Coffee from 9.45 AGM at 10am Click here more details. Friends and Families Day 14th May 2011 Click here to find out more about the school by accessing the Friends and Families Day page on the school website, which has transcripts of the speeches made and a downloadable booklet about what has been happening in school over the past year. Subscriptions The revisions to the Constitution and the Rules of the Association agreed at the Annual General Meeting in November 2010, together with the Agreement to be completed between the Association and the School, will alter the provisions for the payment of a subscription. Subscriptions will come voluntary from the 1st April 2012 when the School will take over responsibility for the funding of the Association.    The options available to those members currently paying a subscription by standing order will be described at the Annual General Meeting in November 2011 and also in writing. No action is required at this stage. 19 February 2011   BBC Film of the School in 1977. This 10 minute film shows how the sixth form students at Friends' used to run the school for one day each year in the absence of teachers, on 'School Day', using their own alternative timetable. Click here to see this film on YouTube.   Video of the School in 1989. This 10 minute video about Friends' School was filmed by Friends' School students in 1989 and produced and directed by John Dickinson. This version, and the only one I can find, is without the added soundtrack. Click here to see this film on YouTube. Old Scholars' Magazine. Click on the image on the right to access our OS Magazine page where you can see an online copy of last year's magazine. The Editor for the Old Scholars' Magazine is Richard Gilpin (richard67gilpin@hotmail.co.uk) Material can be posted to Richard at 67, Coleraine Road, Greenwich, London. SE3 7PF School's New Website   Click here to see the School's new website, which went live on December 13th 2010.   Farrand Radley We are very sorry to hear that , H. Arthur Farrand Radley M.B.E. (YG 1933), died peacefully, after a short illness, on Saturday 16th October 2010, aged 94. His funeral service has been arranged for Thursday 4 November at 1 p.m. at West London Crematorium and it will be a service in the manner of the Quakers. No flowers please. Donations to the Religious Society of Friends. Enquiries to HAVEN Funeral Services, tel. 020 8993 8040. Farrand was a pupil here from 1927 to 1933 and was in the first Sixth Form at Friends’ to take Higher School Certificate. Farrand’s family have had a long association with the school over many generations and his mother also taught music at Friends’ ( The main music room is dedicated to Helen Radley). Farrand served on the Old Scholars’ Committee for many years and was President from 1966 to 67. With a camera never far from him, Farrand contributed many photographs of OS reunions to the Old Scholars’ Magazine over the years. Those who have had the privilege to work alongside Farrand on the OS Committee will know that he was a mine of historical information about the school. Farrand wrote the first chapter in our tricentenary book “The School on the Hill”, entitled “A Four-Site Saga” outlining the history of the School at its four sites – Clerkenwell, Islington, Croydon and Saffron Walden. This book can be downloaded from our website at http://www.friends.org.uk/school/history/book/index.htm Farrand was an amazing and most likeable character and absolutely passionate about the School. He has contributed much to the School and the Old Scholars’ Association. Farrand will be sadly missed by his wife Laura, family, many friends, the School and the Old Scholars’ Association. Alan Thompson We are very sorry to hear that, Alan Thompson (YG 1937), husband of Eileen, (Staff at various times in the 1960's - deceased 2004) and father of Jendy (1958-1965) and Geoff (1959-1966)) died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday 9th October 2010 - his 90th birthday.  The funeral/thanksgiving service will be at St Andrew's Church, Chorleywood at 3.45pm on Monday 18th October (preceeded by a short commital service at 2.45pm at Amersham Crematorium). Geoff can be contacted on 07771 928 701, 01923 284745 and geofft101@btinternet.com for more information. Alan was a pupil here from 1930 to 1937, Treasurer and Trustee of  the FSSWOSA for many years, President of the Old Scholars' Association 1968-1969, and also Honorary Life Vice President. Alan's dedication to Friends' School will be much missed. Click here to see the press release for this book. March 09   Charlotte Moerman (nee Caley) from Year Group 1991 has just published a book entitled 'Instructions not included'. The book is based on her day-to-day experiences as a mum of 3 boys under the age of 5 with a husband who frequently travels abroad. The book came about from Charlotte's weekly blogs as the 'Buggy Blogger' on the Raising Kids website. She was featured in the Telegraph Family scetion last year in a feature about mums who blog and the online mums community.Charlotte says 'I should add that there is mention of my time at the school within its pages (although I do not mention FSSW by name). Happy times and happy memories'. IMOGEN HEAP pays a nostalgic visit to her old school. Imogen Heap (Year Group 1995) left Friends' School in 1993, and has since embarked upon a most successful musical career. She paid a nostalgic vist to her old school in August and enjoyed seeing around her old haunts and playing on her favourite piano in the Music School. Imogen's vist was also filmed for a documentary which may contribute to a DVD when her next album is released before Christmas. Imogen plans to publish excerpts from her visit on her blog on You Tube soon. To find out more about Imogen Heap visit her website at www.imogenheap.co.uk   1963 Film of the School Click on the image on the left to see the 1963 Film of the School made by Old Scholar Matthew Robinson in 1963. It is in 3 parts on 'YouTube'.   35 whole school photos from 1922 to 2010 have now been scanned and are available for viewing. Click on either of the photos below to access this page. The School now looks after membership details and production of the magazine. Debbie Peck is the Membership Secretary and Debbie can be contacted at the school at oldscholars@friends.org.uk