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Farnborough Grammar School

Prospect Avenue, Farnborough, Hampshire

Telephone : Farnborough 539
Farnborough Grammar School Annual Record - Index


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In 1964 the decision was taken, partly on budgetary grounds, to reduce the size of ‘Al-Fa’, abandon ‘Beta’ and occasionally produce a separate volume to record the original writings which previously graced both magazines. Forty years later I can see no merit in this decision and in a supreme act of creative genius an unidentified Philistine decided to break with the 28 year old name (and its association with Aldershot & Farnborough) and call the new publication ‘Farnborough Grammar School Annual Record’. The end product was a much smaller document with far less emphasis on sport and no illustrations. It is hard to see the change as anything other than a retrograde step.
Al-Fa Index (the Senior school’s magazine) : Beta index (the Junior school’s magazine)
1964 - 1966 ‘Records’ supplied by Mike Webb.
1967 ‘Record’ supplied by Chris Jenner.
1968 ‘Record’ supplied by John Winterbourne and lovingly preserved by his mother.

Annual Record - 1964 Page No.
2 Headmaster’s Report
3 Careers
4 Staff News
4 Sports
7 CCF Report
8 The Library
9 Drama and Music
10 School Captain’s Report
12 Travel
16 Societies
Annual Record - 1965 Page No.
2 Headmaster’s Report
5 Examination Successes
7 Staff News
10 Sports
13 CCF Report
14 The Library
14 Drama
16 Music
16 School Captain’s Report
18 Travel
21 Societies
Annual Record - 1966 Page No.
2 Headmaster’s Report
8 Examination Results
11 Staff News
11 Sport
16 CCF Report
18 Drama and Music
20 School Captain’s Report
21 Travel
24 Clubs and Societies
Annual Record - 1967 Page No.
2 Headmaster’s Report
6 Examination Successes
10 Staff News
11 Sports Report
16 CCF Report
17 Drama
18 Music
19 School Captain’s Report
19 Travel
21 Clubs and Societies
Annual Record - 1968 Page No.
2 Headmaster’s Report
6 Examination Results
10 New School Extensions
11 Staff News
11 Sport
19 School Captain’s Report
19 CCF Report
20 Music
21 Duke of Edinburgh Award
21 Travel
24 Clubs and Societies
Annual Record - 1969 Page No.
2 Headmaster’s Report
4 Examination Results
8 Staff News - 9 Sport
17 CCF Report
19 Drama - 20 Music
21 The Library - 21 Films
20 School Captain’s Report
25 Trips and Visits
27 Clubs and Societies
Illustrations
The Headmaster
Small Hall/Wind ensemble
Scenes from The Crucible
Telephone Exchange
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