BLUNDERBUSS
(NOT THE ENTERTAINMENTS COMMITTEE MAGAZINE)
REGISTERED AT THE POST OFFICE AS RUBBISH
For those of you who may have forgotten (shame!), BLUNDERBUSS was the name of the revamped Entertainments Committee Magazine. It was produced from early 1977 onwards. It was originally and rather boringly called the "Entertainments Committee Magazine" or "ECM" and was sold for a penny throughout Farnham College and the Tuck Shop.
The magazine (allegedly) had lots of support from John McLaughlin who apparently insisted on calling it the "Penny Dreadful", thereby producing the riposte "He may be confusing us with Penny Hazell, who, no doubt is also filled with good things". (We could not possibly comment on whether Penny also enjoyed lots of support from John McLaughlin - Editors.)
The previously distributed paper BLUNDERBUSS was designed to keep members of the Farnham Grammar School "Class of 71" and the Farnham College "Class of 76" in touch. The first paper issue of BLUNDERBUSS was circulated in June 2005, and was designed to be issued periodically rather than regularly in the hope of keeping people in touch and advising of forthcoming events where you could meet up (or arrange to be otherwise engaged). We hope this website will encourage more of us to keep in touch.
BLUNDERBUSS follows on from the successful reunion held in the College in November 2000, when a number of us decided it would be nice to keep in touch a bit more frequently than once every quarter century. Aware that the formality of the OFA Annual Dinner is not to everyone's taste, BLUNDERBUSS is designed to keep you informed of other events where you may like to meet some of your former classmates in more relaxing surroundings.
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