Old Scholars
THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE HELD ON
WEDNESDAY 6 DECEMBER IN THE STAFF ROOM, FRIENDS' SCHOOL
AT 7.30 PM
QUIZ NIGHT
LISBURN GOLF CLUB
THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2023
7.30 pm
£5 Entry Per Person
All Guests Welcome
WALLACE PARK RUN
SATURDAY 23 DECEMBER 2023
9.30 AM
Open to everyone but we would particularly love to see pupils who left school at the end of Year 14 in June 2023 for a catch-up on their first term at university or their gap years or in employment. We would encourage people to wear FSL colours and more details will follow.
Refreshments will be provided by the Old Scholars' Association.
GOLF OUTING
LISBURN GOLF CLUB
FRIDAY 7 JUNE 2024
FURTHER DETAILS TO FOLLOW
'SAVE THE DATE'
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND
PRESIDENT'S EVENING
FRIDAY 14 JUNE 2024
VENUE AND TIME TO BE CONFIRMED
Friends’ School Lisburn
Old Scholars’ Association
Friends’ School will be celebrating its 250h anniversary in 2024-25, and as we approach this important milestone in our history, we are keen to reconnect with as many of our Old Scholars as possible, not only to find out about what they have been doing, but also to rekindle friendships and to share recollections of schooldays. We hope that, over the next three years and beyond, we will have opportunities to invite you back into school and that you will take the opportunity to join with us in some of the events we will be organising. To help us plan ahead for our anniversary celebrations, we are keen to bring new members from across the generations on to the OSA committee, so please do get in touch if you would be interested in joining us.
FSL 250
As part of our 250th anniversary celebrations, we plan to publish a coffee table book which reflects the history of Friends’ School and the impact it has had on the Lisburn area, and we hope to include in it as many contributions from Old Scholars as possible. If you would like to submit an article about a special event or your experience of life of Friends’, or if you have any old photographs we could include, we would be delighted to hear from you. Ideally, articles should be 300-400 words in length and photographs should have a resolution of no less than 2 MB. Contributions can be emailed to Joanne McGaffin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; alternatively, you can send us original copies of photographs which we will scan and return. You may also like to submit news for the next edition of Past and Present, which can be emailed to the same address.
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Join the Old Scholars' Association: application forms are available here
Sign up to our Friends for Life database which will allow us to keep you updated on what is happening at School.
Visiting School
Old Scholars are very welcome to visit school, and if you contact us, we can arrange for you to be shown round by one of our Sixth Formers. While much has changed over the years, there is also much which is familiar to those who left many years ago. It has been a privilege to welcome back a number of year groups who have organised 40-year reunions, and it is striking how many memories are stirred as people have lingered in the assembly hall or in what used to be the school dormitories.
Archive Room
In line with Quaker tradition, records of the School’s rich history have been carefully preserved, and stored material represents a rich collection of information. Since 2005, the various records have been brought together into a central archive where they can be consulted more conveniently. The collection consists of pupil lists, school books, annual reports, curriculum matters, magazines, photographs, memorabilia and a collection of ancient books withdrawn from everyday use in the library. Together they provide a valuable picture of School life over the past centuries and are being constantly supplemented by the addition of current items of future historical interest. The initial work of collecting and cataloguing the material was done by former Headmaster, Arthur Chapman; however, if you feel you could assist in the task of continuing to make available to all the fascinating story of life at FSL since the 18th century, please contact the Secretary of the Old Scholars’ Association, Maxine Boyd at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The Archive Room is open to visit by arranging an appointment during term time either by contacting School on 028 92 662156 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 2022
Approved Minutes of the Previous Annual General Meeting can be viewed here (Due to Covid last held 2019)
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
OCTOBER 2023
Trustees Report 2022 - 2023 can be viewed here
Life Membership Fund 2022 - 2023 can be viewed here
President's Report for 2022 - 2023 can be viewed here
Treasurer's Report for 2022 - 2023 can be viewed here
Secretary's Report for 2022 - 2023 can be viewed here
OLD SCHOLARS' ASSOCIATION
COMMITTEE 2023 - 2024
OFFICE BEARERS
PAST PRESIDENT : John Ferguson
PRESIDENT : Luke Sproule
PRESIDENT-ELECT : Ciara Lowe
HONORARY SECRETARY : John Ferguson
HON. MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY : Liz Palmer
HONORARY TREASURER : James Sinton
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
7 : John Stanage
8 : Ashley McCausland
9 : Beverley Westhead
10 : Scarlett Swann
11 : Alex Redpath
12 : Maxine Boyd
13 : Aidan Pearson
14 :
15 :
EX-OFFICIO – PRINCIPAL : Stephen Moore
The constitution permits a maximum 16 Committee members
