This site, for former pupils, staff and friends of St Mary's College,
Blairs, Aberdeen, was first established in mid-December 2000.
Until then, the only Blairs site was that operated by the Blairs
College Chapel Trust -
www.blairsmuseum.com - and former pupils
piggybacked on that to contact each other and to publicise events.
We would like to thank the Trust and St Mary's Parish for allowing
us to do that. That site also contained a guest book but we
understand that the oganisation through which they did this has
had problems and the data is lost. However, we are also operating
our own
Guest Book to set up a database of FPs and Friends so
please
sign in. Join the Mailing List to be kept advised of
updates to the site and important events.  If you wish, you can also
send us an email, or post a message on the message board.

At a meeting on 4 November, 2001, a constitution was approved to
set up a new association entitled the
'Friends of Blairs' . To view
a minute of the meeting (and all subsequent committee meetings)
click on the 'Join Us' button above, which will also take you to a
page where you can get the information you need to join the
association.

Have a look at the many photos that have been posted on the site,
the various features about the college over the years, try the quiz,
read about the history of Blairs, check out the links to other sites of
interest.

Let us know what
you think of the site and give us your ideas to
improve and develop it.

Enjoy your visit, and make a point of coming back regularly as the
site is updated. Just check the 'What's New' column opposite each
time you visit.
This site was last
updated on:
18 June 2010

The Friends of Blairs would like to wish you and yours a very Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year

Click on the link below to view a
map of the Blairs area. Use the
controls to zoom in or out
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The time stamp above tells you when the site was
last updated. The main recent changes/news items
are:

- we think that all the work is now completed to
update the site following the move to the new
server. However, if you come across any links
that are not working please
email us

- this year's Annual Requiem Mass was held on
Saturday 7th November, 2009, at 1.00pm in St.
Mirin's Cathedral, Paisley

- what was
'dipping'?

- we now have a presence on
FaceBook

- 'Blairs - Past & Present' DVD available from the
Museum or from David Nicoll at the Scottish
Catholic Archives (£5.00) - the DVD features
Cardinal O'Brien, Arch. Conti, former students and
others talking about the college together with
many photos, recent video footage, and some film
footage taken by Fr John Kane in the late '50s -
well worth the £5.00!

-
class of '55 reunion took place on 6th
October 2008 - see
information and pics

- photos from the Open Day on 7th June
2008
Blairs Chapel
The former college chapel, which is
the local parish church and an
A-listed building, received a lottery
grant of £425,000 and extensive
repair work has now been completed.
The work should ensure the future of
the church for many years to come,
as the parish continues to grow with
the expansion of the city of Aberdeen.
The church, which was built at the
beginning of the last century, attracts
visitors from the adjacent
Blairs
Museum and is a venue for the
Aberdeen International Youth
Festival.
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Blairs Museum
Blairs has a museum which is
very much worth a visit - for
more information click
here or go
to the
museum site
About the Site
Have a look at the Friends
Reunited site which lists schools
throughout the country, including
Blairs; a large number of FPs
have postings on the site
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