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Meet our Committee

Al Senter, the Club President.
  • Al Senter
  • President
  • Joined 1965, as an extremely nervous ' gyte'. Fortunate to spend my time at the High School equally divided between Regent Road and Barnton. Even more fortunate to be appointed School Captain for 1970/1971- it must have been a very poor year. After 4 years at Southampton University, I arrived in London to seek my fortune in October 1976 and I'm still looking. I've made a precarious living as a freelance journalist / writer / interviewer / broadcaster, specialising in drama both on stage and screen.
photo of Christopher Pountain
  • Chris Pountain
  • Honorary Treasurer
  • I attended the Royal High from 1960-71 achieving the hat-trick of attending Jocks Lodge, Regent Road and Barnton. My professional career, following on from four years at St. Andrew's University, was as an actuary working for various financial institutions. In recent years I have focussed more on various voluntary activities, for instance sitting as a magistrate, and on further education, completing a Politics and Society degree at Birkbeck. I am married with two teenage sons.
Bruce Banister
  • Bruce Banister
  • Venue Liaison
  • Bruce is a longstanding committee member, having left the school in 1947. His career in the hotel business has been used to good effect in negotiating venues for our Annual Dinners. Bruce also provides invaluable help on the night.
Simon Card OBE
  • Simon Card OBE
  • Former President
  • I left Edinburgh in 1967 heading south to work for Sainsbury's and be part of their sandwich degree programme and sadly I don't get back to Auld Reekie much these days as I have no family there any more but when business takes me north I jump at the opportunity. I have been much impressed by the camaraderie with (and, of course, a little competition between) the other Scottish Schools in London.
Eddie Tait
  • Eddie Tait
  • Scots In London contact
  • Eddie, who left the school in 1991, was the hon. secretary for a number of years, introducing the quarterly pub evenings with Stewarts Melville which eventually become 'Scots in London'. Eddie is now working for Scots in London and continues on the committee as the Scots in London contact.
Will Dunnett
  • Will Dunnett
  • Webmaster
  • Like Chris, attended the school at Jocks Lodge, Regent Road and Barnton, before leaving in 1969 to read Physics at Heriot Watt University. Then joined British Rail's graduate programme in Nottingham to train as a computer programmer. After working as a computer contractor in diverse locations such as New York, Paris, Luxembourg and Scunthorpe (it wasn't all glamour), now settled in Guildford, married with four children. Working as an analyst programmer on ft.com .
Alex Prentice
  • Alex Prentice
  • Honorary Secretary
  • I was at the Royal High from 1966 to 1972 and I was very keen on sport. I played in the famous 1st XV that won all of its matches in the 1971-72 season and I was only stretchered off once ! When I left the school I moved to London for university (LSE) and then on to a variety of jobs in computing. I am currently a Systems Test Manager with BT.
    As Secretary of the Royal High School Club in London I am always keen to hear from any former pupils living in the London area who can contact me on 01992-554854 or email alex.prentice1@btinternet.com
Liam Alexander
  • Liam Alexander
  • Member
  • Liam left the school in 1999 and is a valuable member of the committee, helping to recruit new members and give a voice to the younger members of the club.
Claire Laidlaw
  • Claire Laidlaw
  • Member
  • I attended Cramond Primary and was at the Royal High from 1983-1988. After studying Geography at St Andrews', I moved to London in 1993 and trained as an accountant for 3 years. After qualifying, I moved to work for a mobile telecoms company . I've been there ever since, working as a project and programme manager for the past 5 years. I live in Highbury, N London with boyfriend and 2 cats.
Jim Randell
  • Jim Randell
  • Archivist
  • Left the school in 1944. Jim works in London as an architect and is also the club archivist, storing and cataloging the clubs documents and photographs, some of which can be viewed on this website. Jim has supported the club for many years and seldom (if ever) misses an event or committee meeting.
Janette Scantlebury
  • Janette Scantlebury
  • Member
  • Janet left the school in 1981 and was the first female president of the club, reflecting the change in the school from an all boys fee paying school to a mixed comprehensive. Janet lives in Shetland, but can always be relied on to make the long trip to our annual dinner.
Susan Crombie.
  • Susan Crombie
  • Member
  • Attended RHS from 1988-1990 following a defection from the West (Lenzie Academy). After nine months in Romania working at an orphanage for handicapped children, I studied International Relations and History at Aberdeen University. Then two years in Albania helping to manage a children's' home. Following my Dad's pleas to "start contributing towards a pension", joined the Diplomatic Service in 1998, continuing my overseas adventures in the Balkans and Afghanistan etc. Now back in London engaged and planning to marry in Spring 2008.