This is just a quick note to update you on the number of people who have sent me acceptances for our Annual Dinner on Friday 20th March at the Victory Services Club (from 6:30 pm with dinner served at 7:30). I have received 27 acceptances, so far, including the following seven people who are coming […]
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Photos from the Fleming Collection Party
Photos from our recent Drinks Party at the Fleming Collection are now on the website,view them at http://www.royalhigh.org.uk/drinks_2008.htm
Rugby-mad John Hall
Sad to report John Hall whose career at the Royal High spanned three decades died in May this year. His obituary appears in the Scotsman. See http://news.scotsman.com/reallives/Rugbymad-PE-teacher-John-was.4072846.jp Thanks to David Robertson for passing on the news.
Where are they now
The popular ‘Where are they now’ section of the site has just been refreshed, with the new look being applied to the site. Navigation should be easier now.If you’d like to get in contact with your former friends and classmates and have a class or school activity photo you’d like to send in please contact […]
Former RHS Pupil Eric Brown
From – The Scotsman 12/05/2008A PENSIONER who holds the title of being the world’s most prolific testpilot will be awarded with an honorary doctorate by Edinburgh University.Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown, 89, who once crashed while performing ademonstration for Sir Winston Churchill, will be awarded the degree nextmonth by his alma mater in honour of his […]
Make a note of these dates.
Our Annual Drinks and Nibbles Party has been provisionally booked for 10th November 2008 at the Fleming Collection.Next year’s Royal High School Club in London Annual Dinner will be on Friday 20th March 2009. The venue will be announced later.Further details will be posted on the website when available.
Happy Days at the Royal High School 1947-1951
James Donaldson left the school in 1951 and emigrated to Australia – hope he wasn’t trying to get as far away from the place as he could!Anyway he has sent us some tales of his time there which you can read in the second half of our ‘Pongo’ page in Happy Days.
A bit of Nip Tuck
Yes the web site is undergoing a facelift. The refreshed pages are designed to work well with the modern browsers, Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2 and should be compatable with other up to date browsers.In the new design, we have a ‘Meet the committee’ page with photographs and shortbiographies of your club committee. Dr John […]