You will have seen the reports that Royal High former pupil Captain Eric Brown has passed away at the grand age of 97 after a short illness. Eric attended our RHS London Club dinners in 2011 and 2012, as guest speaker, together with his partner Jean and he made a big impression on those audiences […]
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Concert with music by Bill Bowie
On 23 April I am going to be conducting the Open University Choir in a concert which marks the extensive restoration of a rather fine pipe organ which is now housed in a modestly-sized church in Stony Stratford. The interest for members of the Club may be that this organ was originally built for St […]
Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown
I’m sorry to be the bearer of sad news but the BBC is reporting that Captain Eric Brown has died after a short illness. The BBC report unfortunately reported that Eric attended Fettes College which is not correct. Fraser Wright has contacted the BBC’s news desk to ask them to correct this error. Best regards, […]
Annual Dinner in March 2016
Dear Royal High School Club in London committee members, This is just a quick note to wish you a Happy New Year and to give you some upcoming dates for your 2016 dairies. The Royal High School Club In London’s annual dinner will be held on Friday 11th March 2016 at the RAF Club in […]
Photos from the Winter Drinks and Quiz
The photos from the Winter Drinks and Quiz can be viewed using the following link to our Fickr account – https://flic.kr/s/aHskmGNjsB
An alternative plan for the old Royal High School
Duncan Murray (RHS 1970) has forwarded a link to the Broughton Spurtle which contains details of the alternative, Music School, proposal for the Old Royal High School site. Proposed new use for the old Royal High buildings Btw this looks sensible and appropriate to me for the old place, better than a hotel. http://www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/latest-plans-old-royal-high If […]
Link hijacking on the site
We have had reports that links on the site are redirecting our users to dubious advertising websites. The website has been scanned for malware and other malicious software, but nothing has been detected. However as a precaution, some of the site features will be de-activated for a while as these can allow a route into […]
Plans for the old Royal High Building
The plans to convert the old Royal High School building into a hotel are proving highly controversial. If you want to see how it would look, there are animations on the STV website. http://edinburgh.stv.tv/articles/1329852-those-royal-high-school-hotel-proposals-in-eight-animated-gifs/ The closing date for public comments was 13th October.