Just a quick note to remind you that the Annual Dinner will be held at the Victory Services Club on Friday February 19th, 2010.
I'm very pleased to say that Andrew George has agreed to be our Guest Speaker. He was School Captain from 1969-1970 and so he handed over the baton to me. After Edinburgh University he went into the Foreign Office and he eventually rose to become Governor of Anguilla in the Caribbean via an ambassadorship to Paraguay.
Please have a very good Christmas and an excellent New Year.
All best
Al Senter
President, Royal High School Club in London.
Friday, December 11, 2009
A new Rector for the School
The Royal High has a new Rector! She's a Yorkshirewoman called Jane Frith. She will of course be invited to speak at the club's Annual Dinner, where members will have the chance to meet her.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Flemings Drinks 2009 Photos
The photos from the RHSCL 2009 Drinks Party at the Fleming Collection are now available to view on Flikr - Flemings 2009 Album
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Annual Drinks Party
Dear Royal High School Club in London Committee members,
Once again, it is my great pleasure to announce that the Annual Drinks Party will take place at the Fleming Collection on Monday November 9th, 2009
from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
This year the Fleming Collection is hosting a very special exhibition: ‘The Face of Scotland: Masterpieces from the Scottish National Portrait Gallery’.
The artists represented include Van Dyck, Sir Henry Raeburn and Allan Ramsay, and the subjects range from royalty to such contemporary figures as
Ewan McGregor and J.K.Rowling. This is a rare chance to see more than forty major portraits in a single collection and, as ever, there will be a lively
and informative introduction to add to your enjoyment. It’s an opportunity not to be missed.
As well as the chance to savour such objets d’art, there will be live music, generous amounts of fine wine, hearty sandwiches and snacks, and some
great conversation with friends old and new. And the Club is delighted to report that the price of admission remains at £20 per head.
For those who are yet to sample the Annual Drinks Party, the Fleming Collection is situated at 13, Berkeley Street, W1, just off Piccadilly, and the
nearest underground station is Green Park (Jubilee/Piccadilly/Victoria Lines) only 3 minutes walk from the Gallery. Come out of the station on the north
side of Piccadilly and turn left, then take the first left into Berkeley Street and the Fleming Collection is a mere 100 yards down on the right hand side.
It’s the more, the merrier at the Annual Drinks Party so feel free to bring wives, partners or guests to the party. My colleagues on the Committee and
myself very much look forward to welcoming you to what is always a very special occasion.
Al Senter,
President of the Club
alsenter@yahoo.co.uk
For further information on all aspects of the Annual Drinks Party, please contact Alex Prentice on H: 01992 554854, W: 020 7320 2579
or alex.prentice1@btinternet.com.
Once again, it is my great pleasure to announce that the Annual Drinks Party will take place at the Fleming Collection on Monday November 9th, 2009
from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
This year the Fleming Collection is hosting a very special exhibition: ‘The Face of Scotland: Masterpieces from the Scottish National Portrait Gallery’.
The artists represented include Van Dyck, Sir Henry Raeburn and Allan Ramsay, and the subjects range from royalty to such contemporary figures as
Ewan McGregor and J.K.Rowling. This is a rare chance to see more than forty major portraits in a single collection and, as ever, there will be a lively
and informative introduction to add to your enjoyment. It’s an opportunity not to be missed.
As well as the chance to savour such objets d’art, there will be live music, generous amounts of fine wine, hearty sandwiches and snacks, and some
great conversation with friends old and new. And the Club is delighted to report that the price of admission remains at £20 per head.
For those who are yet to sample the Annual Drinks Party, the Fleming Collection is situated at 13, Berkeley Street, W1, just off Piccadilly, and the
nearest underground station is Green Park (Jubilee/Piccadilly/Victoria Lines) only 3 minutes walk from the Gallery. Come out of the station on the north
side of Piccadilly and turn left, then take the first left into Berkeley Street and the Fleming Collection is a mere 100 yards down on the right hand side.
It’s the more, the merrier at the Annual Drinks Party so feel free to bring wives, partners or guests to the party. My colleagues on the Committee and
myself very much look forward to welcoming you to what is always a very special occasion.
Al Senter,
President of the Club
alsenter@yahoo.co.uk
For further information on all aspects of the Annual Drinks Party, please contact Alex Prentice on H: 01992 554854, W: 020 7320 2579
or alex.prentice1@btinternet.com.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Club AGM
Minutes of the AGM and Committee Meeting of the Royal High School Club in London held on 12.05.09 at the Caledonian Club.
Attendees:
Simon Card OBE – Committee member
Susan Geary – Committee member
Chris Pountain - Treasurer
Alex Prentice - Secretary
Jim Randell - Archivist
Jim Rowan – Club member
Al Senter - President
Eddie Tait – Scots in London contact
Apologies received from:
Will Dunnett – Webmaster
Don Leslie
Alistair Maclean
Valerie Peay – Committee member
Mel Rankine
Lindsay Taylor
Colin Todd
Walter Wood
Minutes of the AGM.
Alex welcomed eight attendees to the AGM and listed the apologies.
Tributes were paid to RHS FPs Pringle Fisher and Shaw Statham who, sadly, died in recent months.
Al presented his Annual President’s Report and thanked the Committee for its support over the last year. Al informed the AGM that George Smuga has resigned as Rector and the post will be advertised. A new Rector should be in place in August for the start of the autumn term.
Chris presented his Treasurer’s report, which showed that the financial position of the Club remains satisfactory. As at 19.04.09 the Club had £1760.32 in the bank plus £853.33 in the National Savings Account.
The following have agreed to serve as Committee members (11 in total):
Simon Card OBE – Committee member
Will Dunnett – Webmaster
Susan Geary – Committee member
Claire Laidlaw – Committee member
Chris Pountain – Treasurer
Valerie Peay – Committee member
Alex Prentice - Secretary
Jim Randell – Archivist
Janette Scantlebury – Committee member
Al Senter - President
Eddie Tait – Scots in London contact
Actions from the AGM
Alex will write to the small number of RHS FPs who have attended London Club events, but who have not yet formally joined the Club, to encourage them set up an annual subscription standing order for £15. We also have a few new RHS FP contacts in London who will be encouraged to join and pay the subscription. Al agreed to contact the non-payers to encourage them to set up a standing order.
The school prize-giving is planned for Thursday the 2nd of July at 10:00 am and, unfortunately, Al Senter cannot attend. If any of the committee would like to attend the school prize-giving as a platform guest please contact Alex Prentice. Alex will also contact Ian Gill who has represented the London Club in the past to see if he is available.
Al Senter kindly agreed to continue as President until the AGM in May 2010 but we also agreed that a successor for Al needs to identified in 2009 in order for a smooth handover to take place. Simon agreed to sound out a possible candidate.
Minutes of the Committee Meeting (chaired by Al Senter).
Review of actions from the last committee meeting on 13.01.09.
We discussed the committee’s ideas for implementation of a new RHSCL Prize (if agreed) in 2010. We decided to follow up on this proposal with the new Rector once he/she has been appointed and, for this school year, we will continue with the three school prizes that the RHSCL currently funds. Simon has already emailed David Simpson to tell him about our decision.
Feedback from the Annual Dinner 2009.
Feedback from the attendees at the Annual Dinner on 20th March was very positive and the quality of the food and service at the VSC was excellent. We will consider a return to the VSC for the Annual Dinner in 2010 if we can come up with a proposal which costs in. Al will try to find a suitable date at the end of March 2010 and we can then have detailed discussions with the VSC.
Forthcoming Club Events.
We discussed forthcoming events and the following points were agreed:
The Annual Drinks Party will be held at the Fleming Gallery on Monday the 9th of November 2009. Al is working on the format of the event and the cost-per-head is likely to rise slightly. The committee agreed that we should hire musicians again, if they cost in, because this creates a very sociable, party atmosphere.
Recruitment of new members.
There has been a steady trickle of new contacts via the Club’s web site, and by word of mouth, and they have received welcoming emails from Alex and Al. Several new faces attended the Drinks Party and the Annual Dinner and our first priority is to convert them to fully paid-up members as discussed above.
Date of the next Committee meeting:
We plan to hold the next Committee meeting in October 2009 at the Caledonian Club and Alex will send out a suggested date in due course.
Attendees:
Simon Card OBE – Committee member
Susan Geary – Committee member
Chris Pountain - Treasurer
Alex Prentice - Secretary
Jim Randell - Archivist
Jim Rowan – Club member
Al Senter - President
Eddie Tait – Scots in London contact
Apologies received from:
Will Dunnett – Webmaster
Don Leslie
Alistair Maclean
Valerie Peay – Committee member
Mel Rankine
Lindsay Taylor
Colin Todd
Walter Wood
Minutes of the AGM.
Alex welcomed eight attendees to the AGM and listed the apologies.
Tributes were paid to RHS FPs Pringle Fisher and Shaw Statham who, sadly, died in recent months.
Al presented his Annual President’s Report and thanked the Committee for its support over the last year. Al informed the AGM that George Smuga has resigned as Rector and the post will be advertised. A new Rector should be in place in August for the start of the autumn term.
Chris presented his Treasurer’s report, which showed that the financial position of the Club remains satisfactory. As at 19.04.09 the Club had £1760.32 in the bank plus £853.33 in the National Savings Account.
The following have agreed to serve as Committee members (11 in total):
Simon Card OBE – Committee member
Will Dunnett – Webmaster
Susan Geary – Committee member
Claire Laidlaw – Committee member
Chris Pountain – Treasurer
Valerie Peay – Committee member
Alex Prentice - Secretary
Jim Randell – Archivist
Janette Scantlebury – Committee member
Al Senter - President
Eddie Tait – Scots in London contact
Actions from the AGM
Alex will write to the small number of RHS FPs who have attended London Club events, but who have not yet formally joined the Club, to encourage them set up an annual subscription standing order for £15. We also have a few new RHS FP contacts in London who will be encouraged to join and pay the subscription. Al agreed to contact the non-payers to encourage them to set up a standing order.
The school prize-giving is planned for Thursday the 2nd of July at 10:00 am and, unfortunately, Al Senter cannot attend. If any of the committee would like to attend the school prize-giving as a platform guest please contact Alex Prentice. Alex will also contact Ian Gill who has represented the London Club in the past to see if he is available.
Al Senter kindly agreed to continue as President until the AGM in May 2010 but we also agreed that a successor for Al needs to identified in 2009 in order for a smooth handover to take place. Simon agreed to sound out a possible candidate.
Minutes of the Committee Meeting (chaired by Al Senter).
Review of actions from the last committee meeting on 13.01.09.
We discussed the committee’s ideas for implementation of a new RHSCL Prize (if agreed) in 2010. We decided to follow up on this proposal with the new Rector once he/she has been appointed and, for this school year, we will continue with the three school prizes that the RHSCL currently funds. Simon has already emailed David Simpson to tell him about our decision.
Feedback from the Annual Dinner 2009.
Feedback from the attendees at the Annual Dinner on 20th March was very positive and the quality of the food and service at the VSC was excellent. We will consider a return to the VSC for the Annual Dinner in 2010 if we can come up with a proposal which costs in. Al will try to find a suitable date at the end of March 2010 and we can then have detailed discussions with the VSC.
Forthcoming Club Events.
We discussed forthcoming events and the following points were agreed:
The Annual Drinks Party will be held at the Fleming Gallery on Monday the 9th of November 2009. Al is working on the format of the event and the cost-per-head is likely to rise slightly. The committee agreed that we should hire musicians again, if they cost in, because this creates a very sociable, party atmosphere.
Recruitment of new members.
There has been a steady trickle of new contacts via the Club’s web site, and by word of mouth, and they have received welcoming emails from Alex and Al. Several new faces attended the Drinks Party and the Annual Dinner and our first priority is to convert them to fully paid-up members as discussed above.
Date of the next Committee meeting:
We plan to hold the next Committee meeting in October 2009 at the Caledonian Club and Alex will send out a suggested date in due course.
Sunday, May 03, 2009
Photos from the 2009 Annual Dinner
Photos from the club's 2009 Annual Dinner at the Victory Club in London are now on Flickr. You don't have to join Flickr to view the photos.
The address is http://www.flickr.com/photos/royalhighschool/ .
The dinner was well attended, including a contingent from Edinburgh. Former pupil and well known economics writer and columnist John Kay was the main speaker who proved to be both entertaining and informative.
The address is http://www.flickr.com/photos/royalhighschool/ .
The dinner was well attended, including a contingent from Edinburgh. Former pupil and well known economics writer and columnist John Kay was the main speaker who proved to be both entertaining and informative.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Annual Dinner 2009 Bookings
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 down from Edinburgh for the event: David Simpson (the Rector) and his wife Mary Kemball, Joseph Ghaemi (the School Captain), Alastair Allanach (the Edinburgh Club President), Jim Landels, Roy Cowper and Martin Bryden (the next Edinburgh Cub President).
It promises to be an excellent evening and accommodation can be booked at the club for those staying over.
More details at RHSCL Events
I have received 27 acceptances, so far, including the following seven people who are coming down from Edinburgh for the event: David Simpson (the Rector) and his wife Mary Kemball, Joseph Ghaemi (the School Captain), Alastair Allanach (the Edinburgh Club President), Jim Landels, Roy Cowper and Martin Bryden (the next Edinburgh Cub President).
It promises to be an excellent evening and accommodation can be booked at the club for those staying over.
More details at RHSCL Events
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