The London Club sponsors the school’s ‘Prize For An English Poem’ at the annual prize-giving ceremony. This Year’s Winner is Hannah McLaughlin. Her poem, ‘The Apple Tree” is published here along with winning poems from previous years.
Posts in the News category:
Two new directors appointed to the RHS Preservation Trust.
Two new directors have been appointed to the Royal High School Preservation Trust: Grant Mackenzie and Kate Smith. Both have extensive experience of building restoration projects and it is good to see people with this expertise working on the Old Royal High School. Read the full article in ‘Scottish Construction Now’ from 7th Dec 2023.
Wanted, people to run the Old Royal High School renovation project
THE Royal High School Preservation Trust (RHSPT), the charity behind the transformation of Edinburgh’s Royal High School into a National Centre for Music, is searching for a chair and trustees to help lead the project. If you are interested in the Old Royal High School renovation you may wish to apply for the positions advertised […]
Old Royal High School plans scaled back.
The plans for renovation of the Old Royal High School building have been scaled back because of escalating costs. As a result St Mary’s music school will not now relocate to Regent Road. However the proposed National Music Centre for Scotland will still be created on the Regent Road site. Further details on The National […]
St Mary’s School at the Old Royal High
The old Regent Road buildings are being converted for use by the St Mary’s School of music. Pupils from the school were given a sneak preview of their new home. An article and photographs appear in The Scottish Field Since this news item was posted, it has now been reported that the restoration will be […]
George Lunn’s Royal High School film and photo archive
Dear friends, A belated Happy New Year from the Royal High School Club in london and I hope this finds you well. This is to let you know that George Lunn (RHS 1963-68) has sent us some film and photos from his days at the old Royal High School on Regent Road. These days George […]
RHS Regent Road Building Update
A meeting of the Edinburgh Council on 7th December 2022 has approved some changes to the redevelopment plan for the Old Royal High School. The intention is still to create a National Centre for Music – the changes approved on 7th December will allow more natural light into the building and will create a separate […]
Izuka Hoyle wins the 2022 Scottish Bafta for best Female Film Actor
News about Izuka Hoyle from our Edinburgh Club FP Website – Izuka Hoyle (leaving year 2012), featured as one of our ‘Modern’ biographies – wins the best Film Actress award at the Scottish Baftas on Sunday 20th November. Find out more on the News Blog of the RHS Edinburgh FP Club.