Northfield Broadway to Calton Hill, 1950-62.    Edinburgh City Police, Civil Service followed by a computing career in UK, Italy, Middle East, Africa and the Seychelles.  Chairman of Edinburgh Sports Club 1996-99.   Plays golf, tennis on the squash court and hill-walks.    Supports this website with the help of the website sub-committee.

Left Regent Road through a builder's door in 1967, the last year from 'the hill'.   Nevertheless, Calton Hill inspired a sense of history which has led to 31 years teaching, the last 22 as head of history at Craigmount.    Still active in sport, although rugby and cricket are but a scrapbook of memories.   These are now replaced by strenuous efforts to maintain single figures at Murrayfield, while attacking a growing waistline through swimming and enjoying some very social curling.

Left school in 1961 and have lived in Edinburgh ever since except for two years in South Africa as a civil engineer on the Blaukrantz bridge in the Eastern Cape
Plays squash, golf and squash on the tennis court.   Played rugby for RHSFP 5th XV to 1st XV and ended up in Hugh McKenzie's XV for retired and tired players.
Recently retired from Edinburgh's sole remaining whisky distillery.

ILeft Regent Road in 1966. Was a member of the School Swimming Team and the School Sea Scout Troop 12^th Portobello later going on to be Scout Leader of the Troop. On leaving School trained to be a Chartered Surveyor specialising in residential valuation and is now a Partner in one of the local firms of surveyors. Married with 3 adult children.

Left school in 1992 as School Captain, and  subsequently assisted Dr Murray in the research of his school history.  I now work as the Government and Media Relations Manager for The Scotch Whisky Association, the industry's representative body, based in Edinburgh.
 

Entered Northfield Broadway in 1935 leaving Regent Road as School Captain in 1948.   Captain of School Cricket.   MA LLB from Edinburgh in 1953, then National Service laterally as 2nd Lieutenant until 1956.   Joined Fyfe Ireland, partner in 1959 and WS in 1964 eventually becoming senior partner.    Captain of FP Cricket in the 1961 Centenary year.    Retired in 1991 and am busy with children and grandchildren.   Captain of Luffness in 1984 and golf still plays a large part in life as does bowls and bridge, at which pastime I still hope to achieve many grand slams.

Robert (Rab) Forman - eldest of three brothers at the school. Left school in 1965. Qualified as as solicitor and is currently senior partner of his firm.   Former captain of Mortonhall Golf Club.   Played occasionally for the FP 1st. XV.   Moderator of High Constables of Edinburgh    Has been Secretary of the Club for more years than he cares to remember and has also served as President.      Father - RB Forman - was on the staff of the school.     

Left school in 1965.   Since his return from 30 plus years banking in the Middle East is now active as a committee member of the RHS Club,  plays too much golf (mostly at Murrayfield) but is marginally improving (fewer bad shots!) . Also enjoys bridge, the Hibs, the High Constables, continuing Arabic studies, some social work and being a newish grandfather.

Left school in 1959; a solicitor who was a Partner in Morisons (formerly Alex Morison & Co WS), now a Consultant to that firm.  A specialist in sports law, he has been President, Scottish Lawn Tennis Association; Captain, Duddingston G.C.; and a member of Sportscotland from 1984 to 1992, the last eight years as Vice Chairman.  Currently Chairman, Confederation of British Sport and Vice Chairman, Sports Dispute Resolution Panel.

It was announced recently that Rector George Smuga would leave on Friday, 29 February to start a secondment with the Scottish Government to help develop work on the new curriculum reforms associated with “Curriculum for Excellence”. The secondment is for a period of 18 to 23 months   During that period, Senior Depute David Simpson was selected to act up as Head Teacher.