We are pleased to share with the OL community an update from former staff member Major Paul (Ged) Woolley (Hon.), who we know many OLs from the last 10+ years will remember fondly. Here he writes about his fascinating career journey from the military, to Loretto, to gold mines in Africa...

We extend huge thanks to David J. Houston (1966) for sharing with the Society these fantastic photographs of Loretto’s Chapel from 1964, before and during its extension.Taken on David’s Brownie 127 camera, it is fascinating to scroll through and watch the process unfold.

For our latest OL Spotlight, we're delighted to feature Ted White (2013). Ted is the founder of WHISE Studios, a boutique mixing and mastering studio based in London and Liverpool.

We are delighted to announce Andrew J. (Jack) Kelly (1982) as the new Chair of The Lorettonian Society, following Colin B. Davidson's (1983) decision to step down as Chair after a hugely impactful five-year tenure.

We are delighted to share with the OL community that Keith Chalmers-Watson (1963) has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2026, for services to Wild Bird Research and Conservation. This recognition reflects decades of dedication and commitment to the conservation of threatened species.

We are extremely grateful to John M. D. Simpson (1965) for passing on to the Society a box of Loretto memorabilia, including photographs taken by his late father John S. Simpson (1923) when he was a pupil himself from 1919–1923.