Rigg's have not only dominated this year's Bumping Races, winning all three divisions, but have now made history by achieving the Headship for a seventh successive year - a feat unprecedented in the School's history. The following report is by Rob...

Dear Riggite rowers, My voice has just about returned to normal after three days of Bumps support, and my heart rate has now returned to more normal levels, beating not with the nervous energy of the final three days of term but now beating...

As we have just witnessed a wonderfully sunny and ice-cream-filled Sports Day, I thought I would end the year with a look at Shrewsbury Athletics.

Field Day was great fun for 21 of the current Fourth Form. It was a long drive to Llanberis but worth the effort. The day started with a morning of Stand-Up Paddle Boarding - a bizarre cross-over between surfing, windsurfing and kayaking. The...

Our charity fundraising efforts during the past year have raised a whopping £35,999.08 - for 28 different charities... and still counting. Thanks to everyone on the Charities Committee and to everyone who has given, eaten, sponsored, cooked,...

Two rounds were contested today – featuring a mighty 44 row overs out of 72 results; no one got away lightly today! Churchill’s II, School House III and The Grove II all remain in contention for ‘blades’ tomorrow. Racing starts at 2:25pm...

The traditional Bumps Supper at Rigg’s remains a formal affair with a sit-down slap-up meal of steak and chips followed by ice-cream, all prepared by the Sixth Formers. 

Longstanding traditions like The Tucks, House Singing, and the Bumping Races hold a special place in the hearts of Salopians and Old Salopians alike. Both groups are joined together as they repeat the rituals that have remained relatively...

For the past few years the Library has held a Third Form book review competition. It is an event I really look forward to. It is such a pleasure to read the students’ enthusiastic and often brutally honest reviews. I am always interested to see...

Photos from Sports Day, Junior House Tennis Finals and the Leavers' Supper

Following their convincing victory over Haileybury Hermits the Saracens move into the second round of the Cricketer Cup, where they will play Bradfield Waifs. The next match will be on Sunday 28th June here at the School.  The Waifs are last...

On Saturday 20th June, we held the annual School House Soirée, which was a musical extravaganza featuring almost half the boys in the House.

The second annual Modern Languages Reading Competition took place on Tuesday 16th June and involved over 30 contestants reciting poems or prose extracts. Having won in all three languages last year, the School House boys were the ones to beat, but...

A number of Old Salopians from professions as diverse sports management, press relations and government affairs, corporate video, graduate recruitment and journalism joined a parent and two external speakers to spend an afternoon with Lower Sixth...