september2012 - Latymer Upper School

SEPTEMBER2012
The termly alumni newsletter for Latymer Upper School
Latymer’s New Head
I am delighted to have the
opportunity to pen a few thoughts
for OLNEWS as I prepare for my
first term as Head. This is an
exciting time for me personally,
and for the School, which has
flourished in the last decade, and
I look forward to continuing Peter
Winter’s excellent work.
Moving to Latymer, in a strange sense,
feels like coming home, in part literally
(I was born in Hammersmith Hospital),
but also because of the warmth of the
welcome I have received. During the
summer term I have been able to meet
with Latymerians past, present and future,
and I have been struck by, and grateful for,
their good will towards an Old Vaughnian!
An occupational hazard for any new Head
is the inevitable question about one’s
vision for the School. I often counter with
the thought that these are early days and
it is important to get to know a school well
before making grand plans; ‘visions’ can
produce unhappy consequences for the
poor soul whom they afflict. However, as
I reflect on the question, it seems to me
to stem from a perfectly understandable
anxiety around imminent change. I am
very conscious that Latymer is your
School, and so I would like to outline three
key features that I have no intention of
changing. The first is the ethos – Latymer
has a palpable ‘buzz’ that is created by
a diverse group of individuals, united by
high academic ability and a liberal respect
for others. The second is the rounded
education we provide, where academic
excellence does not entail sacrificing the
pursuit of one’s talents in music, the arts
or sport. The third is regard for the wider
community, both in terms of involvement
in a variety of outreach projects, and in
terms of the campaign to raise funds for
means-tested scholarships; it is very apt
that the poet, John Donne, who observed
that ‘no man is an island’, became vicar of
St Dunstan-in-the-West only a few years
before Edward Latymer was buried there.
Have you professionally qualified, gained a Masters or
graduated recently? Then please share your achievements
with others! We especially ask those who graduated this
summer, but have yet to inform us; email Nigel Orton to be
included in the next edition’s ‘Graduate Corner’.
Class of 1989
Class of 2003
Zoe MOATTI MB BS, Medicine, University of Nottingham.
Class of 2005
Remy DAROOWALA MB BS, Medicine, University College, University
of London.
Jeremy GOLD JD, Law, Fordham University, NY. USA
Mazen ORFALI Diploma in Architecture, Architecture Association.
Oliver PHILLIPS BA, Graphic Design, Leeds College of Art and Design,
Open University.
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Jordan EGGAR BA, History, University of Manchester.
Mathieu FOX MSci, 1st, Chemistry, Imperial College, London.
Matthew GARLAND BA, Politics, University of Nottingham.
Tish HOFFMAN BA, History of Art, University of Manchester.
Hassan JOUDI MEng, Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College, London
Mohsen KHAIRALDIN-GARCIA BSc, Government and Politics, London
School of Economics, University of London.
Nathan LARYEA BA, English, University of Manchester.
Felix LAURIE von MASSENBACH MSci, 1st, Mathematical Physics,
University of Nottingham.
Robbie LEY GREAVES BSc, Gastroenterology and Hepatology,
Imperial College, London.
Rhodri MASON BSc, Real Estate Management, Oxford Brookes
University.
George PHILLIPS BA, 1st, 3D: Furniture and Product Design, University
of Northumberland.
Shiv CHANDE BMedSci, Medical Science, University of Southampton;
BSc, 1st, Management, Imperial College, London.
Tom REID BSc, Neuroscience, University of Manchester.
Rosie MALSTON BA, 1st, American Studies, University of Nottingham.
Barbershop Quartet: Sam CLIFTON, George AUCKLAND,
Louis GEARY and Milo COMERFORD (all 2010)
Sonny MOORE Diploma in Architecture, Oxford Brookes University.
Barberettes: Anna KAZNOWSKA (2009), Charlotte BROKER
(2011) and Emily BROCKMANN (2009)
Olly SNELLGROVE MB BS, Medicine, University College, University
of London.
A portrait in oil of Peter, commissioned
by the School, and painted by Nicolas
Jack DUFFY BSc, 1st, Sports Science, Brunel University.
Cecilia CAIO MSc, Finance and Development, School of African and
Oriental Studies, University of London.
Emily LOWRY Diploma in Architecture, Oxford Brookes University.
A farewell party after term ended was
attended by a large number of governors,
past and present staff, former pupils, and
parents. Tributes were given by the staff,
James DEWHURST BA, Study of Religions and Theology, University
of Manchester.
Gavin O’CONNELL LLB, 1st, Law, Trinity College, University of Dublin.
George LITTLE MA Fine Art Painting, Royal College of Art.
Peter remarked, ‘My wife Adwoa and I are
profoundly grateful to all of you who have
contributed to the endowment of a Winter
Scholarship, which I was very proud to
offer recently for the first time to a little girl
who will be joining in September. Good
education changes lives for the better; it
changed mine. It is the hope of the world.’
Patrick COLLINGWOOD BA, Architecture, University of Brighton.
Elena BORELLO BA, French Studies and Hispanic Studies, University
of Birmingham.
Alex LINDBLOM-SMITH BA, Theology and Politics, University of Bristol.
Peter and Adwoa’s service to the School
has been marked by many contributions to
a means-tested scholarship in their names.
Daisy BINKS BA, Graphic Design, Nottingham Trent University.
Julian GREY BA, Italian and Portuguese, Queen’s College, University
of Cambridge.
Saquib SULTAN MEng, Chemical Engineering, Imperial College,
London.
GRANGER-TAYLOR (1981) was on show.
This will hang in the School Hall.
Alex WOOD BA, Film and Literature Studies, University of Warwick.
Class of 2004
Class of 2006
the Chair of the Parents’ Gild, Chair of
Governors James GRAHAM (1976),
and Matthew BOND (1978), who is also
a current parent, but significantly was
one of several members of Peter’s
first-ever form (L5T) when he taught at
the School in the 1970s. Some
entertainment was provided by the
staff and two recent leavers’ groups:
the Barbershop Quartet and the
Barberettes who did their version of the
Puppini Sisters cover of Gloria Gaynor.
Oliver WIGGINS BA, English, University of York.
Alice GIBBS BA, Architecture, University of Liverpool; MA,
Visual Culture, University of Westminster.
Eleanor KRAJEWSKI FdA, Early Years, Kingston University.
The School gave outgoing Head, Peter
Winter, a grand send-off as he and Adwoa
retired at the end of last term. Various
groups met during the term to bid them
farewell, but the climax was the final
school assembly when Peter delivered
hIs final address to pupils, before
symbolically de-robing from his academic
gown to don a ‘leavers’ hoody’ and exit
to rapturous applause.
Andy TAYLOR BSc, Environmental Sciences, University of Leeds.
Helena WILLIAMS ACA, Accountancy.
Jonathan APPLEBY BA, Philosophy, University of Leeds.
Peter with members of the class of 1978 that were in his first
ever form, L5T
Lucas SHORVON BA, History of Art, University of Leeds.
Ashraf Alhasan BA, Politics and International Relations, University
of Reading.
Rachel von SIMSON MB BS, Medicine, King’s College, University
of London.
Saying Goodbye to Mr Winter!
Richard REASON BA, Economics, University of Sussex.
Class of 2001
Elliott MORE MPhil, Engineering for Sustainable Development,
Clare Hall, University of Cambridge.
(Twitter @LatymerHead)
Flaviana PRESTON MA, Spanish and Portuguese, University
of Edinburgh.
Class of 2008
Class of 2002
David Goodhew
Dom PASTEINER BA, History and French, University of Manchester.
Jamie YOUNG PhD, Thermodynamics and Materials Science,
University of Cambridge.
Alex COOKMAN MSc, International Public Policy, Politics and
Economics, University College, University of London.
My own summer will involve considerable
change, as I move house, move job and
get married. Assuming I survive these
three minor life events unscathed, I very
much look forward to meeting you at the
alumni events in the autumn term.
Claudia MOROSS BSc, Psychology, University of Nottingham.
C o r n e r
DAVID GOODHEW
G r a d uat e
We congratulate the following Latymerians
on their recent academic achievements.
Charlie OLIVER BSc, Surveying, Kingston University.
Class of 2007
Hannah BRADA BA, History and German, University of Manchester.
Jonny BRAYN BA, French and Portuguese, University of Manchester.
Alex EVANS BA, German and Spanish, University of Manchester.
Tommy FISH BA, European Studies and Spanish, University of
Manchester.
James FREW BEng, Mechanical Engineering, University of Surrey.
Amelia GILLINGWATER MSc, Carbon Management, University of
Edinburgh.
Chloe HOLE BA, History, Christ’s College, University of Cambridge.
Ted KNIGHT BA, English, University of Southampton.
Alex PICTON BA, History of Art, University of Manchester.
Suzanna RENNIE BA, 1st, Classics and Music, College of St Hild and
St Bede, University of Durham.
Nick SKLIAR-DAVIES MEng, Mechanical Engineering, Downing
College, University of Cambridge.
Class of 2009
Kareem BABA BSc, Chemistry,
Aston University, Birmingham.
Christopher BROWN BA,
Classics, University College,
University of London (right).
Sarah BROWN BSc,
Biomedical Science, University
of Manchester.
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Nick CONSTANTINE BSc, 1st,
Physics, University of Durham.
Jessica DEAKIN BA, Study
of Religions and Theology,
University of Manchester.
Lucy GODDARD BA, Sport,
Physical Education and
Coaching Science, University
of Birmingham.
David MILLER BA, European Politics, University of Nottingham.
Victoria MONNERY BA,
Social Sciences, Hatfield
College, University of Durham.
Rose MONCRIEFF BA, Design, Goldsmith’s College, University
of London.
Ben STANIER BA, History and Politics, Vanbrugh College, University
of York.
Thomas MELHUISH BMedSc, Medical Science, University of Sydney.
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SCHOOLNEWS
SUMMER TERM NEWS ROUND-UP FROM LATYMER
STAFF NEWS
There were a few leavers from the staff
common room last term. Those moving
on included Susan Ip (DT Dept), and Al
Heathcote (Head of Boats). Ray Chandler
(Head of Computing) and Maggie Bell
(Head of Spanish) both retired. We also
lose Jordana Berk who has been a very
valuable member of the Development
Office and has left to start a PGCE in
Drama at Goldsmiths. We welcome her
replacement, Lisa Cullen, who previously
has worked at The Godolphin and
Latymer School.
n During the recent summer vacation
there was also a Big Band Tour
to Barcelona and UK-based DofE
expeditions as well as the long-running
Grosmont trip led by Mr Orme.
‘CAN YOU TELL WHAT IT IS yet?’
Another Record Breaking Year
for Exam Results
n In 2011 Latymer achieved its best ever
A-level results by some margin, up 8%
on A*/A grades against our previous best
year. Despite instruction to exam boards
to ensure no top end grade inflation we
have matched that record again this year!
Some headlines:
• Record numbers of students (over 50)
took four or more A-levels.
• Record UCAS points score per
candidate of 461 was achieved.
• 94% of grades were A*- B, matching
last year’s record, with over 73%
of grades at A*/A. 60% of students
achieved at least three A-levels at
grades A* or A.
• 58 students gained four or more
A-levels at grades A* or A, compared
to 39 in 2011.
• Nearly all students achieved their
university offer requirement and 24
students confirmed their places at
Oxford and Cambridge.
At GCSE the results were equally
impressive. At a time when nationally
grade boundaries went up and there was
concern by many schools over harsher
marking, Latymer’s results went up
significantly. Compared to our previous
86% of candidates achieving an A or A*
grade, this increased to 90% this year.
113 students obtained five A* grades, with
22 students obtaining ten A*.
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n On May 26th Head of Art, David
Mumby, three students and two recent
leavers spent a day painting with Rolf
Harris in celebration of HM The Queen’s
Diamond Jubilee. They were part of
a 60-strong team capturing 60 years
of royal history on canvas. Rolf, with
Anneka Rice, acted as mentors and
gave tips and techniques to the aspiring
artists. They were filmed throughout
the event and the programme was
broadcast on June 5th on the BBC.
Pictured above: Oli Brenner and Sophie
Spedding (both L6th), Rolf Harris and
Clare SUMMERFIELD (2011). Oli has
since become Deputy Head Boy.
Charity
n Year 9 pupils recently raised over
£3,500 in a sponsored Zumbathon for
their chosen charity, New Life Mexico,
that supports vulnerable children and
young people in Mexico through social,
health and educational programmes.
SCHOOL TRIPS
The charity’s founder Philippa VernonPowell was nominated by the British
Embassy in Mexico as an Olympic Torch
bearer, carrying the flame through her
hometown of Glastonbury. She brought
the torch to Latymer to meet and thank
Year 9.
n Activities Week in June saw 730
students on 27 trips engage in a variety
of exciting and adventurous activities
both around the UK and further afield
in Belgium, Spain, Hungary, France
and Morocco! At the same time Year
11 students were engaged on a workexperience programme.
n The 166 students in Year 7 undertook
to run 2012 kilometres over six weeks
(equal to 47 marathons). The course was
the Bandstand Cup course. Each student
chose how much to run with several
doing all six runs (25kms). They hope to
have raised £10,000 to be shared by the
NSPCC and the Katie Piper Foundation.
n The Annual Fund Club, which raises
money for means-tested scholarships
at Latymer, helped run a stall at the
Prep School Fete. The club organises
fundraising and awareness events for
the Annual Fund at Latymer.
Drama
n The Latymer Theatre Company
performed Zombie Prom at the Big Belly
at the Edinburgh Fringe. The production
played to large audiences and received
5-star reviews. It involved a big cast who
enjoyed the experience hugely. Among
Latymerians who came to see them was
Jessie CAVE (2005) [aka Jessie Lloyd
at School], best known for playing
Lavender Brown in the Harry Potter film
series. Jessie was herself performing
in Bookworm at the Underbelly. Also at
the Fringe two Year 9s were performing
stand-up comedy in a show, both of
them veterans of The School of Comedy.
n Last term Sepia and Song by David
Foxton was the Lower School play.
Sport
n Matteo
Salvalaggio,
L6th (right)
played in
the USA
Rugby High
School AllAmericans
(HSAAs)
team that
made a fivematch tour
to South America in July playing against
Argentina, Uruquay and Chile U18s.
n Our Senior Soccer squad (below) went
on tour to Florida in July gaining a great
experience from the US-style of training
and match play. They had to think in
great detail about their performance as
the five matches in 10 days in Apopka
and Fort Lauderdale, playing against
an acclimatised opposition in humid
conditions, presented a tough challenge.
The boys conducted themselves
really well winning three matches and
producing two draws, impressing their
hosts with their approach, attitude and
enthusiasm to learn and develop.
n Sports Day June 2012 was held at the
Linford Christie Stadium in the shadow of
Hammersmith Hospital and Wormwood
Scrubs. It was a fun celebration with a
high level of participation and a chance
to showcase the considerable athletic
talent in Years 7-10.
Since returning from this tour, PE
Teacher and 1st X1 soccer coach Kevin
Paradise has been coaching alongside
Terry Venables, David Seaman and
Ted Buxton in the documentary, Dream
on: the Journey of Wembley FC. Kevin
appears in the first couple of episodes
currently being screened on Thursday
evenings on ESPN.
n At the National Schools’ Rowing
Regatta, held in late May in Nottingham,
Latymer collected four medal honours:
The Boys J15 eight and the Boys J18 first
four both won Gold, whilst the Girls J18
quad and Boys J16 pairs crews picked
up Bronze.
Sports Day
Later in the term the Girls J15 quad
triumphed at the Richmond Regatta.
Then the Girls’ J18 Quad made history by
competing at the first ever Girls’ event in
its 173-year history at the Henley Royal
Regatta and they were unlucky to catch
a crab against the strong crew from Sir
William Borlase’s GS.
Over the summer Schuyler Ritchie (U6th)
was selected for the Junior Women’s
Quadruple Scull to race at the Coupe
De La Jeunesse (European Junior
Championships). Schuyler’s British crew
went on to place 4th and 6th at the
championship held in Spain.
Pictured above: The Girls Quad on the
far station making history at Henley.
Also at Henley, the Boys J18 eight
reached round 2 in the Princess
Elizabeth Challenge Cup. With two
Year 10s, Orlando Nixon and Jack
Harbidge, selected for the eight; we
believe Orlando, at 14 years, may be the
youngest ever rower at the regatta! The
crew beat King’s School, Chester, then
gracefully bowed out to Abingdon.
PRIZE GIVING
Prize Giving in July was treated to an
inspiring speech from our guest Bill
EMMOTT (1974), the author and former
editor of The Economist, who presented
well-deserved prizes to a large number of
students for their academic achievements
during the last School year.
The Laurence Elliott Travel Award
Congratulations to Alexandra Sanderson
(L6th) who was awarded the Laurence
Elliot Travel Award 2012. Ally used
the award for a five-week expedition
to Namibia over the summer with the
British Schools’ Exploring Society.
Laurence Elliott taught Geography
from 1949-74 and from 1955 was head
of department. He was an active
Fellow of the Royal Geographical
Society. He organised many school
field trips and ran educational cruises
to the West Indies and West Africa. In
recent years he attended many of our
alumni class reunions and became a
founding member of Latymer’s 1624
Society. Laurie passed away in 2011 and
bequeathed a sum of money specifically
to fund Geography travel awards.
Ally’s five weeks in the remote Namib
Desert in Namibia was spent with a
team of explorers, camping and living
out of a rucksack. Their base camp was
situated next to the Brandberg Massif,
in the North-West. The conditions were
tough, with scorching hot days and
often some freezing cold nights and a
limited water supply due to the ongoing
drought. Ally writes, “The expedition
overall was a fantastic experience. I have
travelled through a part of the world that
is inaccessible to the average tourist,
and have collected information that is
valuable to the protection of the Namibia
culture and environment.
“The expedition was in three phases.
The first, at an Advanced Base Camp
set up in the higher Brandberg and
assisted by two Bushmen who acted
as guides, was finding and recording
rock art considered part of the ancestry.
Despite a language barrier, we were very
successful in our search and the data
that will help to protect the art from the
ever increasing tourism.
“The second phase was a trek and brief
stay in the wetland area of the Ugab
River, Damaraland, to see wildlife. For this
phase we hoped to gather information for
the EHRA (Elephant Human Relations Aid)
on the whereabouts of herds of elephants
that move up and down the valley. We
set up an animal observation point to
observe and monitor the many species.
“The final phase was a week-long trek.
We could not trek during the midday sun,
so 4am starts were necessary. Overall we
walked just over 100km across the vast
expanse of the Namib Desert, ending
up on the shores of the skeleton coast.
Although it was a tough walk over difficult
terrain requiring skilled map work, the
landscapes we passed through were
stunning and I had a great sense of
achievement at the end.”
Ally Sanderson in the Namib Desert
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NEWS
OF
LATYMERIANS
If you have news to share please submit your stories, volunteering, career moves and achievements or news relating to other Latymerians to the Editor, Nigel Orton.
n Two Latymerians were included in the Queen’s Birthday
Honours in June and we congratulate both on their achievement:
Michael BOYD (1971) was knighted for services to theatre, and
Paul STRONG (1964) received the OBE for services to education.
Sir Michael has been in theatre his whole career, originally training
in Moscow before going on to hold a number of theatre posts
and work on many productions. He joined the Royal Shakespeare
Company in 1996 becoming their Artistic Director in 2003.
Paul Strong recently retired after 25 years of successfully leading
William Farr C of E Comprehensive School, Lincoln. We have
regularly reported on the national successes William Farr School
achieved during Paul’s headship. Paul was also a guest at the
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Service in St Paul’s Cathedral and at
the following Lunch Reception in London’s Guildhall.
n Adam TOOP (1984) took part in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
Pageant at the helm of Islay, an immaculately restored 1922
J-Class tender which is just one of the 21 boats in his collection.
Adam skippers Islay
n Bishi BHATTACHARYA (2001) (below) has released her latest
album, Albion. Read
more about Bishi
and her music and
designs on
www.bishi.co.uk
n Rufus JONES
(1993) is starring
in Hunderby, a
seven-part comedy
costume drama
currently showing on
Sky Atlantic, playing
the role of Doctor
Fogherty. Rufus was
recently seen as
Terry Jones in the
BAFTA nominated
Holy Flying Circus
on BBC4.
n Ed CONDRY (1970) (left)
is currently resident canon
at Canterbury Cathedral and
has been appointed Bishop
of Ramsbury in the Salisbury
Diocese and will be consecrated
on 21 September in a service in
Westminster Abbey.
Ed
n Brian DIX and Mike REA
(both 1957) where both among a
number of alumni of institutions
that were subsumed into the University of Surrey who were
invited to receive honorary B.Univ degrees presented by the
University’s Chancellor, HRH The Duke of Kent in Guildford
Cathedral last November.
n Marcin MILLER
(1982) lives in Norfolk
with his wife and two
teenage children.
He works in drinks
publishing running
his own drinks PR
consultancy. His
companies are Quercus Communications Ltd and Number One
Drinks Company, a business importing and distributing boutique
Japanese single malts. Marcin was recently made a ‘Master of
the Quaich’ for his writing and promotion of Scotch whisky. He
is also an ‘Honorary Colonel of Kentucky’ – nothing to do with
fried chicken, but all about bourbon. Marcin co-founded Whisky
Magazine in 1998 and he regularly contributes to whisky books
and writes for The Spectator and other titles.
n Cassian CAREY (1996) has gained a 1st in Psychology, Politics
and Sociology as a mature student at Cambridge University and
now plans to do a Masters.
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Back row L-R: Ray BARKER, Tony SOUTHCOTT, Andy SLOMAN,
Keith WARMAN, Chris LORDING, Keith POHL. Front: Dave
YATES, Dennis BRETT, Gary McDOUGALL, a teacher they can’t
remember, Steve HOLLIS, Dave PRICE and Steve JOELSON.
n Rajko VUJATOVIC (1987), a former Latymer Chess Captain
is now a chess master and Chair of The Chess Boxing
Organisation.
n The University of Cambridge’s Ultimate Frisbee ‘A’ team has
three Latymerians in its ranks: Adam BOOTH (2004), Elliott
MORE (2002) and Nick SKLIAR-DAVIES (2008).
n Joe RICE (2006) is training to be an accountant and has
recently gained his black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He has become
the sole owner and instructor of a TAGB Tae Kwon Do School in
Northolt, Middlesex.
n Dr Sarah DEEDAT (1998) is a research associate in the
Department of Primary Care & Public Health Sciences at King’s
College, London.
n Alex CUNDY (1999) is the Business Development Manager at
Chelsea Football Club.
n John BENNETT (1953) has been involved for a long time with
the administration of youth football in West London and he is the
Director and Chairman of the Combined Counties FA. As John
raised a glass on the Queen’s Jubilee he recalled that when
he left Latymer early to support his family after his father fell
terminally ill, his form nominated him to have their allocated ticket
to the Queen’s Coronation. In the intervening years he has had
a career in building and construction, but says he is enjoying his
retirement in Brentford. (Editor: Very sadly John passed away
after submitting this; we hope
to carry an obituary to him in
our next edition.)
n James and Charlie
BROOK-PARTRIDGE (1992
and 1988) met up to support
Chelsea FC and enjoy the
Champions League Final in
Munich on 19th May. Charlie
is London-based and James
lives in Singapore.
n Brian WERNHAM (1979) has a new book: Agile Project
Management for Government that was published by Maitland
and Strong on July 31.
n Helena WILLIAMS (2008) has taken up a role as a finance
analyst at a major events company. She has also been appointed
as a Lib Dem contributor on a new, cross-party political blog,
Speakers Chair and she continues to run and write for her own
theatre reviews website, www.oneinalongline.com
n Ben TAYLOR (2000) has released a sneak peak of his solo
record, he performs as TF and you can sample his music on his
Facebook page. He is also a member of a band, As We Climb,
and they recently played a sell out show at the Cambridge Corn
Exchange with popular UK band, McFly. Ben lives in March,
Cambridgeshire and runs a design company: offering clients web
services, print, branding, photography, video production and
more (www.HecticDesigns.co.uk). He has recently been working
with Simon FROST (2002) on web projects.
Bishi
Adam is very passionate about restoring vintage boats and is
Commodore of the Thames Vintage Boat Club. Adam reports
that despite the poor weather on the day, the many hours of
preparation were worth it to be part of that piece of pageantry
and history.
n A group from the Class of ’74 got together in the City on
Tuesday 19 June for a drink and to watch the Ukraine v England
football match. At the pub were: Dave PRICE, Ray BARKER,
Dennis BRETT, Steve JOELSON and Dave YATES (1972-4). Dave
Yates had not seen some of the group for almost 40 years. Steve
produced a picture of their school football team from the Lower
5ths, circa 1971, in which they all featured (with big hair). There was
lots of reminiscing, great fun and plenty of beer was had by all.
James & Charlie
n Alex NEWTE HARDING (1999) (left)
is a naturopathic physician and a life
coach, look at her website for details.
Alex
n David JACKLIN (1969) has recently
retired after spending most of his career
in IT management, including some 17
years at Volvo Cars followed by 12 years
as the IT Director for FirstGroup and
then National Express.
n From June’s edition of What’s Brewing magazine: ‘London
Transport Commissioner Peter HENDY (1971) was made Beer
Drinker of the Year at the awards ceremony of the All Party
Parliamentary Beer Group dinner in May for advising commuters to
skip congestion on the tube by staying at the pub for a pint or two.’
n Laura ALLSOP (2001) is the Managing Editor of Ibraaz, and
has already gained extensive experience in arts publishing.
She worked at Art Review from 2006-09, before moving on to
write freelance for various publications including Frieze, Modern
Painters, Art Monthly and Wallpaper. She is also currently a
freelance arts reporter for CNN’s international website.
n Kimberley LIM (1999) is currently a reporter with Reuters.
n Carl JOHN (1997)
(right) currently flies for
British Airways as a First
Officer from their London
City Airport base. (See
overseas news page for
more on Carl.)
Carl
n Katy McMullen
(1998) is Press and
Marketing Officer at the
National Army Museum.
Philip HARVEY (1997) is working as a
senior architect at PCKO Architects.
n Jan BALON (2001) is now an Assistant Vice-Principal of
Aylward Academy in Edmonton.
n Actor Hugh GRANT (1978) has been elected an Honorary
Fellow of New College, Oxford, his alma mater.
n Gordon McDOUGALL (1959) is a theatre director and
academic who for many years was a TV producer and director
for Granada. Gordon has taught at RADA and over a dozen
universities in Europe and the Americas. He currently runs a
consultancy company and, until 2008, wrote and hosted Poem
for Today, a daily poetry radio show broadcast in the US. View
his website www.gordonmcdougall.co.uk.
n Joe MARSH (2001) has just finished filming on a British
comedy feature called Convenience, playing a Russian gangster,
and putting his lessons at Latymer with Svetlana Andreyeva and
his subsequent gap year in Moscow to good use.
n Doug ROSS (1961) was elected Chairman of West Somerset
District Council in May and remains very involved with The Regal
Theatre in Minehead.
n Arabella TUREK (2011)
spent part of her gap year
volunteering as a free-diver
for the Maldives Whale Shark
Research Programme, a UK
based charitable organisation
which accepts volunteers to help
them out with data entry and
Arabella dives with a whale shark!
measuring sharks using lasers,
as well as many other exciting things!
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NEWS OF LATYMERIANS continued
n Dr Arch TAIT (1960) was the 2010 winner of the inaugural
English PEN Literature in Translation Award for translating Anna
Politkovskaya’s Putin’s Russia (Harvill Press). Arch has worked
with many well-known Russian writers.
Asked in a recent interview what prompted him to study Russian,
Arch recalled his ‘French master, F.W. Gregory, decided that
Russian was going to be an important language in the post-war
world. Gregory taught Russian grammar and Natasha Wilde,
a Leningrader taught conversation. They were a powerful
combination, and many Latymerians went on to study Russian
at Oxbridge. A school visit by a mysterious and slightly sinister
delegation from Moscow further deepened my fascination
with a culture that was clearly more alien than that of our
West European neighbours. The sounds of Russian were also
mesmerising. The vocabulary was something else: learning
‘zhivotnoe’ for ‘animal’ was like trying to memorise a random
nine-digit number and Russian verbs had two infinitives, perfect
and imperfect. Wow; geek paradise!’
n Another younger Latymerian translator of Russian is Leo
SHTUTIN (2004) who is to be congratulated on winning the 2010
Rossica Young Translators Award, for translating an extract from
Shishkin’s novel, Письмовник, which transcribes as Pismovnik.
Julian’s first contact with the subject of thermoelectricity
occurred in one of Mr. Middleton’s physics lessons at Latymer in
the 1940s. Middleton demonstrated the Peltier effect by showing
that there was less heating at the junction of a thermocouple
when the current was passed in one direction rather than in
the opposite direction. A few years later, when working at the
research laboratories of The General Electric Company, Julian
was able to demonstrate for the first time that the correct
choice of thermocouple materials made the Peltier effect strong
enough to turn water into ice. His fellow scientists and engineers
regarded his work as a breakthrough that made the now thriving
thermoelectricity industry viable.
n Dr Chris CHANG (2001) won the 2007 Medical Gold Medal
in an examinations competition held for University of London
final year medical students. Chris went on to Cambridge and
now graduated is working at Southend University Hospital. He
recently qualified for his MRCP qualification. He has a brown belt
in Wu Shu Kwan and acts as the Chinese Kickboxing School’s
principal medical adviser.
n Dr Rachel von SIMSON (2002) won the Gold Medal at
King’s College, London for the top result in her final year
medical exams.
n Marek MILLER frcs (1977) is a Consultant Urological Surgeon
at Northampton General Hospital and has become a Visiting
Fellow at Cranfield University. He serves as a council member
in the urology section of the Royal Society of Medicine and is a
director of East Midlands training programme.
n Yet another award winner is Julian GOLDSMID (1946) an
emeritus professor of the University of New South Wales,
who received the Outstanding Achievement Award of the
International Thermoelectric Society at their 2012 annual
conference in Aalborg, Denmark, in June.
We’re guessing a number of Latymerians will have been involved as volunteers or working in varying capacities
for the Olympics and Paralympics during London 2012. Here are some Latymerians that we know were involved:
n Three 1979 pals met up recently: Jonathan WILLIAMS,
Gordon BURT and Julian MA. Gordon is an oral surgeon in
Melbourne, Australia and Chair of the Victoria Dental Association.
Julian is a Professor of Immunology at Guy’s Hospital Medical
School. John is a doctor from Bristol and is the team doctor for
Bristol Rugby Club. John also acted as the sports physician for
the London Olympic Hockey Competition.
n Dr Andy CIECIERSKI (1983) was working at the Olympic
Regatta and at the Paralympic Regatta at Eton Dorney as a
doctor on the ‘Field of Play Recovery Team’, looking after the
athletes and officials, for both rowing and sprint canoeing.
Gary PAINTER (1976) was also at Eton Dorney as an official at
the Women’s Rowing.
n Chloe MANN (2000) is a member of the Nostalgia Steel Band,
a group regularly performing at the Notting Hill Street Carnival.
This year they were in the Opening Ceremony of the London
Olympic Games. Also in the Opening Ceremony cast was Jamie
HARVEY (1999) who acted in the industrial revolution scene.
n Chef Heston BLUMENTHAL (1976) carried the Olympic Torch
during day 53 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay leg
between Burnham and Slough on July 10. (Heston was only at
Latymer for a year; his peers are Class of ’84.)
n Stefanie STEWART-HODGES (2003) has just moved from
teaching at Gunnersbury School to a post leading music
projects at the Chelsea Academy. Stef is committed to making
music accessible to underprivileged children and encouraging
them to perform, and giving them more self confidence. This
led to her nomination and resulted in Stef having the privilege
of carrying the Olympic Torch on its journey from Bromley to
Wandsworth on Monday 23 July, which Stef described as ‘an
amazing experience’.
n Klara WEAVER (2011) also carried the torch. She negotiated
her way through the famous maze at Hampton Court Palace
carrying the flame on its last morning of its tour of Great Britain,
before it was taken downriver on the royal barge Gloriana.
Klara is a studying medicine at Imperial College and is a rowing
hopeful for the next Olympics!
n Lily COLE (2006) has become involved with young British
programmers as a competition judge of Young Rewired State.
Lily was also one of nine super models that took part in a tribute
to British Fashion as part of the Olympics Closing Ceremony.
n London Marathon winner and Olympian Hugh JONES (1970)
was responsible for measuring the London 2012 marathon
course.
We now bring you news about recent leavers:
n Amy BARRAN (2002) is enjoying her career as a reception
teacher in Hallfield School in Westminster where she is also the
ICT co-ordinator for Early Years Foundation Stage.
n Gemma BAYES (2002) joined ‘Teach First’ and after a
challenging first post in Wembley she realised teaching was her
career. She is now Head of Modern Foreign Languages at the
Chelsea Academy.
n Elie BORELLO (2006) is teaching English at the University of
Montpellier.
n George JACKSON (2005) is
continuing his studies in opera
and orchestral conducting
in Vienna, but will spend the
coming academic year in
residence at the Hochschule
für Musik ‘Franz Liszt’ Weimar.
The forthcoming season
includes débuts with orchestras
in Jena, Karlovy Vary and
Gdańsk. George is also about to
complete his PhD in Musicology
at Trinity College Dublin.
George
n Tim THORNTON (2007)
launched his quartet’s debut
album, New Kid, on 31 July 2012 at the Pizza Express, Dean St,
London W1. More info about Tim and his music is at
www.timthorntonbass.com
n Matthew NOBLE (2006) has finished working for a think-tank
on climate-change policy and is now working for the Special
Adviser to the Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Moore MP.
n James PLATT (2002) is working as a Senior Press Officer at
the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
n Madeleine HAMMAR (2002) is a consultant at the United
BioSource Corporation.
n Michelle FAUSTMAN (2002) is a solicitor at Plexus Law.
Juliet MUNN (2002) is an environmental lawyer and an
associate at S.J. Berwin LLP in London.
n Charlie REGIS (2011) is Chairman of Riverside Academy
playing in the International Tennis Federation’s futures
tournaments. He also represents Middlesex. He will be studying
at Loughborough University this term.
n The 2012 London Marathon was completed by Joe
MARKOWSKI in 3 hours 42 minutes; other Latymerians that
also ran were Emily CHALLENOR (2006), Charlotte WATSON
(2006) and Imogen PRUS (2009).
Chloe, front row, 2nd from right, kneeling.
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Heston
Klara
ie
Charl ily
& Em
Joe
n George PHILLIPS (2008)
also took part in the London
Marathon with his sister Charley,
but on stilts! They raised money
for Macmillan Cancer Support in
memory of their late mother. Both
are accomplished stilt-walkers
and crossed the finish line in
6hr 50min, picking up a ‘Guinness’
world record for the fastest
marathon completed on stilts.
with
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Geo s sister
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n Having played minis and
youth rugby since knee high,
Matt KEVILLE (2007) returned
to Richmond RFC this year
after graduating in Sports Science and Management from
Loughborough University. He and James GREENWOOD (2003)
have had a successful season at Richmond playing in Rugby’s
National League One.
n Dom WALDOUCK (2006) has left London Wasps and signed
a new contract with Northampton Saints. Sean O’CONNELL
(2011) has been in training and playing rugby with Instonians RFC
based in Belfast. Sean is in the Ulster Academy.
n Latymerians often reach great heights in their careers and
activities and this is literally so for Naser GHAZI-SADEDDIN and
Calum DAVIDSON (both 2011). In May they helped set a world
record for the
Calum & Naser fly the School flag on Mera Peak.
world’s highest
DJ set during a
gig at 6,476m
at the summit
of Mera Peak
on Kala Patthar
in the Everest
range. This
was all in aid of
Music4Children,
before
retreating after
their climb
battered,
bruised and very tired back to join in the swing of filming the
Kathmandu Street Festival.
n George LITTLE
(2006) has an
online gallery,
www.georgelittle.
co.uk. He also
regularly exhibits.
This piece, A
Mess Up at the
Holy Palate, has
been selected
for this month’s
Bloomberg New
Contemporaries
show in the
Liverpool Biennale
and then in
November will be
at the Institute of
Contemporary Art,
London.
n Have we been outdone by Godolphin & Latymer? They record
their oldest alumna as being aged 108!
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n Latymerians can be found in every corner of the world, even where you least expect them! It is perhaps not surprising to
see such a concentration of Latymerians in North America and in Australasia, but former pupils can also be found in the
Middle East and South East Asia. If you are living in any of the countries showing with ‘no Latymerians’, get in touch and you
may be surprised to find some alumni in your midst, who are often happy to meet up and swap stories.
AUSTRALIA
GUYANA
Rachel WALKER (2006) is living on
the Gold Coast and completing her
education degree, teaching in a primary
school.
Cecilia CAIO (2006) is working for
Guyana’s Ministry of Finance in the
Economic Policy Division as an Overseas
Development Institute Fellow on a two
year posting, based in Georgetown.
Thomas MELHUISH (2007) is currently
reading medicine at the University of
Sydney.
Dr Dimuthu Samaranayake (1997) is
a GP at the Kildare Road Medical Centre
in Sydney.
Ben COLES (1985) produces and
presents news and sport on Sydney’s
ABC NewsRadio.
BRAZIL
Dan TORRES and Carl JOHN (both
1997) met up in Rio de Janeiro with
Frank McMorrow (former Latymer Head
of Soccer) to enjoy the Rio Carnival
and for a fun tour of the new Maracana
football stadium, under construction for
the 2014 World Cup! (See Dan’s wedding
news on the Social page and Carl on the
News page.) Dan lives in Rio where he is
a recording artist.
CANADA
THE NETHERLANDS
Thomas DOWOYNA-SYLWESTROWICZ
(1993) lives in the Netherlands with his
wife, Katya, and their two daughters
Isaura (3) and Elodie (1). Tom works in
IT for RIPE NCC. After reading Peter
Stevens’ article on his life after Latymer,
in the last newsletter, he remembered
being in his form, 2L, and tackling
SSSMAT’s (Stevens’ Super Special
Mental Arithmetic Tests). He also recalls
most of his other teachers: Miss Hillier,
Rev Iball, Messrs Evans-Evans, Clarke,
Simmons, Teskey, Orme, Smith, Thomas,
Dorrian, Rose and Dr Chaplin.
UNITED STATES
Pictured below, Raman MENON (1950)
and his wife Maureen, on their balcony
in San Francisco welcoming Adrianna
WILLIAMS (2004) during her visit to the
city in May.
Felix LAURIE von MASSENBACH
(2008) is moving to Waterloo, Ontario to
study for a PhD in Quantum Gravity at
the Perimeter Institute.
The
Alumni Shop
Visit our online Alumni Shop for
Latymer-themed gifts like: mugs,
ties, blazer badges, bow ties,
cufflinks, golf umbrellas, and a
copy of Nigel Watson’s book,
A History of Latymer Upper
School. To see our selection,
go to www.latymer-upper.org
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Dr Marcus BOON (1981) is an Associate
Professor of English at York University
in Toronto, teaching contemporary
literature and cultural theory. He is the
author of The Road of Excess: A History
of Writers on Drugs (Harvard UP, 2002)
and In Praise of Copying (Harvard UP,
forthcoming).
Daniel NEWMAN (1999) lives in
Shanghai where he runs his own
company, Newman Tours, which might
be of interest to other Latymerians
visiting this city.
Class of 2012 Latymerians who will
be going abroad to study this year
include: Madeline KOSSE is enrolled
for Reed College in Portland, Oregon;
Anja SALONEN will be attending the
Rhode Island School of Design; Jack
OLIVARIUS-McALLISTER is reading
Liberal Arts at Yale University; Lauren
McKENZIE and Sidney STEIN are
both reading Liberal Arts at New York
University and Clarke HARNED is going
to Atlanta, Georgia, to read Liberal Arts
at Emory University.
From the class of 2011: Nkenna
IBEAKANMA is going to be attending
Dartmouth College in New Hampshire;
Alex HODGKINSON will be studying at
New York’s Syracuse University.
Dr Vivian IBRAHIM (1999) (above) spent
some time as a research fellow at the
University College, Cork before moving
to her current post as Assistant Professor
of History, teaching in the Croft Institute of
International Studies at the University of
Mississippi. Her main research interests
include religious and ethnic minorities in
the Middle East, Nationalism and Political
Islam. She is also co-editor of Political
Leaderships, Nations and Charisma
(Routledge, 2011) and author of The Copts
of Egypt: Challenges of Modernisation
and Identity (I.B. Tauris, 2010).
Karin HOLLAND (née CROSBY) (1999)
is a senior sustainability specialist at
Haley & Aldrich in San Diego, CA. She is
also the author of Bottle Bob, a children’s
book (ISBN 1467967068).
Toby DORMER (1994) has joined
Vancouver-based Remedy Productions
Canada as MD and President.
CHINA
Claudia MOROSS (2007) has been
at NYU doing her Masters in Music
Business and living in Manhattan.
Patrick COLLINGWOOD (2008) is
studying architecture at The Cooper
Union for the Advancement of Science
and Art in Manhattan, NY.
Latymerians Around the World
n If you would like to meet up with other Latymerians where you are, or in an area you are travelling to, contact Nigel Orton and
he will endeavour to put you in touch. We have four overseas Latymerian Councils who run occasional events – the Canadian,
Australasian and Asian Latymerian Councils and US Friends of Latymer (website http://latymerians.us).
OVERSEAS
Latymerians
Carl JOHN, Dan TORRES and Frank McMorrow in Brazil!
Dr Mark POZNANKY (1978) is Associate
Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical
School and Director of the Vaccine and
Immunotherapy Center in Massachusetts.
Jeremy GOLD (2005) has completed his
Juris Doctorate at Fordham University
Law School in New York.
Nick JEFFERY (1975) has taken up a
chair in Veterinary Clinical Studies at
the Iowa State University. Nick was
previously professor of neurology and
neurological surgery at Cambridge
University’s Veterinary School.
SOUTH AFRICA
Rose DAVIDSON (2012) is commencing
undergraduate life at the University of
Cape Town this term.
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ALUMN
EVENTS
“It was great to see the school again and I find it
amazing how easily all the old boys slip back into
the banter and fun conversations we always used
to have…”
The Classes of 1990-92 Reunion
There was a warm atmosphere as Latymerians from three year
groups toured the School and viewed photographs of their
school days in the Archives, before adjourning for an evening of
laughter and nostalgic reminiscences in The Old Ship.
Guests relive an assembly
David BOGARD, Mrs and Dr Haresh
MULCHANDANI, and David GREWAL (1992)
“I have to say, the
school has certainly
changed greatly
since I was there. It
was very emotional
to step back into
2L’s classroom; I
almost broke out in
a flood of tears. I
will certainly not be
leaving it another 20
years before I come
and I look forward to
seeing you again…”
A number of their teachers also attended: Brian Barker (Physics),
Jean Harding (Prep), Martin Willson (Modern Languages), Chris
Hammond and Brian Chaplin (both Chemistry), Malcolm Smith
(Classics), Marion Nott and Nigel Orton (both Biology), Lisa
Fairbanks (Economics), John Gilbert and Graham Bearman
(both History).
Annual Latymerians’ Golf Day
by Denis JONES (1967), organiser
Steve OTTERBURN (1965) won this year’s Latymerians’ Golf
competition at Hoebridge GC. Other prize winners were
Roger FRANKLAND (1961), Ian MACLEOD (1962), and Paul
COLLINGWOOD (1978). At the supper, Nigel Orton presented
the prizes. First-time appearances were put in by Alan
JACKSON (1973), Simon HINTON (1989) and Trevor WOOLLEY
(1971). Welcome reappearances by previous trophy-winners,
after a break of some years, by Ricky TAVARES (2002) and
Bruce COLLINGWOOD (1983).
David RACE (1967) who was also playing, lives in Derbyshire.
He had disembarked from a cruise on the golf day morning
in Southampton and travelled direct to the event. Such
enthusiasm to attend, similar to that of Alan ANDERSON (1958)
who joins us from Cumbria each year, is much appreciated.
After running the event for six years I am standing down having
done my stint as organiser and Ian Macleod succeeds me. Next
year’s event will be on Friday 7 June, 2013.
Bearman
Julian HALL (1992) and Graham
ry)
Histo
of
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Hea
ed
(retir
2011 Winner Barney GRIFFITHS (1975) presents the 2012 trophy to
Steve OTTERBURN
Dr Simon BUTLER and Clayton DEAN (both
1992) with Chris Hammond (retired Assistant
Head and Chemistry teacher)
Dinner for the Distinguished List
In May, a Dinner was held at School to celebrate the addition of
more Latymerians to the Distinguished List. This list originates
from the 1995 centenary history of the School and each year
new names are added following a selection process overseen
by the Latymerian Council.
L to R: Stephen CLARKE (1972), James Noel (guest), Stephen
OTTERBURN (1965) and Alan JACKSON (1973).
L to R: Tony GALLOWAY (1969), David RACE (1967), Derek GARDINER
(1965) and Trevor WOOLLEY (1971).
Henley Royal Regatta
Some of our recent leavers met up at Henley for the Royal
Regatta. Sporting their Latymer rowing blazers they attracted
other Latymerians to the School’s reception in the Stewards’
Enclosure, hosted by Richard PHELPS (1983). Amongst other
Latymerians present were Ben DOLLING (1989), a 747 airline
pilot, and James MUIR (1960) who sent us a couple of photos of
our School crews in action (see also School News).
Dr Roni SAHA (1992)
The crew of 1962 reunited at Henley to celebrate 50 years since
they rowed there as the first ever Latymer crew to qualify for
the Regatta. They had a lunch with the Head before enjoying
an afternoon of meeting the current 2012 crew and other
Latymerians in the Stewards’ Enclosure.
Dinner in Singapore
The Asian Latymerian Council held a dinner in Singapore
during late June, an event it hopes to repeat in future.
Crews of 1962 and 2012: L-R Front: Dan Stark, Orlando Nixon, Sheldyn
Hutchinson, Jack Harbridge, Rob O’Leary. Back: Dick CUTTING, Max
Hacon, Barnaby Stroud-Turp, Hugh BURKITT, Peter MORRIS, Tony
WILLATTS, Martin WADE, Adam Stapleton and Anthony Lam-Marsden.
The crew of ’62
Victor APPS (1966), Arif ANWAR (1990) and Dave APPLETON (1975)
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Prof Hussein KASSIM (1983)
Recent Leavers L-R: Charlotte ADAMSON (2011), Harry KELLY (2010),
Zoe THEXTON (2012), Milivoj VAGIC (2010), Molly McGRATH (2012),
Daniel JAFFE (2010), Dave ADAMSON (2010), Hugo GULLIVER (2007)
and Nick CONSTANTINE (2009).
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NEWS
SOCIAL
py news and activities of
We are delighted to share the hap
brations to feature in this
these Latymerians. If you have cele
contact Nigel Orton. We
section for future editions please
the featured members:
to
s
warmly add our congratulation
Laura SMYTH (1999) was married on Friday 20th April
at the Connemara Coast Hotel in Galway, Ireland to Iain
Reilly. The Latymerians attending were pictured together
(right) at the wedding reception, which overlooked the sea.
Laura is currently working in the human resources team at
Deloitte in London and the couple live in Ealing.
L-R: Jamie HARVEY (1999), Richard SMYTH (2001), Helen HOLTON
(1999), Joanne SMYTH (2006) Laura SMYTH and Catherine
SAUNDERSON (both 1999).
Dan TORRES (1997) got married in April at his parents’ house, just
outside Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paola Stavracakis Peixoto during a
celebration lasting for two days of fun; their guests all dressed in white
whilst the bride and groom wore salmon. Dan is a successful recording
artist and his latest CD can be viewed at www.dantorres.com.br
Dušan MILENKOVIC (1997) married Angharad on June
9th at St. Stephen’s Church, Westbourne Park, London
W2. A number of his class of 1997 attended and joined in
the celebrations. Dušan is returning to full time education
in the autumn to start an MSc in Medical Statistics at the
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
On June 10th last year Sibyl ZaoSANDERS (1999) was married to
Samuel Muir, at Brunswick House,
London (above). In attendance
were her brother, Marc (1997),
and Alex PERKINS, Richard
WINSTANLEY and Ram RASIAH
(all 1998) with Katie GREEN, Omar
KAYAT, Alexandra RICKARD and
Alexandra NEWTE HARDIE (1999).
Gideon MAIER (1988) and Katrina Phillips
(above) were married on the 29th April 2012 at
Stoke Place, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire.
The couple live in Kensal Green, NW10.
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Mayanga KARUNADASA (2000) married Toby Croasdale
on 23 June at St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street (above) with
the reception at Inner Temple. Maudie GUNZI and Alice
HOBSON were two of the bridesmaids and in addition
to her brothers, Dileepa (1992) and Ruchira (1996), other
Latymerians attending were: Tom GREEN, Luke CASSERLY,
Ed MALTBY, Sasha BROGGINI, Alan SENDOREK and
Claire SAVAGE (née CAPELL).
Rhiannon PHILLIPS
(1999) married Ben
McKay-Smith on 5th
November 2011 at
Westminster Chapel
and honeymooned
in Sri Lanka.
They now live in
Manchester where
Rhiannon is Head of
Development at the
Lowry Arts Centre.
Tara BREEZE (née
COLLIS), Rose
ALLETT, Sarah
BAGNER, Annie
HEATH (née
STURGE), Vasiles
POLYDOROU and
Joe MAYHEW were
all guests at the
wedding (right).
Helen HOLTON
(1999) was
married to Terry
Brown (left) in
July 2011 at the
Barnes Wetland
Centre, and
on 25 July this
year the couple
were blessed
by the arrival of
a son, Ethan.
ad,
L-R: Guest, Dr. Hanney GONNA , guest, Faisal RASHID, Dušan, Anghar
LEE.
Ajmal DAR, Philip HARVEY, Behrang JEDARI -TANURI, and Holam
Aisling VLASTO (née Blyth
Corcoran) (2000) gave birth
on 15th Januar y to a baby girl,
Holly, weighing in at 7lbs 4oz.
Tara COLLIS (1999) married Jonny Breeze in Spain on 10
September 2011 (above). She was supported by Annie HEATH
(née STURGE), Rhiannon PHILLIPS and Sarah BAGNER as
bridesmaids, and other Lats present were: Vasiles POLYDOROU,
Faisal AL-JAWAD, Joel BLACK (née LIVINGS), Joe MAYHEW
and Alex KIEHL (all 1999). They honeymooned in Spain before
an extensive maxi-moon in South America. The couple live in
Brixton, London and Tara works in PR for The Edge.
Francesca BOORMAN (née SALUSSOLIA)
(2000) (right) has had another baby, Alessia,
born on the 13th November 2011, and a
perfect little sister for Oliver. Despite being a
full-time mum to two little people Francesca
manages to build her network marketing
business now with over 200 partners. She
is receiving a lot of attention as an example
of how a busy mum can create such a large
business and has been able to meet and be
mentored by some really inspirational world
business leaders and talk at conferences.
Bex and Adam BALON (1990) became proud parents when their first
child, Cassius, arrived on May 3rd. This means that in the short term
Adam is spending a little less time growing the innocent business he
co-founded and more time changing nappies.
Tony HYNES (1989) and his wife were blessed last autumn with
another daughter, Adelaide Jameson, a sister to Audrey.
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Dynasties
LATYMERIAN
Could you imagine spending over 20 years on the cricket square with Robert Orme?
Or, perhaps another 10 years studying The Odyssey with Mr Malcolm Smith? Sadly,
there is only so much time one can spend at Latymer as a pupil.
However, some lucky Latymerians have the opportunity to return to see generations
of their family walk in their footsteps down that long corridor! These families have
seen and experienced Latymer change through the years. We asked some of them
to reflect on their time at Latymer as pupils, parents and grandparents.
First to feature in this series is the
Phelps family
interviewed by Development Assistant, Jordana Berk
n The Phelps family L-R; Back row: Richard, Thomas; Front row: James, Cissie and Mike proudly
pose in front of a picture of Richard’s grandfather in his 1923 Doggett’s Coat and Badge that hangs
in Thames Rowing where he was Boatman from the 20s to the 60s; all the family are current club
members. Richard, his wife and Mike are Club Vice Presidents.
Having Fun with the Annual Fund
The Annual Fund raises money to provide free places for bright and able children to attend
Latymer whose families could not otherwise afford the fees. This campaign has been running
since 2005 and OLNEWS is pleased to announce that there are now 16 pupils at Latymer on
free places funded by the Annual Fund. This is in addition to the other 82 pupils attending
Latymer on means-tested scholarships.
The success of the Annual Fund over the past seven campaigns is due, in no small part, to the generosity and support of the Latymer
community as a whole – Latymerians, parents, staff and even pupils have shown their dedication to this appeal by giving their time
and support to this most worthwhile cause. To learn more about the Annual Fund, visit www.latymer-upper.org/annual-fund
In the last few, Latymerians and parents have come together to organise events for this appeal. Upcoming is the Raphael
WALLFISCH (1971) Cello and Piano Concert. Earlier this year a lot of fun was had at the Latymer Foundation Golf Day.
The Latymer Foundation Golf Day 2012
by Adriana Williams (2004)
n Doggett’s Coat and Badge race is thought to be the oldest continuous sporting challenge in the
world. The course runs with the tide from London Bridge to the Cadogan Pier in Chelsea and was
first contested in 1715 to commemorate ‘the happy accession of His Majesty, George I, to the throne’.
n The race’s founder, Thomas Doggett, lived in Chelsea and was a regular user of the river taxis
which were rowed by the Watermen. He left instructions in his will that the race should run on 1st
August ‘for ever’ and that each year the winner should be presented with the livery coat and badge.
Richard PHELPS (1983) was a former
GB rower and a Cambridge Blue who
regularly umpires at Henley and other
Regattas. He works for Barclays Capital,
his children, Thomas, James and Cissie
currently attend the School. Their
granddad, Mike PHELPS (1951) is now
retired. From the age of 19-21 he saw
National Service in the army, witnessing
fighting in the jungles of Malaya. He
held a commission in the King’s African
Rifles commanding African troops and
working closely with Sea Iran trackers,
Chinese Political Liaison Officers and
medics from India. All good experience
for his future career in international
marketing and management, initially
with Anglo Iranian Oil Co. (i.e. BP) where
he worked both in the UK and overseas.
Jordana: As a boy, if you were asked to
describe Latymer in one sentence, what
would it have been?
Richard: Latymer was a school that
catered for all levels and all backgrounds
and hence there was always someone
who you could bond with and therefore a
place to generate great friendships.
Mike: A totally new experience in every
way. The war had very much disrupted my
primary education so I had been to several
different schools and for a period no
school at all. Latymer was so much bigger
and so well organised!
Jordana: Were you taught by any of the
same teachers?
Richard: Mr Elliot taught us both
Geography and I recall being taught Latin
by Mr Grimsby. Also, Mr Terry taught me
who I think taught Dad. Dad, can you
confirm?
Mike: Mr Spong, Mr Offerly and Mr Howard
were also still at Latymer when Richard
first joined.
Jordana: Did you all participate in the
same activities at School?
Mike: The wartime tribulations which we
all took so calmly and in our stride. Cycling
to school through the bomb damage from
previous night raids with the homework
that you had been set, to be completed
whatever! No excuses!
Richard: I remember the SAS storming the
Iranian embassy, but I guess the event that
has the most significance was Thatcher’s
general election victory in 1979, whether
you like her politics or not, that change of
government and politics still impacts the
UK today.
Jordana: If you could describe Latymer
today, in one sentence, what would it be?
Mike: Just brilliant, but let us all try to
ensure that more pupils from less well-off
backgrounds are given the chance to be
Latymerians.
Richard: The Boat Club is the common
theme, especially as Thomas is now also
rowing for the School and competed in the
J14 8 at this year’s National Schools.
Richard: A very slick, well apportioned
school that punches above its weight while
sticking to the basic ethos of helping each
student to achieve in whatever field they
are strongest.
Jordana: What was the one historical
moment you remember most that
happened whilst you were at school?
Is your family a Latymerian Dynasty?
Contact the editor and tell us your story.
Watch this space for the next instalment
of ‘Latymerian Dynasties’ in OLNEWS!
The Head with the winning Edwards team
After the announcement of a hosepipe ban at the end of March came
the April showers. Coombe Hill
Golf Club was deceptively bright at
tee-off; however, sunshine quickly
turned to rain as the players made
their way around the impressive
course. The author stayed inside the
clubhouse, but fortunately after only
a few minutes the skies began to
clear again.
Once the 18 holes (or, more importantly, the 18 remarkable greens) had been
completed, the teams regrouped in the clubhouse to share a meal and for the
distribution of prizes. Once again the Edward family team triumphed, leaving
the BHP Mechanical’s team in second place. Peter Winter said a warm farewell
to those gathered for the event – this will certainly not be the last Coombe
Hill sees of the departing Head, who has been a staunch supporter of the
Foundation Golf Day since its inception.
This event, generously hosted by Maurice EDWARD (1948) who is a longstanding member of the club, is the only annual fundraising event in the
Development Office calendar. Sponsors from the Latymer community took part
by sponsoring tees, greens and teams. Latymerians, parents and staff all played
on the day in aid of the Annual Fund.
An Evening with
Raphael Wallfisch
and John York
Monday 8th October 2012
The Edward Latymer Theatre, 7pm
In Support of Latymer’s Annual Fund for
Means Tested Scholarships
Raphael Wallfisch (1971) is one of
the most celebrated cellists currently
performing on the international stage.
He has been performing with John
York for over 13 years. This cello-piano
duo has played at major festivals in the
UK and abroad and has also produced
a critically acclaimed album. Visit his
website to find out more about the duo.
The programme will include works by
Beethoven, Delius and Grieg.
Minimum donation (to include an
interval drink):
Adults £15; Under 25 £10; Under 18 £7
All proceeds from this sporting afternoon go directly to fund means-tested
scholarships at Latymer. These scholarships have been the main focus of
fundraising in the last five years, and the number of children on free or nearly
free places has jumped from just seven in 2002 to 82, as of September 2012,
with another 13 receiving partial awards..
To find out more, or if you would like to take part next April, go to
www.latymer-upper.org/latymer-foundation-golf-day.
We are very grateful to our 2012 sponsors:
The Latymerian Council
We are taking the first steps to re-organise the
Latymerian Council and there are still volunteer
opportunities to serve, for example on groups that
will advise on alumni communications. If you wish to
get more involved with your alumni organisation and
its events or activities please contact Nigel Orton.
We are also now recruiting Class Representatives
who will help us gather news and lead events open
to their year. If you can assist let Nigel know.
The Council have elected a Chairman in John
Wynne WILLIAMS (1964) and a Deputy in
Harmeet AHUJA (1990).
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John is now retired. In the final years of his
entrepreneurial career he brought together
business ideas, people and funding to enable
start-ups and growing businesses. He now enjoys
travelling, walking with his wife, talking to people
(including his wife!) but his golf handicap remains
static despite increased activity.
Harmeet is COO of Sun Mark Ltd, an international
distribution company based in West London.
He is married and has two children and lives in
Northwood. He enjoys fencing when possible.
John Wynne Williams, Chairman
n Careclean
n Compass Group
n Morgan Asphalte
n RDM Ltd
n VHH Architects
n Logic Office Group
n Barnes Auctions
n WISH Holidays
n Craftwork Interiors
n London & Central
Securities Ltd
n BHP Mechanical
n Adam Gold Consulting
n World of Transport Travel
n Dolce Vita Villas Ltd
n Autograph Sales Ltd
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STAFFNEWS
Jeanne Socrates
Whatever happened to...
Jeanne Socrates (right) taught mathematics
at Latymer in the 80s and 90s. Her son
Nicholas (1987) is now a dentist, and other
family members at LUS were her late father,
Laurence SAPPER (1939) and her late uncle,
Alan (1953). Her nephew, Simon SAPPER
(1980) was School Captain.
Jeanne continues to spend her days on board Nereida and
recently set off from Hobart across the Tasman Sea towards
the SW Cape of New Zealand. This will be the last of the
Five Great Capes that she will have sailed around solo, since
rounding Cape Horn on 7th January 2011. She will then be
heading up the South Pacific towards Tahiti and then north
towards Hawaii and North America, from where her third
non-stop solo Round the World attempt is due to start early
in October! Daily postings of news and position, while on
passage, can be found on her website www.svnereida.com.
She is the oldest lady to solo circumnavigate via Cape Horn.
n Gus BAKER (1958)
left Latymer to train
at Loughborough. He
subsequently taught at
schools in North Somerset
and Morpeth School in
Bethnal Green, before
returning to teach PE at
Latymer from 1963-67
alongside Mike Bond. He left
to get married and to take up
a post on the Isle of Wight
where he still lives.
n David Scott taught PE and
was Head of Rugby in the
mid-90s before emigrating to
New Zealand. He is now in
Adelaide as Head of Boarding
at Scotch College. During
August he took part in the
Triple 7, a fundraising event for
Yalari, a trust to help children
from indigenous communities
enjoy a top quality boarding
education. It involved running
seven marathons in seven
Last
Christmas,
when back
in the UK,
she had the
honour of
meeting The
Queen and
Prince Phillip
in Buckingham
Palace at a
reception for
adventurers
held to mark
the centenary
of Captain Scott’s final expedition to the South Pole. Jeanne
also featured in the December edition of the RYA magazine
and she was presented with the Duchess of Kent Trophy from
The Cruising Association during January’s Boat Show by Sir
Robin Knox-Johnston, for her mammoth sailing achievements.
consecutive days. Whilst
Dave pounded the streets
of Australia’s major cities his
school’s boarders matched
him mile for mile each day
on treadmills at the College.
www.everydayhero.com.au/
dave_scott
n Peter Johns left Latymer’s
Design Technology
Department more than
two decades ago to teach
at Haileybury where he is
currently Head of Boarding.
n Piers Heyworth taught
English at Latymer in the late
70s, before moving to James
Allen’s Prep school in Dulwich.
After 14 years as Head there
he moved in 2006 to be Head
of the Manor Prep School in
Abingdon, Oxon.
Do you have news on former
staff? Let us know please!
obituaries
It is with deep regret that we note the passing of the following Latymerians:
John COLES (1937)
Peter MART (1950)
John COOK (1952)
Following his National Service Peter qualified
as a chartered accountant and started his own
business in sports cars; retiring in 1993. In his
youth Peter represented ‘Old Lats’ in football,
tennis, squash, golf, table tennis and served on
the OLFC committee for many years as team
secretary.
Henry LEWIS BDS LDS RCS (1948)
Leslie WAREHAM BTech CEng (1959)
Jack Lyndon Haynes BATT (1939)
Jack served in WWII, initially in the Royal
Artillery, 172 Field Regiment, then in the
Royal Army Ordnance Corps as a corporal.
This interrupted his career with the National
Westminster Bank that he had commenced in
1939. He eventually retired in 1982, by which
time he was a branch manager.
Letters
Film subjects
n Whatever happened to the Tiger
Moth on the playground in 1948?
n Douglas LANCASTER
(1938) kindly brought this to
our attention and asks if any
other Latymerian has been the
feature of a documentary?
In response to Graham Corneck (1954)
[Letters to the Editor last edition]
Marc Mason’s documentary
film, The Man with the
Jazz Guitar, is a 115-minute
biographical feature of the late
Ken SYKORA (1941). He was
the son of a Czech cavalry
officer and an aristocrat Swiss
mother. Ken was a composer
and guitarist who regularly
broadcast on the BBC and
Radio Clyde, on many subjects.
At the height of his London
popularity, he based himself
in Scotland, dying aged 83 in
2006. Look out for this at a
cinema near you!
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“I don’t know what became of the aircraft,
but it certainly wasn’t a Tiger Moth. It
was either a Hawker Hind or a Hawker
Hart. They looked very similar, and I
remember it took me a while to be sure of
its identity. What I can’t remember now is
which way I decided. Either way, it looked
nothing like a Tiger Moth.”
Geoffrey RAINBOW (1947)
n Does anyone remember SS Stork
and teachers’ nicknames?
“I have very happy memories of my
years at Latymer under the headship
of Fred Wilkinson. We only had one
woman teacher at the school Mrs.
Wiggins, I expect there are many now.
All the teachers had nicknames and
I can remember many of these but
have forgotten their actual names ie.
‘Dogsbody’; ‘Cupid’; ‘Tinny’ (the Rev Cann
who would pay 6d to any boy who could
tell him a joke that he had not written
down in his joke book); ‘Milky’ (Mr Eric
Parish); ‘Gus’, ‘Beery’ (Mr Sopwith who
liked to go for a pint during lunch break);
‘Archie’ (Mr Davis who ER’d every few
words and once did so a 100 times in one
lesson to rousing cheers from the class.
He made us all stay behind after school
to write out 100 times ‘To ER is human to
Forgive divine’).
The School was full of characters and we
had lots of fun despite the war and hard
times. Can anybody remember ‘SS Stork’,
the training ship moored in the river
opposite the Headmaster’s house, and all
the orphaned boys who lived and trained
on her for a career in the Navy? Happy
days of long ago.”
Evan LAWLEY (1950)
David moved on to Wadham College Oxford,
but the friendships forged at Latymer continued
to his end.
Robert William SPALDING (1953)
John Raymond CURRELL (1940)
Robert enjoyed a good career with the
Commercial Union Assurance Company and
excelled in various sporting activities, playing
veterans tennis, golf and bridge well into his
70s. He died in 2010.
John was a RAF bomb aimer during WWII
before embarking on a teaching career where
he became a primary school head teacher in
Hampshire.
Colin BOXALL (1950)
Colin was the great, great grandson of one of
the original ‘eight poor boies’ of Hammersmith
selected by the trustees to benefit from an
education provided from monies deriving from
land left in Edward Latymer’s will.
Colin played in the annual Latymerians’ Golf
Day, winning the event in 1992 and 2002. Colin
also played cricket and soccer for the ‘Old Lats’
and was a prolific goal scorer, who held their
record for the highest number of goals scored
in one season.
Lawrence Malcolm BOXALL (1942)
Lawrence passed away peacefully on May 15 at
Wycombe Hospital aged 86. He was a loving
husband to Pam, and adored father of Mandy
and Nigel.
Albert William COLES (1935)
to the Editor...
William Keith MITCHELL MA (1956)
holidays cycling together with David through
Kent and Germany; supporting the Reverend
Monty Cann in the school chapel; David’s
talent as an organist from an early age;
visits with friends to concerts and plays; and
many happy hours spent in conversation
at afternoon tea in each other’s rooms at
Cambridge, where David graduated from
Christ’s College; and watching cricket together
at Fenners, or punting on the Cam.
Bert was a civil servant with the Post Office
Savings Bank before his War service with three
regiments: 42nd Regt RTR (TA), HQ 21st Tank
BDE, and 107th RAC ‘The King’s Own’. His
career was then with HM Customs & Excise as
a surveyor, retiring in 1978.
David Owen BYRT ARCM GRSM (1949)
David completed his National Service as a 2nd
Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery before training
to become a music teacher. He then held
Director of Music posts successively at Ealing
Grammar School, Westminster School, and
the Dragon School, Oxford. He was also an
examiner for the Associated Board during his
distinguished teaching career.
From 1989-2001 he was organist and
choirmaster of St Peter’s Church, Wolvercote;
and from 2001 at St Mary’s Church, Bampton,
Oxfordshire.
Peter Crevie LEE OBE (1959)
Peter died in 2009 aged 69. He was a
prominent Liberal Democrat, playing an
instrumental role during the merger of the
SDP and the Liberals in Cambridgeshire. He
was Paddy Ashdown’s campaign manager in
his successful bid to lead the party. He was a
councillor and led Cambridge Liberals on the
council and played a key role in the County
Council in the 80s. He received the OBE in
1992 for his public and political services.
Keith was awarded a Major Scholarship to
read Modern Languages at Trinity College,
Cambridge. After graduating in 1960, he taught
English as a Foreign Language (EFL) at the Bell
and Lennox-Cook Language Schools in the city.
During this time, he was co-author of the 1967
text book, A New Way to Proficiency in English.
Keith was a Lecturer in English and then Senior
Lecturer in Applied Linguistics from 19681990 at the University of Edinburgh, teaching
grammar, semantics and discourse and held
a research interest in the communicative
teaching of grammar. He was co-author of
Meanings into Words and co-edited the series
Edinburgh Textbooks in Applied Linguistics.
Keith also directed numerous overseas courses
for the British Council, mostly in Austria,
Germany and Eastern Europe.
He retired from his lecturing post in 2004, but
continued to have a University attachment
as an Honorary Fellow. Keith died in March
2012 at the Marie Curie Hospice in Edinburgh
leaving his wife, Laure, and daughters, Nicole,
Nathalie and Sophie, his grandchildren and his
brother, Arthur (1964).
Keith had once told us, “I have especially
good memories of my period in the Sixth Form
preparing for A levels and then Cambridge
entrance. We had seemingly endless free
periods which I spent reading the classics of
German and Russian Literature in a large airy
room overlooking the Thames in Rivercourt
House, taking occasional time off for a run
‘round the river’ or a game of tennis at Wood
Lane. I have a permanent debt of gratitude to
Latymer’s inspiring modern languages staff,
especially Fred Gregory and ‘Doc’ Greatwood.”
The Reverend Franklin RICE (1936)
Franklin was a chartered surveyor for 32 years
before becoming ordained. In WWII he held
a commission in the East Surrey Regiment,
serving in East Africa and Burma and he was
‘Mentioned in Despatches’.
David Charles SCOTT MA (1955)
David died unexpectedly last February in
Worthing Hospital. He was a linguist and his
career was spent in education. Three of his
lifelong school friends offer their deepest
sympathies to his wife, Jane and their family.
These friends remember their school time,
Kenneth John WHITBREAD (1943)
Ken spent almost all his working life in the Far
East teaching English to foreign students. Ken
died on 29 Dec 2010 and despite being 85
was still working full-time at Curtin University,
in Perth, Australia.
In Memory of…
Roger BAKER (1950)
Roger had died in 1993 and his widow
had retained his ashes so they could
be interred together when she died.
Following her death earlier in 2012,
Roger’s brother, Gus (1958), told us of a
moving service attended by Roger’s family
and friends held in the village church
in Honing, Norfolk. Barry DORN (1950)
gave a tribute focusing on Roger’s athletic
achievements. Roger had represented
GB Athletics many times and had been
proud to see his daughter, Pippa take the
women’s 100m sprint title and also reach
the 1986 Commonwealth Games final.
Cyril Fuller (1939)
It has recently been the 70th anniversary
of the death on 25 March 1942 of Cyril
Fuller, who died when all the crew of the
tanker Narragansett MV was torpedoed
and sunk by a German submarine with no
survivors. This is just one tragic example
of the many young Latymerians who died,
in service of their country, in the two Great
Wars. Cyril was a 19-year-old cadet in the
Merchant Navy at the time.
Jeremy BURDETT BA MS PhD DSc (1964)
We have only recently become aware
of the passing some 15 years ago of
Jeremy Burdett, Professor and Chairman
in Chemistry and Professor in the James
Franck Institute at the University of
Chicago, who died 23 June 1997 aged 49.
Jeremy studied at Magdalene College,
Cambridge and as a postgraduate at the
University of Michigan gaining his PhD
from Cambridge. He joined the University
of Chicago faculty to teach in 1978. He
was the author of more than 200 research
publications and five books, including
Chemical Bonding in Solids (Oxford, 1995).
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The Latymerian Council (UK)
1941 George Terry
1957 Norman Donkin
1961 John Williams
1970 Geoff Lavers
1973 Steve Faktor
1978 Matthew Bond
1983 Peter Kasic
1990 Harmeet Ahuja
1996 Talat El-Sherbiny
1998 Lotte Jones
1999 Alastair Lauder
2002 Jenny Baskerville
2009 Ciara McEllin
The Asian Latymerian Council
1966 Victor Apps
1990 Arif Anwar
1994 Daniel Jobsz
2002 Leela Pandit
The Australasian Latymer Council
1946 Basil Walby
1949 Terry Ball
1955 Clive Trotman
1956 Jim Tilley
1969 John King
The Canadian Latymerian Council
1955 Trevor Jones
1955 David Havard
1960 C. Hugh Grant
1962 Jeffrey Simons
1963 Peter Basey
1982 Jimson Bienenstock
US Friends of Latymer
Board of Directors
1957 Ron Phillips (Treasurer)
1963 David Godfrey
1964 David Talbot (Secretary)
1969 Michael Freeman
1974 Bill Marchbank
1976 Jamie Grant (Chair)
1980 Mark Bullimore
1981 Rory Curtis
1993 Richard Davidson
Jennifer Evans Casey
The Development Office Team
Amanda Scott
Director of Development
0845 638 5965
ams@latymer-upper.org
Nigel Orton
Director of Alumni Relations
0845 638 5811
nro@latymer-upper.org
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Assistant Director of Development
0845 638 5970
jfm@latymer-upper.org
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UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS
October 8: Concert by Raphael
WALLFISCH (1971) and John Yorke
Book online now (see page 17).
October 24: Founders’ Day Supper in
Nottingham
We are on the road again, this time
visiting Nottingham on the day the School
celebrates Edward Latymer’s Foundation
of the School. Join us for supper. For
details contact us or book online.
November 10: Cambridge Latymerians’
Dinner
The Cambridge Latymerians’ Dinner
will take place at Peterhouse at 7pm. It
is open to all our Cambridge students
and dons. There are also a few tickets
for other Latymerians to join us and
experience a college dinner. Black-tie;
Book now!
November 30: The (99th) Annual
Latymerians’ Dinner
This dinner is open to all Latymerians
and is held in the School Hall. Tickets
are £31 with student and U25 discounts.
Book now!
December 27: Lats Soccer Match at
Whitton: Recent Leavers v The School.
Kick-off noon. Anyone keen to take
part contact Don MAUGHAN (1953)
donmaughan@hotmail.com
March 2: Oxford Latymerians’ Dinner
The Oxford Latymerians’ Dinner will take
place at Baillol College. Black-tie. You can
book now!
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March 3: Round the River Jog
Open to all, so bring the family and the
dog. A chance to run, jog or walk around
the School’s ‘Round the River’ course for
fun and to keep fit, or sponsored to raise
money for your favourite charity! It’s only
four miles, and you can enjoy fantastic
views on the river. After the jog, the group
will reconvene over a pint in the Auriol
Boat Club. This event is for all ages and
abilities! To take part, email Barry DORN
(1950) on barry.dorn@virgin.net
April 10: Lats Soccer Festival at Whitton,
kick-off noon. For classes of 2010,
2011 and 2012. Anyone keen to take
part contact Don MAUGHAN (1953)
donmaughan@hotmail.com
April 27: Class Reunion 2000-2004
A reunion for the classes of 2000-2004
providing a great opportunity to connect
with former teachers and classmates and
take a look at memorabilia’s in Latymer’s
Archives. Partners welcome! Book now!
June 7: Annual Latymerians’ Golf Day
The Annual Latymerians’ Golf Day will be
in the afternoon at Hoebridge Golf Club
in Woking, followed by supper. E-mail Ian
MACLEOD (1962) at ian@im2020.com
for details and to book.
*To book for our events you can send Nigel Orton
or Adriana Williams a cheque made payable to
‘Latymer Upper School’, or pay by credit/debit card
by booking online via the link on the School’s website
www.latymer-upper.org
If you have any queries or wish to advise us of any
mobility or dietary issues, please ring Adriana on 0845
638 5969 or email her at adw@latymer-upper.org.
Adriana Williams (2004)
Development Officer
0845 638 5969
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Development Officer
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Further News...
Annie Hage
Development Assistant
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Consultant:
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Patrick COLLINGWOOD (2008)
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Frazer COMLEY (2007) completed
a Sprint Triathlon in 1 hour 6 mins for
Leonard Cheshire Disability in August.
The Charity focuses on helping support
those with physical and sensory
impairments, learning disabilities, and
those with acquired brain injuries.
Frazer asks for support – please look at
his ‘just giving’ page www.justgiving.
com/Frazer-Comley