The Alumni Network of The Latymer School (formerly known as Latymer Old Students Association / LOSA) The Alumni Network of The Latymer School
Operating as usual
14/09/2023
RIP David Hodgkiss - our thoughts are with Tracey, Neil, Richard and the rest of his family today. On behalf of the whole Latymer School’s community, our sincere condolences and best wishes to his loved ones in these difficult times.
Dave and Jill, his wife, were valuable staff members for a number of years and will be dearly remembered by all.
05/07/2023
However long ago you left us, if you're curious to see the inside of your old school then we would love to welcome you back this Saturday, 8th July.
Lunch ticket sales have now closed, but you haven't missed out entirely as you can book an afternoon ticket for just £3, right up to the day itself!
Come with friends or bring the family (there is no charge for kids under 12). Full details of timings and how to book are at: www.latymerlinks.co.uk/events
26/06/2023
Just under two weeks to go until the Latymer School’s annual reunion day! If you haven’t booked your ticket for the 8th July yet, please don’t delay as tickets for the lunch option will close on the 2nd July. So far we have former students of all ages, ranging from the 1955 leavers going all the way to 2015 leavers.
Head to www.latymerlinks.co.uk/events to book - we look forward to seeing you there!
20/06/2023
Curious to see what your old school looks like these days? Don't forget to get your ticket for our Summer Reunion open day on 8th July!
Tickets are now on sale for our Reunion Day on Saturday 8th July 2023 and we’d love to see you on the day!
From midday, you can enjoy lunch in the Great Hall with your classmates. Or join us from 2pm for a social afternoon, when you can meet up with old friends, take a tour of the classrooms, watch the Latymer Old Boys’ football tournament, visit the display of vintage photos and enjoy sharing your memories with others.
And the day will of course finish with a loud and proud rendition of the School Song in the Great Hall!
Visit the 2023 reunion page on our brand-new alumni website to find out more and book your tickets: www.latymerlinks.co.uk/events
Psst! Our new alumni platform is free to join, so even if you can’t make the reunion, do visit the Latymer Links site to register (or if you get stuck, email address is at [email protected] to receive your personalised login details).
07/06/2023
Tickets are now on sale for our Reunion Day on Saturday 8th July 2023 and we’d love to see you on the day!
From midday, you can enjoy lunch in the Great Hall with your classmates. Or join us from 2pm for a social afternoon, when you can meet up with old friends, take a tour of the classrooms, watch the Latymer Old Boys’ football tournament, visit the display of vintage photos and enjoy sharing your memories with others.
And the day will of course finish with a loud and proud rendition of the School Song in the Great Hall!
Visit the 2023 reunion page on our brand-new alumni website to find out more and book your tickets: www.latymerlinks.co.uk/events
Psst! Our new alumni platform is free to join, so even if you can’t make the reunion, do visit the Latymer Links site to register (or if you get stuck, email address is at [email protected] to receive your personalised login details).
03/03/2023
A reminder of the memorial service for Latymer's former Head Teacher Geoffrey Mills, taking place in the Great Hall on Sunday 12th March. All alumni from the 1980s and 90s are warmly invited to attend, as are Geoffrey's former colleagues.
Please RSVP directly to the Mills family at [email protected]
03/02/2023
Bridget Dowdeswell, Teacher of Art at Latymer from 1984-91, passed away on 25th January. We extend our heartfelt condolences to her family and loved ones, including her three Latymerian children.
Mrs Dowdeswell’s warmth and informality made the Art Department a welcoming place for 1980s Latymerians; many of her students from that period have gone on to have successful careers in the creative industries.
Her funeral will take place in Suffolk on 1st March – if you would like details, or to send your condolences to her family, please email us on [email protected] so we can put you in touch.
01/02/2023
The family of Geoffrey Mills, Latymer's Head Teacher from 1983-1998, warmly invite his former students, colleagues and all who knew him to a memorial service to be held in the Great Hall on Sunday 12th March.
16/12/2022
19/10/2022
Andrew Granath, who sadly passed away in April 2020, taught History and Politics at Latymer for almost 30 years. He was well-loved by his former colleagues and students from our school, and from the other schools in which he had taught.
Andrew's family have asked us to circulate the attached. Former students, colleagues and friends are warmly invited to join them here at Latymer on 1st December, to remember his life.
We've changed the name of our page from Latymer Old Students' Association to Latymer Links - to reflect our brand new alumni network launching soon. Watch this space for more info!
09/09/2022
The Latymer Community, along with the whole nation, is deeply saddened by the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II and sends its sincere condolences to the Royal Family.
Whilst the moment of her passing is an unhappy one, it is important to celebrate her life, her long reign and also remember the many personal traits she embodied and regularly modelled in her meetings with people from diverse backgrounds and faiths. Tolerance, respect, kindness, inclusivity, humility and hard work are just a few of those qualities we respected her for, and on which our day-to-day at Latymer is based. As a community, we will continue to hold these qualities dear and in so doing, remember and honour our late Queen.
© PRESS ASSOCIATION / Danny Lawson
With stellar A-level results arriving last week and hopefully some great GCSE grades tomorrow, this 90s news clip of A-level results day in 1994 feels very timely.
Thank you to the former student who came across it while digitising old VHS tapes and sent it over to us! Lots of familiar teachers to spot, and how lovely to hear Mr Mills' voice again!
An unusually peaceful view of the back of the school - and our brand new, all-weather pitch - taken at the very start of the summer holidays.
As usual there are some farewells to be said to members of Latymer staff:
Nikki Blackborow, Head of the Media Department, and Teresa Salcedo, cleaning assistant, are both retiring after many years at Latymer; Paul Michael (Mathematics) and Frances Lorente (Clerk to the Governing Body), are moving to other local schools for promotions; Ian Vovrosh (Physics) is taking up a teaching post nearer to home; Rebecca Turner (Chemistry), Catherine Newman and Elliot Walters, (Geography) and Emily Fishman (History) are all relocating.
We wish them well and would like to thank them all, for their contribution to Latymer.
11/07/2022
More from the School Archive; can you help us to identify what's going on here, or name any of the people?
That's a young Mr Ridge on the left and I can see Mr Kelly second from right.... the Mayor, perhaps a school governor or two - and some senior pupils? Names, date or occasion would be helpful as we have a whole envelope of photos from the same event.
05/07/2022
Our sincere condolences to the Coombs family on the death of Geoff Coombs, Chemistry teacher at Latymer from 1989 until his retirement in 2006. His funeral will take place locally on 18th July with a webcast also available - details available from the LOSA office upon request ([email protected]) - we're also happy to forward posted or emailed messages to the family.
Today (Sunday) is the final day to buy tickets for our reunion lunch next Saturday, 9th July so if you want to join us, don't delay!
Free afternoon-only tickets, valid 1.45-4.30pm will continue to be available for the rest of this week.
It's been a long wait, but tickets are finally available to book for Latymer's Summer Reunion on the afternoon of Saturday 9th July.
Come for lunch, or just come for a look around in the afternoon: ALL former students are welcome, but an extra special welcome is extended this year to all those from the 1947, 52, 57, 60, 62, 67, 70, 72, 77, 82, 87, 92 and 97 intakes.
Bring some old friends with you, or arrange to meet them there. Book at www.ticketsource.co.uk/latymeroldstudentsassociation
08/06/2022
Roma Wells only left Latymer in 2013 yet her first novel is published this month. Keep an eye out for the book "Seek the Singing Fish" and join her at her launch event at Waterstones in Piccadilly on 23rd June - details below.
So excited for this…
‘ROMA WELLS IN CONVERSATION’
A big thank you to Waterstones for hosting this event
Join us at 18:30 on Thurs 23rd June to help celebrate the launch of Seek The Singing Fish by Roma Wells at Waterstones Piccadilly
Limited tickets available via https://www.waterstones.com/events/roma-wells-in-conversation-at-waterstones-piccadilly/london-piccadilly
26/05/2022
Geoffrey Mills’ funeral will be held on Wednesday 15th June at 1:30pm at St Paul’s Church, Winchmore Hill, followed by a wake at a venue to be confirmed.
There will also be a Memorial Service held at the school at some time in the next school year.
The family would be grateful if you could let them know if you plan to attend the funeral and wake so they can confirm numbers. Please contact the family on [email protected]
The family requests family flowers only, and would welcome donations in lieu of flowers to a charity which we will confirm over the coming weeks.
16/05/2022
Best of luck to all those starting their exams over the next week, the first major public exams series to take place since 2019!
14/05/2022
Good luck Year 11! (and Year 13)
28/04/2022
A nostalgic trip back to Edmonton Green in the 1970s
Edmonton (London, England) 1970s Silent cine-film footage of Edmonton Green in the early 1970's. Filmed by Mike Fairman. (My Uncle).
28/04/2022
A tantalising glimpse of the Church Street end of Haselbury Road in this cinefilm of 1960 Edmonton - plenty of memories for some of you!
Edmonton North London 1960 8mm Film of Upper Edmonton, North London 1960.
21/04/2022
Thank you to everyone who supported the Latymer School vs. Old Boys charity friendly last night; your kind donations will be going to the Ukraine appeal 🇺🇦
Congratulations to Chairman's XI who beat the School 1st XI 5-0 (and well done to Dwain Stephens who scored a hat trick). Thanks too, to our referee
Until next time!
20/04/2022
(Updated 26.5.22 with funeral details)
GEOFFREY MILLS: 13.11.1935 - 18.4.2022
The Latymer School’s loved and respected head teacher from 1983-1998, who passed away on Monday 18th April. We send our heartfelt condolences to his wife Anne and their family.
A tribute can be found on the school website at www.latymer.co.uk/news/20042022-geoffrey-mills
Messages of sympathy for the Mills family can be sent c/o The Foundation Office, The Latymer School, Haselbury Road, N9 9TN and will be passed on.
Update: Geoffrey Mills’ funeral will be held on Wednesday 15th June at 1:30pm at St Paul’s Church, Winchmore Hill, followed by a wake at a venue to be confirmed.
There will also be a Memorial Service held at the school at some time in the next school year.
The family would be grateful if you could let them know if you plan to attend the funeral and wake so they can confirm numbers. Please contact the family on [email protected]
The family requests family flowers only, and would welcome donations in lieu of flowers to a charity which we will confirm over the coming weeks.
20/04/2022
Geoffrey Mills, 13.11.1935 - 18.4.2022
The Latymer School’s loved and respected head teacher from 1983-1998, who passed away on Monday 18th April. We send our heartfelt condolences to his wife Anne and their family.
A tribute can be found on the school website at www.latymer.co.uk/news/20042022-geoffrey-mills
Messages of sympathy for the Mills family can be sent c/o The Foundation Office, The Latymer School, Haselbury Road, N9 9TN and will be passed on.
08/04/2022
Join us on Wednesday 20th April at Enfield Town Football Club as Latymer School's first team squad take on a Latymer Old Boys Chairman's XI.
This match will be the first meeting between the sides for a number of years and is another step towards strengthening the relationship between the school and LOBFC.
Former students and staff are very welcome to come along to watch the match; the more the merrier!
Details as follows:
- 7pm KO at Enfield Town FC (Donkey Lane)
- The bar in the club will be open from 6.30pm
- A programme will be available to purchase on the night for a small cost, with proceeds raised being donated to a Ukrainian relief charity.
06/04/2022
We posted a few weeks ago about the search for a stem cell donor for Yvette Chin, Latymer student 1992-97.
Sadly the search for a suitable donor is still ongoing and this special event for London's Asian community has been set up in China Town for 24th April. Yvette's old schoolfriends have asked LOSA to promote it to the school community: Latymer at its best!
You can hear Yvette being interviewed by Riz Lateef on BBC London radio here (39 mins in): www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0btn6kb @
06/04/2022
We posted a few weeks ago about the search for a stem cell donor for Yvette Chin, Latymer student 1992-97.
Sadly the search for a suitable donor is still ongoing and this special event for London's Asian community has been set up in China Town for 24th April. Yvette's old schoolfriends have asked LOSA to promote it to the school community: Latymer at its best!
You can hear Yvette being interviewed by Riz Lateef on BBC London radio here (39 mins in): www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0btn6kb
03/04/2022
We'll be glued to our TV from 15.20pm today, ready to cheer on Latymer's Luca Ferraro (2013-2020) and the rest of the Cambridge Men's boat!
Watch: The 2022 Boat Race Watch live coverage of the 167th Boat Race from on the River Thames.
21/03/2022
At our AGM last week, LOSA members voted through a package of changes which will allow us to modernise and rebrand the Association, working much more closely with the school in future - and most excitingly, make membership FREE for ALL former Latymer students. We hope this will secure LOSA's 100 year legacy for the 21st century.
Watch this space for further updates as we work out the timelines and detail.
14/03/2022
Another Latymer rower! Rosa Millard (2013-2020) will be rowing Stroke in the Lightweight Women's Boat Race this weekend.
Wishing her and the rest of the crew all our very best - and the same to Luca Ferraro (also 2013-2020 cohort) for the main men's race on 3rd April (see our previous post)
07/03/2022
Super-excited to see Latymer's very own Luca Ferraro (at Latymer 2013-20) in the Cambridge crew for the Boat Race on 3rd April.
Our Blue Boats have been announced! Less than 4 weeks to go until the big day. Our reserve crews will be announced in the coming weeks, and the lightweight crews will be announced next week
24/02/2022
On windswept field in rain & sun.... and MUD!
Over the half term holidays work commenced on the school’s new 3G football pitch; the bulk of the funding for which has come from the Football Foundation. It looks terrifyingly muddy at the moment but when finished later this year it will provide the school and local community with excellent facilities including an all-weather artificial football pitch, floodlights and new goals.
(Photo taken from the playground, looking towards the Great Cambridge Rd).
15/02/2022
So very sad to announce the death of the inimitable Iris Walton on 8th February, at the grand old age of 95.
A proud Edmontonian and a lifelong resident of the Hyde Estate opposite the school, Iris took her first post at Latymer, as a cleaner, in 1956.
After a period working elsewhere, she then returned to Latymer in the early 1980s for another 35 years of loyal service, finally retiring from her lunchtime supervisory duties shortly after her 90th birthday in 2017 (pictured).
Many Latymerians will remember Iris. Please join us in offering sincere condolences to her family.
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