Old Mancunians' Association, London & SE Section

New faces are always welcome at our events. If you live or work in the London area and are not on our mailing list, please contact our secretary:
Nicholas Gartside ()

Young OMs and MGS Sixth Formers are able to email London-based members of the section for advice about professional life in the capital. See .
London-based OMs willing to have their details added to the Directory are asked to contact , giving their name, year of leaving MGS, profession and email address.

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The Association of Lancastrians in London welcomes Old Mancunian members. Information is available from OM John Nuttall via

Looking forward.....


Golf Day 2008 - Thursday 17 July at the Roehampton Club, London, SW15 5LR. Time: 12 noon for Light Buffet Lunch and tee-off at 1.30. Tea & Sandwiches 17.30. Cost £37.50. Please contact Alec Elmer before 16th June if you wish to play: e-mail : Tel: 01732 458321

An informal Pub Evening will be held from 6.30 pm at The Anchor, Southwark on Wednesday 8 October (note change of date).

The Annual General Meeting (with meal) will take place at Ye Old Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street on Tuesday 4 November at 7 pm.



Looking back.....
2008
Over 50 OMs attended an excellent Annual Dinner on Thursday 10 April at The Oxford & Cambridge Club, Pall Mall. The Guest Speaker was Michael Crick.
A group visited the Tutankhamun Exhibition at O2 (formerly The Dome) in London on Wednesday 5 March 2008 and ate afterwards at the Pilot Inn, Greenwich.
An informal Pub Evening took place at the Cittie of York, Holborn on Wednesday 30 January.
2007
On Tuesday 6 November 2007 the AGM was held at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street.
On Thursday 26 July 2007 the annual Golf Day took place at Knole Park, Sevenoaks.
On Friday 6 July 2007 a group of London-based OMs attended the20/20 cricket match between Surrey and Kent at the Oval.
Wednesday 6 June 2007 Beating the Retreat, followed by a meal at the Arts Club.
Thursday 29 March 2007 Annual Dinner at The St Stephen's Club - guest speaker Jim White, Daily Telegraph columnist
The third biennial St John's Smith Square Concert by MGS musicians was held on Friday 2 March 2007, hosted by the Section. Afterwards, drinks in the Marquess of Granby.
A Pub Evening was held at The Cittie of Yorke, High Holborn on Wednesday 31 January 2007

2006
The AGM was held on Tuesday 7 November 2006 at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, 145 Fleet Street
The London/SE year began with a pub evening at 'The Chandos', Trafalgar Square on 1st February.
30 March Annual Dinner at The St. Stephen's Club, SW1 19:00 for 19:30
1 May Tower of London visit
13 May Sussex Lunch
15 June Beating the Retreat by the Combined Bands of HM Royal Marines, followed by supper at The Commonwealth Club.
14 July Golf day at Theydon Bois.
5 July Pub evening at 'The Anchor', nr Southwark Cathedral, from 19:30

2005
On Tuesday 8 November 2005 the Annual General Meeting and supper was held at The Old Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street.
On Sunday 4 September 2005 a Family Croquet Day was held at Dulwich Sports Club.
On Thursday 28 July 2005 the annual Golf Day was held at Royal Cinque Ports, Deal.
On Wednesday 1 June members attended Beating the Retreat, Horseguards Parade, followed by Dinner at the Commonwealth Club.
On Saturday 7 May a delicious lunch for OMs and their partners was provided at the Chequers pub, Rowhook, Horsham.

More than 50 OMs attended the London OMA Annual Dinner on Wednesday 13 April, held at St Stephen's Club, Queen Anne's Gate. The speakers were John Nixon, Vice-Chairman, Maurice Watkins and the High Master, Dr Christopher Ray.

The London & SE Section of the OMA hosted the second biennial Showcase Concert given by MGS musicians at St John's, Smith Square, Westminster on Friday 4 March. The concert featured the winning entry in the MGS 2004 Composition Prize, for which the Section provided a prize of £500.
James Callaghan received the prize from OM Clive Garston, partner at the law firm Halliwells, which sponsored the concert.

2004
The Annual General Meeting took place on 9 November in the Williams Room, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street. The formation of the 'London and SE Section' was confirmed, in effect merging the former 'London' and 'Sussex and SE' Sections.
On Thursday 23 September there was a very good pub outing to The Black Friar, 174 Queen Victoria Street, EC4, from 6 pm. 30 os so OMs, representing a wide range of vintages, attended.
On 29 July 6 members enjoyed a golf day at Knole Park, Sevenoaks. was the organiser.
In June members enjoyed attending Beating the Retreat, followed by a meal at The Commonwealth Club.
There was an informal Pub Evening at The Lamb, Lamb Conduit Street, from 6.30 pm on Thursday 29th April 2004.
The Annual Dinner took place at Regent's College on Thursday 11th March 2004. Forty-two people enjoyed conversation, a good meal, and speeches from John Reddish (toasting the pious memory of Hugh Oldham), John Young (toasting the School) and Dr Martin Stephen, High Master, responding.

2003
The AGM followed an excellent meal at The Cheshire Cheese on Fleet Street on Tuesday 11th November. Alec Elmer was elected as Chairman for the next year.

An informal pub evening was held on October 8th at Ye Olde Cittie of Yorke, 22 High Holborn (Chancery Lane tube) from 6:30 pm. Following a mail-out to London OMs, lots of new faces joined London Section regulars. Ian Thorpe from School attended.

Six members enjoyed an excellent afternoon of golf on July 30th at Clandon Regis Golf Club near Guildford.

A family outing to the River and Rowing Museum at Henley took place on Saturday 7th June.

The Annual Dinner of the London Section of the OMA took place at the House of Lords on Friday 7th March 2003, kindly hosted by Lord Geoffrey Tordoff, OM.

On Friday 21st February 2003 the Section acted as hosts at a concert at St John's, Smith Square when MGS musicians played to great acclaim before an audience of more than 300 a programme which included the winning composition of the prize instituted by the Section in 2002 and judged by James MacMillan.




2002
Members and guests visited Highgate Cemetery for a guided tour, and a small group enjoyed a Golf Day.
The Annual Dinner was held on Thursday 7th March at the home of the Chemistry Society, Belgrave Square, SW1. David Maland, High Master from 1978 to 1985, was the principal guest speaker and the current High Master, Dr Martin Stephen, spoke about the year in the life of the School.
Members and wives, partners and friends visited the British Library on Tuesday 29th January and ate together afterwards at the nearby Potters Restaurant.

2001
We returned to The Cheshire Cheese for our AGM on 13th November. Edmund Wilkinson, 1949-54, was elected as Chairman and Ian Shepherd, 1939-47, as Vice-Chairman. It was also pleasing to note the presence of new members Tom Annear, John Goodall, George Lee and Richard Rudman, all 1990-97.
An informal pub meeting (bitter at £1.60 a pint!) was held on Wednesday 3rd October from 7.00pm at the 'Citie of Yorke' on High Holborn. Committee members and about 30 other London-based OMs enjoyed conversation, cheap beer and sandwiches.
The Annual Dinner was held at City of London School on Thursday 29th March 2001. Guests of honour were the High Master and the Bishop of Exeter. For the full list of those attending, click here; for the text of the Bishop's speech, click