Quiristers at The Pilgrims ’ School The College ’ s Statutes make provision for 16 boys , called Quiristers , to sing at Chapel services and this tradition is still maintained . Quiristers currently receive 40 % remission of fees at The Pilgrims ’ School at an annual cost to the College of £ 228,000 which includes bursary support of £ 38,000 .
Charity The Charities Committee is pupil led . The Committee has organised several events throughout the year , alongside regular collections , for the school ’ s three charities : Stay at School Nepal , Young Lives vs Cancer , and Winchester Action on the Climate Crisis .
In Short Half , over £ 10,000 was raised from merchandise sales at Illuminā , including a charity calendar and all pupils took part in a running event named “ Charity 4000 ”. During the Spring , a 24-hour music concert raised money for Winchester Action on the Climate Crisis , our new nominated charity , and for the DEC Turkey-Syria earthquake appeal , raising £ 7,000 . On Wykeham Day , the Charities Committee organised a climb around the Flint Court stairs , that raised £ 5,000 for Stay at School Nepal . Overall , the Charities Committee raised over £ 29,000 for good causes across 2023 .
Community Winchester College has extensive grounds of approximately 250 acres and maintains 18 Grade I , 6 Grade II * and over 70 Grade II listed local buildings at no cost to the public purse . Many of these buildings are of national importance and are available to local residents or visitors to the city through our daily guided tours or through free access to our collections and archives in the Treasury Museum .
Friends of Winchester College The Friends of Winchester College is a membership organisation , open to all , with the objective of forming closer bonds between the school , the local community , parents past and present and others through special events such as lectures , tours and social occasions .
During the course of the year more than 2,000 people ( 2022 : 1,400 ) attended 51 events ( 2022 : 36 ), ranging from an opportunity to ‘ Meet the Animals ’ living in Science School , via a gardens tour to a lecture about Apsley Cherry-Garrard ( OW , 1899-1904 ), who took part in Scott ’ s ill-fated expedition to Antarctica in 1911-12 .
Membership of the Friends grew during the period from 678 to 808 in September 2023 .
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