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THE WYKEHAM JOURNAL 2022

COMMUNITY REPORT

AN EXTRACT FROM THE 2022 ANNUAL ACCOUNTS
Winchester College has extensive grounds of approximately 250 acres in the local area 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 . Membership of the Friends of Winchester College extends access to premises and activities to the local community .
THE 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 .

1,400 PEOPLE

622 TO 678

During the course of the year more than 1,400 people attended 36 events , with talks ranging from George Mallory ( OW 1900-05 ) and Everest to hearing the Bosnian ambassador ’ s take on recent events in Ukraine .
Membership of the Friends grew during the period from 622 to 678 in September 2022 .
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