News & Diary
Winchester Weekly – 16th June 2026
From the Second Master
Dear all,
It was wonderful to see so many of you at Wykeham Day on Saturday. I hope you enjoyed the festivities.
WEEKEND ARRANGEMENTS FOR BOARDERS
Details for this weekend can be found here. Please access the Parent Portal via the link below to inform us of your child’s plans for this weekend by 23:00 on Thursday 18 June.
SCHOOL HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS FOR BOARDERS
In preparation for the end of term, parents of boarders should complete the School Holiday Arrangements form, which is also accessed via the Parent Portal; under ‘School Holiday Arrangements’. Please complete the form by 13:00 on Friday 19 June.
School goes down at 09:00 (Leavers after Domum) on Saturday 27 June. Other pupils may leave after Commendā on Friday 26 June with the agreement of their Housemaster.
Thank you to all of those who joined us on Saturday for Wykeham Day 2026. The weather was beautiful and the variety of activities on offer made for a packed agenda.
Some photos of the day are now available at the link below, with more to be added in the coming weeks.
Reading Amateur Regatta is a 1000m side by side race. The Development 4x raced the Open 4x category in the morning, in a straight final against the Army, they had a convincing lead winning by 4 lengths.
In the afternoon they raced in the School / Junior 4x category. They raced Oundle in the semi final, Oundle lead off the start but Wincoll had a great finish from the 300m mark winning by a canvas, putting them in the final against Reading Rowing Club.
The final was a great race with both crews neck and neck throughout, Wincoll just beat them across the line by half a canvas.
A fantastic day of racing for the 4x. (Sacha, VI2 E), (Richard, V Book A), (Elliot, V Book X), (Vitt, MP G)
For anyone who is interested in wine, how it is made and marketed…
To coincide with ‘English Wine Week’, we have teamed up with an award-winning Hampshire vineyard, Candover Brook, where exceptional sparkling wine is crafted through regenerative viticulture.
The evening will feature a short film followed by a Q&A with co-founder and owner Mark Sainsbury (of the supermarket family); Candover Brook’s wine grower, Samuel Philippot; and the Director of Farming of the Sainsbury estates, Craig Livingstone.
Musical accompaniment in the gardens will be provided by our very own Mr. Matt King.
Timings
18:30 Warden’s Gardens open
19:30 – film and Q&A
To access some of these events, you may need to be a registered user of the Winchester College Society website and logged in.
