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The projects listed below have all been entirely funded by donations from you .
The Treasury This wonderful new resource is now being enjoyed by boys , dons and the public . Donors not only funded the capital expenditure , but also an endowment which will support ongoing costs . The Ralph & Cathy Townsend Bursary Fund Eight boys are being supported by this Fund , thanks to donations and pledges given in honour of Ralph and Cathy Townsend ’ s tireless commitment to Winchester . The Golf Bursary Fund There are now three boys at the school benefiting from the generosity of the donors . The Northern Ireland Bursary Fund One boy is currently benefiting from this bursary . Winchester is working with local schools and communities in Belfast to identify candidates . The Shedden Bursary Fund for Quiristers This year five Qs have been awarded a bursary from the Shedden Fund . The Governing Body has agreed that Winchester will underwrite the scholarship element of the Quirister Appeal so that we can focus exclusively on setting up a fund which will support bursaries for Quiristers . The Duncan Louis Stewart Fellow in Natural History The Fellowship ’ s endowment has been funded entirely from donations , and the first Fellow , Nick Baker , has now been in post for a year . His exceptional knowledge and enthusiasm is really encouraging the boys and the staff to appreciate the natural environment around us . iMac Suite A new state-of-the-art facility in Music School is now being enjoyed by the boys . Projects funded by the Annual Fund One-off and regular donations to the Annual Fund , as well as ‘ unspecified ’ donations are all used to support a variety of projects , and are spent in the financial year . These include the first phase of the Wi-Fi rollout , professional sport coaching , gym equipment and equipment for adventure training .
As part of our ongoing fundraising efforts we will be running a telephone campaign in July to raise money for the Annual Fund .
2016 / 2017 HOUSE BURSARY FUNDS
NUMBER OF BURSARY RECIPIENTS VALUE OF BURSARIES
VALUE OF HOUSE BURSARY ENDOWMENT FUND AS AT 01 / 09 / 2016
COLL 16 £ 367,122
£ 153,307
A
15
£ 460,472
£ 1,844
B
11
£ 254,520
£ 2,061
C
14
£ 308,357
£ 7
D
12
£ 236,062
£ 7,053
E
11
£ 312,547
£ 129,212
F
9
£ 227,821
£ 355
G
7
£ 165,329
£ 2,129
H
8
£ 172,999
£ 313
I
10
£ 310,560
£ 19,429
K
9
£ 235,690
£ 1,850
TOTAL : 122 TOTAL : £ 3,051,479
TOTAL : £ 317,560
54 The Wykeham Journal 2016