A WINCHESTER school has lit up the front of its building to mark the start of its 140th birthday celebrations.
St Swithun’s School was founded in 1884 by Anna Bramston.
The all-girls school has a range of activities planned throughout the year to celebrate the milestone.
On March 17, the school community will come together for an evensong at Winchester Cathedral and drinks reception. Current students will celebrate with a birthday lunch and party on May 3 before the Founders’ Day Concert that evening.
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Students across both the senior and prep school will come together on July 4 to take on St Swithun’s challenges to raise funds for the Bramston Bursary Foundation.
Finally, pupils are researching the history of the school and its links to Winchester and the wider local community.
Jane Gandee, headmistress, said: “We are proud of the positive impact the school has had on generations of girls since its inception in 1884. Anna Bramston set about forming the school because she saw a lack of appropriate education for young women. 140 years on we are passionate about ensuring that all of our students have opportunities to learn who they are and what they can aspire to be without being laden with lazy gender-based stereotypes.”
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