Centenary Year Celebrations

Celebrating 100 Years of Life & Learning at LWC

In November 1922, Alfred Beckwith (Pupil No 1) walked through the Acorn Gates of Lord Wandsworth College on the Long Sutton site and brought Sydney James Stern’s amazing Legacy to life. This legacy has had such a positive impact on so many lives, over 2500 Foundationers have walked through those gates in our first 100 years.

As we approach our special anniversary, we are thrilled to be able to share some of our exciting plans with you. We do hope that you and your families will be able to join us at different points throughout the year to help us celebrate our Centenary. There will be our usual programme of Sternian gatherings, sporting events and careers activities across the year, of course, but we also hope you can join in with some of our Centenary specific events too. Three of our key events are highlighted below, with information on other initiatives to follow over the coming months that might include the likes of a Headmaster’s Challenge, classic car/motorbike tour weekend etc. In addition, we will be launching a number of products including a range of prints, an LWC Gin and a variety of merchandise to mark the occasion. This is your centenary, is there anything you would love to be included?

We welcome your input.

Please contact us at lwc100@lordwandsworth.org

A Centenary Portrait

Order before 3rd June 2022

In celebration of this momentous anniversary, we are delighted to announce the publication of a wonderful pictorial, hard back book.

The publication will feature iconic and unseen images from across the decades. A wonderful gift for yourself or others.

Sternians are offered an exclusive, early-bird subscription of £33 (full price, £40). Order before the 3rd June 2022 to claim this offer.

Please Note - books are due to arrive Nov/Dec 2022

The Beckwith

24th September 2022

We look forward to welcoming Sternians of all ages and your families back to the College to join current pupils, parents and staff for The Beckwith. We hope this inaugural event will be the start of a new tradition for LWC. The Beckwith route starts and finishes at the iconic Acorn Gates and takes in many of the key sites you might expect across our beautiful grounds including Heaven and Hell, Sheephouse Copse and Quercus. The route is a little over 5km and some may choose to loop round twice! We welcome those who would like to run it – either to compete for the first spot on the Leader board, or just to complete it – and those who would prefer to enjoy a wonderful walk with the family and dogs (on leads please!). There will be food trucks, refreshments, music and even warm up sessions for those who need it! It is set to be a fantastic event to kickstart our year of celebrations.

REGISTRATIONS OPEN IN MAY

Morocco Adventure Challenge

23-28th February 2023

Are you ready for an adventure of a lifetime? Do you want to take part in a challenge that will help raise vital funds for The Foundation? Join other Sternians and LWC parents (you must be 21+ to take part) as we trek across the Sahara Desert. Our Adventure Challenge is a four-day trek through this stunning terrain, climbing to the top of the massive Chegaga Dunes, where we will witness the desert sunrise. With camels to guide us through the ever-changing landscape we will visit the nomads’ encampment and sleep under the stars.

If you would like to support The Foundation but haven’t found the perfect opportunity then, this most unique trek challenge could be for you. For more information contact development@lordwandsworth.org

Centenary Festival 23rd & 24th June 2023

To round off the year, we would like to invite Sternians and your families back to the College again to join the rest of the LWC Community for the Friday evening and a fun-packed Saturday. We will have a main stage offering a variety of music, other venues across the campus for different activities, a food emporium, bar, shopping tents, funfair, performances, and a few surprises along the way! Plenty of opportunity to relax and enjoy being back amongst friends, old and new.

We are scouting for talent though… Are you a musician or singer? Are you still in a band or would you like to resurrect your old school band? We are looking for all genres of music: classical, rock, pop etc. Top talent to enthusiast amateurs are all welcome. To bid for your slot, do get in touch at

LWC100@lordwandsworth.org