Welcome

events has proved invaluable in terms of extending our reach and involving those who, for one reason or another, cannot be with us physically in Windsor Great Park.

Finally, alongside planning and delivering conferences, webinars and other events, over the past year staff and trustees have been working hard to develop a new fiveyear plan, which we are now beginning to implement. We have exciting plans to develop new streams of work, building on what has been achieved in recent years and involving many more people than has previously been possible. My review of the year also gives a flavour of what is planned, with the promise of much more to come.

Canon Dr Edmund Newell Chief Executive

About us pages 8-9

Our Programme pages 10-19

Public events pages 22-23

Special events pages 24-25

People pages 26-31

Our venue pages 34-35

Contents

Charitable events pages 36-39

Financial report pages 40-41

Our sustainability pledge pages 42-43

Looking ahead pages 44-45

Life Beyond the PhD, August 2022

Founded in 1947, Cumberland Lodge is a charity that brings people together in dialogue to tackle pressing issues facing society.

We are renowned for our multi-sector conferences, panel discussions and residential retreats that engage people of all ages, backgrounds and perspectives in candid conversations, on issues that affect us all. For over 75 years, we have been breaking down ‘silo thinking’ and building networks with the power to make a difference. We promote thought leadership, collaboration and fresh ideas that support our vision of more peaceful, open and inclusive societies.

We were founded in the aftermath of World War II, with the support of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, out of a deep concern that societies can, and indeed do, from time to time, break down, and that young people, especially, can be drawn to extremist or destructive behaviour.

Our founder Amy Buller, the pioneering author of Darkness over Germany, envisioned a place where people would ‘examine the fundamental assumptions’ behind complex challenges facing society, and that remains at the heart of what we do.