Three or four times a year, Cumberland Lodge opens its doors to the public for an early evening "conversation" with a guest speaker. Recent guests have included Baroness Butler-Sloss, Hugo Vickers, Lord Gowrie, Sir Roger Bannister, Virginia McKenna and Sir Andrew Motion. The evening is usually chaired by the Principal, Dr Alastair Niven. Admission to a Cumberland Conversation is currently free of charge and the event usually lasts about an hour and a half.
Conversations start at 6.00pm. Tea is available from 5.45pm and a glass of wine offered afterwards.
If you are interested in attending a Cumberland Conversation or have any queries please email jenniferstreek@cumberlandlodge.ac.uk
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Past Cumberland Conversations
2010: 7th September 2010 - Nicholas Clee
12th May 2010 - Philip Jackson
17th February 2010 - Virginia McKenna
2009:
14th September 2009 – Penelope Lively
20th May 2009 – The Revd Canon Roger Royle
15th April 2009 – Mr David Noble and Mr Daniel Pearce-Higgins QC
To listen to a recording of Mr Daniel Pearce-Higgins QC click here >>
2008:
27th November 2008 – Philip Everett
17th September 2008 – Kathryn Jones and Julia Bagguley (Royal Collection)
23rd June 2008 – Baroness Butler-Sloss
12th March 2008 – Major General Sir Sebastian Roberts
2007:
27th November 2007 – Sir Michael Howard
30th October 2007 – Rosemary Shirley (Sitting Ducks)
18th April 2007 – Martin vander Weyer
6th February 2007 – Elizabeth Elvin
2006:
October 2006 – Brigadier John King
September 2006 – Lord Gowrie
June 2006 - Jointly: Abdul Raheem Khan, Lisa Appignanesi, Liam Gearon
February 2006 - Hugo Vickers
2005:
2005-Norman Bettison
2005-Clive Nickolds
2004:
2004 - The Very Revd Michael Mayne
2004 - Sir Roger Bannister
2004- Andrew Motion
