Become a Friend of Cumberland Lodge

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1 Become a Friend of Cumberland Lodge This place is beautiful... What adds greater beauty and charm to the place is its dedication to academic excellence and its service to education and society. Student visitor, 2013

2 A message from Baroness Usha Prashar of Runnymede Please join me and become a Friend of Cumberland Lodge. Cumberland Lodge has an unparalleled role in higher education, and is a unique place where interesting and important events take place. The Friends of Cumberland Lodge has been established to create a community of those who value the Lodge and want to be involved in its activities and support its development, particularly its student scholarship and bursary schemes. Please join me in helping Cumberland Lodge by becoming a Friend. Best wishes Patron of the Friends of Cumberland Lodge

3 Benefits of membership By becoming a Friend of Cumberland Lodge you will receive: Priority booking for some Cumberland Lodge events.* Invitations to exclusive members only social and cultural events. Private visits to prestigious venues associated with the Lodge. A quarterly newsletter to keep you up to date with what s happening at Cumberland Lodge. Advance information about Cumberland Lodge events, including forthcoming conferences, lectures, art exhibitions and conversations. A lapel badge, featuring the new Cumberland Lodge logo. * Please note that priority booking does not guarantee a place if an event is over-subscribed. Cumberland Lodge reserves the right to vary the benefits of this scheme from time to time, having given due warning, in writing, to all members.

4 How your membership will help By becoming a Friend, your subscription will help provide bursaries to enable students with limited financial means to attend conferences at Cumberland Lodge, and will be used to develop two scholarship schemes introduced in Cumberland Lodge Scholarships offer a unique opportunity for postgraduate students studying at universities across the UK to be involved in Cumberland Lodge s conference programme and to receive training and mentoring to help them put their studies to use for the betterment of society. The Amy Buller PhD Scholarship, named after the founder of the charity based at Cumberland Lodge, is a joint project with Royal Holloway, University of London. The scholar will help host student study retreats at Cumberland Lodge while working on a PhD on a subject in keeping with the Lodge s ethos. A message from a Cumberland Lodge Scholar Adelina Gavrila is one of the first six Cumberland Lodge Scholars, selected from 223 applicants from universities across the UK. The Cumberland Scholarship offers an amazing platform for exchanging ideas and for initiating debates, by bringing together leading thinkers on social and ethical matters. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to take part and I am really looking forward to starting my work as a scholar. Adelina is studying for a PhD at Leicester University, having graduated in Biological Sciences at Coventry University, and her research is seeking to find a more effective treatment for people suffering from severe asthma than is currently available. Adelina has also worked as a volunteer for the Red Cross, in schools to help underachieving children raise their academic performance, and gives public talks on her research through the Leicester Adult Education College.

5 Serving education and s ociety Cumberland Lodge is committed to serving education and society through its cross-disciplinary conferences and other events. Involving students in discussions with senior academics and people in public life is an important aspect of our activities, as we seek to foster the next generation of leaders and academics. Some recent examples of our events are: Social Determinants of Health: Inequalities, research gaps and best practice Residential conference, 2014 Future Automobility: Does the car have a sustainable and ethical future? Colloquium for early career researchers, 2014 Life Beyond the PhD Annual conference for doctoral students studying in the UK Living in Squeezed Britain: Attitudes to wealth and economic inequality in the new age of austerity Residential conference, 2012 A Crisis for Youth?: Employment, education, political voice Residential conference, 2013 Commonwealth and International Students Christmas Conference Held every year since 1947

6 Subscription rates Individual minimum 35 per year Joint (living at the same address) minimum 50 per year Institutional (e.g. university department) minimum 50 per year* Student minimum 10 per year** * Institutional membership requires a named contact, who can nominate another person from the institution to attend events. ** Student membership is available for a maximum of 3 years. Gift Aid If you are a UK income tax payer, you can increase the value of your subscription by 25 per cent by allowing Cumberland Lodge to claim Gift Aid on your membership fee. Details are on the application form. How to join Please take the completed application form to the reception desk at Cumberland Lodge, or send to: Friends of Cumberland Lodge Cumberland Lodge The Great Park Windsor SL4 2HP Giving to Cumberland Lodge If you wish to increase your subscription by making a donation to Cumberland Lodge, we would be glad to hear from you. There are opportunities to contribute to projects to enhance the Lodge s facilities, and donors will be acknowledged appropriately. Please contact the Principal for further information.

7 Application form (please use block capitals) Type of membership (please tick): Individual minimum 35 per year Student minimum 10 per year Joint (living at the same address) minimum 50 per year Institutional (e.g. university department) minimum 50 per year Title:... First name(s):... Surname:... Details of second person (for joint membership): Title:... First name(s):... Surname:... Name of institution (for institutional membership):... Named contact (for institutional membership):... Full home (or institutional) address: Postcode:... Daytime Telephone number:... address:... Please tick one box: I/we would like to receive information by or by post Please note that for student members, information will be sent by only. Payment method (please tick) I would like to pay by Direct Debit (Please fill in form on back page) I enclose a cheque for... made payable to Cumberland Lodge I would like to pay by Bank Transfer. Our bank details are: Bank: HSBC Sort Code: Account Number: Gift Aid declaration (please sign below if you wish Cumberland Lodge to claim Gift Aid) Please treat my subscription as a Gift Aid donation. I confirm I have paid, or will pay, an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax for the current tax year (6 April to 5 April) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that all charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) that I donate to will reclaim on my gifts for the current tax year. I understand that other taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify. I understand the charity will reclaim 25p of tax on every 1 that I have given. Signature... Membership Secretary: Jennifer Streek Friends of Cumberland Lodge Cumberland Lodge The Great Park Windsor SL4 2HP friends@cumberlandlodge.ac.uk Registered charity number

8 Cumberland Lodge Please fill in the whole form including official use box using a ball point pen and send it to: Friends of Cumberland Lodge Cumberland Lodge The Great Park Windsor Berkshire SL4 2HP Instruction to your bank or building society to pay by Direct Debit FOR CUMBERLAND LODGE OFFICIAL USE ONLY This is not part of the instruction to your bank or building society. Name(s) of account holder(s) Bank/building society account number Branch sort code Name and full postal address of your bank or building society To: The Manager Bank/building society Instruction to your bank or building society Please pay Cumberland Lodge Direct Debits from the account detailed in this Instruction subject to the safeguards assured by the Direct Debit Guarantee. I understand that this Instruction may remain with Cumberland Lodge and, if so, details will be passed electronically to my bank/building society. Address Signature(s) Postcode Date Reference Banks and building societies may not accept Direct Debit Instructions for some types of account DDl1 This guarantee should be detached and retained by the payer The Direct Debit Guarantee This Guarantee is offered by all banks and building societies that accept instructions to pay Direct Debits If there are any changes to the amount, date or frequency of your Direct Debit Cumberland Lodge will notify you ten working days in advance of your account being debited or as otherwise agreed. If you request Cumberland Lodge to collect a payment, confirmation of the amount and date will be given to you at the time of the request. If an error is made in the payment of your Direct Debit, by Cumberland Lodge or your bank or building society, you are entitled to a full and immediate refund of the amount paid from your bank or building society If you receive a refund you are not entitled to, you must pay it back when Cumberland Lodge asks you to You can cancel a Direct Debit at any time by simply contacting your bank or building society. Written confirmation may be required. Please also notify us.