Within the College of St George the Dean and Canons support St. George's House as part of their mission to the wider world. The House was established in 1966 in a handsome 17th century building within the walls of Windsor Castle. The then Dean of Windsor, The Right Reverend Robin Woods, and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh had the vision to use it to create a centre for Consultations and Clergy Courses where in the words of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh "men and women from widely differing backgrounds and experience can attempt to diagnose the failings of our society under the pressures of contemporary conditions and grope for cures."

Consultations, attendance at which is by invitation, are expected to have the following features:

• They should bring together people in positions of leadership
  
  
• They should bring together those who otherwise might not meet.
  
  
• They should discuss issues of immediate social concern.

They should endeavour to make the world a better place.

A key requirement of the House is that participants at consultations, which take place under Chatham House Rules, should be prepared to change their minds.

The Clergy Courses were part of the founding vision for St. George's House. They aim to give the clergy an opportunity to withdraw from their normal duties to reflect on the role of the church - and of their own ministry - in a changing world. They are both ecumenical and international.

To find out more about the work of St George's House visit www.stgeorgeshouse.org