PROBUS CLUB OF KINGSTON UPON
THAMES
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Message from our President: John Metzner Welcome to our Website. It serves to inform members of current
activities and provide information to potential new members. Membership is
open to retired or partially retired professional and businessmen. Hence the
name “Probus”. There are about 5000 Probus Clubs world-wide with over 300,000 members. We are
independent of each other. We are looking for more
members so if you would like to consider joining us, come as a guest, you
will be made welcome. To contact us: double click on our Committee link below
or come as a guest of any other member. At our January we were
treated to an enthusiastic talk by Neil Arnold who has specialised in
researching big cats that inhabit our southern counties urban areas |
Our
activities consist of two parts:
1.
A monthly
meeting every second Tuesday of the month at the Hotel Antoinette, Kingston
upon Thames, consisting of half an hour in the bar (commencing at 12:15 p.m.),
then luncheon followed by a speaker on a topic of mutual interest.
Next luncheon: 9th
February – Speaker – John Hargreaves –“Travelling with my Globe”
2 Outings
between monthly meetings to places of interest to members and wives: theatres,
museums, sporting venues, stately homes, rambles etc.
Next outings:
25th February
2010 – A guided tour of the British Library’s first ever
photographic exhibition illustrating progress in the 19th Century.
May 2010 – We plan
to join another group on a visit to Bletchley Park where enemy codes were
broken by using the Enigma machines. Bookings will be taken shortly when the
number of places available will be known.
Another
ramble is planned, led by John Kelly. Details are expected at our February
Luncheon
A group
of member’s wives and widows meet monthly for coffee at a local restaurant, and
join us at our Ladies’ Luncheons held in June and December each year. Wives,
widows and partners join us on our outings. The Ladies Coffee Meetings
activities are arranged by Marilyn Jennings.