Club contact: probusnewmarket@outlook.com
Chairman: John Kiteley
Meetings are held in the Masonic Hall fortnightly at 10.00 for 10.30am
Club History
In 1975 two Rotarians, Eric Simpson and Hector Benson, set about establishing a local Probus Club. An inaugural meeting of the Probus Club of Newmarket was held at the White Hart Hotel on 16th July 1975 – 15 members attended. Currently the club has about 45 members
Hello to all our members.
2021
Meetings postponed due Covid
1st Sept Mike Petty – “Cambridge History”
15th Sept. Charles Garland – “Dads Army – The Nations Favourite Comedy”
6th Oct Lunch at Hall
13th Oct. David Caulfield – “Semi-Professional in the 60’s”
27th Oct, Karl Smith – “The Suffolk Murders”
10th Nov. Steve Teverson – ” Schaben Redoubt – The Cambs Regiment WW1″
24th Nov. Peter Cresswell – “Working to Entertain You” (late change to program)
1st Dec. Christmas Lunch
15th Dec. Christmas Buffet
2022
Jan 5th Jason Middleton – “Gemstones”
Jan 19th Kevin Boardman – “Sioux Indians of the Plains”.
Feb 2nd. Paul Wesley – “Suffolk Search & Rescue”
Feb 16th. Alistair Tulloch (Member) ‘ A Claas of Their Own’
March 2nd. EGM
March 16th. Lunch at Masonic Hall (only – no talk)
April 6th. Wendy Smith – “Wimbledon Line Judge”
April 20th Sophie Newton CWGC ‘Gardening the World’
May 4th Paul Hadfield ‘Underwater World’
May 18th Bobby Jackson ‘Thoroughbred Sales’ TBC
June 1st Platinum Celebration and Lunch – Masonic Hall
June 15th Dr Reg Nicholls ‘Coprolite & Clunch’
July 6th Judith Large ’The Hedgehog Hospital’
July 20th Outside visit – Madingley Hall + optional Lunch
August No Meetings
Aug 17th Lunch at “The 3 Ways, Cowlinge”
Sept 7th Kevin Boardman ‘The Oregon Trail’.
Sept 21st AGM
Oct 5th Steven Beach ‘The Felons of Newmarket’
Oct 19th “The Herveys of Ickworth”
Nov 2nd James Vause ‘ Economics of Nature’
Nov 16th TBC
Dec 7th Xmas Lunch – Heath Court Hotel
Ideas for Outings:
Visit to Duxford
Wyton Heritage Centre and lunch at Dolphin, St Ives
Boat outing Wicken Fen
Boat Trip from Sudbury on River Stour