Leeds (Roundhay)

Club contact – Hon Secretary:  roundhayprobusclub@gmail.com

Club website : www.roundhayprobus.club

Meetings: We meet every Monday morning from 10am to 12pm

Talks: On the second Monday of each month we meet in the ground floor Card Room at Roundhay Parochial Hall, 5 Fitzroy Drive, LS8 4AB to enjoy tea/coffee and an entertaining talk by a guest speaker.

Crown Green Bowls: On other Monday mornings between April and September some members bowl together at The Bohemians Bowling Club, Mansion Lane LS82ER. The Bohemians Club annual subscription for 2023/24 is £40, which includes full playing membership and their full programme of bowling and social opportunities. (Bowls to loan)

Snooker: On other Monday mornings from October to March some members play Snooker upstairs in the Parochial Hall. Our players pay £5 annually plus £2 or £3 table time weekly. (Cues to loan)

Lunches: Twice a year we offer members an opportunity to enjoy a local three course lunch which costs about £25 per head. Wives, partners and friends are welcome.

Visits: We occasionally organise visits to local places of interest.

Annual Membership Subscription: is £48 for 2023/24.

Speaker Programme 2023/24: second Monday of each month

January 9th 2023    Graham Read — F1, the greatest show on earth.

February 13th           David Aldred — Scotland, the Northern Coast.

March 13th               Dr Peter Palmer —  Alexander The Great.

April 3rd                   Club AGM

May 15th                  David Sibbald — Great Scottish Entertainers

June 12th                 Brian Hull — Aberford Railway

July 10th                  Eric Jackson — Armistice, how WW1 ended

August  14th            Peter Slater — Do you know who I am ? (sporting memories)

September 11th       Tony Burkitt — Churches of Sir Christopher Wren.

October 9th             Stuart Atkins — My life in music

November 13th        Mel Cook — African Wildlife Bonanza

December 11th        Chris Helme — Memories of Christmas Past

2024

January 8th             Alan Pugh — John Barran, Leeds Clothier and Mayor

February 12th         Graham Read — Electric Cars

March 11th             Eddie Buck — Events that moulded my working life

April 8th                 Club AGM