Henley Men’s Probus Club members meet at Badgemore Park on the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings start with an informal gathering of members (plus visitors) for conversation and coffee/tea from 10:45, with the formal meeting commencing at 11:30, followed by a guest speaker and lunch.
NEXT BRUNCH@BADGEMORE: Our next glorious breakfast jamboree is on the 27th of October 2026! As before, no rules, just turn up around 9.15 a.m. for coffee and thereafter a brunch / fry up of your choice. Enjoy the usual ‘riveting’ conversation. Note to Members: Badgemore Park has been “Cashless” since 1st April 2024 (Note that “cashless” means neither cash nor cheques will be accepted for their lunch, drinks, etc.
Note to Non-members: If you wish to learn more or join our club, please navigate to the “About Us” and “Contact Us” pages on this website.
Topics Planned for our Forthcoming Meetings
- November 10th – Prof Jeffrey Almond – “Vaccines and their Development. Pandemics! What are these microbes that threaten us and was our response to Covid appropriate?”
- January 12th 2027 – Mark Broomfield – “My experiences in DPRK(North Korea) with the Red Cross”. Mark has spent a total of 2 years working and living in Pyongyang, DPRK. Unlike the few closely escorted tourists, he had complete freedom of movement within the city, and regularly travelled outside the city. He will tell of his experiences in a very unusual country which accepts very few western visitors.
- February 9th 2027 – Graham Tremlow – “Art and Design in the Chilterns”. Designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Chilterns has played host to many artists and craftsmen. Graham’s talk will focus on some of the 20th century artists who either made the Chilterns their home or found & inspiration here. Works by artists such as Paul & John Nash, John Piper, Eric Gill, Clare Leighton, E. McKnight Kauffer and the textile designer Marion Dorn will be discussed, and include their contribution to the applied arts in its many forms.
- March 9th 2027 – Alan Fitzgerald – “Subterranean London”. As well as Rivers under London there’s a wealth of different and fascinating structures that people are only vaguely aware of. Ranging from abandoned railway stations, utility tunnels, Defence Citadels, Pedestrian tunnels, Catacombs and of course Roman remains. This presentation compliments my ‘Hidden Rivers’ talk by revealing many of these underground gems of interest.
- April 13th 2027 – David Stiles – “Catching a Russian Spy Ring”. A story of how I as an aircraft engineer help set up secret radio equipment which helped to detect their radio transmissions to Russia and subsequent roundup under arrest. This dramatic story has a twist in the tail from information only received a year ago.
- May 5th 2027 – The PROBUS Club A.G.M
- June 6th 2027 – John Kinory – “My Life and Times as a Film Extra”. John takes part in films, TV dramas and commercials as a supporting artist (‘extra’). His talk is illustrated with many examples, showing what happens from when you arrive in the morning and through what can be a long and demanding day: Wardrobe, hair and makeup. What is life in front of the cameras like? How do you become a film or TV extra? Is it glamorous? Do you get paid? Do they feed you? Do you meet famous film stars?
Previous Meetings
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October 2026 (526)
Henley Men’s Probus held it’s 526th meeting at Badgemore Golf Club on Tuesday, 13 October 2026. The meeting was opened by Chairman Tony Cobb who welcomed all members and asked us all to remember Alan O’Dair who passed away a few weeks ago. Club President Viv Emerson gave a short talk highlighting that Alan had…
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September 2026 (525)
Henley Men’s Probus held it’s 525th meeting at Badgemore Golf Club on Tuesday, 8 September 2026. The meeting was opened by Chairman Tony Cobb who welcomed all members and guests and inducted one new member to the club. He explained that there would be 22 going on the upcoming winery trip including four members of…
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August 2026 (524)
Chairman Tony Cobb welcomed members to the 524th meeting of Henley Probus Club. Following the normal business meeting, the Chairman introduced the guest speaker Professor Dan Remenyi who gave an interesting and informative talk entitled “Griefbots and Memorybots”. Dan explained,with the aid of a detailed slide presentation, how Artificial Intelligene(AI) already plays a role in…
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July 2026 (523)
Chairman Tony Cobb welcomed members to the 523rd meeting of Henley Probus Club. Following a short business meeting, the guest speaker was Janet Widdows, a Volunteer with the Woodland Trust, who gave an interesting and informative talk entitled “What we do, Our Work Woodland Trust”. As an introduction, Janet presented some of the many benefits…
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June 2026 (522)
Chairman Tony Cobb welcomed members to the 522nd meeting of Henley Men’s Probus. Following a brief business meeting President Viv Emerson introduced Joanna Bogle who gave us a fascinating and informative talk entitled The Life and Work of Sue Ryder. Joanna, a seasoned journalist, explained that she was asked to write Sue Ryder’s biography and…
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May 2026 (521)
Henley Mens Probus Club held its 46th Annual General Meeting at Badgemore Park Golf Club on May 12,2026. The AGM focussed on the business issues of the Club; accordingly the meeting did not have its usual usual guest speaker. The meeting reviewed the Club accounts covering the 12 months period up to March 31,2026 and…
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April 2026 (520)
Henley Men’s Probus Club held its 520th meeting at Badgemore Golf Club on April 14th 2026. The meeting was opened by Chairman Tony Cobb, who introduced the guest speaker Jenny Malin who gave a talk/slide presentation titled “A grandmother’s legacy: the memsahibs and the East India Company”, about the life of a memsahib (upper class…
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March 2026 (519)
Henley Men’s Probus held its 519th meeting at Badgemore Golf Club on Tuesday, 10th March 2026. The meeting was opened by Chairman Tony Cobb who introduced the guest speaker Jim Donahue who gave a talk about his latest book entitled “The Thames Valley; Past, Present and Future (A snapshot of English Life)”. Jim, assisted by…
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February 2026 (518)
Paul Whittle presented on the topic of “The Gibraltar Story” A tiny island with so much heritage and history including the Ottoman s siege of 1565 and the much longer siege by the Axis in WW2.
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January 2026 (517)
Henley Men’s Probus held it’s 517th meeting at Badgemore Golf Club on Tuesday, 13 January 2026. The meeting was opened by Chairman Tony Cobb who wished all the members a very Happy New Year. Tony explained that the club outing to the Mill at Sonning to see My Fair Lady had been very successful and…
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November 2025 (515)
After 2 minutes silence for Remembrance Day the Chairman welcomed club members and visitors to the 515th meeting of Henley Probus Club and, following a short business update including reports from the Treasurer and Secretary, the Chairman introduced our guest speaker Sue Remenyi who gave a talk entitled “Bees and Bee Keeping”. Sue, who lives…
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October 2025 (514)
The Chairman welcomed club members and visitors to the 514th meeting of Henley Probus Club and ,following a short business update including reports from the Treasurer and Secretary, there was a minute’s silence while all members reflected on the recent and sudden death of our ex-Chairman Tony Brown. The Chairman then introduced our guest speaker…
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