Category: Previous Meetings
September 2023
The 489th meeting of Henley Probus Club was held at Badgemore Park on Tuesday, 12 September 2023. The chairman briefed the club on the social events that were in the planning stage to include an outing to the Mill at Sonning in January and a visit to the Medical History Museum at the Royal Berkshire…
August 2023
The 488th Meeting of Henley Probus Club was held at Badgemore Park on August 8, 2023. The Chairman and Treasurer summarised the current status of the club membership and the financial and charity status. This month’s guest speaker was Mike Willoughby who talked about “Remembering the Men of Henley-on-Thames who died in two World Wars”.…
June 2023
The 486th Meeting of Henley Men’s Probus Club was held at Badgemore Park on June 13th, 2023. This month’s guest speaker was Mike Payne who spoke about ‘A History of the Pinewood Studios’. The studio is located near Denham in Bucks, and was built in the former gardens of Hetherden Hall, but now extended well…
May 2023 AGM
The 43rd Annual General Meeting and the 485th Meeting of Henley Probus Club was held at Badgemore Park on May 9, 2023. The Chairman circulated his annual report and emphasised that, as we move forward, a key issue for the incoming Chairman and his committee. would be to fill the vacant positions of Vice Chairman…
April 2023
The 484th Meeting was held at Badgemore Park on the 11th April 2023. The guest speaker this month was Professor Dan Remenyi, who gave a fascinating presentation on “What will the AI-Chatbot really do for us? Making sense of New Technology”. Dan explained that a Chatbot refers to a computer system which communicates in everyday…
March 2023
The 483rd Meeting was held at Badgemore Park on the 14th February 2023. The guest speaker this month was John Brearley, who gave a presentation on The Great Exhibition of 1851 and the Arts & Crafts Movement. The backdrop of the Exhibition was the UK, then with a population of some 16 million people which…
February 2023
The 482nd Meeting was held at Badgemore Park on the 14th February 2023. The Chairman welcomed the guest speaker and visiting guests to the meeting, and reports were provided to the meeting by the Chairman, Treasurer and Fellowship Secretary. The guest speaker was Patrick Heathcote Amery who is Production Director of the Nettlebed Creamery, based…
January 2023
The 481st Meeting was held at Badgemore Park on 10th January 2023. The Chairman welcomed the guest speaker and visiting guests to the meeting. Reports were provided to the meeting by the Chairman, Treasurer and Fellowship Secretary. The guest speaker was Michaela Clarke of the Henley Herald: The Chairman thanked Michaela for the presentation which…
December 2022
The 480th Meeting was held at Badgemore Park on 13th December 2022 and comprised a delicious Christmas Lunch, enjoyed by members, their spouses, partners and guests.
November 2022
The 479th Meeting was held at Badgemore Park on 8th November 2022. The Chairman welcomed everyone and then announced that Peter Stone has been appointed Vice Chairman of the Club. Two recent new members (Nigel Balchin and David Bullock) gave short presentations to introduce themselves, with their background, career and various interests. Minutes:
