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November 2023 (503)
The guest speaker this month was Chris Nash, who spoke about The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). Chris is a CWGC volunteer and shared his extensive knowledge of War Grave sites around the world, in the UK and even locally within South Oxfordshire. The talk covered the origins of the CWGC and it was a…
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October 2024 (502)
Chairman Tony Brown welcomed club members to the 502nd meeting of Henley Probus and following a short business update, including a report from the Treasurer. The speaker this month was Nigel Balchin, a member of Henley Men’s Probus Club, who was filling in for a speaker who had contracted covid. The topic which Nigel covered…
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September 2024 (501)
This month, Tilden Mckean provided members with the fascinating story and humorous anecdotes from his adventures in Papua New Guinea. Tilden encountered high temperatures, high humidity, leaches, jungle … you name it, he faced it. All to find the rich hydrocarbon reserves that are now synonymous with the island. The land is owned by huge…
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500th Meeting Celebration
On the 13th August 2024 the Men’s Probus Club of Henley-on-Thames, which started back in 1978, celebrated its 500th monthly meeting on the banks of the river Thames, in glorious sunshine. The venue selected was the Henley Business School in its delightful grounds, Greenlands, which many will know lies along the river on the A4155,…
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July 2024 (499)
Chairman Tony Brown welcomed club members to the 499th meeting of Henley Probus and briefed the meeting on the plans for the celebration of our 500th meeting, scheduled for August 13th. Following a short business update, including a report from the Treasurer. This month’s guest speaker was Janine Kilroe, who gave a very interesting and…
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June 2024 (498)
Chairman Tony Brown welcomed club members to the 498th meeting of Henley Men’s Probus Club and briefed us on the plans for the celebration of our 500th meeting in August. This month’s guest speaker, Luke S Degan, gave a very interesting and enlightening illustrated talk on the East India Company – The Greatest Organisation. Luke…
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May 2024 (AGM)
The meeting in May 2024 was the 497th meeting of Henley Men’s PROBUS Club and was its 44th Annual General Meeting. The Chairman opened the meeting and welcomed everyone to the AGM. Peter Stone thanked the committee for all their support through the year, including Viv Emerson for taking on the role of speaker secretary,…
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April 2024 (496)
The 496th meeting of Henley Men’s Probus Club was held at Badgemore Park Golf Club on Tuesday 9th March2024. The Chairman opened the 496th Henley Probus meeting and welcomed our newest member, Geoff Spurrier, to the club and then he introduced our guest speaker , newest member, Geoff Spurrier, to the club. The Chairman then…
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March 2024 (495)
The 495th meeting of the Club was held at Badgemore Park Golf Club on Tuesday 12th March2024. The Chairman introduced 1 new member to the Club; the Chairman also confirmed that arrangements have now been finalised for the Club’s 500th meeting on August 13th and this will be held at the Henley business School, Greenlands.…
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February 2024 (494)
The 494th meeting of the Club was held at Badgemore Park Golf Club on Tuesday 13th February 2024. The Chairman introduced 1 new member to the Club and welcomed 2 visitors to the meeting; the Chairman also confirmed that arrangements have now been finalised for the Club’s 500th meeting in August. The Treasurer updated the…
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January 2024 (493)
The 493rd meeting of Henley Probus Club was held at Badgemore Park on Tuesday, 9th January 2024. The Chairman bid everyone best wishes for 2024 and then welcomed 3 visitors to the meeting. The Treasurer updated the members on the Club’s finances at end 2023. This was followed by updates on the forthcoming Social events…
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November 2023 (491)
The 491st meeting of Henley Probus Club was held at Badgemore Park on Tuesday, 14th November 2023. This month’s guest speaker was Graham Twemlow, a decorative arts historian who presented a talk entitled “Your Country Needs You – Propaganda Posters of WWI and WWII”. Graham’s extensive materials presented many of the colourful posters used during…
