Programme 2024

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External Speaker
Internal Speaker
Probus Event
Other events

Date Speaker or Event Speaker -Host, & Reporter
 Subject
 Thursday

11 Jan 2024

Basil Butler Henry Life & Times of Basil Butler
Thursday

18 Jan 2024

1900 for 1930

Skittles v Yew Trees WI
Thursday

25 Jan 2024

 

Leslie Hatcher

 

Henry What was wrong with the BAC Lightning ?

(An ex-RAF pilot’s view of this amazing aircraft)

Thursday

15 Feb 2024

Paul Murphy The Amazing Life of Charlie Chaplin Pt 2

 

Thursday

29 Feb 2024

 

Nigel & Alexandra Lloyd-Jones

 

Driving Safely in Winter
Thursday

21 Mar 2024

Lindsey Johnson Reducing the Risk of Falls

 

29 Mar – 1 Apr Easter N/A
Wednesday 10 Apr Chris Witts Life on the Severn
Thursday 25 Apr 2024

 

Andy Meller

 

John Neville Maskelyn – Gloucestershire’s Master of Magic & Mystery
Wednesday 8 May 2024 Martin Gower

(Former board member of 2 NHS trusts 2009 – 2020)

 The NHS – A Jewel in the Crown…. or a Patient in need of therapy?
Thursday 23 May 2024 Jack Boskett Royal Photographer

(Joint meeting with ladies + finger buffet)

Buy own bottles at bar

Thurs 6 Jun 2024 John Gayler The Crown Jewels
Friday 14 Jun 2024 Outing – 3 Counties Show Malvern
Thursday      20 Jun 2024 Colonel Tony Singer OBE The iPhone – its practicality for “Us Oldies”
Thursday       4 Jul 2024 Peter Ashburner Antiques & Autioneering
Thursday

18 Jul 2024

Gerald South Throwing Light on Light
Summer Break
Thursday

5 Sep 2024

Sir Alistair McDuff TBA
Thursday

19 Sep 2024

Mike Bottomley Al Bowlly, the first British pop star
Thursday

3 Oct 2024

 

 

Thursday

17 Oct 2024

Thursday

31 Oct 2024

 

 

Thursday

14 Nov (or 13th)

AGM TBC
Thursday    28 Nov 2024
Wednesday 11 Dec 2024 Christmas Dinner
Winter Break
Thurs 9 Jan 2025
Thursday

18 Jan 2025

Skittles

TBC

Probus v Yew Trees WI