{"id":1567,"date":"2025-09-30T17:04:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T17:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/painswickprobus.org.uk\/?page_id=1567"},"modified":"2026-03-22T09:10:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T09:10:33","slug":"2026-programme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/painswickprobus.org.uk\/?page_id=1567","title":{"rendered":"2026 Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colour Code KEY:<\/p>\n<p>External Speaker<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Internal Speaker<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Probus Event<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 1804px;\" border=\"5\" width=\"460\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"110\" height=\"41\">Thurs 8 Jan 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"110\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Alexander Norman<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">Captain\u00a0 de Havilland&#8217;s Moth<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"110\" height=\"41\">Thurs 15 Jan 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"110\">postponed<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">1900 for 1930<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"37\">Thurs 22 Jan 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\">Kate Peake<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">Wye Valley Aerial Tour<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"38\">Thurs 5 Feb 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\">Gil Gibbons<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">The Treasures of Hereford Cathedral<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"39\">Thurs 19 Feb 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">Diana Humphrey and Fred Ward<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\">\u00a0The Stars and Songs of the Old Time Music Hall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"39\">Thurs 5 Mar 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\">Megan Bick<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">Central Asia -a melting\u00a0 pot or divided region?<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\">A snapshot of the five central Asian countries- the Stans. Their history, society and futures.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"39\">Thurs 19 Mar 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\">John\u00a0 Gillham<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">Malvern radar and technology history Society<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\">Boffins come to Malvern.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The top secret radar establishment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"37\">Thurs 2 Apr 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\">Sir Alistair McDuff<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">Murder cases to die for<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"39\">Thurs 16 Apr 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\">Angela Dunsby<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">John Moore Museum, Tewkesbury<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\">History of deadliest deaths<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"37\">Thurs 7 May 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\">Mark Ross<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">Introducing AI<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"37\">Thurs 21 May 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\">Martin Robins<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">Sir George Dowty and The Dowty Group<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\">Founded in 1935 in Cheltenham.\u00a0 A key British Aerospace manufacturer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"39\">Thurs 4 Jun 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\">Douglas Butler<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">Mutiny on the Bounty<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"37\">Thurs 18 Jun 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Afternoon Visit &amp; Tour of Cheltenham College<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"37\">Thurs 2 Jul 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\">Stephen Aiano<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">&#8220;What it says in the Qur&#8217;an&#8221;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"37\">Thurs 16 Jul 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\">Dr Tim Brain<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">Retired Gloucestershire Chief Constable<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\">The Cuban Missile Crisis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"37\">Wed 29 Jul 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Summer Garden Party<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">Lower Greenhouse, Greenhouse Lane, Painswick GL6 6SE<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\">Canapes, Conversation and Wine.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"37\">Thurs 3 Sep 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\">Kate Peake<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">The A417 &#8220;Missing Link&#8221;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"37\">Thurs 17 Sep 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\">Jamie Tabor<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">Probus Club Member<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\">The Battle of Arnhem<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"37\">Thurs 1 Oct 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\">Alexander Norman<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">Probus Club Member<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\">Early Aviators and Painswick connections<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"37\">Thurs 15 Oct 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"37\">Thurs 5 Nov 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\">Mike Bottomley<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">Edith Cavell<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"37\">Thurs 19 Nov 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\">Richard Aylward<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">The Death of British Humour?<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"37\">Thurs 3 Dec\u00a0 2026<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\">Christmas Dinner<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"37\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"37\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"39\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Jan 2027<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Skittles<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"39\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"39\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"39\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\" height=\"39\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"141\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"109\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"205\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colour Code KEY: External Speaker Internal Speaker Probus Event Thurs 8 Jan 2026 Alexander Norman Captain\u00a0 de Havilland&#8217;s Moth Thurs 15 Jan 2026 postponed &nbsp; 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