Programmes

Business Programmes

Meeting Details:
Most lunch meetings start at 11.30 am for the speaker and 12.30 pm for 1.00 pm lunch and are held on the second Tuesday of most months at
Test Valley Golf Club  Micheldever Road   Overton  RG25 3DS   Tel: 01256 771737

Dress Code: Members are expected to wear a Jacket and Tie for business meetings.
Probus Club ties are available £12.50

2026
9th June	Tues	11.00 am for 11.30 am 46th Annual General Meeting 12.30 pm for 1.00 pm Lunch
14th July	Tues	11.30 am America is Lost! Dr Stephen Goss 12.30 pm for 1.00 pm lunch Guest of Honour the Mayor Cllr Jacky Tustain
11th August	Tues	Summer Pub Lunch Barton’s Mill Old Basing 12.00 noon onwards
8th September	Tues	11.30 am Charles Darwin Ian Worley 12.30 pm for 1.00 pm lunch
13th October	Tues	11.30 am The Garden Implement that saved a crashed pilot’s life David Stiles 12.30 pm for 1.00 pm lunch
10th November		11.30 am Sinking the Bismark Rhydian Vaughan MBE 12.30 pm for 1.00 pm lunch
December	TBA	Christmas Lunch with wives/partners  Venue TBA 12.00 pm for 1.00 pm Lunch
2027
12th January	Tues	11.30am Papua New Guinea – aviation, the gold rush & WW2 Stephen Thair 12.30 pm for 1.00 pm lunch
9th February	Tues	11.30 am A Canadian Pilot’s Grave in Antwerp Chris Perkins MVO 12.30 pm for 1.00 pm Lunch
9th March	Tues	11.30 am Motoring through the decades 1945-59 Nigel Thorley 12.30pm for 1.00 pm lunch
13th April	Tues	11.30 am A Study in Sherlock Dr Stephen Goss 12.30 pm for 1.00 pm Lunch
11th May	Tues	12.30 pm for 1.00 pm Ladies Spring Lunch Venue TBA President of Ladies Probus as Guest of Honour
8th June	Tues	11.00 am for 11.30 am 47th Annual General Meeting 12.30 pm for 1.00 pm lunch
15th July	Tues	11.00 am Adventures in Information Technology Michael Luck 12.30 pm for 1.00 pm lunch
		The Executive Committee will meet on the third Tuesday of most months via Teams

Social Programmes

Our social programmes usually include our wives/partners. The following list shows what is planned for the current Probus year.

Outside trips usually try to take place on the fourth Thursday of most months. Until such time as trips are firmed up, it is anticipated that we shall continue with having a social drink/lunch at the Queen’s College Arms at Pamber End on the Aldermaston Road at 12.00 noon on the fourth Thursday of a month. Notice of outside trips will be given as soon as possible and this site will be amended with their basic details.

This part of the website will be updated accordingly.

2026
18th June	Thurs	Self drive visit to Bovington tank Museum
25th June	Thurs	Social Drink/Lunch with wives/partners 12 noon Queen’s College Arms
23rd July	Thurs	Social Drink/Lunch with wives/partners 12.00 noon Queen’s College Arms
11th August	Tues	Summer Pub Lunch Barton’s Mill Old Basing  with wives/partners 12.00 noon onwards
27th August	Thurs	Social Drink/Lunch with wives/partners 12.00 noon Queen’s College Arms
24th September	Thurs	Social Drink/Lunch with wives/partners 12 noon Queens College Arms
22nd October	Thurs	Social Drink/Lunch with wives/partners 12.00 noon Queen’s College Arms
26th November	Thurs	Social Drink/Lunch with wives/partners 12.00 noon Queen’s College Arms
December TBA	Tues	Christmas Lunch with wives/partners Venue TBA 12.00 pm for 1.00 pm lunch
2027
28th January	Thurs	Social Drink/Lunch with wives/partners 12.00 noon Queen’s College Arms
25th February	Thurs	Social Drink/Lunch with wives/partners 12.00 noon Queen’s College Arms
25th March	Thurs	Social Drink/Lunch with wives/partners 12.00 noon Queen’s College Arms
22ndApril	Thurs	Social Drink/Lunch with wives/partners 12.00 noon Queen’s College Arms
11th May	Tues	12.30 pm for 1.00 pm Ladies Spring Lunch Venue TBA President of Ladies Probus as Guest of Honour
27th May	Thurs	Social Drink/Lunch with wives/partners 12.00 noon Queen’s College Arms
24th June	Thurs	Social Drink/Lunch with wives/partners 12 noon Queen’s College Arms

Dates TBA for possible trips to Lasham Heritage Gliding Trust,Brooklands Avaiation Museum, Newbury Racecourse, RNLI Calshot return visit & Greenwich Observatory