A Probus club is a local association of retired and semi-retired professional and business men. The name is an amalgamation of the abbreviation of the words PROfessional and BUSiness. It started in the 1960s and is now a world-wide organisation. Our aim is to provide a regular meeting point for retired professional and business men.
Dorridge Probus Club started in 1975 as Knowle and Dorridge Probus. Increasing numbers lead to Knowle forming their own club, and the two have coexisted amicably ever since.
Venue
After a few changes of venue, since our founding, we now meet at the Copt Heath Golf Club. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month starting at 12 noon for 12.45, with a meal first followed by a talk. Ladies’ Days are held twice a year, and there is an AGM in February.
1220 Warwick Road
Knowle
Solihull
B93 9LN
Programme
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1 March 22 | How to make Money out of Murder! | Sally Jenkins |
| 5 April 22 | Most Secret - Defford Airfield and the story of Airborne Radar | Tim Barney |
| 3 May 22 | Stourbridge Glassmakers, their history and their legacy | Kate Round |
| 7 June 22 | It's what you do that counts - Riding for the Disabled | Donna Jenkins |
| 5 July 22 | The Gloucestershire-Warwickshire Railway | John Mayell |
| 2 August 22 | John Snow and the Broad Street Pump | David Moore |
| 6 September 22 | Transatlantic Liners - Speed and Style | Nigel Metcalfe |
| 4 October 22 | The Great Fire of London - 1666 | Alan Hill |
| 1 November 22 | Gunpowder Plot | Philip Bowen |
| 5 December 22 (Monday) | How the BBC Proms get to your TV screen | Mark Kershaw |
| 10 January 23 | Wonderful World - Africa | Paul Carpenter |
| 7 February 23 | AGM | |
| 7 March 23 | Easy as ABC | Mary Bodfish |
News
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Contact
For further information, please email us at dorridge.probus@gmail.com