Probus Club of Henley-on-Thames

10/07/2025

Probus members socialise over brunch at Badgemore Park

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03/06/2025

A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: BRUNCH@BADGEMORE

Mike has announced that a breakfast has been organised at Badgemore Golf Club on 24th June starting at 0915 hrs.

23/01/2025

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15/01/2025

PROBUS LECTURE DAY (505) - January 2025

Chairman Tony Brown welcomed club members to the 505th meeting of Henley Probus Club and, following a short business update including a report from the Treasurer, the Chairman introduced John Brearley who gave a talk, assisted by a slide presentation, about Medieval England.

John talked about the period 11th to the 13th century (the Medieval Period) and he started his talk by reminding the audience of the lasting legacy left by the Romans in respect of the infrastructure created by them in England in c. 300 BC.

In the 11th century William the Conqueror invaded England and proceeded to allocate land to nobles who utilised the land by introducing farming as a ‘profession’ ;the Normans who came to England with William were skilled builders and they commenced with the construction of sophisticated buildings (such as St Paul’s Cathedral and the Palace of Westminster), castles across England (3 in London), and churches/monasteries throughout the country.

The original buildings were constructed in stone but in time wood(oak) became the prime material for building construction; John’s slides showed a number of such buildings across the country. During this period, the technological and agricultural innovations allowed trade to flourish and was the period that was the start of apprenticeships and guilds which led to further economic growth.

The talk concluded with questions from the audience followed by a very warm message of thanks and appreciation from Club members.

05/01/2025

BRUNCH@BADGEMORE: Dear Fellow Members, why not start the New Year in REAL STYLE

A Breakfast gathering has been arranged for Tuesday 21st of January at Badgemore.

The usual routine meeting around 9.30a.m.for coffee and thereafter breakfast of your choice with your Club Chums.

See you there - Mike Spong

25/10/2024

NEXT BRUNCH@BADGEMORE - NOVEMBER 19th

Good news Lads. Another Breakfast get together has been arranged for Tuesday the 19th of November at Badgemore.

Usual drill, meet at around 9.30am for coffee and then enjoy an English Fry Up!

16/10/2024

PROBUS LECTURE: OCTOBER 15th 2024 - Nigel (Gin) Balchin presented a talk on Humanoid Robotics "When will we all get one?"

For more information, click here: https://www.henleyherald.com/2024/10/16/probus-talk-general-purpose-robotics/

16/10/2024

PROBUS IN THE PRESS: OCTOBER 2024 - Nigel (Gin) Balchin presented a talk on Humanoid Robotics "When will we all get one?"

Probus Talk - General Purpose Robotics https://www.henleyherald.com/2024/10/16/probus-talk-general-purpose-robotics/

26/09/2024

BRUNCH@BADGEMORE

16 members turned out this month to enjoy a delicious brunch at Badgemore Park.

16/09/2024

Reminder: Brunch@Badgemore on Tuesday!:

Another Breakfast get together has been arranged for Tuesday the 17th of September @ Badgemore Park Clubhouse.

As usual no formalities just turn up around 9.30a.m. for Coffee.

Enjoy a spirited conversation over a good meal.

10/09/2024

LECTURE SEPTEMBER 2024: Looking for oil in Papua New Guinea

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 numbers of different people and the country is famous for having as many local languages as the rest of the world put together, so distributing the revenues is just one of the many challenges unique to the country.

Simply getting around was a problem so, in the absence of roads or rail, river craft of all shapes and sizes, and helicopters became the norm.

A marvellous story that was very well received by all members attending.