A short History of G&S Probus Club
The Club was founded in December 1976 by Brigadier J M Leese, P F Skottowe & C E Denham
The inaugural meeting was held at Ye Miller of Mansfield Hotel on 6th December 1976 at which it was decided to:
The Secretary was G. E A Rice
The Treasurer was C E Denham
Committee members were: Colonel Fawcet, S A Gregory & JHK Leanne
The inaugural meeting was held at Ye Miller of Mansfield Hotel on 6th December 1976 at which it was decided to:
- Meet approximately once a month.
- Hold an annual luncheon or dinner
- Have outings to places of interest
- To invite wives to some events
- Be non sectarian & non political
- Have an annual membership fee of £1
The Secretary was G. E A Rice
The Treasurer was C E Denham
Committee members were: Colonel Fawcet, S A Gregory & JHK Leanne
In the first few months the membership grew rapidly from 31 in February to 48 by November 1977
The committee decided to cap the number of members at 50 in May 1977
Meetings continued at Ye Miller of Mansfield until January 1982 when there was a falling out with Peter Bryan of The Miller resulting in the AGM on 6th January being held at The Queens Arms. The meeting on 3rd February 1982 was also held at The Queens Arms.
The club moved to The Bull at Streatley in March 1982 and remained there until the 98th meeting on 1st October 1986.
The Bull was to have major alterations making the room unsuitable for future meetings.
There were no lunches served after the meetings at this time.
The 99th meeting was held at Goring & Streatley Golf Club on 18th November 1986.
The club has met there ever since - that is until COVID-19 struck in March 2020.
April, May and June meetings were not held.
From July 2020 until August 2021 meetings were held using Zoom
August 2021 meeting held at the Shillingford Bridge Hotel
The Club returned to Goring & Streatley Golf Club from September 2021
The committee decided to cap the number of members at 50 in May 1977
Meetings continued at Ye Miller of Mansfield until January 1982 when there was a falling out with Peter Bryan of The Miller resulting in the AGM on 6th January being held at The Queens Arms. The meeting on 3rd February 1982 was also held at The Queens Arms.
The club moved to The Bull at Streatley in March 1982 and remained there until the 98th meeting on 1st October 1986.
The Bull was to have major alterations making the room unsuitable for future meetings.
There were no lunches served after the meetings at this time.
The 99th meeting was held at Goring & Streatley Golf Club on 18th November 1986.
The club has met there ever since - that is until COVID-19 struck in March 2020.
April, May and June meetings were not held.
From July 2020 until August 2021 meetings were held using Zoom
August 2021 meeting held at the Shillingford Bridge Hotel
The Club returned to Goring & Streatley Golf Club from September 2021
Timeline
- December 1976 - Club Founded with Ye Miller of Mansfield as the venue
- January 1982 - Temporary move to The Queens Arms
- March 1982 - Move to The Bull at Streatley
- November 1986 - Move to Goring & Streatley Golf Club
- May 2000 - Goring Gap Probus Club conceived
- July 2000 - Goring Gap Probus Club formally founded releasing 11 from G&S Probus waiting list
- June 2001 - First edition of Probity published
- November 2002 - Monthly Club Lunches introduced
- April 2020 - Meetings suspended due to Covid-19
- July 2020 - Virtual meetings began
- August 2021 - First physical meeting for 17 months held at The Shillingford Bridge Hotel
- September 2021 - Return to Goring & Streatley Golf Club
- August 2022 - We celebrate our 500th meeting with a five hour Thames River Cruise for over 100 people
2012 Committee with Prof Ron Bullough as Chairman
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The 2012 Committee
Standing: David Wilkins, Kerry Harding, Allan Breen, John Turner (Sec), Alastaire Milne, Stuart Brown, George Jamieson. Seated: Robert Stetterfield, Prof Ron Bullough (Chair), Preston Bemis |
2020 & 2021 Committee at the Beetle & Wedge Chairman's lunch
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The 2020 & 2021 Committee
Standing: Andy Richards (Talks), Alan Matthews (Vice Chair), John Gray, Roger Wood. Seated: Trevor Jackson (Treasurer), John Boler (Probity), Bernard Novell (Secretary), Preston Bemis (Chairman), Gordon Wotherspoon (Trips) |
