Not only is it a privilege to be Chairman of our Club but it is also a great challenge. The chair I have inherited has been well looked after by previous incumbents, the latest of whom was our President, Ron Mycock. And so the responsibility sits more easily. As in previous years, the first six…
As the time comes for me to hand on the chairmanship to Mike Foers, I wish to thank Keith Hamilton, Mike Weston, Gerald Frizelle, the committee and members for their support during the year. It has been a busy year with interesting visits and enjoyable summer and Christmas lunches. Thanks to Peter Fells for arranging…
The club holds a coffee morning on the second Thursday of each month. These are very informal gatherings and provide a good opportunity for members to socialise and catch up on everyone’s news and get early warning of future club activities. For new and potential members it is a very good way to get to know everyone and learn…
This is our Probus Stand at the Older Peoples Day. It was an event held on 19th October 2016 at the St Albans Arena when 34 stands exhibited a variety of activities of interest to the Older Person. We had a number of prospective new members.
On the 23rd November 2016 a number of the club’s ramblers took part in a guided walk along the Alban Way. The walk was organised by the Countryside Management Service as part of the Sustainable St Albans Week. During the three mile walk the guides gave an account of the history of the old railway…
CHAIRMAN’S REVIEW I was surprised and honoured to be asked to serve as your Chairman for the coming twelve months. I will work hard to try to match the standards set by my predecessors. Our Club is both busy and proactive and thanks are offered to the Committee and to the Events Group for their…
The holiday’s base was the 3 star Best Western Valley Hotel, once the home of a local ceramics magnate whose tiles from his factory still decorate the hotel’s interior. It’s restaurant was very popular with our members. An interesting itinerary of visits was arranged by our agent Steve Mitchell, starting with the Royal Worcester Museum…
At the club’s AGM in April 2016, Ron Mycock was appointed the club’s Chairman for the forthcoming year. He takes over from Ken Hatter who becomes the club’s President. Ron’s first act was to announce that the monthly lunch raffles would now be free to members who attend. He then went on to give a…
CHAIRMAN’S REVIEW The time is approaching for me to hand over my role as chairman. I cannot believe that this year has passed so quickly. When I was first approached to take on the role it came as a great surprise and initially I was doubtful that I could do it justice and expressed my…
On Thursday 10th December 2015 over 90 club members, wives and widows attended the club’s first Christmas lunch to be held at the Verulam Golf Club. Everyone was greeted on arrival by the club’s Chairman, Ken Hatter and the club’s President, Jim Walker together with their wives. After a two year gap, Father Christmas was…