Coffee Morning at Church Hall – Saturday 9th November 2024
Crime & Punishment – Wednesday 13th November 2024
The Probus Club of Meltham, founded in February 1975, is open to men who are retired or semi-retired.
Membership is £20 per annum (pro rata if joining part way through the year), with a £5 joining fee. Meetings are free. Visitors can attend two meetings for free before joining.
Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, starting at 10:30am at the Liberal Club, Wessenden Head Road, Meltham.
Tea, coffee and biscuits are available prior to the meeting at the modest fee of £1.
Each meeting has a speaker whose varied topics have included:
- The Great American Songbook
- Sport - Peter Slater (retired BBC Sports Presenter)
- Italia Autosport (Ferrari's)
- A 3-part journey through Africa
- The fire and re-building of Windsor Castle
- The battle for Monte Cassino
- Past Times in West Yorkshire
- Fracking
- Queen Victoria - Some surprising and lesser known facts.
In fact, something for everybody.
There are several organised events each year, some recent examples are: visits to the National Memorial Arboretum, the National Space Centre, trips on the Mersey, a visit to Middleham Stables and Catterick Races. There is also an annual a bowling competition with guests from local Probus clubs.
Four meals (two formal dinners and two informal buffets) are held throughout the year.
View the club constitution:
If nothing else, it gets you out from under her feet!