Probus Activities Updates

Probus 2025 Calendar

Week 37		THURSDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER
		Five-mile Walk Thursley with Terry Mahon
Week 38		THURSDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER
		Three-mile Stroll Telegraph Hill / Hare & Hounds with Keith Chapple, Laurence Moody & Gavin Wilson
Week 39	TUESDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER	THURSDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER	FRIDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER
	10am The Foley Stephen McEvoy: Money Matters	Eight-mile Walk Ranmore Common with David Thompson	2pm Greyfriars Vineyard David Thompson: Vineyard Tour
Week 40		THURSDAY 2ND OCTOBER
		10.45am The Hub David Bickerton: The Pursuit and Sinking of Bismarck
Week 45		THURSDAY 6TH NOVEMBER
		10.45am The Hub Iain Kennedy: The Story of the Suez Canal
Week 49		THURSDAY 4TH DECEMBER
		10.45am The Hub Andy Richardson: Britain’s Atomic ‘V’ Bombers - The Ultimate Peacekeepers

More Event Details

This month:
Walks	Thurs 11th September - The short walk, approx. 5 miles, will be led by Terry Mahon. It will be in the Thursley area S.W. of Guildford featuring a mixture of woodland and farmland with views along the ridge. The walk will commence near to the Three Horseshoes pub in Thursley where lunch will be taken at the conclusion of the walk. Please contact Terry if you would like to join the walk and the lunch
	Thurs 18th September – Keith Chapple will be leading the short stroll of 2 to 3 miles around Telegraph Hill with lunch at The Hare & Hounds following the walk Further details to follow.
	Thurs 25th September – The 8 mile walk which will be led by David Thompson will be in the Ranmore area, north west of Dorking. The walk will commence at Denbies rising up to St Barnabas Church and thence towards Polesden Lacey and returning over Ranmore Common. A picnic lunch is planned. Further details about this walk will be issued separately to those on the walker’s list
Golf	The golf meeting on 21st August at the RAC Club, Epsom was well supported with nine members playing. Probus Golf section will be represented at the Dylan Howells Foundation golf day at Surbiton Golf Club on Friday 3rd October. Please contact Richard Davies if you would like to play at this event. The final event of the season is planned to be at Claremont in October. Details to follow.
Money Matters	The next meeting of the Money Matters group, chaired by Stephen McEvoy, will be held at The Foley on Tuesday 23rd September starting at 10am.
Wine Tasting	The next wine event, which will be organised by David Thompson, will be a guided tour of Greyfriars vineyard on the Hogs Back, Guildford on Friday 26th September. This event is now fully subscribed.
Further into the future:
Theatre	Nigel Forrest has organised a theatre visit to the Orange Tree, Richmond on Saturday 17th January 2026 to see a production of The Rivals. Reservations are now being taken for this visit (please contact Nigel). A second future theatre visit is being arranged by Roger Hargreaves to see I’m Sorry Prime Minister on Thursday 12th March 2026 at the Apollo Theatre in London. This event is now sold out.
River Cruise	Nigel Forrest will be sharing details in the coming months about the next River Cruise, which is likely to be in 2027.