Programme

 Surbiton Probus Club

Speaker Title of Talk
15th January
Helen Kennedy
Being the High Sheriff of Surrey
19th February
Ian Kennedy
The Story of the West Indies – Columbus to Freedom
19th March
Simeon Milton
Life in an Olympic Village – The Last Four Games
16th April
Stephen Chater
Little Known Facts about the Suffragettes
21st May
Margaret Watson
Playing the harp during lunch, followed by a talk and demo
18th June
Alison Finch
My Career in Nursing and the Profession’s Changing Role
16th July
Robin Allen
Nuclear Fusion – Within Our Grasp?
20th August
Stephen Chater
Ruin, Wren and Renewal – the Great Fires of London
17th September
Ian Porter
Women on the Home Front in World War I
15th October
Ian Worley
Racing through the Southern Ocean
19th November
Helen Naylor
The History of the Christmas Celebration
17th December
Simon Ward
Carol concert = Guildford Barber Shop Choir

2025 Programme of Social Events

1 OctoberLunch at Allegros in Surbiton
SpeakerTitle of Talk
21st January
Trevor Noble
Fracking: Shale Gas
18th February
Terry Johnson
Mandy Rice-Davies; an Incredible Life Story
18th March
Gareth Banner
Counter Terrorism
15th April
Stephan Roman
The Romanov Tsars
20th May
Sophie Parker
The Story of Odette (as told by her Grandaughter)
17th June
Tim Flesher
Mrs Thatcher and Me (by her Private Secretary)
15th July
Geoff Platt
The Libyan Embassy Siege & Yvonne Fletcher
19th August
Paul McCue
Wanborough Manor, Surrey School for Spies
16th September
Arthur Hook
Raising the awareness of Parkinson’s
21st October
Andy Richardson
From Spitfire to TSR2 in Just 28 Years
18th November
TBC
F.A.N.Y. (The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry)
16th December
Margaret Watson
Harpist – Christmas Music – Medley

2026 Programme of Social Events

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