ROMSEY PROBUS CLUB

  Membership
Membership of the Romsey Probus Club is open to professional and business men resident in the area and who are fully or partly retired from their normal business.The membership is limited to 50 persons.

  Romsey meetings
The club meets at noon on the first Wednesday of the month at Wellow Golf Club where a short business is followed by a talk of general interest and a buffet lunch. Social events are held throughout the year to which partners are invited. Emphasis is placed on friendship and informality.

  What is Probus?
It is an association of retired and semi-retired men who, join together in autonomous clubs throughout the UK and the world.

The word PROBUS is an abbreviation of the words PROfessional and BUSiness, which embraces any person who has had some measure of responsibility in the fields of commerce, industry, education etc.

The basic purpose of a Probus club is to provide regular gatherings of persons, who, in their retirement appreciate and value opportunities to meet others in similar circumstances and similar levels of interest.

  History
The first non-sectarian Probus club specifically for active retirees was formed in 1966 by the Rotary Club of Caterham to allow retired professionals to continue to meet together for fellowship. The previous year, the Rotary Club of Welwyn Garden City formed the "Campus Club" that had the same purpose. The two soon merged and flourished under the sponsorship of the Rotary Club of Bromsgrove, Birmingham, England.

The involvement of a Rotary sponsoring club with a Probus club varies. Rotary clubs typically approach retired or semi-retired candidates in their community and organize the formation of a club. Once established, the club becomes an autonomous organization and its members take over leadership. Potential Probus members are not required to be past members of Rotary. Fewer than 10% of Probus members are former Rotarians.

ROMSEY PROGRAMME 2008

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