PROBUS (PROfessional and BUSiness) is a local, national, and international association of retirees who come together in non-political, non-sectarian, non-profit, autonomous clubs which provide regular opportunities for members to meet others in similar circumstances, with similar levels of interest, make new friends, and maintain and expand their interests.
Royston and District Probus Club meets once a month on the second Thursday of every month at Royston Golf Club to enjoy a drink, lunch and convivial conversation. Every second meeting is a Speaker Meeting to which a speaker is invited to talk about their topic after lunch.
Royston and District Probus Club is fundamentally a social club for retired and semi-retired professional and business people and not a fundraising organisation.
However, at a Christmas Dinner each year, a raffle is held, the proceeds of which are donated to a local charity. This year it was decided that Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust would be the beneficiary of the raffle monies so a cheque for £270 was presented to ACT at their offices in Cambridge by Honorary Secretary Geoff Apperley on 12th March.
About Royston and District Probus Club
The newly elected 25th Chairman of Probus is Ron Holding. Royston and District Probus club is an association of retired and semi-retired professional and business people, and others who have had some measure of responsibility in any field of worthy endeavour, who are of character and respected in their communities. The club meets for lunch on the second Thursday of each month for fellowship and an extension of their interests, currently at The Royston Golf Club. Every second meeting throughout the year is a Speaker Lunch to which a guest speaker is invited. In the spring and autumn each year, a Ladies and Guests lunch is held, and in December, the monthly lunch is replaced by a Christmas Dinner.
Probus is not a “senior citizens” or “lonely hearts” club.
The name is an amalgam of the abbreviation of the words professional and business. Probus is also a Latin word meaning honest or virtuous, from which the English word “probity” is derived.
If you are interested in finding out more or may wish to join the Club, please contact the Honorary Secretary Geoff Apperley BEM at geoff.apperley@googlemail.com | www.probusonline.org/royston-and-district
