August 5th 2008
Sunday afternoon music concert
I am enquiring whether Probus groups would be interested in knowing that we have a music
concert
Sunday 21st September with The Meljon Singers at 2pm.
The running of the event will take the following layout; 40 minute first half, 20 minute
interval and 30 minute second half, with the aim to finish approximately 3.30pm.
The Meljon Singers are one of London's most accomplished and enterprising chamber choirs,
established since 1990.
The concert will take place within our beautiful woodland hall set within a mature 52 acre
forest. Epping Forest Burial Park is a member of the Essex Wildlife Trust and has recently
been awarded the Green Flag award 2008/2009. The Burial Park is the largest mature
woodland cemetery in the country, which was officially opened 9th May by author and
broadcaster Kate Adie OBE.
We feel that the Sunday afternoon concert will be a great day out and would like local
groups to join us. The tickets cost £5 adults, £3 for OAPs and free admission for
children. We have recently compiled a list of events running throughout the rest of
the year and look to continue this within 2009. For a full list of our events programmes
please view our events diary on our website www.woodlandburialparks.co.uk
I hope this will be of interest and if you think local Probus groups would be interested,
please let me know.
Apologies for not knowing whom to address this email to.
Kind regards,
Beth
Beth Penney
Marketing Assistant
Epping Forest Burial Park
Kiln Road, North Weald, Epping, Essex, CM16 6AD
T: 01992 523863
F: 01992 525401
www.woodlandsburialparks.co.uk click here
July 24 2008
Email from: enquiries@historypeople.co.uk
County: Gloucestershire
Enquiry: I am a public speaker and would like to send details of the range of talks I can offer. To whom would I send this information for it to be circulated across your groups?
I have given talks to a numer of groups around Gloucestershire.
Nadine Carr
July 18th 2008
Email from: tony.goodger@ahdbms.org.uk
County: Buckinghamshire
Hi
I am not a member of a Probus Club but would like to be a speaker to Probus clubs.
How best do you think I should go about this? My subject is on financial planning
in retirement
Tony
June 27th 2008
Mavis Rose, Administrator
Borde Hill Garden,
Balcombe Road,
Haywards Heath,
West Sussex RH16 1XP
+44 (0) 1444 450326
website click here
www.bordehill.co.uk (For Probus Group Bookings)
June 11 2008
From: Hollie Roberts (hollie@writeanglepr.co.uk)
Date: Wednesday, 11 June, 2008 3:51:00 PM
Subject: Veterans Day
To celebrate Veterans Day, which is being hosted by neighbouring Blackpool ,
we would like to invite local World War 2 veterans and their partners along to Links
View for a breakfast event, with special guest Michael Jack MP.
As well as celebrating Veteran’s Day with us, Michael Jack MP will also take the
opportunity to unveil a plaque to commemorate the Links View scheme completion.
The event is being held at the Links View Mature Living complex, which is situated
on Frobisher Drive in St. Annes, adjacent to the Old Links Golf Club.
The schedule for the morning is as follows:
10.15am – Guests arrive, tea & coffee served
10.30am – Complementary Breakfast served
11am – Michael Jack MP arrives.
11.05am – Michael Jack MP unveils the plaque.
11.15am – Optional tours of the Links View complex / tea and coffee
11.40am – Informal networking
12 noon – Close
Please can anyone who would like to attend RSVP by Friday 20 June to enable us to
confirm catering numbers.
BR
Please RSVP to Jean or Carol at Links View on 01253 721678
or e-mail enquiries@icarematureliving.co.uk
June 2 2008
Name Stephen Flinders
Email, s.flinders@ntlworld.com
Web from: www.ilkestonhistory.org.uk
County: Derbyshire
Dear Sir.
My name is Stephen Flinders, a local historian from Ilkeston in Derbyshire,
a member of the Ilkeston and District Local History Society and member of staff at the
Erewash Museum (also in Ilkeston).
Having already given a number of well received talk/slide presentations to a handful
of Probus gropups in our own immediate area, I would like to be able to contact others
within a wider area in the Drbyshire and Nottinghamshire region. Does your
organisation have a system whereby one may contact the secretaries of your many Probus
Clubs.
Yours
Stephen Flinders
April 24th/08
I am emailing you from the Willow Foundation with regards to our Piece of Cake
campaign.
The campaign is set to take place throughout the month of June and the idea for the
our campaign is simple. It's a piece of cake - get together for tea and cake and help
raise valuable funds to provide special days for seriously ill young adults aged
16-40. All you have to do is decide where to hold your tea party then invite your
friends and family to join you!
We would like to contact members of the Probus groups in particular those in
Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire and Essex to inform
them of the campaign.
We are working with a number of community groups nationwide this year, including the
Women's Institute to promote the campaign - some groups are including our A4
information poster (attached to this email) with their own mailings and others are
including an advert for the campaign in their own publications
(newsletters/magazines/websites).
I would be ever so grateful if you were able to tell me the best way to promote the
campaign through Probus groups. If you have any questions regarding the Piece of
Cake campaign or the work of the Willow Foundation then please do not hesitate to get
in touch.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Kind regards
Lauren Songour
Fundraising Assistant
Willow Foundation
"special days for seriously ill young adults"
Willow House
18 Salisbury Square
Old Hatfield
AL9 5BE
Tel: 01707 259777
www.willowfoundation.org.uk
Registered Charity No: 1106746
Company Limited by Guarantee No: 5207070
March 25th
Hello
Please forgive me for contacting you out of the blue, but I thought the
following play at the award-winning Finborough Theatre in Chelsea might be
of interest to your Probus club members and I wondered if you might be
kind enough to forward this to them or tell them about it.
The play will finish by 9.30pm so there is plenty of time to get home.
Saturday and Sunday matinees are at 3pm.
Tickets are £9 (concessions), with further concessions available for
groups.
The play is a brilliantly funny and elegant comedy about the
British army and British expatriates in 1942 Singapore, which I very much
hope your members might be interested in.
Opens 26 March 2008 for 4 weeks only
Book online: www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
24 Hour Box Office 0844 847 1652 (no booking fees)
Finborough Theatre, London
February 15th 2008
Re Probus Groups in the Cheshire
Clare Kewney
email. ck@tiniesnorthwest.co.uk
Dear Sir/Madam
I wonder if you might help me. I am trying to make contact with the probus groups
in the Cheshire area. I am a qualified Hearing Audiologist and wanted to ask about
offering my services as a speaker to the probus groups both men and associated ladies
groups. I have been a speaker for a number of years on the topic of hearing which
I believe has been very successful.
I do not charge for this service but ask if
required that a contribution be made to Hearing Concern charity. Could you provide
me with contact details of the groups and I would be happy to make my own arrangements
with each group secretary.
Many Thanks
Clare Kewney. RHAD FSHAA
February 12th
Dear Probus
Chichester Art Society has been searching in vain for a new treasurer
for a year or so now. Someone has mentioned the Probus organisation to
me as a possible way of locating someone who might be interested. Can
you help please?
Jean Campbell
Chichester Art society
Jean Campbell. jeanc@dircon.co.uk
January 16th 2008
Good morning
I am a Group Convenor for the WI and I am desperate to find a good interesting & humorous speaker for our 50th birthday party in June at Holmer Green, Bucks
I know you have many members who may be able to help and I would be very obliged if you could give me some names & addresses.
Kind Regard
Margaret Hearn
elliot2@waitrose.com
(We help each other)
January 5th 2008
Dear Geoffrey
We're interested in promoting Suffolk as a place to visit to ProBus members
nationally.
Are you able to assist?
Regards
Jim Brown
website click here
jim@sda.suffolk.org.uk
c/o Suffolk Development Agency, Felaw Maltings, Ipswich, Suffolk IP2 8SQ
Tel: 01473 694416
December 11th
Planning a group visit for 2008? Why not consider a trip to Stonor Park,
5 miles from Henley. Stonor is the historic home of Lord and Lady Camoys,
dating from medieval times with a C12 chapel still in use today, set in
wonderful parkland and with a walled garden containing a wealth of plantings
, visit one of the other historic houses in the area or a visit to the
River and Rowing Museum in Henley. For more details,
01491 638587
Administrators Office
Stonar Park
Henley-on-Thames
Oxfordshire
RG9 6HF
Sent: Sunday, 2 December, 2007 10:13:11 PM
Subject: Jaipur Limb Project
I seek the help of the Probus Clubs within the North Eastern Scotland area
I am a Rotarian from Blairgowrie and a retired Police Inspector as well as a local Justice of the Peace.
In Blairgowrie Rotary Club we are embarking on raising cash to set up in India a camp to fit artificial legs for amputees.
Basically where as in the UK an artificial leg costs £1000 we can do a workable leg for £25!
If you look at www.rotaryjaipurlimb.co.uk you will get all the details.
I propose visiting as many organisations in the vague area of Blairgowrie and talking to groups regarding this worthwhile project. Of course if the group were prepared to make a donation - however small - so much the better.
I wonder if you could provide me with the contact details of your local Probus Club Secretaries so that I might write to them offering a talk. Or perhaps you might suggest another way that I might "Get my show on the road"
Douglas Wares
01250 873404
Nov 10th 2007
Available for Probus Clubs in this area for 2008
Caring for all fishermen & their families
(Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen)
Hear about this unique work around our shores
UNIFORMED SPEAKER AVAILABLE FOR YOUR ORGANISATION
In the home counties
No fees but donation appreciated
Contact:
Paul Jarrett MBE
"Furzeham"
14 Hatfield Cres.,
BEDFORD MK41 9RA
Tel & Fax. 01234 306149
(M) 07831 854653
www.pjarrett.com
Oct25th/07
Email from: iain@teenagecancertrust.org
County: Yorkshire
Good morning
I have heard about Probus from several sources and wondered if you maintain a central
list of speakers that your member clubs can draw on?
I work for a charity by the name of Teenage Cancer Trust and we have a team of
speakers based around the country who would welcome the opportunity to speak at
your meetings. Perhaps the best thing to do would be to have a look at our
website www.teenagecancertrust.org where you will be able to see the full range of
our activities. On the site you will also find an area headed \'Education and
Awareness\' where there is a section devoted to Clubs and Societies.
Alternatively, please feel free to give me a call on 01937 841274.
Many thanks
Iain Kimberley
October 8th/07
From: Carol Wilson. ecawilson@hotkey.net.au
Subject: re: Probus Australia
My name is Carol Wilson, I am the Vice President of the Ladies Probus in Warracknabeal a small central Wimmera Town in Victoria. I will be visiting my daughter in Hove for a few months, (I leave here on 26th October) and would love to be able to meet with one of the UK Probus Clubs if there is one in that area.I will be going in as President of the club when I return here in 2008.
I am very aware of the friendliness of the probians, as I moved to this small town from Brisbane 4 years ago, and was welcomed so warmly by the people of Probus, I now call Victoria home.
My very Best Wishes.
Carol A Wilson
Vice President
Warracknabeal Ladies Probus
September 15th/07
Our National Heritage for Future Generations
The Science Museum ’s collections are considered the best in the world. Yet 92% of the
Science Museum ’s objects are kept in run-down, inaccessible stores in London and Swindon .
These are unique physical records of UK and international invention whose value to the nation
is almost entirely wasted.
To see a sneak preview of some of our collections, have a look at the recent BBC online
coverage:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/07/in_pictures_technology0s_hidden_
past/html/1.stm
We want to be the largest museum development in Europe and will make these national
treasures available to the public for the first time ever, particularly for schools and
visiting coach parties.
BBC ‘Let’s Talk’
September 11th
Geoffrey hi,
We are currently working on the next BBC ‘Let’s Talk’ programme which will be recorded on
September 13th in Belfast .
Do you have any local members in Northern Ireland that I can contact? I can be
contacted on 02890 240555
Thanking you in advance,
Suzanne McMillan
suzanne@mint.ie
BBC ‘Let’s Talk’
THE NATIONAL TRUST
for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
THAMES & SOLENT REGIONAL OFFICE · HUGHENDEN MANOR
HIGH WYCOMBE · BUCKS HP14 4LA
Telephone +44 (0)1494 528051 · Facsimile +44 (0)1494 463310 · Website www.nationaltrust.org.uk
"Hodgkins, Donald" donald.hodgkins@nationaltrust.org.uk
20th August 2007
THAMES AND SOLENT REGION TALKS SERVICE
I have gleaned your address from the Internet and knowing that some groups have availed
themselves of this service I am keen to bring it to the attention of a wider cross section
of your membership.
Our region is Berkshire , Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Greater London)?
Most of our speakers will give a slide presentation and talk about the history and
development of the National Trust. Some can cover more specific topics such as architecture,
industrial archaeology, gardens, conservation, coastline or properties within specific
areas/counties. Our speakers are volunteers and many of them have special areas of interest,
but vary in their willingness to travel to venues within our very wide Region.
We do not,
therefore, issue a specific list of subjects, but seek suggestions as to a matter of
interest and we will do our best to match up with an appropriate speaker. Many groups prefer
to begin with a general introduction – even National Trust members sometimes do not realise
the scale and complexity of the Trust’s work.
I have an explanatory leaflet which I would be happy to supply for circulation if required
or would do this myself quite willingly if you wished to adopt the latter course suggested
above.
May I thank you in anticipation of your assistance in this matter.
Yours faithfully,
Donald Hodgkins
Talks Service Co-ordinator
MarkhamSC@aol.com
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 09:02:06 EDT
Good afternoon!
I hope you can help/advise please. I am the Chairman of CLIC Sargent Gloucestershire.
Our charity supports youngsters in Gloucestershire who are receiving specialist treatment
for cancer/leukaemia at the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester.
I would like to
write to the Probus Clubs in Gloucestershire to a) outline the work of our charity b) offer
to give a talk/video and c) (hopefully) ask to be considered for any future donations given
by a Probus Club. I cannot find any details of local Club addresses - could you help/advise
please?
Thank you vert much in advance for your help.
Kind regards,
Stephen Markham
CLIC Sargent Gloucestershire
June 5 2007
Name from: Merimbula Lake Combined Probus
Email from: suenolan7@hotmail.com
County: Australia
Enquiry: I am visiting England and I am staying in Marple
Cheshire and would like to visit a combined Probus Club while visiting UK.
I am president of our Probus Club in Australia.
I have tried to find a
combined Probus club that both my husband and I can attend, however all
I seem to find in mem only. Could you please help and let me know if
you have any in Marple or Stockport or Manchester area. Much
appreciated
yours sincerely
Sue Donnelly
We would be most grateful if any member could help Sue, please e-mail her direct
Many thanks
GC
May29th/07
From: "Jan Zwinkels"
Subject: Visit to Britain in August 2007
Hello Geoffrey,
I am a member of "Probus - Westland" club in Naaldwijk, The Netherlands. With my wife and
3 sons, we have lived in England from May 1972 till August 1981, in: Chester; Beaconsfield
and Croydon. Now I am the vice-president of our local Probusclub and next year all going
well, the president. Last year was our 15th anniversary of the Club. We were on holiday in
Cornwall and visited the Town of PROBUS. We made our acquaintance with the local clubmembers
and had a nice chat with some of them. We took some pictures of the sign entering the town of
Probus, the local Church and so on and placed them in our anniversary book.
This year we will
be visiting the Ross-on-Wye area (the town of Goodrich) from Monday July 30th - Tuesday
August 7th and Chester from Tuesday August 7th - Friday August 10th. Could you let us know of
any Probusclub in those areas that we could contact. It is always nice to meet Probus friends
in foreign countries. We hope you can help us out. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
Regards,
Jan Zwinkels
Martin Luther
King straat 9
2694 AE 's-Gravenzande
Netherlands.
E-mail: jan_zwinkels@hotmail.com
We would be delighted if probus clubs on Jan route could invite him to one of your meetings.
Could be one of your speakers. Many thanks.
Email from: nicholas.charlwood@itv.com
County: yorkshire
Enquiry: I am writing from the audience department of the Channel 4
production of ‘Countdown’. We are currently looking for more audience
members for the show.
Countdown is filmed at Yorkshire Television Studios, Leeds. The venue
is easily accessible from either the M62 or M1 motorways and has parking
facilities for coaches. Entry into the studios is free of charge.
We record all year round. There are 3 choices of time:
Morning 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
Afternoon 1.30 pm – 6.30 pm
Evening 6.30 pm – 9.30 pm
Morning and evening shows consist of watching 2 Countdown programmes,
afternoon shows consist of watching 3 Countdown programmes with a break
half way through where free tea, coffee and biscuits are provided.
We have had visits from ‘ProBus’ Clubs before such as Holmfirth who
booked a coach and brought 50 members. It is the perfect opportunity to
plan a day trip, going for lunch before or after the show. All groups
who have been before have personally told me how much they enjoyed the
visit and commented on how friendly the Countdown team were. We
particularly cater for the ‘older generation’ by taking special care of anyone
with mobility problems, ensuring we seat them first to minimise any
stress and ensure they don’t have to struggle with stairs etc.
I would appreciate it if you could inform the members of your group of
this opportunity. If you are interested in making a visit then fill in
the attached application form and send it back to me. To discuss any
further details please give me a call or email and I will gratefully
answer any queries.
Yours Faithfully
Nick Charlwood
Audience Researcher
3sixtymedia,
Granada Television,
Quay Street,
Manchester,
M60 9EA
0161 827 2070
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:08:51 -0400
Subject: Re: Probus Home Exchange Activity Group
From: "Michael Harrison" michaelharrison@juno.com Add to Address Book
We had great interest by our members at yesterday's Activities Fair!
Our Club now has 32 members of its Home Exchange Activity Group.
We are updating our mailing list in order to keep in touch with you.
Our objective is to encourage members to make home exchanges by
researching ways for them to make and receive inquiries from others.
We are pursuing the launch of ProbusHomeExchange.com with
HomeExchange.com (which operates RotaryHomeExchange.com);
Geenee.com (which provides a separate Probus members listing).
This is to enhance our members' confidence in making exchanges.
In the meantime, our members who have joined these or other Web
services continue to receive many offers for home exchanges.
These offers span a really wide range - from Europe to Australia.
If you would like to have sample offers forwarded to you, please ask.
Regards,
Michael Harrison
Beaver Valley Probus Club
Ontario, Canada
Mar 12/07
Greetings fellow Probians in the United Kingdom,
This is a follow up to remind everybody that the Rendezvous on the Gold Coast, Australia, is getting close. From 17th June to 22nd June 2007.
If you are coming, with or without a group, registration action should be taken very soon.
All details are at www.probus.com.au
You will be most welcome.
Regards
David Newton
Publicity Officer
The Gold Coast-Tweed Probus Rendezvous 2007 Association Inc.
Dear geoffrey,
I am a member of the Herne Bay Probus club and have been
researching into the foudation dates of clubs formed in the the first
ten years from 1965 - 1975.The Probus magazine published a list of 52
clubs that I had gathered
in 2002.Since that time many clubs have made contact with me and at
the the moment I have now 172 clubs that fall into that catagory.There
is only one year 1967 that I have not been able to trace.Could you
kindly publish in your news letter an appeal on my behalf for any club
that was formed in 1967 to get in touch with me,
Thank you - Brian Hoy
- tel 01227 362954 - 7 Seymour Close Herne Bay Kent CT6 7AS
Greetings fellow Probians in the United Kingdom,
You may not know that Probus has a week long meeting each year in Australia or New Zealand, called a RENDEZVOUS. It has some serious sessions, but is mainly about fun, friendship & fellowship.
From 17th June to 22nd June 2007, the Rendezvous is on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, and you are invited.
All details are on www.probus.com.au
If you go there, and I hope you do, you will click on to the Brochure, in glorious color, and the Registration Form, which you can study, pick out what you want to do, fill it in and send it. Or maybe you can pass this information on to your friends.
We are keen to welcome Probians from the U.S.A. and other countries to the Rendezvous, so please give it some thought.
A Flyer is attached.
"David Newton" newton132@hotmail.com
Yours in Probus
David Newton
Publicity Officer
The Gold Coast-Tweed Probus Rendezvous 2007 Association Inc.
e-mail from Gerry & Elizabeth, Healesville, Australia
gereliz@foxall.com.au
Good morning Geoff,
Well it is morning here, as we are 11 hours ahead of you in time.
I am a member of our local Probus group and my present position in the club is the Speaker Secretary
in which I can indulge myself as to who I invite.
The purpose of this email is to enquire if there is a listing of Probus Clubs within the U.K. with their email
addresses and also mail addresses etc My wife and I wish to visit the U.K. ( Sussex in particular) to visit our
son who lives there now in Worthing and at the same time to see the grandchildren.
We would like to know if any Probus member would consider doing a house swap with us, we have done
this before on 2 occasions with people from Toronto , Canada and from Newcastle -upon Tyne and results were
great on both occasions.
The other alternative would be for someone who is going on holiday and would like their
house cared for
We live about 60 kms N.E. of Melbourne in the Yarra Valley famous for wine making and at the foothills of
The Great Dividing Range
I hope that you can help us
Thanks a lot
Gerry and Elizabeth.
P.S. Not a word about cricket!!!!!.
Gerry thank you for your most interesting e-mail which I will copy into our announcement page for all our members
to read. Please give me the name of your probus club in Australia.
Good morning Geoff,
Thank you for your reply I am a member of the Probus Club of Healesville Inc and at the moment I am
responsible for the monthly speakers. My wife Elizabeth is a member of one of the 2 ladies clubs in town.
Our club is men only and numbers around 60/65.
Healesville is a country town 60kms N.E. of Melbourne and houses a world famous animal sanctuary
and produces much of the wines that perhaps you drink, our last visitors from Newcastle-upon-Tyne enjoyed
themselves immensely.
As I may have said, we hope to visit the U.K. later this year to see our son and the grandchildren, he lives
In Worthing and so, if possible, an exchange in that area would be preferable.
Summer in the U.K. is winter here so it may suit someone to do a non-simultaneous exchange, we can take
off from home at any time to make our home available and maybe do a “House sit” for someone there whilst they
are on holiday.Coverage in the Probus magazine would be great.
Thanks for your help
Gerry and Elizabeth
P.S. Elizabeth has just read this email and commented that it would be a great idea if Probus could be the
starting point for many more exchanges of this nature. Who knows!!! .
Elizabeth could be right! Please e-mail Gerry & Elizabeth if you would like to exchange,
and please e-mail me from the suggestion page (see the index on your left) if you think these
pages could assist future member exchanges.
Regards
GC
Greetings fellow Probians,
The Probus Rendezvous on the Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia, from 17th June to 22nd June 2007 is being well supported, but we are looking for more visitors from countries other than Australia.
We would welcome Probians from your region, and we know they will have a good time in the company of hundreds of local Probians. So, please come.
We have produced a Flyer, attached, called "It's Party Time"
It would be appreciated if you could send it out to your Probus Clubs, and remind them to get details from www.probus.com.au
Kind regards
David Newton
Publicity Officer
The Gold Coast-Tweed Rendezvous 2007 Association Inc.
In October 2006 an appeal was launched to raise £50 million over the next 5 years to save
Canterbury Cathedral. Extensive and costly work is needed to conserve the stonemasonry,
stained glass windows and lead roof. In addition major development projects are required to take
the Cathedral into the 21st Century.
The Cathedral plays a vital part in the history of the city of Canterbury and Kent . It is also
recognised globally as an architectural icon and is part of a world heritage site. It is one of
the most visited tourist sites in the UK , attracting more than 1 million visitors each year but
if the £50 million cannot be raised we face the possibility of a future without Canterbury Cathedral.
I would like to make contact all of the Probus clubs in Kent to invite them to book a
representative from the appeal to speak to their group about the history of the cathedral, what
is involved in raising the money and how it will be spent. The talks are not just about raising
vital funds but also to raise awareness and profile of the appeal.
Would it be possible for you to provide me with a list of contact details for the secretary of each
club in Kent , either postal or email so that I can contact them individually? I have been onto
your website but could not find any contact details for anyone in Kent .
If you have any queries or would like further information about the appeal please do not hesitate
to contact me or visit our website below.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely
Karen Gambrell MIntF
Kent Community Fundraising Manager
Canterbury Cathedral Development Office
8 The Precincts
Canterbury. Kent CT1 2EE
Tel: +44 (0)1227 865344
Fax: +44 (0)1227 865327
Email: gambrellk@canterbury-cathedral.org
Website: www.canterbury-cathedral.org/fundraising
Greetings fellow Probians,
The next Probus Rendezvous will be held on the Gold Coast, Australia, from 17th June to 22nd June 2007.
All Probians and partners are most welcome to attend.
For full details, go to website www.probus.com.au
The Home Page has a complete Registration Brochure in glorious colour, with a Registration Form.
If you want to arrange a visit, in a group or as an individual, send an email to hayley@tradetravel.com
She can arrange your requirements, from, say , a month or so to just the Rendezvous week.
June is winter time in Australia, but the weather is mild. A week in Darwin, then the Rendezvous on the Gold Coast, then a week at the Snowy Mountains and a week in Perth could be good. Just an idea of what can be organised and enjoyed here.
Would you please pass this information on to Probians in your area.
Many thanks,
David Newton
Publicity Officer
The Gold Coast-Tweed Rendezvous 2007 Association Inc.
From: Combined Probus Club of Mandurah, Western Australia
"Philip" peajie@bmail.com.au
Name: Phil Harris (Editor, Club Bulletin).
Through the Notice board I would like to convey greetings to fellow Probarians around the world.
The beautiful city of Mandurah in Western Australia, already has separate male, and female clubs which are well established.
Then a few months ago approval was given to also start an additional "Mandurah Combined club" .
This new club has already outgrown our available accommodation and we have had to cap the
membership at 130, with many applications relegated to a waiting list. So visitors to Mandurah can be
sure of finding fellowship.
Name from: Le Touquet, 62520 France
Email from: jlefebvre62@wanadoo.fr
County: Pas-de-Calais, France
Enquiry: Le Touquet Probus club is the oldest Probus club in France. We
are 40 members which is the biggest too. We would be very pleased to
meet with an English club in the southeast part of England; then we
should be neighbours, thanks to the tunnel. Le Touquet is wellknown and a
lovely place to visit.I am Jacques Lefebvre, the club\'s secretary.
I would appreciate to get in touch with an English Probus club.Hoping
for an answer,
sincerely yours,
Jacques.
Bob Lefroy"
To: geoffreycullern@btinternet.com
Subject: A visitor from Western Australia
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 15:31:37 +0800
I am Vice President and Liason Officer of the Dalkeith/Nedlands Probus Club in Western Australia.. I shall be in Bristol from November 1 to 9 and would like to visit the Bristol or Bath Clubs during that period if there are meetings
I spent the first 44 years of my life on a sheep station (ranch US) of 856,000 acres where we ran 30
to 40,000 merino sheep. We were 450 miles from Perth and 143 from the nearest town and would be
prepared to talk on our outback life if interested.
Sincerely Bob Lefroy.
8/1 Kings Park Avenue, Crawley 6009. Western Australia.
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Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:41:13 EDT
Subject: Poppy Appeal
I hope you will forgive this approach via email! I am the volunteer convenor for the Poppy Appeal in Bearsden and Milngavie and am trying to get in touch with the Probus Clubs in my area. I have a contact at the Antonine Club, a Mr. Allen but I am not sure who to get in touch with at the Allander and Lomond Clubs. Every year one of the clubs, helps out with the appeal and I just wanted to make sure that I was sending my letters to the correct people! Every year various people tell me that they have not received my letters!
Thank you for your help.
Yours sincerely,
Louise Bennet
Convenor, Bearsden and Milngavie Poppy Appeal
Name from: Peter Turner
Email from: pturner.magic@ntlworld.com
County: Cheshire
Enquiry: Hi
I wonder if you can help me. I have a very interesting occupation as a
Close Up Magician. While my work is mostly at weekends, I\'ve been
filling my weekdays as a Guest Speaker talking on the Art of Magic. I\'ve
done many talks to WI\'s, Church Groups and other local organsations,
but only the odd Probus Club. How do I go about advertising my name as a
Guest Speaker within the Probus Organation.
The title of my talk is called \"Inside secrets of a Magician\" which
has been proven to be a successful talk.
I\'m a member of the Warrington Speakers Clubs and my talks have
developed into lectures on cruise ships.
If you can help me, could you please reply or call me on 01925 456443
Regards
Pete Turner
Dear Sir,
Can you Help me? I am a voluntary Public Speaker for the Blinded Ex Servicemens Charity [St Dunstans.]
I am currently preparing a mail shot and I am not havingany luck in locating contact addresses for
Probus Clubs in the Kent and Medway area. I would be very Grateful if you could please send me any
contact Addresses as the Yellow Pages aren't very helpful.
I have been speaking for St Dunstans for the Past Two years and my talk lasts for FortyFive Minutes
to an Hour and I talk about my experiances whilst serving in Northern Ireland leading up to when I was Blinded and lost my Leg. The remainder of the presentation concentrates on the Work of St Dunstans rehabilatating and training Blinded Ex servicemen and Women. Don't worry, there are some funnies in this talk as well!!!
I hope you can help me with my request, if this is not your job, then I am sorry for wasting your
time.
Kindest Regards,
Steve Pendleton.
"Steve Pendleton" blackmafia2500.blindchef@virgin.net
Steve, Nice to hear from you.
