Our outing with the canal boat was really different   We started from an end-of-the road, very quiet backwater on the Kennet and Avon Canal, known as Kintbury .  The silence was deafening.–– The canal and towpath had very little traffic and there were not even any cattle or sheep in the field – only the … Read more

The holiday was at the Les Grillons Hotel at Talloires, on Lake Annecy.   An excellent Hotel with good –size rooms, most with fabulous views of the Lake, friendly and helpful staff for whom nothing was too much trouble, great atmosphere of a small establishment  – family- run by Auriele and Sabastienne .  Excellent Restaurant, worth … Read more

The concert given by the 87 strong (I counted) orchestra, conducted by Alexander Shelley, consisted of: 1. Wagner’s Overture to Tannhauser 2. Rachmaninov’s Rapsody On a Theme of Paganini (Pianist was the Russian Vadym Kholodenko) 3. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in F minor Prior to the concert we had a half hour chat with the … Read more

Outing to Haynes Motor Museum, Sparkford. Photos: Stephen Bishop Outings & Vacations ↑

We all arrived in our own cars at the Uxbridge Command Centre at 10 a.m. in good time for a coffee (and cake) in the new Visitor Centre cafe. We then had time to look around the exhibits in the Centre. These included full scale, fully detailed replicas of a Spitfire and a Hurricane flying … Read more

We all gathered at midday on the coach for the trip to Winchester. All that is, except for the Outings Committee member who thought the scheduled time was one hour later than was the case. Which caused a slight delay and some hilarity. The day was rather cool and grey, but remained dry. The market … Read more

The 2018 Club annual holiday was to Lake Bled in Slovenia, an. excellent water-centric location with a church on the island in the centre of the Lake, and mountains surrounding. The Park Hotel was conveniently located for self-organise activities, on the very edge of the quiet lake (a renowned international Rowing centre with an Olympic … Read more

Some 20 Probus members gathered at the Museum on the edge of the Farnborough airfield. We were given an introduction to the history of aviation at Farborough, starting with the move of the Aldershot Ballon Factory to Farnborough Common in 1905. This led to experiments with heavier than air machines,  and Samuel Cody’s flight in … Read more

The weather for the day was set fair when we left Pine Ridge Golf Club, this was the prelude to a great day. Stourhead Gardens were set out by Henry the Magnificent in the early eighteenth century when he and a team of fifty gardeners planted and tended beech , oak , sycamore, ash and … Read more

Waterside is a fascinating location situated just off Heathrow Airport. It is the  BA Admin. Head Office, with Lawyers, Personnel (HR) etc, Cabin Crew Training Centre, plus the Heritage Centre. The spine  of the building is a long glass atrium, known as the “Street”, with many trees and a small stream – all enclosed, with … Read more