Camberley & District Probus Club

Barrow Boys & Bankers, 20 February 2018

Excellent day out.   Very impressed by the Bank of England Museum – fully up to date with the latest high security notes and liked the little toy yacht on which Mark Carney uses a Tiller to steer the ship and presses the Red and Blue buttons to control Inflation and Quantitative easing. We all had … Read more

The Play That Goes Wrong, 23 November 2017

Our coach dropped us off at the Duchess Theatre in London for an excellent comedy based on all the things that can go wrong during a performance. Plenty of slapstick, collapsing and revolving scenery , pregnant pauses, wrong lines ,repeated lines, offstage prompts, wrong entrances, great acting and impeccable timing – what more could you … Read more

VintageTrain & Jurassic Coast Cruise, 19 September 2017

Nordon was our start point for the Heritage railway. the Station was a small branch line station with skeleton ticket office and short platform which got very crowded as the train arrived – although we had reserved seats, we had to chuck some interlopers out. Such interest in vintage railways! even in mid-September!! We looked … Read more

Annual Holiday to Norfolk, 2017

On the way to Norwich we stopped at Lavenham, in Suffolk. This ancient woollen town still has its original Medieval timber framed buildings, dating from around 1500. Over time the timber frames of many buildings have warped to the extent that one can only look and marvel that they are still standing. We stopped there … Read more

Kew Gardens, August 2017

The day dawned dull(ish), but dry. Our coach had the fastest ever run into West London, arriving early. So we had to “talk among ourselves” for 10 minutes before being allowed in for a coffee and a day exploring. The highlights were the new Treetop Walk, and the “Hive”. The Walk was reached by spiral … Read more

Cambridge Colleges Tour became Hughenden Manor, 21 June 2017

As we search further afield for new attractions, we do more mileage and although we try to avoid rush hours, it was inevitable that one day we would fall foul of a major traffic jam. We battled against the widespread traffic jams (M3, M25, M4, M40, A30, A322) and although adopting a cross country route … Read more

Chatham Historic Dockyard, 16 May 2017

For the nautically-inclined, we ventured to Chatham Historic dockyard with a wide choice of attractions in the 80 acres–The most visited exhibits were the three boats in dry dock – from the ancient sailing frigate HMS Gannet, through the WW2 destroyer HMS Cavalier. Those who investigated ‘the Silent Service’ and clambered down into the submarine … Read more

Osterley Park Mansion & Design Museum, 5 April 2017

Several of the rooms at the National Trust site at Osterley Park had unique matching floor, ceiling and furniture designs. The history of the banker owners (the Childs) – their hospitality, entertaining and their moneyed existence were fascinating. Most members liked the new Design Museum and were surprised at the content and scope and intriguing … Read more

Eltham Palace & Thames Cruise, 21 March 2017

Eltham Palace was once one of Henry VIII’s favourite palaces. Over the centuries it fell into disrepair, until it was taken over by the Courtalds in the early 20th century. They restored the Great Hall and built a mansion as a kind of “annex”. The interiors of the mansion  were decorated and furnished in beatiful … Read more

Russian Masters Concert at G Live Theatre, Guildford, 17 February 2017

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Grzegorz Nowak,  attacked the challenging scores from a wide range of Russian composers (Borodin, Rachmaninov, Mussorgsky, Rimsky–Korsakov, Khachaturian and Tchaiokovsky), with enthusiasm and gusto, and the soloist (Alexander Ullman) was very talented. The cherry on the Russian cake was the pre-concert briefing from a very professional and … Read more

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