Autumn 2001Autumn 2001Nearly 20 years ago there was
no Probus Club in Oxshott or Cobham and the Oxshott Men’s
Group was set up as a non-sectarian body to enable retired men
to meet socially. Meetings have always been on the third Wednesday
in the month (except August) at St. Andrew’s Church Hall
in Oxshott at 10:30 for 11:00 am, and include a speaker who talks
for about 40 minutes following with a ploughman’s lunch.
The first speaker in September 1981 was the distinguished local
resident Sir Patrick Nairne on “Are We Over-Governed”.
Since then, a wide variety of subjects has been covered including
sport, music travel, diplomacy, archaeology, history, industry
and aspects of the Second World War.
The advent of Probus Clubs in Cobham and Claygate has greatly
broadened the opportunities for recently-retired men to meet together,
and the Oxshott Men’s Group was no longer unique. In view
of the fact that it was a Probus Club in all but name, members
voted in February to become the Probus Club of Oxshott. The venue
and frequency of meetings will continue as before; dates, speakers
and topics for the remainder of 2001 are: November 21, Jimmy McMillan:
“Scotland vs. England”; December 19, Ed Douglas: “BBC
Southern Counties Radio”.
The present contact for guests and potential new members is the
Chairman, Bob Graham (01372 843 045).