1978/79  RAYMOND WEBSTER
1979/80  RAYMOND WEBSTER
1980/81  DICK ANKERSON
1981/82  HARRY CULLISS
1982/83  BILL ASHELBY
1983/84  NORMAN PAGET
1984/85  FRANK HALL
1985/86  TOM STEPHENSON
1986/87  COLIN HUGHES-COUND
1987/88  TOM PAXTON
1988/89  STAN YEATES
1989/90  HERBERT PENHALE
1990/91  HAROLD JAMES
1991/92  GERALD FARNSWORTH
1992/93  REG KENDLE
1993/94  MICHAEL MORRIS
1994/95  TED WRIGHT
1995/96  HARRY SPENCER
1996/97  DAVID MITCHELL
1997/98  RON MORGAN
1998/99  CYRIL REVERS
1999/00  PADDY LOWRY
2000/01  DON HARDING
2001/02  LES HART
2002/03  MACK RUSSELL
2003/04  SYDNEY TRENCHARD MORGAN
2004/05  DON LANE
2005/06  PETER DOOLEY
2006/07  MIKE GAMMAGE
2007/08  SYDNEY TRENCHARD MORGAN
2008/09  DANNY MORGAN
2009/10 JOHN KINROSS
2010/11 ROGER LLOYD
2011/12 TONY WILCE
2012/13 RANDY LANGFORD
2013/14 DOUGLAS LAY
2014/15 ARTHUR ROWE
2015/16 JEFF JONES
2016/17 JOHN PLATTS
2017/18 ROGER LLOYD
2018/19 PETER DOOLEY
2019/20 WALTER BOWLES
2020/21 SIMON SWANCOTT
2021/22 SIMON SWANCOTT
2022/23 JEFF JONES
2023/24 JOHN PITT
2024/25 DON LANE

Saint Ethelbert is the patron saint of Hereford whose cathedral is ‘The Cathedral Church of St. Mary The Virgin and St Ethelbert the King’. The Anglo Saxon Chronicles state that, in 794, ‘Offa, king of Mercia, commanded Aethelberht’s head to be struck off’. Ethelbert was the young king of East Anglia and his murder took place not far from Hereford. There are several versions of the story of why he came to Herefordshire and what followed. For our version of the story click here.

For an ‘easy to print’ version of our programme click here.
For our members’ handbook (in PDF format) click here.
For directions to our tree at Queenswood click here.
For directions to our rose bed at Blackfriars click here.
For previous years' activities (from 2010) click here.

More about us
Our social programme, in which our better halves are invited to join us, currently includes 2 lunches per year, a skittles evening and a barbecue/summer social. On St. Ethelbert's day in May we are fortunate to be able to meet the Dean of Hereford, who is an honorary member of our club, at the Cathedral for coffee, and we then gather around the St. Ethelbert shrine for a short celebration service. One of our meetings near to Christmas gives us the opportunity to socialise with mince pies.

We have enjoyed occasional outings in the past including the Black Country Living Museum, Blenheim Palace, St. Fagans National History Museum, Berrington Hall, Hereford Cathedral, the National Memorial Arboretum, SS Great Britain, a meal at a local Indian restaurant,a local tour discovering ‘Literary Greats in Herefordshire’ and a ride on the Severn Valley Railway. We have also had coach holidays - in past years to Harrogate, Liverpool and the European Parliaments in Strasbourg and Brussels.

There is an annual subscription which pays for our meeting room, our speakers and other outgoings. Our members also have the opportunity to purchase a PROBUS lapel badge and tie to wear at our meetings. We ask for a commitment to attend at least 17 meetings per year.

Our committee meets 4 times a year reporting back to the club at the following weekly meeting, and we have our AGM in March.

Our Programme

Tuesday 11th March
Guest speaker - Sķylon 1951
Tuesday 18th March
AGM
Wednesday 19th March
AGM Lunch
Tuesday 25th March
Guest speaker - Hate Crime
Tuesday 1st April
Committee Meeting
Tuesday 8th April
Committee Feedback
Tuesday 15th April
Guest speaker - In Pursuit of a King (Charles II)
Tuesday 22nd April
Guest speaker - My Time in Austria
Tuesday 29th April
TBC
Tuesday 6th May
‘Guest’ speaker - My Favourite Music - or Some of it
Tuesday 13th May
Guest speaker - The Iranian Embassy Siege
Tuesday 20th May
Club Member - What Are You Reading Now?
Tuesday 27th May
Guest speaker - Tale of Two Cities
Tuesday 3rd June
TBC
Tuesday 10th June
Club member - TBC
Tuesday 17th June
Guest speaker - Lifeboats
Tuesday 24th June
TBC

Dates for your diary:


So Far This Year
President’s Coffee Morning, Hops in Herefordshire, Dislike of Cars - but a Life of Motor Sport, Forensic Science, a club member’s CV, Unusual Secret Operations During the Cold War, Fire Safety in the Home.