The Probus Club of Kempston
NEWS
MEETING REPORTS & OUTINGS
MEETING REPORTS & OUTINGS
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0CTOBER 2026 -OUTING - National Memorial Arboretum
Thursday 1 October: Bob Keech is arranging a visit to the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on 1 October, the cost will be dependent on the numbers travelling. Please see Bob at the July lunch if you wish to join the trip. Food and drink are available on the site.
SEPTEMBER 2026 - OUTING: John Bunyan Museum
Thursday 17 September: An exclusive guided visit to the John Bunyan Museum and Library has been arranged for 17 September at 11.00 am. The cost is £5.00 and we are going to arrange lunch at the George and Dragon just round the corner. More information on that to follow. Please pay Mike Stanton by the September lunch at the latest.
AUGUST 2026 - OUTING - BBQ
BBQ at Willington - Details to follow
MAY 2026 - OUTING ST. PAULS CHURCH
On Wednesday 13th May a group of members and friends visited St. Peter's Church in Bedford. This visit was requested following an excellent guide led visit to St. Paul's church, also in Bedford. The amount of history tied up in these churches is enormous and visitors gain so much knowledge about the foundations of Bedford and it's importance in past Centuries.
MAY 2026 - WINDRUSH
Our speaker at the Guests Lunch on 12th May will be a descendant of Windrush - Monica Love. She will give background to the reasons for the inflow of families from the Caribbean, sailing in on the Empire Windrush vessel. This should prove a most interesting and informative meeting and we are fortunate to welcome Monica and her daughter.
APRIL 2026 - AGM
Annual General Meeting for the election of our new President
and committee members
and committee members
MARCH 2026 - MEDICAL DETECTION DOGS
In March we shall have a talk about 'Medical detection dogs'. There will be a ‘detection dog’ at the lunch, he will be ‘off duty’ and his attendance has been cleared by the hotel.
FEBRUARY 2026 - POLICE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT
Our speaker in February, Martin Darlow, kept us interested in his police work and also involved a few members in discussion. Quite surprised how many of our members were ex police force; have to watch our P's and Q's in future!
OCTOBER 2025 - BLACK CAT PROJECT
Our recent lunch on the 14th October was well attended and we all had a most pleasant lunch. This was followed by a presentation from Anne-Marie Rogers, Senior Project Manager for National Highways and John Akester, Stakeholder and Community Engagement Manager for Skanska UK, who spoke about the A428 Black Cat Roundabout to Caxton Gibbet road improvement scheme. This multi-billion Pound project (£1 million per day) will see dual carriageway making safer and quicker journeys from Milton Keynes to Cambridge by removing single carriageway bottle necks that have frustrated drivers for many years. Drone photography brought the project to life in a vivid manner.
AUGUST 2025 - BBQ
The August meeting was substituted by the Annual BBQ held in Willington. We had excellent catering and then entertainment from Joe Connors who comes with a strong pedigree in show business.
JULY 2025 - TV COMEDY
The July lunch went very well and our speaker, Charles Garland, who must be the longest speaker ever at 1.5hrs, was most interesting, he was informative and interacted fully with members. Working in television comedy can be full of fun but quite stressful at the same time.