Henley Probus Club

THE 495th meeting of Henley Probus Club was held at Badgemore Park Golf Club on March 12.

The chairman introduced one new member.

He confirmed that arrangements had been finalised for the club’s 500th meeting, which will be held at Henley Business School (Greenlands) on August 13.

The treasurer updated the members on the club’s finances. This was followed by updates on the forthcoming social events and speakers.

At the April meeting the speaker will be Professor Dan Remenyi, who will talk on “Getting useful results from AI — chatbots”.

The chairman then introduced Tim Woods, a member of the club, who gave a talk on his early days in the Royal Air Force.

Tim joined the RAF in 1951 with the objective of becoming a pilot.

His initial training qualified him to fly Chipmunks and Tim described his early experiences on this aircraft.

He moved on to fly the English Electric Canberra, which gave him worldwide experiences, for example the US, Egypt, Hawaii and Christmas Island, where he witnessed the first H bomb explosion.

The talk concluded with thanks and a very warm message of appreciation from all members of the club.

The chairman then closed the formal meeting and the members gathered for drinks followed by lunch.

Henley Probus meets at Badgemore Park on the second Tuesday of each month, starting with an informal gathering of members and visitors for a discussion and coffee, with the formal meeting commencing at 11.30am followed by lunch.

If anyone is interested in joining the club, please call our membership secretary Roger Griffiths on (01491) 575137 or email him at
regriffiths44@gmail.com

For more information about the club, visit
henleymensprobus.org.uk

Roger Roberts