A lot has happened at the Bath Probus Club
The Secretary Brian Webber has stepped down after serving the Club for eleven years to make way for new members to take responsibilities for running the Club.
Chris Walters volunteered to be the Secretary. As there was no other volunteer this was accepted.
The Treasurer Mike Power resigned and Spike Parker volunteered to be the Treasurer. As there was no other volunteer this was accepted.
The Rules of the Club were amended to create the position of Vice Chairman and David Judd volunteered to be the Vice Chairman. As there was no other volunteer this was accepted.
What you can look forward to!!
November 2025
As usual our next meeting will be on Thursday 13 November 2025 at Bath & County Club, Queen’s Parade, Bath BA1 2NJ
We will gather at 11:00. There will be a talk by :
Rod Pudduck OBE RCNC on the subject of “How safe is a ship?”
Rod Pudduck is a member of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors – the body traditionally designed RN warships. He helped design frigates and submarines in Bath, was an overseer at Cammell Laird, in London for future projects and served at sea as the Fleet Constructor Commander. The latter job gave Rod experience of what safety means in war.
If members are able to attend please inform the Secretary.
Dress code will be smart casual
Secretary: Chris Walters, Email: cihwalters@gmail.com
Tel No; Mob 07555170893
What you missed!!
October 2025
There was a talk by our own member Jay (Jonathan) Hart who spoke about "A Submarine Rescue". A fascinating account of international diplomacy and rescue.
September 2025
There was a talk by our own member Neil Kennedy entitled
"Something different"
an account of David Mach's incredible full-size sculptures, produced from discarded materials such as rubber tyres, coloured matchsticks and bricks e.g. a Polaris submarine, a famous steam train and so on.
August 2025
As usual there was no meeting in the month of August due to holidays.
July 2025
Bath Probus Club held its Annual General Meeting. The Chairman reported the events that took place during the year. The membership had grown to over 30 including 6 ladies. There was a Report by the Treasurer and it was agreed the financial account would be looked into further and a report would be submitted later.
June 2025
A talk by :
Tony Haines, a retired teacher.
His talk was entitled:
The work of Street Pastors in Bath.
It covered the origins of Street Pastors as a national organisation, a typical night shift in Bath, including some rather strange encounters at 2 a.m. in the morning!
May 2025
The talk by:
Lt. Col. M.W. Whitchurch MBE, Member of Institute of Royal Engineers
British Defence Policy - an Introduction
The talk covered NATO, Defence capacity of Ukraine and expect the unexpected!
April 2025
Dr. Andrei Calin, Emeritus Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University, California, USA, and Consultant Rheumatologist, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath.
The title of the talk: -
RHEUMA has it: -
” A hitch-hiker’s guide to rheumatology, and biomedical / epidemiological research “
He would like to discuss some exciting memories from his global travel in remote corners of the world, develop our understanding of important diseases while avoiding being eaten by a tribe of friendly cannibals, in Amazonas, Brazil! He enjoyed the company of Pima, Papago, Apache, Navaho and Haida, Amerindians in the Sonoran Desert, Arizona USA & British Columbia, Canada……and the Ainu tribe in North Island, Japan. These trips were interspersed by time at Cambridge, Harvard and Stanford Unis.
March 2025
A talk by Dave Walsh.
The title of the talk was ‘Inland Revenue Investigation of Serious Fraud’.
Dave covered the 3 ways that serious fraud is evaluated as worthy of investigation, his 40 years of service ferreting out culprits and how he managed this ‘business’ on our doorstep in Bristol. Sounds like a riveting topic!
February 2025
A talk by Robert (Bob) Constantine
Bob Constantine began his career as a trainee journalist on a local paper and became news editor of the Bath Chronicle and political editor of ITV regional news.
Along the way, Bob, who lives in Bath, saw massive changes in the way news is produced. He will talk about these as well as some of the stories he has covered, from Fred West to the coughing major, the building of the Second Severn Crossing, the end of Concorde, and a famous run-in with David Cameron.
January 2025
A talk by Lieutenant Colonel M W Whitchurch MBE MInstRE on “ Realities of War and Ukraine"
December 2024 News
Christmas Lunch !!
A delicious Christmas lunch with all its trimmings.
We were 25 in total and all enjoyed the company and the atmosphere.
Bath and County Club did a wonderful job.
November 2024 News
A delicious lunch on Thursday 14 November at Bath & County Club, Queen’s Parade, Bath BA1 2NJ
A talk by Lieutenant Colonel M W Whitchurch MBE MInstRE on “Learning from 1944”
