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Joseph William Lovibond (1833–1918)

20 Dec 2025
Brewer, Inventor, and Salisbury Citizen Friday 19th December was the last meeting for the Probus Club of Salisbury, before the Chritsmas / New Year break. We were delighted that member…
Club Members…

STAGE FRIGHT AT THE PLAYHOUSE !!

29 Oct 2025
On the morning of Thursday 23 October 2025 a large number of Salisbury Probus members and partners gathered at the Salisbury Playhouse for a fascinating backstage tour.  We were unexpectedly greeted…
Club Members…

Visit To St Nicholas Hospital

26 Aug 2025
At the invitation of David, Master of St Nicholas Hospital, an enthusiastic group of Salisbury Probus members and partners enjoyed a most interesting tour of the Hospital on Wednesday 20…
British / World History…

ROYAL ARTILLERY MUSEUM OUTING

17 Jun 2025
Members and guests met up for an organised tour of the Royal Artillery Museum in Larkhill on Thursday 12 June 2025. A new purpose-designed museum is being established nearby but…
British / World History…

The Logistics Buildup to D-Day

27 Mar 2025
Chris Barrington -Brown, 7th March 2025 Members were treated to a rather fascinating presentation recently, regarding the often overlooked activities prior to the D-Day landings, when huge numbers of men,…
2024 poppy appeal…

Our Salisbury Probus celebrity at 2024 launch of poppy appeal

28 Oct 202429 Oct 2024
Our Salisbury Probus member, Ron Collins, was the star of the show in Salisbury Guildhall square on Saturday 26 October when he joined other armed forces veterans at the launch…
Local History…

Ron Collins – 103 Not Out!

14 Oct 2024
The wonderful Ron Collins will be celebrating his 103rd birthday during October 2024. Please join us in wishing him a very best of birthday wishes. Here are some other posts…
British / World History…

John Lyndsey Clipson

25 Jul 2024
28 August 1934 to 5 July 2024 John died peacefully on 5 July 2024 – just short of his 90th birthday.   On 23 July a number of Salisbury Probus Club officers…
British / World History…

Club Visit to Fort Nelson

8 Mar 20248 Mar 2024
The Editor is indebted to Godfrey Bennet Ball for providing the narrative and photos from this recent club visit. An intrepid group of Probus members, led by Social Secretary Derek…
Local History…

Army Flying Museum

24 Sep 202324 Sep 2023
Middle Wallop Nr. Andover Friday 22nd September 2023 Thirteen members, including two partners, joined former museum curator Derek Armitage (a fellow Probus Member), for a guided tour of this important…

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  1. mrpointerblog's avatar
    mrpointerblog on Joseph William Lovibond (1833–1918)21 Dec 2025

    Thanks for this excellent review Ian - I really enjoyed giving the presentation. Your Linkin link was new to me!…

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    alanjcrooks on The Hugely Huggable History of the Teddy Bear22 Nov 2025

    https://www.londonzoo.org/zoo-stories/history-of-london-zoo/famous-animals-london-zoo/winnie-pooh-originsSent from my iPhone

  3. James Prain's avatar
    James Prain on The Hugely Huggable History of the Teddy Bear22 Nov 2025

    A fine write up to wh

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    greybeard1953 on ROYAL ARTILLERY MUSEUM OUTING19 Jun 2025

    Excellent report - thank you Godfrey and Phil for organising, only sorry we were unable to attend due to holiday…

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    Colin Colston on Summer Lunch with Guests7 Jun 2025

    It was a fantastic occasion. Edith and I enjoyed it enormously. Many thanks to Godfrey, Derek and all who helped…

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