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Probus Club of Salisbury – 40th Anniversary Christmas Luncheon

16 Dec 2023
Over fifty members and guests attended our annual Christmas Lunch at the White Hart hotel on the 15th December2023. This year the club celebrated forty years of of fellowship and…
British / World History…

Ron Collins – World War Two veteran recalls life as prisoner of war

13 Nov 2023
Member Ron Collins, age 102, was interviewed by reporters Kelly Morgan & Sophie Parker for BBC Wiltshire. You can see the whole article here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-67244464
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Heart Health – This May Just Save Your Life, or Someone You Know.

28 Oct 202328 Oct 2023
This is important as well as interesting. I have sometimes wondered what happens if you are alone when you have a heart problem so this is valuable information.    …
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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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People of the Ethiopian Rift and the Omo Valley

15 Sep 2023
Tim Rubidge, 15th September 2023 Thirty-two members sat down to listen to Tim Rubidge give a very interesting and at times’ thought-provoking presentation about his travels in Southern Ethiopia. Tim,…
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Did you know that 17.5 billion pieces of junk mail are produced and distributed each year in the UK?

7 Sep 2023
I may be tempting to think ‘oh, it doesn’t matter, it will just get recycled’, but it costs money, and more importantly, energy and resources to collect and recycle this…
Local History

Stories of Mompesson House

1 Sep 20236 Sep 2023
Jenny Grene, The National Trust 1st September 2023. Thirty-five members assembled on the 1st of September to listen to Jenny Grene from the National Trust, relate the history and background…
Ecological Matters…

Pollution

29 Aug 202311 Sep 2023
Probus members welcomed Alan Oliver to their meeting on the 18th of August for a very informative presentation about pollution and its many forms, but concentrating on aerial, farming and…
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Life as a Naval Aviator

15 Aug 20236 Sep 2023
Ralph Dodds, 2nd June 2023 Ralph Dodds spent 32 years in the Navy/Fleet Air Arm, explaining that until the day he swopped his blue suit for a grey business one,…
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Annual General Meeting – 21st July 2023

2 Aug 20236 Sep 2023
The Probus Club of Salisbury AGM took place recently, and Brian Sharpe was appointed as the new Chairman. We congratulate Brian on his appointment and wish him all the very…

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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

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    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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