The Bakewell and District Probus Club was founded in 1984 with the aim of providing fellowship and convivial discussions on a wide range of topics of interest to retired or partially retired professional or businessmen in the Bakewell District. The word PROBUS is an abbreviation of the words PROfessional and BUSiness, but membership is not restricted to those two groups. It also embraces former executives of government and other organisations and, in fact, any man who has had some measure of responsibility in any field of endeavour.
We meet at the Cavendish Club, Chatsworth, in Edensor near Bakewell, at 10 a.m. on the first and third Thursdays of each month. Morning coffee is followed by a presentation which lasts about 45 minutes before we continue our meeting with drinks and lunch. You can view the list of subjects covered in recent presentations by selecting the ‘Talks’ page from the menu above.
Each year we hold a Club debate on a topical subject. Topics have included: ‘The British Empire – a Force for Good?’, ‘Independence would be Good for Scotland – Yes or No?’, ‘This House Believes that the UK should be a Federation’ and ‘Britain and the EU: In or Out? Most recently the proposition for the debate was ‘Our National Health Service should embrace the Private Sector’’.
Apart from fortnightly scheduled meetings, there is an annual Afternoon Tea, Guests’ Luncheon and a Christmas Luncheon. Wives, partners and guests are invited to all of these events.
Bakewell and District Probus Club
(Founded September 1984)
CHAIRMEN
1984-85 | Tom Dolby |
1985-86 | John Hunt |
1986-87 | Robert Blackburn |
1987-88 | John Lenihan |
1988-89 | Maurice Eaden |
1989-90 | John Clifford |
1990-91 | Michael Goode |
1991-92 | Jim Oxley |
1992-93 | Peter Bentley |
1993-94 | Dennis Sutton |
1994-95 | Don Booker |
1995-96 | Leslie Wright |
1996-97 | Don Briggs |
1997-98 | Peter Hunt |
1998-99 | Harry Weaving |
1999-00 | Doug Griffith |
2000-01 | Charles Maltby |
2001-02 | Barry Pearson |
2002-03 | Ernest Grossman |
2003-04 | Alan Pigott |
2004-05 | Clifford Mansfield |
2005-06 | Ron Neath |
2006-07 | Robert Cumming |
2007-08 | Ken Watson |
2008-09 | John Bolton |
2009-10 | Keith Johnston |
2010-11 | Alan Elsmore |
2011-12 | Roger Truscott |
2012-13 | Brian Barry |
2013-14 | Don Mackenzie |
2014-15 | John Barkley |
2015-16 | Alan Grant |
2016-17 | Ainslie Kelly |
2017-18 | Ray Smith |
2018-19 | Ian Johnston |
2019-20 | Tony Byrne |
2020-21 | Malcolm Cameron |
2021-22 | Peter Stubbs |
2022-23 | Stefan Andrejczuk |
2023-24 | Ron Enock |
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