Alderley Probus is an association of retired and semi-retired PROfessional and BUSiness people
Alderley Probus is an association of retired and semi-retired PROfessional and BUSiness people
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The club is open to both men and women. We meet regularly at 10am on the second and fourth Monday of each month at the Union Club on Stevens Street. We have a chat, take coffee and hear talks from a variety of speakers. The talks start at 10:30am and last about one hour. Visitors welcome.
Parking is available at the Pay & Display car park on South Street, Alderley Edge.
Bowls
Bowls
The Bowls Section meets at 2pm every Wednesday throughout the summer from April to September at the bowling green adjacent to Siddington Village Hall. There are regular bowls matches against other local Probus clubs. This is a joint activity with Macclesfield Probus.
Walks and pub lunch
Walks and pub lunch
The Walks Section meets once a month on either the first or the third Monday of the month for a 3 to 4 mile easy walk followed by a pub lunch. Members join for either the walk or the lunch or both.
Forthcoming programme of talks
Forthcoming programme of talks
28 September - Solar Energy: From the Sun to Your Kettle
The speaker will explain how solar energy gets to our planet, bombarding the Earth in one hour with as much energy as the whole of civilisation uses in one year. He will also explain the various ways to harvest this energy and how it can be stored when the sun is not shining.
12 October - Gold
The story of gold, covering all aspects of this precious metal.
26 October - The Role of the First Responder
The speaker will run through what a first responder can do and should do. She will also bring along defibrillator to show us how to use one in an emergency.
9 November - The Royal Hospital Chelsea
A talk about the history of the home of the Chelsea Pensioners.
23 November - My Mad Life
The speaker has had a number of different experiences. At the age of 19 her mother paid for her to go to Hong Kong but not her return. She has lived in Hong Kong and California and has moved 40 times. She has had a variety of jobs including work in a bank and in a circus.
14 December - Stories From Stamps
28 December - No meeting
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