ABOUT US

You will be very welcome....

Membership of Northwich & District Probus Club is open to all gentlemen resident in or around Northwich who are fully or partially retired. Membership is free until the next AGM usually held each Spring so why not come along and say "hello"?

We meet on alternate Tuesday mornings at:

Owley Wood Recreation Club, Barrymore Road, Northwich CW8 3LS

 

                                                

The meetings start at 10:15 am and finish at around 12 noon.

Meetings usually start with a guest speaker who will talk on a range of subjects. Recent talks have included "The building of the airbus super-jumbo," "An illustrated talk on the network of underground tunnels in Manchester." and a talk given by a retired GP entitled "The Mad Medic"

After a short coffee break the business section of the meeting is held. Here reports are given on recent and up-coming events and activities.

Attendance at our meetings is strictly by invitation from existing members, however, if you wish to apply for membership, please use the FEEDBACK  page of our website.

The affairs of the club are organised by an Executive Committee consisting of :

President                Ken Hunt

Vice-President        Rod Bessent

Secretary               Rod Bessent

Asst. Secretary        Andrew Rowe

Treasurer                David Hughes

Social Secretary      David Irving

Club Rules

1. The Club shall be called The Northwich and District Probus Club. It shall be non-political and non-sectarian and will meet fortnightly at a time and place recommended by the Executive Committee after consultation with the membership.

2. Membership of the Club shall be open to retired and semi-retired gentlemen for the purpose of promoting good fellowship by meeting regularly and stimulating discussion and other objectives agreed by a majority of the members.

3. The management of the Club shall be in the hands of an Executive Committee comprising The President, Vice President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Deputy Treasurer and Social Secretary, with the power to co-opt.

4. Membership of the Club shall be limited to sixty, excluding Honorary Members and applications for membership shall be made to the Secretary on the appropriate form, for consideration by the Executive Committee.

5. Lifetime membership shall be offered to all members reaching the age of 90 from the April following their 90th birthday, subject to 10 years membership.

6. The annual subscription shall be due and determined on the day of the Annual General Meeting.  Any member who has not paid his subscription by the 30th June, may be deemed to have resigned.

7. A member may introduce one male visitor to any meeting. The member shall introduce the visitor to the President and the Secretary before the start of each meeting.  No visitor shall attend more than four times in any one year without the permission of the President.

8. The Annual General Meeting shall be held during the month of April.  Fifteen members shall constitute a quorum.

9. An Extraordinary General Meeting may be called at the request of five members having given fourteen days notice to the Secretary.

10. Any member who is absent without good reason for a period of two consecutive months or from 50% of Club meetings in any one year, may be asked to resign.

11. Any member may resign his membership by giving notice, in writing, to the Secretary.

12.  The Accounts Examiner shall be appointed by the Executive Committee and endorsement of the members at the Annual General Meeting and the Club accounts shall be made up and examined up to the end of March each year.

13. These rules shall be available for inspection by members at all meetings and read at the Annual General Meeting.  Rules may only be amended at an Annual General Meeting or Extra ordinary Meeting and any proposed amendment must be given to the Secretary at least fourteen days before the meeting.