A very warm welcome to Brixham Probus Club!
The Probus Club movement was formed in the United Kingdom in 1965. Brixham Probus Club was founded in 1967 and we welcome all retired or semi-retired men from Brixham and the surrounding area. We are a non-political, non-sectarian group, whose aims are to provide a range of speakers on interesting topics and to offer fellowship.
We hold two lunches per year: Chairman’s Lunch in March and Christmas Lunch in December with other occasional outings to places of interest.
Venue
We meet every Thursday in the Catholic Church Hall on New Road. This is situated on the main road leading into Brixham approximately 300 metres from the main shopping centre and bus terminus. The 12 and 13 buses stop outside the door and the hall is accessible by wheelchair. There is a toilet for the disabled and a loop system for the hard of hearing. All facilities are on the ground floor. The meeting starts at 1030. Free refreshments are available from 0945 and the meeting usually finishes at about 1145.
The charge is £3 per visit with no annual fee and no payment for your first three visits. Why not come and give it a try?
Please note that talks can be subject to change.
43 New Road
Brixham
TQ5 8NB
2026 Programme
| 16 April 2026 | No meeting | AGM |
|---|---|---|
| 23 April | International Art Thefts | Marilyn Bishop |
| 30 April | Motor Gunboats in WW2 MGB's | Robert Cann |
| 07 May | Around the World in 45 minutes | Brenda Hooton |
| 14 May | Trek to find the Saharan Cypress | Kenton Rogers |
| 21 May | Saving Lives at Sea | Richard Fowler |
| 28 May | The Wonderful World of Sharks and Rays | Caroline Robertson-Brown |
| 04 June | The Aftermath of Police Use of a Firearm | Ray Helm |
| 11 June | RAF Exeter 1940 - 45 | Chris Wiseman |
| 18 June | Opreation Tiger - Disaster in Lyme Bay | Dr vHarry Bennett |
| 25 June | My Life as a Royal Household Footman | Andrew Renouf |
| 02 July | Lord Churston and Lupton Manor | Ian Handford |
| 09 July | The Battle of Jutland (1916) | David MacVeigh |
| 16 July | Stover Canal, Creation, operation and decline | John Ellis |
| 23 July | Things we take for Granted | John Polley |
| 30 July | A British Eldorado- The story of the Australian Gold Rush | Andrew Evans |
| 06 Aug | Internal Speaker | |
| 13 Aug | Internal Speaker | |
| 20 Aug | Internal Speaker | |
| 27 Aug | Internal Speaker | |
| 03 Sept | Food and Fatigue | Petrer Taylor |
| 10 Sept | Hearing Loss. Actions and Assistance | Bevis Taylor |
| 17 Sept | China's Treasure Fleets | Grace Zhu |
| 24 Sept | How an obscure Tudor Family came to rule over England | Gareth Streeter |
| 01 Oct | Brixham Past and Present | John Risdon |
| 08 Oct | A Journalist's View of Israel | John Dobson |
| 15 Oct | Silver Guitars,Bottle Necks and the Blues | Stuart Cumberbatch & Andy Boal |
| 22 Oct | I K Brunel - Railways, Bridges, Ships and Torquay | Jim Redman |
| 29 Oct | Was the First World War Inevitable? | David Scott |
| 5 Nov | How a Devon Village Became Home to Nelson's Admirals | Jenny Ridd |
Contact
If you are interested in joining us, please contact
01803 856987
email brixhamprobus@gmail.com or simply join us at our next meeting.