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24.01.2022 Dear Probians, Our annual Christmas luncheon this year will be combined with our 35th birthday celebration.... This will be held on Wednesday 2nd December at 12.00 noon, at the Reservoir Hotel, Condon Street, Kennington. There is car parking available in Marnie Road or in Woolworths carpark. RSVP Collin Adams on 5443 6548 or Ken Preston on 5442 6050 by November 12th so as numbers can be confirmed. The function is being paid for by the club (except for drinks at own cost). Regards Anne Stafford [email protected]

24.01.2022 Our walk this morning 30th October.

22.01.2022 Hello fellow Committee members, This is a timely email I am enquiring as to whether we have a ZOOM monthly meeting with the committee and then another to the members informing them of what we are trying to do to keep the Bendigo Probus Club active. We have a member who is familiar with ZOOM in the person of Ken Crouch. I have spoken to Ken he is willing to help us get started. Should we try and work in with another club for...Continue reading

20.01.2022 One of my cheeky magpies.

19.01.2022 No words needed.

18.01.2022 In garden this afternoon

15.01.2022 Good Afternoon Fellow Probians, I have been contacted by Lisa Chesters office with regard to Probus day on the 1st of October. She asked what we had planned for this event. I respectfully mentioned that because of the lockdown we were unable to do anything or plan anything. { I think this surprised her} I mentioned that we have not been able to celebrate our 35th birthday or hold our AGM and that these things have been on hold since March. I said that nothing can be plann...ed until September 16th when we will have a new policy and we can see just what we can do. But in the mean time keep safe and above all smile and keep happy. Collin Birthdays July 2ndJohn MINNEY,13th..Gwen BLOOMFIELD16th Pamela NOBLE19th Ken CROUCH21st Denise SANTON. July Anniversaries 30th Brenda & Ken PRESTON. Congratulations & best wishes to you all. BirthdaysAugust. 8th Evelyn MINNEY14thJack KELLY19th Joan McDonald24thColin McLEAN. No Anniversaries recorded. A very happy birthday to you all. Birthdays September.. 6th..Margaret CLARK8th..Cynthia WATKINS13thErn HOLLAND27th Doug LAITY. A very happy birthday to you all. Anniversaries for September.. 2nd Evelyn & John MINNEY. Congratulations to you both.. I hope everybody is well at this very difficult time, and WE will all get together eventually. Bob SANTON M/Ship Officer. Regards Anne Stafford [email protected]

14.01.2022 Dear Probians, The Annual General Meeting of the Bendigo Probus Club will be held on Wednesday November 18th at the Reservoir Hotel, Condon Street, Kennington at 11.00am.... There is car parking available in Marnie Road or in Woolworths Car Park Regards Anne Stafford [email protected]

14.01.2022 Street art Bendigo.

11.01.2022 Walk this Friday 25th September Kennington Reservoir Meet Woollies car park 10am.

09.01.2022 1. In the 1400s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'the rule of thumb.' 2. Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only... Ladies Forbidden'... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language. 3. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:... Spades - King David, Hearts - Charlemagne, Clubs -Alexander the Great, Diamonds - Julius Caesar 4. In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... 'goodnight, sleep tight.' 5. It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon. 6. In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them 'Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down.' It's where we get the phrase 'mind your P's and Q's' 7. Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. 'Wet your whistle' is the phrase inspired by this practice. 8. In 1696, William III of England introduced a property tax that required those living in houses with more than six windows to pay a levy. In order to avoid the tax, house owners would brick up all windows except six. (The Window Tax lasted until 1851, and older houses with bricked-up windows are still a common sight in the U.K.) As the bricked-up windows prevented some rooms from receiving any sunlight, the tax was referred to as daylight robbery! Now, there you have the origin of these phrases. Interesting isn’t it!! See more

08.01.2022 Our walk this morning. No coffee.

07.01.2022 Bendigo this morning Friday 4th September

07.01.2022 Bendigo this morning.

05.01.2022 Just a beautiful photo.