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Where retired & semi-retired locals meet, chat and enjoy talks from guest speakers.

Gerrards Cross & Chalfont Probus offers retired and semi-retired locals a chance to gather and hear from thought-provoking guest speakers. It's a relaxed environment for conversation and connection.

Membership is open to all. Visitors and guests are always welcome.

Gerrards Cross & Chalfont Probus

Upcoming Events

Wed 18 Mar
'A Woman of No Importance' & Probus Annual General Meeting
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18 Mar 2026, 10:00 – 12:00
Colston Hall, GXCA, 8 East Common, Gerrards Cross SL9 7AD, UK
The Annual General Meeting of Probus followed by an introduction to the early life of a quite remarkable woman Virginia Hall, the only woman civilian to win the Distinguished Service Cross.
Wed 01 Apr
Britain's Early Trading Companies - Alan Fitzgerald
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01 Apr 2026, 10:00 – 12:00
Colston Hall, GXCA, 8 East Common, Gerrards Cross SL9 7AD, UK
Dating back more than 500 years Britain's trading companies were a mixture of free enterprise and foreign policy.
Wed 15 Apr
Margaret Thatcher - Dr Martin Holmes
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15 Apr 2026, 10:00 – 12:00
Colston Hall, GXCA, 8 East Common, Gerrards Cross SL9 7AD, UK
An appreciation of the career and legacy, both good and bad, of one of Britain's most famous Prime Ministers
Wed 06 May
Russia - an exploration through history and culture Part 1 - Dr Nicholas Henderson
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06 May 2026, 10:00 – 12:00
Colston Hall, GXCA, 8 East Common, Gerrards Cross SL9 7AD, UK
From the 9th century Kievan Rus to the Tsars
Wed 20 May
Benjamin Disraeli - Grant Stewart
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20 May 2026, 10:00 – 12:00
Colston Hall, GXCA, 8 East Common, Gerrards Cross SL9 7AD, UK
The career and times of Benjamin Disraeli who served two terms as Prime Minister and became a trusted confidante of Queen Victoria.
Wed 03 Jun
How the Tropical Rainforest Works - Dr David Jones
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03 Jun 2026, 10:00 – 12:00
Colston Hall, GXCA, 8 East Common, Gerrards Cross SL9 7AD, UK
Biologically diverse and complex habitats vital for the planet...how do they function?
Wed 17 Jun
Russia - an exploration through history and culture Part 2 - Dr Nicholas Henderson
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17 Jun 2026, 10:00 – 12:00
Colston Hall, GXCA, 8 East Common, Gerrards Cross SL9 7AD, UK
Part two the twentieth and twenty first centuries from the last Tsar to the oligarchs to the new Putin era and Ukraine War
Wed 01 Jul
The Yucatan Peninsula - Sue Flipping
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01 Jul 2026, 10:00 – 12:00
Colston Hall, GXCA, 8 East Common, Gerrards Cross SL9 7AD, UK
A virtual 'road trip' around a fascinating part of Mexico.
Wed 15 Jul
Buckinghamshire in the British Civil War 1642-6 - Stephen Barker
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15 Jul 2026, 10:00 – 12:00
Colston Hall, GXCA, 8 East Common, Gerrards Cross SL9 7AD, UK
Find out about the important part played by the county during the English Civil War.
Wed 12 Aug
Doctors at Sea - Kevin Brown
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12 Aug 2026, 10:00 – 12:00
Colston Hall, GXCA, 8 East Common, Gerrards Cross SL9 7AD, UK
What was it like to be a doctor on an ocean liner?
Wed 02 Sept
Amy Johnson and Amelia Earhart - Andy Richardson
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02 Sept 2026, 10:00 – 12:00
Colston Hall, GXCA, 8 East Common, Gerrards Cross SL9 7AD, UK
The story of two of the most famous early lady aviators.
Wed 16 Sept
Remembering the 50s and 60s - Dr Peter Altman
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16 Sept 2026, 10:00 – 12:00
Colston Hall, GXCA, 8 East Common, Gerrards Cross SL9 7AD, UK
A walk down memory lane recalling the events and popular culture of the 50s and 60s.
Wed 07 Oct
Fitzroy Maclean - Bernard Foot
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07 Oct 2026, 10:00 – 12:00
Colston Hall, GXCA, 8 East Common, Gerrards Cross SL9 7AD, UK
A fascinating tale of the James Bond-like adventures of the Second World War hero Fitzroy Maclean.
Wed 21 Oct
Victorian 'Problem Pictures' - Simon Evers
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21 Oct 2026, 10:00 – 12:00
Colston Hall, GXCA, 8 East Common, Gerrards Cross SL9 7AD, UK
Problem Pictures is the name given to a genre of painting which was very popular in the second half of the 19th century.
Wed 04 Nov
Reports from Coastal Stations - Geoff Saunders
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04 Nov 2026, 10:00 – 12:00
Colston Hall, GXCA, 8 East Common, Gerrards Cross SL9 7AD, UK
Visits to the places mentioned on the BBC shipping forecast.
Wed 18 Nov
To Be, or Not To Be...double trouble in Shakespeare - Jeremy Holmes
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18 Nov 2026, 10:00 – 12:00
Colston Hall, GXCA, 8 East Common, Gerrards Cross SL9 7AD, UK
What do ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, ‘Hamlet’ and ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ all have in common? And why are pairs, parallels and doubles so important in Shakespeare?
Wed 02 Dec
Unwrapping Christmas Carols - Helen Astrid
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02 Dec 2026, 10:30 – 11:30
Gerrards Cross, 8 East Common, Gerrards Cross SL9 7AD, UK
300 years of seasonal musical history from Europe and further afield.

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