Forthcoming Club Meetings

2025/6

09 September 2025 GARY SUNLEY . HUNMANBY MOOR LADIES INVITED

24 September 2025 JOINT LUNCH WITH FILEY AT NORTH STAR LADIES INVITED

14 October 2025 YORKSHIRE WOLDS RAILWAY UPDATES

28 October 2025 MEMBERS INFORMAL MIKE GOLD - QUIZ LADIES INVITED

11 November 2025 MAUREEN HALL BRIDLINGTON CIVIC SOCIETY

25 November 2025 LINDA McCARTHY HOW DICKENS MADE CHRISTMAS

17 December 2025 CHRISTMAS LUNCH AT NORTH STAR LADIES INVITED

13 January 2026 SARAH HILL – FIRE SERVICE SAFETY IN THE HOME

27 January 2026 ROGER FOZZARD AIRPORT PHOTOGRAPHY

10 February 2026 NYMR UPDATES

24 February 2026 COLLETTE GUNNING - PCSO HOME SECURITY

10 March 2026 PAUL ROBINSON SPRING GARDENING

24 March 2026 SPRING LUNCH AT NORTH STAR LADIES INVITED

14 April 2026 PAULA CONNELLY WALKING HELMSLEY TO FILEY LADIES INVITED

28 April 2026 AGM

Coffee Mornings at The Links Golf Club

19th August 2025

2026

5th & 19th May

9th & 23rd June

14th & 28th July

11th & 25th August

We are indebted to Barry Mitchell for this piece on ageing motorists. No doubt that this will be of interest, not only to members, but also to their family and friends

PROBUS DRIVERS BE AWARE.

A recent TV programme highlighted issues facing drivers over the age of seventy. Having reached that milestone one has to renew the licence with DVLA every three years.

The questions asked on renewal cover a spectrum of medical issues that one may suffer from. Of major importance is that on renewal is the applicant able to read a car number plate from a distance of 20 metres.

Highlighting this the programme showed that random roadside checks re the 20 metre rule are actively being made by the police. If one fails to meet this requirement the DVLA are notified by the police and sadly your licence is immediately revoked until such times as your it is proven that your vision has improved to meet the 20 metre threshold.

On viewing the TV programme your writer made arrangements for an eye test that happily showed that he was just able to meet the 20 metre rule. Regardless, as a safeguard to cover the next three year licence period, he ordered specs with added distance vision.

As the majority of Burlington Probus members are drivers and in the 70 years of age bracket I wish to make them well aware that these random checks are ongoing.

Barry Mitchell

Burlington Probus Club – Spring Lunch Report

Eric Butterworth, the Chairman, welcomed members, Ladies, and Guests to the Annual Spring Lunch held at The North Star Hotel on Tuesday 25th March. A total of 41 attended to make this a success.

Jim Hornsby said Grace.

It was agreed by all that the lunch was excellent. The staff looked after everybody very well and the Secretary offered our thanks.

Toasts were made to The King, Absent Friends, and Our Ladies after the coffee.

Linda and Margaret used their muscle to ensure a successful raffle, and we all left having enjoyed great fellowship.

Congratulations to Chris Langley for organising the event

This years charity, proposed and agreed at the AGM, will be the RNLI (Bridlington Crew).

DONATIONS SO FAR THIS YEAR TOTAL £146.34 SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL REACH OUR TARGET WELL AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR GENEROSITY.

Our thoughts and prayers are for Ad Lammers wife Pat, who has been seriously ill for many weeks and who has been in Scarborough Hospital for the last 14 weeks.

Any assistance that members can offer to Ad with transport etc would be greatly appreciated.