The national Probus movement began in the mid-1960's and spread
quickly throughout the English-speaking world and beyond. It took
its name from the first three letters of PROfessional and BUSiness and, because 'Probus' has a latin
root relating to probity, this projected a good image for the
infant organisation. The first Probus Club was formed by Rotary to
allow retired and semi-retired professionals to meet together for
fellowship, although there are no formal ties to Rotary
International.
City of Durham Probus was formally established at a business
meeting of the Rotary Club of Durham in February, 1978 with the
original format of weekly meetings - with breaks only for bank
holidays, Christmas and the two months of July and August. Each of
our now fortnightly meetings has a guest speaker and periodic trips
are made to places of interest as suggested by members. Membership
applications are always welcome in accordance with the 'Membership'
section of this website.
PROBUS
Global
Probus
Global is an international network of Probus clubs and members
which seeks to connect individual members with shared interests
worldwide. This is facilitated via their weblink - probusglobal.org
