Our history

The Probus Club of Northallerton was formed in 1970 the setting up of the Club having been organised by Northallerton Rotary Club.

It was to be a meeting of professional and business men who had retired and to be of purely a social nature. The main aims of the Club were declared to be “To promote fellowship amongst retired professional and business men of Northallerton and District.”

This proposal to form such a Club was well supported and with a membership of 22 the first meeting was held on Tuesday the 28th April 1970, at Victoria Grill Café Northallerton, under the Chairmanship of A. Bennifer, assisted by Secretary/Treasurer J.E. Keenleyside.

Founder members were :-

W. Arnott, A. Bennifer, M. Blamires, W. Clegg, A. Dixon, J.T. Hartley, J.J. Hodgson, F. Horner, J.W. Humphry, J.N. Jenkinson, H.J. Kirby, J.E. Keenleyside, T.M. Lightfoot, G.W. Martin, L. Mitton, G. Noble, R.D. Raisbeck,  W. Sanderson, H.L. Souls, F.W. Thompson, W. Topping, A. Welsby. 

Probus Past Presidents