Next Lunch and Speakers

Friday 22nd May April 2026

Our AGM  

The AGM will be held at the Masonic Hall about 2.00 pm following our usual lunch starting at 12.30 pm.

All members are encouraged to come and contribute to the review of the year and vote on some key motions.

It is your club and this is an opportunity raise any concerns about how the club is meeting the needs of its members.

2026 AGM documents can be found on the AGM 2026 page on main page menu.

Friday 19th June 2026

The Battle of the River Plate 

On Friday 19 June after a friendly lunch, members of Milford Probus Club and visitors will have a talk by David Bickerton, an admired speaker in the field of military history, about the battle of the River Plate. 

This was the first major naval battle of WW2, fought between the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee and three smaller British cruisers. Graf Spee and her sisterships were designed to outgun any cruiser fast enough to catch them. Their top speed of 28 knots outpaced all but a few capital ships and cruisers in the Anglo-French navies. The battle followed a three month hunt for Graf Spee which had sunk nine British merchant ships. It lasted 80 terrifying minutes and left over 100 men dead and many more wounded. Graf Spee sought refuge in the Port of Montevideo where, convinced by false reports of superior British naval forces gathering, its commander ordered the vessel to be scuttled.

Come and join us. Lunch and talk are just £34.

Friday 20th March 2026

Britain between the Romans and the Vikings : a Commonwealth of the Holy Spirit

After a friendly lunch, members of Milford Probus club and visitors (growing in number and always welcome) learnt from Steve Stanley about a fascinating but often misunderstood period of British history. Between the fall of the Roman Empire and the start of the Viking invasions the Irish (aka Scots) Picts, Britons and Anglo-Saxons competed and developed a distinct cultural heritage. This is sometimes but not very accurately described as the time of the Celtic Church. 

Steve discussed how religious change and conversion drove cultural development against a background of political competition. A retired criminologist, he has degrees in history, social research and classical studies. He is also a popular and impressive speaker, who has given talks on the Silk Trade in Roman times and the Fall of the Roman Empire.