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Next Lunch
Next Lunch
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) will learn 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 will discuss 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.
Come and join us. Lunch and talk are just £32.
Future Lunch
Future Lunch
Friday 17th April 2026
A pre-lunch Q&A session with Sir Jeremy Hunt MP
Before our monthly lunch on Friday 17 April, members of Milford Probus club and visitors (always welcome) will have a Q&A session starting at midday with our local MP for Godalming and Ash.
Our distinguished guest served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2022 to 2024, Foreign Secretary from 2018 to 2019, Secretary of State for Health from 2012 to 2018, and Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport from 2010 to 2012. He has been our Conservative Party MP since 2005.
This will be a stimulating and informative session. Come and join us. Discussion and lunch cost £34. You must come for both, arrive by noon and book by 9th April.
Past Lunches
Past Lunches
Friday 20th February 2026
Solving a crucial problem of navigation: finding longitude
We heard from Chris Vollers how in the 18th century a crucial maritime navigational problem was solved. Sailors on the high seas had no reliable way of knowing their exact location, and for the UK as a growing maritime trading nation this was causing painful human and economic losses. North/south location was determined with little difficulty, but east/west was not.
Chris told the fascinating story of why tackling the longitude problem mattered so much, why it was so difficult to solve, and how an extraordinary Yorkshire carpenter and self-taught clockmaker finally achieved it.
Friday 16th January 2026
Bring Me Sunshine - A Sunny Start to the New Year
After a friendly lunch, members of Milford Probus club and visitors (always welcome) heard a lively and fun talk about the most illustrious and best loved double-act that Britain has ever produced. Tricia Thompson, with a background in music and performance, visits the huge TV success of Morecambe and Wise, whose ritually ridiculed guests included Penelope Keith, Laurence Olivier, Glenda Jackson, Harold Wilson, André Previn and Angela Rippon (who will forget those legs?). A decidedly fun start to the new year.
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