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PROBUS – WHO WE ARE
- PROBUS exists to provide a social forum, fellowship and friendship for like-minded people
- PROBUS is not a fundraising organisation
- PROBUS is not affiliated to a central organising body
- Each PROBUS Club has its own constitution
- The origins of PROBUS were with Rotary, who sponsored the first clubs
- PROBUS Clubs may be mixed gender, men only or women only
- There are no upper or lower age limits
A Probus club is an association of retired and semi-retired professional and business people. Clubs meet regularly for fellowship and an extension of their interests.
The name is an amalgam of the abbreviation of the words PROfessional and BUSiness. Probus is also a Latin word meaning honest or virtuous, from which the English word “probity” is derived.
Probus is a non-sectarian, non-political club for retired and semi-retired professional and business people. Probus clubs are local to towns and districts. Each Probus club is autonomous. There is no central organisation and each club sets its own rules.
The first Probus Club was set up by a group of ex-Rotarians in Caterham, Surrey, in 1966. The idea gathered strength and today Probus Clubs are to be found in many parts of the English-speaking world, including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and India.
Ashdown Probus Club is one of more than 2,200 Probus Clubs throughout the UK. World-wide there are over 300,000 members in approximately 4,000 Probus clubs.