There were a few members missing at the start of the second meeting in September. Where were they all? Tom Hughes was speaker for the morning and was concerned that he had put them off. Not a bit of it Tom as everyone looked forward to his delving into the past in Tenby.
President, Arthur Squibbs, started the meeting with his usual anecdotes gleaned from the internet and his well thumbed books. Anniversary boys were Cecil Evans, whose birthday was on the day, Geoff White and Bertie Brace. Best wishes and congratulations were extended to all of them.
The secretary conveyed a message from former president, John King.
Members were then reminded of the Ladies Day on October 29. The planned car outing was abandoned owing to a lack of support and a crowded October programme. Ray Poole, who, if you read the last report, was awarded an Hon Captain's rank in the Royal Navy - he could have been an Hon Admiral, but thought that that was a step too far - followed up his report with a story of further activities of the nautical kind.
Tom eventually got around to his morning talk which was about the Tenby Golf Club (the oldest golf club in Wales) and the machinations which surrounded the election of a committee to run the club in 1946. For several years prior to this, the club had been run by the local doctor as his own serfdom as he owned the land that three of the holes were played on.
He also skimmed over the threat of Billy Butlin to set up a holiday camp in Kiln Park. All jolly interesting stuff and, as promised, no names no pack-drill from this correspondent.
The write-up on the Tenby Probus in the September issue of the Tenby Times was much appreciated and thanks go to the paper for the article.
The next meeting is on October 1 when speaker for the morning will be Brian McMahon. For more information, contact Darrel John on 813980.