Welcome to the website for our new club, established last month (April 2024) following the merger of two of the Probus Clubs in Horsham: Arun and Forest.
If you are new to Probus and are thinking of joining, please use the Contact Form to get in touch with us, so we can provide more details of how you can come along for an introductory meeting to experience the friendly company and entertainment we offer.
For Members of the newly merged club, we look forward to an amazing variety of Regular Activities and Events, details of which you can find on this website.
As the content of the site will develop rapidly over the coming weeks, keep coming back here to see what is planned and how to join in the particular things that interest you. Why not try something new and meet more of the Members you don’t yet know? A world of new discoveries and new friendships awaits.
Ken Runcorn
President - The Probus Club of Horsham Arun Forest
The club plays bowls on the fourth Wednesday of the month at the Horsham Indoor Bowls Club next to The Bridge Leisure Centre at Broadbridge Heath.
We meet at 09.15 and play usually up to about mid-day – with a social coffee break at about the mid point of the session.
To protect the carpet, flat soled shoes, or thick socks, must be worn; club bowling woods are available for hire.
All player standards are welcome – from beginners/learners to experienced players – for what is a friendly, social and gently competitive session.
We have an active bridge section comprising members, their partners and our Honorary Ladies. We play a league during the winter months by individual arrangement between pairs, either online or face to face.
At the end of our winter league we try to get together as a group when we play a type of competitive but friendly bridge and enjoy afternoon tea together.
Players of all ability are very welcome, especially those with culinary skills.
Club members get together for coffee, biscuits and gossip – and if we have been very good perhaps a slice of cake – on the fourth Thursday of each month at 10.30 at St Marks Church Hall on Horsham's North Heath Lane.
That is in the winter months but, in the summer months, members hold the coffee mornings in their gardens.
After coffee, some members adjourn to the Sussex Barn pub, just across the road, for their 'seniors special' lunches.
Golf is played most weeks at Cottesmore Golf Club.
Members meet twice a month at the Dog and Bacon pub on Horsham's North Parade.
The Dog and Bacon is under new ownership and has made the Club members feel very much 'at home' with their fine pub food and selection of beers and wines.
These lunches are an opportunity for wide ranging discussions and debates amongst friends – from physics to politics and ethics to engineering, no subject is 'off the table'.
All Members are welcome, just let the organiser know and turn up at about noon.
This is a fairly new activity which Members enjoy.
This is a fairly new activity which Members enjoy.
On the third Tuesday of the Autumn, Winter and Spring months, the Club members and their ladies meet for traditional Nine Pin Skittles at the Bull Inn. The tenor of the day is that of friendly competitiveness and the day includes coffee at about 11.00, ordering lunch, team selection and playing skittles from 11.30 onwards.
We have an 'extra' in August that is a more seriously competitive event with the Gentlemen versus their Ladies.
Why not enjoy the fresh air and join us for sociable countryside walks in Sussex and Surrey, perhaps visiting places that are unfamiliar to you? The Club offers a varied programme of guided walks throughout the year, catering for all levels of ability.
Good company is guaranteed and there is always an opportunity to 'put the world to rights' whilst walking and benefiting your physical health.
All you have to do is sign up, turn up, join the walk and afterwards adjourn to the pub for a well-earned lunch.
Date | Time | Event | Where | |
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Tue, | 2nd | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Wed, | 3rd | 10:00 | Walk [AF-1] | Walliswood |
Tue, | 9th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 9th | 12:15 | Members' Pub Lunch | Dog & Bacon |
Wed, | 10th | 09:00 | Hannah Peschar Sculpture Gardens | Ockley |
Tue, | 16th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 16th | 11:00 | Skittles | Shermanbury |
Wed, | 17th | 10:00 | Club Meeting | Horsham Sports Club |
11:00 | My Life In Aviation Talk by Bob Cooper | |||
12:00 | followed by Lunch | Horsham Sports Club | ||
Thu, | 18th | 14:15 | Bridge | T.B.A |
Tue, | 23rd | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 23rd | 12:15 | Members' Pub Lunch | Dog & Bacon |
Wed, | 24th | 09:15 | Bowls | Broadbridge Heath |
Thu, | 25th | 10:30 | Coffee Morning | St Mark's Church Hall |
12:00 | followed by Pub Lunch | Dog & Bacon | ||
Mon, | 29th | 10:00 | Monday Walk | Jack & Jill Windmills |
Tue, | 30th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Date | Time | Event | Where | |
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Wed, | 1st | 10:00 | Walk [AF-2] | Alfold |
Tue, | 7th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 7th | 09:15 | Long Walk | Jack & Jill Windmills |
Tue, | 7th | 12:15 | Members' Pub Lunch | Dog & Bacon |
Thu, | 9th | 14:00 | Committee Meeting | Member's House |
Fri, | 10th | 12:00 | President's Luncheon | Roffey Park Institute |
Tue, | 14th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 14th | 09:00 | D-Day Museum Visit | Southsea |
Wed, | 15th | 10:00 | Club Meeting | Horsham Sports Club |
11:00 | Lighthouses - sentinels against the storm Talk by Capt. Simon Quail | |||
12:00 | followed by Lunch | Horsham Sports Club | ||
Tue, | 21st | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 21st | 12:15 | Members' Pub Lunch | Dog & Bacon |
Wed, | 22nd | 09:15 | Bowls | Broadbridge Heath |
Thu, | 23rd | 10:30 | Coffee Morning | St Mark's Church Hall |
12:00 | followed by Pub Lunch | Sussex Barn | ||
Tue, | 28th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Date | Time | Event | Where | |
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Tue, | 4th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 4th | 12:15 | Members' Pub Lunch | Dog & Bacon |
Wed, | 5th | 09:00 | Walk [AF-3] | T.B.A |
Tue, | 11th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Fri, | 14th | 14:00 | Outdoor Concert / Play | T.B.A |
Mon, | 17th | 10:00 | Monday Walk | T.B.A |
Tue, | 18th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Wed, | 19th | 10:00 | Club Meeting | Horsham Sports Club |
11:00 | English Eccentrics & Customs Talk by Bill McNaught | |||
12:00 | followed by Lunch | Horsham Sports Club | ||
Tue, | 25th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 25th | 12:15 | Members' Pub Lunch | Dog & Bacon |
Wed, | 26th | 09:15 | Bowls | Broadbridge Heath |
Thu, | 27th | 10:30 | Coffee Morning | Member's House |
Date | Time | Event | Where | |
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Mon, - Fri, | 1st 5th | 15:00 | Warner's Holiday | Studley Castle |
Tue, | 2nd | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Wed, | 3rd | 10:00 | Walk [AF-4] | T.B.A |
Fri, - Sun, | 5th 7th | 10:00 | Capel Military Show | Capel |
Tue, | 9th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Wed, | 10th | 10:00 | Committee Meeting | T.B.C |
Tue, | 16th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Wed, | 17th | 10:00 | Club Meeting | Horsham Sports Club |
11:00 | The Californian Gold Rush Talk by Tony Turner | |||
12:00 | followed by Lunch | Horsham Sports Club | ||
Mon, | 22nd | 10:00 | Monday Walk | T.B.A |
Tue, | 23rd | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 23rd | 12:15 | Members' Pub Lunch | Dog & Bacon |
Wed, | 24th | 09:00 | Pétanque | Shipley |
Wed, | 24th | 09:15 | Bowls | Broadbridge Heath |
Thu, | 25th | 10:30 | Coffee Morning | Member's House |
Tue, | 30th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Date | Time | Event | Where | |
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Tue, | 6th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Wed, | 7th | 10:00 | Walk [AF-5] | T.B.A |
Tue, | 13th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Wed, | 14th | 09:00 | Pétanque | Shipley |
Mon, | 19th | 10:00 | Monday Walk | T.B.A |
Tue, | 20th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 20th | 11:00 | Skittles [Ladies Challenge] | Shermanbury |
Wed, | 21st | 10:00 | Club Meeting | Horsham Sports Club |
12:00 | followed by Lunch | Horsham Sports Club | ||
Thu, | 22nd | 10:30 | Coffee Morning | Member's House |
Tue, | 27th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 27th | 12:15 | Members' Pub Lunch | Dog & Bacon |
Wed, | 28th | 09:15 | Bowls | Broadbridge Heath |
Thu, | 29th | 14:30 | Oliver Theatre Trip [Matinee] | Chichester Festival Theatre |
Date | Time | Event | Where | |
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Tue, | 3rd | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Wed, | 4th | 10:00 | Walk [AF-6] | T.B.A |
Tue, | 10th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Wed, | 11th | 10:00 | Committee Meeting | T.B.C |
Thu, | 12th | 12:00 | BBQ | Maplehurst |
Tue, | 17th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Wed, | 18th | 10:00 | Club Meeting | Horsham Sports Club |
11:00 | The Local Dinosaur and Dragon Talk by Hannah Stewart (sculptor) | |||
12:00 | followed by Lunch | Horsham Sports Club | ||
Thu, | 19th | 14:15 | Bridge | T.B.A |
Tue, | 24th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 24th | 09:00 | Visit to Hogg's Back Brewery | Farnham |
Tue, | 24th | 12:15 | Members' Pub Lunch | Dog & Bacon |
Thu, | 26th | 10:30 | Coffee Morning | St Mark's Church Hall |
12:00 | followed by Pub Lunch | Sussex Barn |
Date | Time | Event | Where | |
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Tue, | 1st | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Wed, | 2nd | 10:00 | Walk [AF-7] | T.B.A |
Tue, | 8th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Thu, | 10th | 09:00 | Bletchley Park Visit | Milton Keynes |
Tue, | 15th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 15th | 11:00 | Skittles | Shermanbury |
Wed, | 16th | 10:00 | Club Meeting | Horsham Sports Club |
12:00 | followed by Lunch | Horsham Sports Club | ||
Thu, | 17th | 14:15 | Bridge | T.B.A |
Tue, | 22nd | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 22nd | 12:15 | Members' Pub Lunch | Dog & Bacon |
Thu, | 24th | 10:30 | Coffee Morning | St Mark's Church Hall |
12:00 | followed by Pub Lunch | Sussex Barn | ||
Tue, | 29th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Date | Time | Event | Where | |
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Tue, | 5th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Wed, | 6th | 10:00 | Walk [AF-8] | T.B.A |
Tue, | 12th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 12th | 09:15 | Long Walk | T.B.A |
Wed, | 13th | 10:00 | Committee Meeting | T.B.A |
Tue, | 19th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 19th | 11:00 | Skittles | Shermanbury |
Wed, | 20th | 10:00 | Club Meeting | Horsham Sports Club |
12:00 | followed by Lunch | Horsham Sports Club | ||
Thu, | 21st | 14:15 | Bridge | T.B.A |
Tue, | 26th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 26th | 09:00 | Chartwell and Quebec House | Westerham |
Tue, | 26th | 12:15 | Members' Pub Lunch | Dog & Bacon |
Thu, | 28th | 10:30 | Coffee Morning | St Mark's Church Hall |
12:00 | followed by Pub Lunch | Sussex Barn |
Date | Time | Event | Where | |
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Tue, | 3rd | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 3rd | 11:00 | Skittles | Shermanbury |
Wed, | 4th | 10:00 | Walk [AF-9] | Worthing Sea Front |
Fri, | 6th | 12:00 | Christmas Lunch | Roffey Park Institute? |
Tue, | 10th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 17th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 24th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 24th | 12:15 | Members' Pub Lunch | Dog & Bacon |
Tue, | 31st | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Date | Time | Event | Where | |
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Tue, | 7th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Wed, | 8th | 10:00 | Committee Meeting | T.B.C |
Tue, | 14th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 14th | 11:00 | Skittles | Shermanbury |
Wed, | 15th | 10:00 | Club Meeting | Horsham Sports Club |
12:00 | followed by Lunch | Horsham Sports Club | ||
Fri, | 17th | 10:00 | Walk [AF-10 + Walker's Lunch] | Bramber |
Tue, | 21st | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Thu, | 23rd | 10:30 | Coffee Morning | St Mark's Church Hall |
12:00 | followed by Pub Lunch | Sussex Barn | ||
Tue, | 28th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 28th | 12:15 | Members' Pub Lunch | Dog & Bacon |
Date | Time | Event | Where | |
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Tue, | 4th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Wed, | 5th | 10:00 | Walk [AF-11] | T.B.A |
Tue, | 11th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 18th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 18th | 11:00 | Skittles | Shermanbury |
Wed, | 19th | 10:00 | Annual General Meeting | Horsham Sports Club |
12:00 | followed by Lunch | Horsham Sports Club | ||
Thu, | 20th | 14:15 | Bridge | T.B.A |
Tue, | 25th | 08:10 | Golf | Cottesmore Golf Club |
Tue, | 25th | 12:15 | Members' Pub Lunch | Dog & Bacon |
Thu, | 27th | 10:30 | Coffee Morning | St Mark's Church Hall |
12:00 | followed by Pub Lunch | Sussex Barn |