Ashtead and Leatherhead Probus is primarily a monthly luncheon club with no political or religious affiliation, attracting retired and semi-retired professional and business people from Ashtead, Leatherhead and their Surrey surroundings.
Albeit with longstanding traditions, the Club came into being only at the beginning of 2022, as a result of Ashtead Probus and Leatherhead Probus deciding to amalgamate. It is part of a worldwide network of Probus clubs, though each operates autonomously with its own rules, practices and procedures.
Our aim is to provide like-minded individuals with congenial company, a good lunch, interesting talks and the occasional visit to places or events of interest.
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Our next meeting:
The Aristocrat, the Able Seaman & the tragic sinking of RMS Titanic
16 November, 2026
Angela Young
When Titanic left Southampton in 1912, neither the Aristocrat, the Countess of Rothes, nor the Able Seaman, Thomas Jones, imagined meeting, let alone navigating a tiny lifeboat together at night, among towering icebergs. But Jones put the Countess at the tiller of his boat when he recognised her calm capability, and for seven long hours they did all they could to shepherd at least twenty-five others to safety. Angela Young, the great-granddaughter of the Countess, tells the stories of these two courageous Titanic survivors and explains why so very few people survived the tragedy.