DR NICK Waring, the new President of the Probus Club of Basingstoke, had an interesting first lunch of the new season at the Test Valley Golf Club.

The club had twin guests of honour, the mayor of Basingstoke and Deane, councillor Paul Frankum, and his mother and mayoress cllr Jane Frankum.

On behalf of the Probus Club, Dr Waring presented a cheque to the mayor in aid of his charity appeal. The speaker at the event was retired RAF Wing Commander, Bryan Jenkins, from Sherfield-on-Loddon, who gave an audio visual presentation about his experiences as an engineering officer in the Cold War at a RAF Vulcan station.

The Probus Club in Basingstoke formed in 1979 and is a social club made up of retired professional and business managers. It has around 50 members from a variety of backgrounds, including nuclear science, medicine, and small business owners,who meet on the second Tuesday of most months at the Test Valley Golf Club, in Overton.