St Heliers Ladies Probus Club Newslette July 2025
Tuesday 8th July 2025 12 noon for our annual mid-winter lunch at Waipuna Lodge
Today we have 31 ladies booked to attend our annual birthday celebration, 43 years since inauguration. If you still need transport, ring Robyn and she can let you know who lives near you so you can arrange a ride.
Tuesday 15th July Movie outing. TBA. We may know by our meeting.
Tuesday 22nd July, 10:30 Coffee
The Terraces at St Andrews. Judy has arranged for there to be morning tea goodies available. Meeting here is quiet, and it is possible to move around and speak to more of your Probus friends than when we are seated at an oblong table. Parking is a little further up the drive, past “The Terraces” block
Last month Jenny Lynch told us about the rise (and Fall) of Auckland’s iconic department stores. Now Smith and Caughey has closed Farmers is all that is left, although it is much different to its heyday.
St Heliers Ladies Probus website. Barbara and Kay Eady have put lots of work on updating our website, but we have no-one to keep it up to date. Kay assures us it is simple to do. If you could help our club stay in touch with the online world, please let Barbara know. https://www.probussouthpacific.org/microsites/stheliersladies or just google St Heliers Ladies Probus
September events
.DIVA exhibition from The Victoria and Albert Museum London Tuesday 23rd September. at the Auckland Museum. We have a once in a lifetime opportunity to attend. This is our usual coffee week, but to avoid school holidays I suggest we swap weeks. Transport can be either bus or cars. More information in August. Please note this date in your diary. There is an article about this exhibition on Seven Sharp tonight. If you get this newsletter too late to watch, you can catch it on TVNZplus
“Through fashion, photography, costumes, music, and design, DIVA showcases trailblazing performers who have made their voices heard from the 19th century to today. Featuring icons such as Maria Callas, Elizabeth Taylor, Madonna, Cher, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, and Rihanna, DIVA will reveal how the diva has been subverted or embraced, across gender, genres, and history.”
Tulip exhibition Coffee morning Tuesday 16th September could possibly be at Eden Gardens for those who want to catch the tulip display. Confirmation in August.
Administration updates
1 Your committee contact member will be contacting you soon to make sure we have your next of kin correct and if you still have a landline. Also, there may be a few address changes we haven’t caught up with.
2 Joan Poole is pulling back from our Almoner position. Thank you, Joan, for all your work.
Geeta Patel has agreed to take on this responsibility so if you have any concerns about one of your Probus friends, or you need a helping hand yourself, please contact Geeta. 0211790611
3 When our membership listings are up to date copies will be available to members. If you do not want your details to go on the general membership list, please email me.
Looking forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday
Lorna
Direct contact, Barbara Carr, President phone 0211715723
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