 A monthly lunch was arranged, at which the Rotary Club President took the chair until the Club had formed its own rules and committee.The inaugural luncheon of the first Probus Club in the United Kingdom (by that name) was on the 2 March 1966.In May 1966 a Committee was formed with Harold Blanchard as chairman, who is seen as one of the 'Father Figures' of Probus along with James Raper.