Goring, East Preston, Rustington, Ferring, Angmering, Littlehampton & Durrington
Welcome to Ferring Probus Club
Enjoy two meetings every month at Ferring Probus Club
Thank you for visiting the Ferring Probus Club’s website. We are a West Sussex Probus Club whose membership consists of retired and semi-retired ladies and gentlemen who enjoy regular opportunities to meet and share time together through various activities. Please come and join us at one of our Coffee Mornings held on the first Tuesday of each month in St Andrew's Church Centre, Ferring, where you will find a warm welcome. Gordon Uphill, President
Ferring Probus Club
Ferring Probus Club, founded in 1982, meets for a lunch and a coffee morning every month for members to socialise, enjoy fellowship, make new friends and develop their interests. Our members come from all walks of life. The Club welcomes speakers who give talks on a wide variety of interesting subjects. In addition to members enjoying a wonderful lunch, followed by a talk, at Worthing Indoor Bowls Club and our coffee mornings, social activities include afternoon tea outings, playing games (eg Shuffleboard) and entertainment (eg films, Bell Ringers).
Learn more about our Club
If you are interested in learning more about our Club please come to a Coffee Morning or contact Gordon Uphill by email: Gordon Uphill
Our NEW WEBSITE
Member Ian Goodall created & maintains this Ferring Probus Club website.
With thanks to David Gibbs and Gordon Uphill for their substantial contributions
which make this website so informative.
NOVEMBER LUNCH - change of speaker
Artificial Intelligence is constantly in the news, but much of the conversation is full of technical jargon and alarmism. There's a change of speaker for our November lunch talk when Sally Crathern will give her talk "Demystifying AI: Practical Tools for Everyday Life". A talk not to be missed!
Ferring Probus Club Coffee Morning: September talk
Phil Cornwell, Audiologist
At the September Coffee Morning the guest speaker was Phil Cornwell a local audiologist. Phil opened his talk by saying that hearing is a precious commodity. He said that if a hearing problem is not addressed and rectified, sounds become a jumble and the problem can become worse. Hearing aids should be worn all the time to allow for our brains to adjust and compensate for the loss of hearing.
As hearing deteriorates patients often rely on lip reading and body language or withdraw from society. Over a long term the need to engage with others becomes very tiring as clusters of nerves in the brain become isolated.
Within the group present there were two types of hearing aids worn, one from the NHS and one from the private sector. Although the former are good have they have not kept up to date with the most recent technology which stimulates nerves of the brain
Questions were asked: why are hearing aids so expensive? Phil replied that the manufacturers realised that the market was only about 3% so there was not much incentive to develop new technologies. Are deaf aids beneficial for tinnitus? The reply was that used regularly aids can improve the outcome. Dementia patients also decline less quickly if they have access to hearing aids.
This was an interesting and thought-provoking presentation and one which was much appreciated.
Ferring Probus Club President for 2025/26
david gibbs, 2025/26 PRESIDENT
At the Club's AGM in March David Gibbs, pictured, handed over responsibility to Gordon Uphill, our new 2026/27 President.
OUR NEXT MEETING
21 October 2026: Lunch atWorthingm Indoor Bowls Club followed by talk by Peter Coe, Ferring Pill Box