Northwich Probus Club by William Harris

At this month’s Northwich and District Probus Club meeting the speaker was Major Colin Robins who gave a talk on ‘Hitler’s Double Cross’ or Operation Barbarossa. This operation was crucial to Hitler’s ambitions of expansion in the East during the Second World War. Major Robins explained a lot of the complex history leading up to the start of WWII, including that the Versailles Treaty at the end of WWI almost made WWII inevitable. The siege went on for almost 900 days and caused unparalleled famine in the Leningrad region. This resulted in the deaths of up to 1,500,000 soldiers and civilians and the evacuation of 1,400,000 more, mainly women and children, many of whom died during evacuation due to starvation and bombardment.

As the indoor bowling mats were not ready, a further outdoor match took place on September 29, against Weaver Probus at Owley Wood. Weaver won by 60 chalks to 42. The indoor season will start on October 14 at Owley Wood against Weaver Probus

A report on the very enjoyable Manchester Ship Canal Trip on October 1 was given and details of a possible trip to the JCB Factory in the spring was announced

Northwich Probus meets on alternate Monday Mornings at Hartford Golf Club