Fakenham Mens’ Probus Club is the local Branch of what is an international network of such branches for retired or semi-retired professional and business men.

The aim of the Club is to promote members' social and intellectual well-being through congenial activities and companionship. Membership is open to professional and business men aged fifty-five and over, resident in or around Fakenham, who have retired or semi-retired from their normal paid occupation.

Some of the drawbacks with retirement can be a sense of insularity, the loss of contact with a varied group of people and the feeling of a real need for some additional mental stimulation. This is what Probus sets out to counter: We are a club for those looking for a wider social life and a forum where they can exercise their minds without any pressure to attend regularly or raise money for charity.

We meet simply to enjoy ourselves in the company of others.