David Corns Stumperlowe Probus was filled to the rafters eagerly awaiting the arrival of The Right Honourable David Blunkett and his dog Crosby. We were not disappointed. He gave us an hour of humorous anecdotes of his life in politics. His many faithful dogs featured in his stories involving those which do doggy things, including the one … Read more
Professor Bob Cywinski presented a case for the use of thorium in nuclear reactors for power generation. It was delivered in a manner that was logical and easily understandable, even to the non-scientific members of our club. In brief the case is set out below. World energy consumption is rising. The CO2 emitted is causing … Read more
Stan, who is one of our members, gave an entertaining insight into his career as a pharmacist, mixed with a little flavor of his private life, including his period as a national serviceman. He hails from Blackpool but has been in God’s country sufficiently long to be accepted by the locals. With his father’s words … Read more
Slashings, woundings, beatings, stabbings and murder, All in a day’s work. No not the mean streets of Chicago or London’s East End, but here in Sheffield in the early 1920s. Julian Bean gave Stumprlowe Probus a fascinating insight into the infamous activities of two rival gangs fighting for supremacy: of the lucrative illegal rackets which … Read more
A very interesting talk by Pat McCloughlin on The Knights Templar or by their lesser known title ‘ The Poor Fellow- Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Jerusalem They reined from 1129-1312, starting off as heroic warrior-monks, like superstars waging war against evil. Sadly at the end they were accused of heresy, magic and … Read more
Jim Nicholson, a Cumbrian by birth, came to Sheffield to study Glass Technology, married and stayed. The rest is history and makes a very interesting story of his time at James Chesterman and his detailed knowledge of the measuring tools industry. James Chesterman was born in 1792 and came to Sheffield in 1820 where he … Read more