A brief overview of the Higher Education sector and challenges it faces – Prof Gill Valentine – 15th November 2021

Professor Gill Valentine is a leading player in the world of academia, locally and nationally. When she talks about matters of education, especially further education, people listen. And that was certainly the case when Stumperlowe Probus Club members were fortunate enough to be given almost two hours of Prof Valentine’s valuable time for our latest … Read more

Chess – Dr Phil Judkins – 20th Sept 2021

In a reference to the often complicated tactics involved, cycle racing has been described as ‘chess on wheels’.   So it was perhaps appropriate that Dr Phil Judkins’ presentation on  technological developments in air warfare during WWII should include an illustration of a rather Heath Robinson adaptation of an upturned bicycle used to rotate a radar … Read more

Exploring Iceland’s Volcanoes – Dr Dave McGarvie – 22nd Feb 2021

The mention of Icelandic volcanoes takes most people back to the 2010 eruption, when fine ash caused widespread disruption to air flights over northern and western Europe from April to July. But the  eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull in the south of the country were but a drop in the ocean – probably literally for most of the … Read more