Graham Snowdon We all knew that Oscar Wilde was a bit of a lad, and those of us who enjoyed Mike Collins’s enthralling talk about the Irish poet and playwright now also know that he was something of a chip off the old block. For while Oscar played a central part in the story, Mike’s presentation – … Read more
This was local historian Ian Morgan’s third visit to us in consecutive years and, as somebody who was born and raised virtually on the Great North Road, I had a certain affinity with his latest offering. Ian specialises in crimes and punishments from times past – most of us will remember his talk entitled Inspector … Read more
This was John Taylor’s fourth visit to Stumperlowe Probus Club, but this time it felt more as though we were the visitors and he was leading us on a fascinating day out, virtually in our own backyard. It’s amazing what undiscovered treasures there are on one’s own doorstep, and John’s talk took us on a … Read more
Keith Booker, making his fourth visit to Stumperlowe, brought with him greetings from his home club of Dore, and explained that his latest selection of photographs from around the world was put together by request after he gave us Part One just over two years ago. “I’ve gathered together a new selection of pictures taken … Read more
A small but select group of Stumperlowe Probus Club members enjoyed an inspirational and at times emotional visit to the former RAF Elvington air base near York which now houses the Yorkshire Air Museum or, to give it its full name, the Allied Air Forces Memorial and Yorkshire Air Museum, on Wednesday, September 13. Our select … Read more
Dr Rod Amos, a retired consultant rheumatologist at the Royal Hallamshire and Sheffield Children’s Hospital who last spoke to us in January 2014 on Changing Concepts of Medicine (from Sorcery to Science), returned with a fascinating account of the almost total eradication of poliomyelitis. Specifically, his talk centred on the involvement in fundraising of Franklin … Read more