John Abel Jonathan Hunt is a retired solicitor in Sheffield with connections with the Sherwood Rangers and the SSAFA, the armed forces charity supporting veterans and their families. As a member of the Sheffield Club, he was trying to elicit information about the cavalry campaigns in Palestine in WW2 when he realised that it was ‘not on’ … Read more
Gerry Meininger is an Emeritus Professor at the Dalton Cardiovascular Research Centre at the University of Missouri and gives lectures all over the world. His talk on General George Armstrong Custer however is his first on a subject totally unconnected to his specialised medical knowledge. Gerry is also a member of Stumperlowe Probus Club. The … Read more
Tom Smith specialised in foot and ankle surgery and retired in 2005 as a Consultant at Claremont Hospital in Sheffield but continued to lecture until recently. He was quick to explain that his interest in the Surrealism Movement has very little to do with his professional life. Before the First World War there was a … Read more
The death of Nelson painted by Arthur William Davis analysed by Ian Fraser MS, FRCS. Ian Fraser Ian Fraser is a retired Consultant Surgeon, spending many years at the Royal College of Surgeons. His talk confirms his deep interest in the life and death of Horatio Nelson and he skilfully uses the painting depicting Nelson’s … Read more
Roger Browne is an excellent raconteur, humourist, pianist, actor and writer. He brings his own keyboardwith him and provides a thoroughly entertaining trip down memory lane – especially for a Probus age group. He was born in Blackpool but spent his childhood in Salford. The latter provides the butt of many of hisjokes. It was … Read more
Mary Grover is a lady with wide ranging interests. After retiring from Hallam University in 2011, she has been a leading figure in “Reading Sheffield”. Reading Sheffield is a linked group of projects connected to the experience of reading books. Her talk stems from her studies into the period from 1925 to 1955. Whilst interviewing … Read more