John Abel

Ian Rotherham is Professor of Ecology and Geography at Sheffield Hallam University.  He is an authority on cultural and historical aspects of landscapes, especially peat bogs and fenlands.  He writes and broadcasts on environmental issues.  He has many books to his name and is an excellent speaker. His talk centered around the wetlands of Yorkshire … Read more

“City of Culture” is an event held every four years highlighting one location in the UK and promoting arts and culture as a means of celebration and regeneration.  In 2013 Kingston upon Hull was one of several cities to submit a bid for the event  Their submission was successful based on the proposed use of … Read more

Born in Redcar and articled in Leeds in 1950’s, Jerry Pearlman practiced as a solicitor in Leeds for nearly sixty years.  As well as the enormous range of work one might expect in a general legal practice,  Jerry has particular expertise in rights of way.  His rambling and access talk however is for another occasion. … Read more

  Many will have heard Gerry Kersey as a d.j. and interviewer on various radio programmes.  He was born in Shiregreen in Sheffield before WW2.  At 18 he was called up for National Service and was drafted into the RAF as a telephonist.  This was good training for a future in radio.  Gerry can be … Read more

Bob Cywinski has already given three other talks over the years to the Club.  He is now retired and spends much time abroad and feels that this may be his last public talk. Bob started his talk by very briefly covering the basic physics of neutrons.  Atoms have a tiny central nucleus with electrons whizzing … Read more

  It is probably a record for this Club that a speaker should be giving his 17th talk.  Stephen Gay has been giving talks to our Club for about twenty years and has not exhausted his list yet. Perhaps most Probus Clubs contain a cadre of railway enthusiasts, our Club certainly has its group who obviously … Read more