John Abel

It’s a hundred years ago that the Royal Mail Ship Titanic sank and there are still many mysteries surrounding this event.  Since retiring as a professor of French, Terry has taken an interest in cruises and in particular the White Star Line. With American money three large liners were built around 1910 for the White … Read more

James Whitworth is a newspaper cartoonist and a writer. He is a local lad and is the daily cartoonist for the Sheffield Star; the news cartoonist for the Jewish Chronicle; a contributor to Private Eye and occasional contributor to various publications around the world. He is also an associate lecturer in journalism at Sheffield Hallam … Read more

Stumperlowe Probus has an abundance of gifted people within its ranks and every six months a member is asked to give a talk.  Peter Ivey is such a member and his talk is to give a background to the people who invented transistors and the microchips that shape our world today.  Whilst people can remember … Read more

Christine Gregory has lived in Youlgrave for the past 25 years observing the life of Bradford Dale and its surroundings.  Since her career as a lecturer she now is a writer, photographer and artist. In 2010 her book Brown Hares in the Derbyshire Dales was published and she gave a talk on the subject to … Read more

Paul Leonard was a Major Crime Investigator with the South Yorkshire Serious Crime Unit having worked his way up the Force from joining at the age of 18 to his retirement. His gripping talk centred on the events in 2009 relating to the Sheffield based doctor Colin Shawcross and Andrew Peter Hill of Woodall. Colin … Read more

Most will be familiar with the battle of Agincourt as an example of the few defeating the many. In times of war, leaders have often sought inspiration from Henry 5th’s victory. Arthur Machen’s The Bowmen of England, Winston Churchill after the Battle of Britain and the D Day Landings Band of brothers are all examples. … Read more