Andrew Shorthouse

Lee Thompson, one of our own Probus members and a retired professor of physics, travelled widely during his career. Well versed in public speaking, he gave us a fascinating insight into North Korea, after a visit there in 2009. Michael Palin’s TV series supplements and beautifully illustrates Lee’s superb talk and is highly recommended: https://www.channel5.com/show/michael-palin-in-north-korea/ … Read more

Lee Thompson, one of our own Probus members and a retired professor of physics, travelled widely during his career. Well versed in public speaking, he gave us a fascinating insight into North Korea, after a visit there in 2009. Michael Palin’s TV series supplements and beautifully illustrates Lee’s superb talk and is highly recommended https://www.channel5.com/show/michael-palin-in-north-korea/ … Read more

The incredibly humorous pre-Christmas account of life at the Tan Hill Inn by its erstwhile landlord – writer, broadcaster and journalist Neil Hanson – kept us all in fits of laughter, with his quick-fire anecdotes, one after the other. This was after Dick Birks, Chairman, had presented our retiring club secretary, Graham Snowdon, with a … Read more

Lavinia Jones, who graduated in Fine Art at Sheffield, is an artist in oils and watercolour. She lectures on art history and appreciation. She moves to Oxford shortly, but we hope she’ll return to give us another superb lecture. “Can you hear me because my husband never does,” she began. As it was, her excellent … Read more