Andrew Shorthouse 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
Our Beewise Executive Travel coach, spot on time, took us on the scenic route through the Rivelin Valley, carefully avoiding the threat of Hagg Hill and on to Salts Mill. Graham Blincow organised the day beautifully, even including a pit stop on the way back. Saltaire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site covering an area of … Read more
Fifteen Probus members and 12 partners shared cars to arrive at Haddon Hall where we were met by our guide Kathryn Barnes, who showed us around the unique medieval fortified house, parts of which date back to King John’s time. The first mention of a house and chapel on site was in 1180 and they … Read more
Dick Birks, our current chairman, qualified in Sheffield in 1973 and was appointed to the post of Consultant Anaesthetist at the Jessop and Royal Hallamshire Hospitals in 1983, specialising in obstetric anaesthesia. He led a distinguished career, not only as a practising anaesthetist, but as an Examiner at the Royal College of Anaesthetists, then elected … Read more
Twenty-three Probus members and wives made their way to Renishaw Hall for a superb guided tour of the Hall’s renowned gardens, bookended by early refreshments and a superb sit-down buffet lunch in the Rex Whistler Room. Carrie Anne Burton, manager of the Events Office, organised the day for us, and were guided around the gardens … Read more
With beads of sweat glistening on the speaker finder’s brow like a morning dew, our speaker Jonathan “Jonny” Jones eventually arrived like a whirlwind to deliver the most superb lecture, drawing on his time as a teacher leading a group of Rotherham school kids to the WWI battlefields and war graves, and the inspiration behind … Read more