Here is a list of all our all our previous talks – Over 400 in total!! You can use the Search function for key words (magnifying glass in our menu).
Thank you to all the Speakers we have had over the years.
The subject of Ben’s previous talk to the Club was about moths, this talk was to inform us of the work of the Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust. The Trust dates from 1985 an is one of 46 such Trusts in the UK. It is a largely city-based Trust looking after 16 Nature Reserves, 13 … 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
Most people will associate volcanoes with Iceland, with memories of grounded aeroplane flights still fresh in their minds, and I for one must confess that I didn’t know that Chile also has several active volcanoes. Dave McGarvie, an honorary research fellow at Lancaster University, is an expert of volcanology (or vulcanology – it can be … Read more
Peter Bull is a very keen photographer and his talk was illustrated by lots of photographs of his trip to Svalbard, an island off the coast of Norway that is 400 miles from the North Pole and 1,783 miles from Sheffield It was akin to looking at a picture book of his trip. Peter started … Read more
Bob Moore, Emeritus Professor of European History at the University of Sheffield, returned to the club – via Zoom, from his home near Oxford – following his earlier talk in March 2024 on the International Role of a PoW Camp in Two World Wars” to give us this time a history of national and local … Read more
Do you know your Fino from your Manzanilla? Or your Amontillado from your Oloroso? If you were among the 40 Stumperlowe Probus Club members and guests who enjoyed fellow member David Westaway’s comprehensive masterclass – not to mention the delicious Spanish-style tapas that accompanied the tastings – then you will almost certainly now know the … Read more