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.
How have plants supported the health of mankind through millennia? How have they been discovered to have medicinal properties of some sort? How did this develop, and what does the future hold? These are just a few of the fascinating facts that Dr Jenny Stephenson explained. She also pointed out that the talk was not … Read more
Local historian Peter Machan, well known to Stumperlowe Probus Club members, brought along the three-part book he has written, entitled The Little Mesters – The Rise, Decline and Survival of Sheffield’s Traditional Trades. Ominously, some may say, the title of his latest presentation to us (above) was suffixed with a question mark, because the next … Read more
Those who thought that David Bogod’s talk on wildlife photography might be a top-end version of a ‘holiday snaps’ presentation were soon left gasping at the sheer quality of his work. After a career as a consultant anaesthetist and medico-legal expert in Nottingham, David now devotes his time to his passion for photography, and wildlife … Read more
More than 2,000 large country houses were allowed to decay or fall apart, and many others were under threat for many years. But Wentworth Woodhouse, South Yorkshire’s most notable stately home, has managed to buck the trend despite a chequered history during which time it was owned by the related Wentworth, Rockingham and Fitzwilliam families. … Read more
Our speaker Mike Collins, making a return visit to Stumperlowe Probus, is an emeritus consultant at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and before retirement he worked in the Department of Medical Imaging at Northern General Hospital. Mike is now interested in history with a medical bias, and the subject of this talk was inspired … Read more
We are fortunate that Peter’s brother is a member of the club and cajoled Peter into speaking to us. Peter entered the aircraft industry in 1965 as a Student Apprentice with the FiltonWe are fortunate that Peter’s brother is a member of the club and cajoled Peter into speaking to us. Peter entered the aircraft … Read more