Directory of Previous Talks

Now an Emeritus Professor, Alan Spears is a member of the Stumperlowe Probus Club to which he gave the following talk. After graduating from Sheffield University in 1959, he was the Sorby Professor of Geology from 1989 to 1999. As Henry Clifton Sorby was such an important figure in many facets of the science of … Read more

Our 2024 year started with the welcome return of John Hull for a third appearance following his previous talks on The Siege of Leningrad and The Peterloo Massacre, and we had a delve into the life of William Morris, well known for his wallpaper and textile designs but less well known as a writer, poet, … Read more

Dave, who was making his fifth visit to Stumperlowe Pobus Club, is the resident comedian/musician/magician at Warwick Castle. As an introduction to his magic act he held up a straw. He pushed it into the side of his head then magically pulled it out of his mouth. He then played his guitar and sang a … Read more

Our speaker Paul Iseard might be a southerner by accident of birth, but he is a fan of all things Sheffield as the former owner of the famous and eponymous Sheffield Shop on Ecclesall Road and Chair of the Trustees of the Friends of Portland Works, home to more than 30 artisan craftspeople. Sheffield cutlery, … Read more

We are very fortunate in Stumperlowe Probus in having members drawn from many different walks of business and professional life with years of experience gained in their chosen areas of expertise. One such member, Rob Coleman, joined the club just over a year ago following his retirement from an extremely successful career in medicine as … Read more

We were privileged to share, at first hand, Richard Blair’s (pictured left) many recollections of life with his father Eric Arthur Blair, otherwise known as George Orwell (1903-1950), best known for his allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945), the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), and his non-fictional work including The Road to Wigan Pier (1937) and … Read more