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.
Stumperlowe Probus was filled to the rafters eagerly awaiting the arrival of The Right Honourable David Blunkett and his dog Crosby. We were not disappointed. He gave us an hour of humorous anecdotes of his life in politics. His many faithful dogs featured in his stories involving those which do doggy things, including the one … Read more
Another talk by David Templeman, a volunteer Sheffield historian and a Stumperlowe favourite, who periodically visits us to keep us informed and enthused about the unfolding great unheralded history of Sheffield. This time he took us from 1296, when we were a small market town, and when our Tuesday market charter had just been granted, … Read more
Sir John Betjeman was born on 28 August 1906 to a upper middle class family in Highgate London. He died in 1984 from Parkinson’s Disease at his cottage in Trebetherwick in Cornwall. His father Ernest had a family firm that manufactured expensive Victorian style household furniture, especially decanter holders. John strongly resisted his family’s demands … Read more
Hearty congratulations to our speaker finders for allowing Stumperlowe Probus to enjoy what was certainly a lecture of outstanding merit. Professor Birkhead’s ornithological knowledge and aptitude for transmitting fascinating facts to his audience were immediately apparent. One could, at once, appreciate why he has been able to write over twenty best-selling books on the subject … Read more
There are 165 million cups of tea drunk in the UK each day (!). We all tried a tasty sample from Kenya, prior to the presentation, and if you thought wine-making was an art, then try tea (from the plant known as Camellia Sinensis). Much travelled to many of the tea-producing countries in the world, … Read more
Professor Bob Cywinski presented a case for the use of thorium in nuclear reactors for power generation. It was delivered in a manner that was logical and easily understandable, even to the non-scientific members of our club. In brief the case is set out below. World energy consumption is rising. The CO2 emitted is causing … Read more