Any visit to the National Memorial Arboretum is bound to be a day of mixed emotions, and so it proved for the 24 members and guests of Stumperlowe Probus Club who made the two-hour journey to the 150-acre national centre of remembrance at Alrewas, Staffordshire. The NMA honours the fallen, recognises service and sacrifice, and … Read more
A party of 49 members and guests from Stumperlowe Probus Club enjoyed a day at the National Railway Museum in York on Wednesday, 16th March. In front of the iconic Mallard, in the Great Hall of the museum, chairman Vince Allsopp (left) hands over a cheque for £250 on behalf of the club to Tobias … Read more
We enjoyed a most successful outing to Bletchley Park where the Nazi and Japanese ciphers were broken during World War II. Visiting coaches must park off site. Setting down and pick up times have to be booked weeks in advance. Our drop off time was 11am requiring a 7.30 am departure from Sheffield but as the … Read more
Approximately 30 members enjoyed a morning visit to the AMRC wing of the Sheffield University on Wednesday the 11th February. The visit commenced at 10:15 am with coffee followed by an introductory talk at 10:30 am, and finally a visit to one of the advanced machining laboratories on the complex. The morning was then rounded … Read more
We were told that we were in for a surprise but nothing could have prepared us for what we saw and experienced. It was tremendous and if you look at the gallery you will see photographs of some of the rooms and what they contained. We were very fortunate because we not only saw the … Read more
As our chairman said in his note in Stumpers, it was an excellent day made all the better by the weather. Some photographs of the day can be found in the new Gallery which can be found at the right hand side of the menu bar. More will be added over the coming week. The … Read more