Marple & District Probus Club Speaker Meetings [2nd or 4th Weds each month]

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Marple & District Probus Club Speaker Meetings

Probus gather together at approximately 10.00am, sign in, contribute £1.00., and then our meeting is then opened by our chairman, at 10.15am and will include any announcements or information to members, then a speaker usually gives us an interesting talk with a ten minute break at 11.00am giving members a chance to meet old friends and have a natter as well as a beverage of members own choice and a biscuit or two.

Our thanks to the ladies or gentlemen of Marple Senior Citizens Association who provide the cups of tea and Coffee.

No charge for visitors.

2020 Programme

11/03/2020 - James Ellson "15 Steps to Self-sufficiency" - an illustrated talk with a break part way through for coffee/tea, then questions and any discussion.
25/03/2020 - Club Annual General Meeting - all welcome.
08/04/2020 - David Simmons: "The Royal Aircraft Establishment Story" -an illustrated talk.
22/04/2020 - Ray Hoerty: "Bones and Bastards" - an illustrated talk.

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Marple & District Probus Club Speaker Meetings

Probus gather together at approximately 10.00am, sign in, contribute £1.00., and then our meeting is then opened by our chairman, at 10.15am and will include any announcements or information to members, then a speaker usually gives us an interesting talk with a ten minute break at 11.00am giving members a chance to meet old friends and have a natter as well as a beverage of members own choice and a biscuit or two.

Our thanks to the ladies or gentlemen of Marple Senior Citizens Association who provide the cups of tea and Coffee.

No charge for visitors.

2019 Programme

09/01/2019 - Nick Robertson-Brown: Underwater Photography: Slides/Talk
23/01/2019 - Peter Heaton: Belle Vue– From start to finish: Talk
13/02/2019 - Mike Davies: Origins of the Universe: Talk
27/02/2019 - Bernard Champness: “What tangled webs we spin”: Talk
13/03/2019 - Coop Estate Planning: Tax care and Toy Boys: Talk
27/03/2019 - AGM
10/04/2019 - Rev. Derek Davidson: “English as she is spoke”: Talk
24/04/2019 - Steve Williams: Battlefields and Poppyfields: Slides/Talk
08/05/2019 - Frank Dean: Comedians: Talk
22/05/2019 - Rev. David Jenkins: Howard Somervell– Everest climber and Missionary: Talk
12/06/2019 - Iman Ahmad: True Islam: Talk
26/06/2019 - Alan Cooper: USA Prohibition: Talk
10/07/2019 - Marion Bray: A Western woman in a Moslem World: Talk
24/07/2019 - Gary Burdett: Australian Aborigines: Illus./ Talk
14/08/2019 - Paul Vickers: Fraud Prevention: Talk
28/08/2019 - David Tomlinson: Warburton Bakery: Illus/Talk
11/09/2019 - Peter Mount: Africa, can aid really help?: Slides/Talk
25/09/2019 - Peter Stubbs:  Admiral Collingwood: Slides/Talk
09/10/2019 - Terry Fones: In the footsteps of Parry, the NW Passage: Slides/Talk
23/10/2019 - Craig Wright: The story of Rose Hill Station: Illus/Talk
13/11/2019 - Des Winterbone: Rurik to Romanov (Russian History): Slides/Talk
27/11/2019 - Martin Pearce: Sir Maurice Oldfield– Former Head of MI6: Slides/Talk     
12/12/2019 - Anthony Burton: “Below Stairs” The life of Victorian servants: Talk

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Marple & District Probus Club Speaker Meetings

Probus gather together at approximately 10.00am, sign in, contribute £1.00., and then our meeting is then opened by our chairman, at 10.15am and will include any announcements or information to members, then a speaker usually gives us an interesting talk with a ten minute break at 11.00am giving members a chance to meet old friends and have a natter as well as a beverage of members own choice and a biscuit or two.

Our thanks to the ladies or gentlemen of Marple Senior Citizens Association who provide the cups of tea and Coffee.

No charge for visitors.

2018 Programme

14/11/2018 - Caroline Earnes: Forensic Science Talk
28/11/2018 - Judith Wilshaw: Manorial lands, Hunting Forests etc. Talk
12/12/2018 - David Jenkins: More stories from a stamp collector Talk