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Month: October 2023

Battle of Jutland

Posted onOctober 24, 2023March 20, 2025

The Royal Navy versus the German High Seas Fleet  –  the World War One Battle of Jutland was the subject of a fascinating talk presented to the Largs Probus Club. Historian Bill Fitzpatrick began by outlining the state of naval power in Read More …

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Forensic Science

Posted onOctober 14, 2023March 20, 2025

The Role of the Forensic Scientist Body fluids are not always pleasant to talk about but sometimes they can be fascinating, as was demonstrated by Dr. Pamela Strayhorn in her recent talk on forensic biology to Largs PROBUS Club. Dr. Read More …

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Walk around the Greenock Cut

Posted onOctober 14, 2023March 20, 2025

Three members of the Walking Group recently tackled the 7 mile walk around the Greenock Cut, an aqueduct built in the 1820s to supply water from Loch Thom to Greenock. Roddy Eunson, Bill Young and Ray Young, with his dog Poppy, enjoyed Read More …

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No Speaker, No Problem!

Posted onOctober 14, 2023March 20, 2025

In the absence of the organised speaker, Norrie Hollywood stepped forward to give a very informative talk on his recent cataract operation, detailing how the eye defect had been spotted at his routine examinations by Specsavers and the urgency to Read More …

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“trench’d its gushing entrails bright.”
Translates as:
Digging into your glistening insides,

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