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Month: October 2024

Walking with Yaks in the Himalaya

Posted onOctober 20, 2024March 20, 2025

Keeping “up mountain” when passing a Yak was one of the lessons learned by the members of Largs Probus Club during a recent talk by Des and Linda Nicholl on a 15-day trip they had made in November 2018 from Read More …

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‘The Treaty of Versailles

Posted onOctober 20, 2024March 20, 2025

The subject of this week’s talk to Largs Probus Club was ‘The Treaty of Versailles’, the final act of World War One, signed on June 28th 1919 in the magnificent Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles  –  we’ll come to the Read More …

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You’re In the Navy Now

Posted onOctober 20, 2024March 20, 2025

A recent meeting of Largs Probus Club was all at sea when member Ray Young stepped in to speak about his seven years’ service in the Royal Navy, helped by photographs kept by his family of his time at sea. Read More …

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Bowls Tournament Completed!

Posted onOctober 3, 2024March 20, 2025

This is a brief post to explain that due to unfavourable weather and other constraints, the final consisted of a round robin contest between Jim Welsh, Frank Scott and Jim Canning. The winner was Frank and he collected his trophy Read More …

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Help from Sight Scotland Veterans

Posted onOctober 3, 2024March 20, 2025

Sight loss can take away so much for anyone with such problems, but especially veterans. However, Anne Garry, an Independent Living Worker with Sight Scotland Veterans, the operating name of Scottish War Blinded, was keen to advise members of Largs Read More …

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

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