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Broadcasting by Accident!

Posted onMay 30, 2024March 20, 2025

In the absence of the scheduled Speaker two members of Probus spoke about life experiences Morrison Sutherland spoke about his life in broadcasting which began in 1944. BBC Children’s Radio When Morrison was a pupil at Hutchinson School he and Read More …

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Overcoming the Challenges of Old Age

Posted onMay 30, 2024March 20, 2025

In the absence of the scheduled Speaker one members of Probus spoke about his experiences in relation to moving house. Chris Hoult spoke about helping his brother recently to move from a house he had lived in for some 50 Read More …

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Over the sea to…Cumbrae.

Posted onMay 6, 2024March 20, 2025

With passports to the ready, four intrepid adventurers, Iain, Phil, Douglas and George, boarded the ferry at Largs for the first overseas venture of the year, setting foot on the foreign soil of the Great Cumbrae some ten minutes later. Read More …

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The Life of a Country Park Ranger

Posted onMay 1, 2024March 20, 2025

Hill walking, natural history and the love of wildlife were the attractions that enticed the speaker, John McLean, from giving up his job as a bus driver to becoming a Country Park Ranger. Obtaining a Degree in Environmental Biology led Read More …

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Excitement of Finding Treasure Trove

Posted onApril 18, 2024March 20, 2025

 Way back in 1963, a young schoolboy was walking across a field near to the Antonine Wall, when he stumbled across a piece of carved and lettered stone. The stone turned out to be part of a Roman altar, which Read More …

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

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