Category: Biographical

The speaker at a recent meeting of Large Probus Club had the members all at sea with his experiences as a Master on the Stena Line. Captain Murray Paterson gained his Master’s Certificate on the 8th of May 1978 and Read More …

The life and assassination of President J F Kennedy was the interesting subject of Sean Szmalc’s presentation to a recent meeting of Largs Probus Club.  John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts, to his mother, Rose Read More …

Films from the mind of Alistair MacLean was the subject of a talk by film historian, Brian Hannan, to a recent meeting of Largs Probus Club. Born in Scotland in 1922, English was MacLean’s second language as his father, a Read More …

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 …

When Jimmy Law gave “My love of Scotland” as the subject of his recent talk to Largs Probus Club, members assumed it would be a colourful photographic tour of his favourite places to visit, but no! He started with a Read More …