Meeting and fellowship for retired men
The story of the Laconia was the subject of a talk by Ray Young to a recent meeting of Largs Probus Club. The RMS Laconia left Alexandria in Egypt in September 1942 with 1,800 Italian prisoners, 180 Polish Guards, 268 Read More …
A fascinating account of his 1986 visit to the Falklands and how what he saw there influenced his later life was given to the recent meeting of Largs Probus by military historian and former naval armaments specialist Tom Ward. In his Read More …
The speaker at the recent Largs Probus Club meeting identified himself with a very interesting title, that of “raider of the lost archives” (Note: this was also the title of a series of BBC Scotland comedy programmes between 2020 and 2022). Read More …
If I wanted to take my wife on a surprise holiday where should we go? Sorento or Saint Lucia were the clear recommendations from Julie Bennett, Personal Travel Specialist, in her recent talk to Largs Probus Club. Julie gave a Read More …
The members of Largs Probus Club were this week treated to a whirlwind tour of nearly 900 years of Paisley Abbey history. The speaker was well qualified to tell the story, a guide in the Abbey and currently holding the Read More …
“trench’d its gushing entrails bright.”
Translates as:
Digging into your glistening insides,