Annual Dinner
The club’s Annual Dinner was held on the 6th November in the Willowbank Hotel. A good evening was had by all – here are some photos: The members and their guests And our entertainer for the evening, Stuart Rose
The Heroic Engineers of the Titanic
When the Titanic went down, she took with her the lives of many brave people including her entire complement of engineers under the control of Joseph Bell, the Chief Engineer Officer. The role they played and the ultimate sacrifice they Read More …
Understanding the Garnock Valley
Living close to the Garnock Valley and travelling through it on numerous occasions, the members of Largs Probus Club were fascinated by a recent talk by Iain Mills on the geology and history of the area. Iain advised that the Read More …
Walking with Yaks in the Himalaya
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 …
‘The Treaty of Versailles
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 …