Walk – Fairlie Moor Loop
Our second walk of the year took place on March 7th. Having forked out the princely sum of £1 each, we boarded the 10.07 train for the short ride down past the Pencil and yacht haven, and through the famous Read More …
Ferguslie Park, Paisley
The challenges of providing Primary education to the children of the Ferguslie Park area of Paisley was the subject of a talk by Ian Fraser at a recent meeting of Largs Probus Club. Ian had been Head Teacher of Ferguslie Read More …
1884 Reform Protests in Ayrshire
For most of the 19th century, the extension of the ‘franchise’ was a dominant political issue and the growing economic and social influence of the skilled middle classes led to agitations across Britain. These agitations were the fascinating subject of Read More …
Largs Through the Millennia
The members of the club were treated to a fascinating talk at their recent meeting on the History of Largs, beginning way back in pre-historic times with the story of Largs’ own Neolithic Tomb (behind the Douglas Park). Local history Read More …
The Sinking of the Lusitania
At a recent meeting of Largs Probus Club, Kevin Kerrigan of Glasgow Museums gave an illustrated and very interesting talk on the impact of the action on 7 May, 1915 when the German submarine U-20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania, a Cunard cruise liner Read More …