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The Life of Major General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane,Bt

Posted onJanuary 9, 2024March 20, 2025

At a recent meeting of Largs PROBUS Club, a member, George Newlands, gave a short account of the action-packed career of Largs’ most notable native-born son, Major General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane,1st Baronet, GCB, GCH, FRS, FRSE. Sir Thomas Brisbane Read More …

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The Strange Case of Vincent Brown. 

Posted onJanuary 9, 2024March 20, 2025

“The Strange Case of Vincent Brown” was the subject of a recent talk to Largs PROBUS Club by Solicitor Peter Eager. Vincent had died unmarried and had no brothers, sisters or children. He died in his sleep in 2009, alone Read More …

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Scotland Under the Surface

Posted onDecember 5, 2023March 20, 2025

Largs PROBUS Club welcomed author and historian L Bruce Keith to a recent meeting. Bruce has written three books, one on his study of milestones called Are We Nearly There Yet? which he had previously spoken on, another on Scottish Read More …

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Fairlie’s Secret War

Posted onDecember 2, 2023March 20, 2025

The fact that Fairlie is on our doorstep yet very few members of Largs Probus Club were aware of the role the village played in combating the German U-boat threat, lead to a very interesting and informative talk by John Read More …

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The world of Submarines

Posted onDecember 1, 2023March 20, 2025

A recent talk (15th November) to Largs Probus Club members really went down well as Submariners Jim McMasters and Andy Knox spoke on the history of the Submarine Service.  Jim gave a potted history of submarine development from its first tentative Read More …

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

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