Meeting and fellowship for retired men
Andrew Carnegie was the fascinating subject of a recent talk by Playwright David Dewar to Largs Probus Club. David gave an excellent synopsis of how this second son, born into a poor family from Dunfermline in 1835, became the richest man in Read More …
A recent talk (10th January) to Largs Probus Club members took to the air as we learned about MAF – rather obscure, but standing for Mission Aviation Fellowship. MAF is the world’s largest humanitarian air operator. For over 75 years they Read More …
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 …
“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 …
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 …
“trench’d its gushing entrails bright.”
Translates as:
Digging into your glistening insides,