Why is the Sky Dark at Night?
This was the title of a fascinating talk by Alec MacKinnon at a recent Probus meeting. If we go to a place where there is a low amount of light pollution we will see stars set in a dark sky. Read More …
Owning A Morgan
Well, here we are nearly in the middle of January already. A Good New Year to you! Our first meeting of the year on the 7th January was a members coffee morning, which apart from giving members time to have Read More …
Lost Glasgow – 800 Celebrations 1975
Norrie Wilson took us on another trip down memory lane at a recent meeting of Largs Probus Club. It was a follow-up to his talk last year: Lost Glasgow – “Doon the Watter”. This time he brought back memories of Read More …
Scotland’s Worst Serial Killer
The life and trial of prolific murderer, Peter Manuel, was the subject of Solicitor David Pirret’s talk at a recent meeting of Largs Probus Club, and, like all good murder mysteries, it had an interesting twist in that David was Read More …
On Being a Deputy Lieutenant
Her role as a Deputy Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran was the subject of Jane Evans’ talk to a recent meeting of Largs Probus Club. Jane explained that in Scotland, the Lord-Lieutenant is the personal representative of the monarch in Read More …