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Out of Africa – Amboseli National Park

Posted onMarch 21, 2025March 21, 2025

While researching to write up this blog I found the following quote by a Kenya specialist: “Open plains scattered with wildlife, rocky kopjes, distant mountains, and sparkling lakes — Out of Africa, The Lion King, and numerous David Attenborough documentaries are indebted Read More …

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My time at Stena Line

Posted onMarch 17, 2025March 20, 2025

The speaker at a recent meeting of Large Probus Club had the members all at sea with his experiences as a Master on the Stena Line. Captain Murray Paterson gained his Master’s Certificate on the 8th of May 1978 and Read More …

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President J F Kennedy

Posted onMarch 9, 2025March 20, 2025

The life and assassination of President J F Kennedy was the interesting subject of Sean Szmalc’s presentation to a recent meeting of Largs Probus Club.  John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts, to his mother, Rose Read More …

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Seamill to Fairlie Coastal Walk

Posted onFebruary 14, 2025March 20, 2025

Three stalwart Probus members, Jim Welsh, Phil Theaker and George Newlands,  braved the chilly February air to venture out on the second walk of the year; an ambitious 8 mile hike from Seamill to Fairlie. But first we enjoyed the excitement Read More …

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Our Burns Luncheon

Posted onFebruary 6, 2025March 20, 2025

Slightly late, on the 5th February, Largs Probus Club held their Burns Luncheon. 43 Members, and guests attended at the Willowbank Hotel in Largs, with the majority of people having Cock-a-Leekie soup, followed by Haggis, Neeps and Tatties; although there Read More …

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

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