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The Heroic Engineers of the Titanic

Posted onNovember 14, 2024March 20, 2025

When the Titanic went down, she took with her the lives of many brave people including her entire complement of engineers under the control of Joseph Bell, the Chief Engineer Officer. The role they played and the ultimate sacrifice they Read More …

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Understanding the Garnock Valley

Posted onNovember 8, 2024March 20, 2025

Living close to the Garnock Valley and travelling through it on numerous occasions, the members of Largs Probus Club were fascinated by a recent talk by Iain Mills on the geology and history of the area. Iain advised that the Read More …

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Walking with Yaks in the Himalaya

Posted onOctober 20, 2024March 20, 2025

Keeping “up mountain” when passing a Yak was one of the lessons learned by the members of Largs Probus Club during a recent talk by Des and Linda Nicholl on a 15-day trip they had made in November 2018 from Read More …

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‘The Treaty of Versailles

Posted onOctober 20, 2024March 20, 2025

The subject of this week’s talk to Largs Probus Club was ‘The Treaty of Versailles’, the final act of World War One, signed on June 28th 1919 in the magnificent Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles  –  we’ll come to the Read More …

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You’re In the Navy Now

Posted onOctober 20, 2024March 20, 2025

A recent meeting of Largs Probus Club was all at sea when member Ray Young stepped in to speak about his seven years’ service in the Royal Navy, helped by photographs kept by his family of his time at sea. Read More …

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

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