The talk today was given by Stewart Lenton. Stewart Lenton - "My Experience as an Airline Captain". (Photo by Tony Taft) Tony Taft reports:- Stewart gave us an excellent talk about his career as an airline pilot. He talked about the different types of aircraft he has flown, the Tristar being his favourite, a complicated... Continue Reading →

Today's talk:- "Turning to Crime in Retirement" by Stephanie Austin Photos by Tony Taft

Paul Young, our Speaker Finder reports: Dr David Taylor, photo by Tony Taft This week’s speaker was Dr. David Taylor presenting “I Don’t Believe It: How to Tell When You are being Misled by the Truth”. David is a great friend of Probus and he has presented to this club in the past. His talks... Continue Reading →

Paul Young, our Speaker Finder Reports Brian Golding Our first meeting of 2023 took place today with an attendance of 23. In view of the very cold weather this was much better than it might have been.Our speaker was Brian Golding who presented an illustrated talk entitled “The History of Weather Forecasting”. Brian’s talk provided... Continue Reading →

Phil Evans - Photo by Tony Taft Paul Young, our Speaker Finder reports:- Todays speaker was our member Phil Evans who gave a talk entitled “The Solar System”. Phil is well known for the excellence of his presentations and this one was no exception. Phil commenced by explaining some of the history of discovery in... Continue Reading →

David Hinchcliffe. Photo by Tony Taft This week's meeting was attended by 23 members. Paul Youg, our Speaker Finder reports:- Our speaker this week was David Hinchliffe and his talk was entitled “Tin Pot and the Spy.” David has presented to our club many times before and he has a special interest in military history... Continue Reading →

Photo by Tony Taft Paul Young, our Speaker Finder reports:- Our speaker today was Jeremy Sackett whose talk was entitled “Brewing and Distilling: Art or Science?” Jeremy worked for Guinness for 27 years in both London and Dublin as a Master Brewer and Production Manager and throughout his talk his extensive experience was obvious. His... Continue Reading →

The Space Race by Arthur Sercombe. Photo by Tony Taft Our Speaker Finder Paul Young reports:- Our speaker this week was Arthur Sercombe, who is one of our own club members, and his talk was entitled “The Space Race” Like many others Arthur was anxious that he did a good job as a presenter but... Continue Reading →

Peter Lewis was our speaker this week and his talk was “Seventeen Years as an Army Education Officer.” Our Speaker Finder Paul Young reports:- Peter give a very informative introduction focused on the history of the Royal Army Educational Corps.  From its creation in the 18th Century to its modern day role in the Army.... Continue Reading →

Today's talk was by Paul Lobb "Investigative Psychology" Paul Young, our Speaker Finder reports:- This weeks Probus talk was presented by Paul Lobb on the subject of “Investigative Psychology.” Paul was formerly a serving police officer, now retired, who spent time both in uniform and as a detective. He gained extensive experience investigating murders and... Continue Reading →

"An ordinary guy, An unknown spy" Today's talk was given by Andy Gilbrook Our photographer Tony Taft notes: Andrew talked about his exploits as a secret agent for M I 6 and said that this was the first time that he had done this. He spoke for a full hour and was so interesting that... Continue Reading →

Our speaker this week was Chris Coote who gave a talk entitled “Concorde - Reminisces of a Fast Lady”. Our Speaker Finder Paul Young reports:- Chris is a highly qualified and experienced engineer who was involved in the design and development of Concorde. He is also a member of the Brixham Probus Club. Chris explained... Continue Reading →

This weeks speaker was Ian Handford who presented “Sir Ernest Shackleton”. Ian Handford - Photo by Tony Taft Our Speaker Finder Paul Young writes this report Ian is a highly experienced and well known speaker who has an in depth historical knowledge. His talk set out the professional and private life of Shackleton who had... Continue Reading →

Mike Rowley Our meeting this week enjoyed a very interesting presentation by Mike Rowley entitled “HMS Victoria “. Mike was a mining engineer before changing direction and running a successful business teaching diving. He became a very expert diver on wrecks and HMS Victoria, which sank in the Mediterranean, was one such wreck on which... Continue Reading →

Today's meeting was attended by 19 members with apologies from half a dozen or so more. Today's talk was given by Ian Wakeling, Principal of "Dart Sailabilty" Ian Wakeling Ian explained the purpose of the organisation which operates from Dartside Quay in Galmpton with the enables people with any disabilty to enjoy sailing, boating and... Continue Reading →

Today's meeting was attended by 20 members with "apolgies for absence" from a further six. Following the death of Queen Elizabeth 2nd we held a minute's silence. This was followed by everybody singing the National Anthem, very professionally led by Alan Bairstow. Todays's talk was given by our member Ian White on the subject "The... Continue Reading →

Chris Martin, our Vice Chairma reports:- Welcome back to a new season of talks at Paignton Probus Club - 07th September 2022 to June 2023. This talk attracted 22 members and 2 guests, both of whom intend to join the Club. On this, our first meeting on Wednesday 07th September 22, we had the pleasure... Continue Reading →