29th November 2016 John McFadyen led this walk from Old Kilpatrick station over the Erskine Bridge, from where we headed west along the river Clyde, passed Mar lodge and up through the forest into the grounds of Erskine hospital. After
15th November 2016 – Overtoun House By request this walk was to Overtoun House. We started off from Dumbarton East walking along the path until we crossed the A82 by pedestrian Crossing. Straight up the road opposite, passing some houses,
1st November 2016 – Lunderston Bay Our first November walk dispensed with Scotrail and took to the road, with three cars carrying the thirteen walkers to Lunderston Bay on the Clyde coast just past Gourock. We started off along the
18th October 2016 The walk on 18th October 2016 started at Renton Station and continued to the path signposted to Cardross. From there we walked up hill following the muddy path to Carmen loch where the Dunbartonshire model aero club
Probus Walk 4th October 2016 – The Smart Bridge The Walk started with a stroll over the River Clyde on The Smart Bridge. It is called the Smart Bridge by the services it carries for the planned Shawfield Business Centre.
David Smith : Beatson – More than a Building In a well researched talk, David Smith, former consultant surgeon at the Victoria, gave an outstanding picture of the life of Sir George Thomas Beatson. David started his talk with a
Probus Walk 20th. September 2016. Twelve Walkers set off from Cardross Station along the banks of the Clyde. We turned up a country path, over a railway crossing to the main road opposite the NTS Geilston Gardens and walked down
Chris O’Connell – Scottish Canals Archive and Its relevance for the future of the Canals From the outset Chris O’Connell, Scottish Canals Senior Heritage Advisor, stressed the importance of canals to Scotland’s history. They are scheduled historic monuments. The Canals
Kelvin Probus Christmas Meal 19th December, 2017 Venue Selection The opportunity has been taken of making contact with three potential caterers for our traditional Christmas lunch. All have kept this date available for us. The remit to each
Professor Dawn Skelton : Sitting – is it really that bad for my health? Professor Skelton gave us an entertaining and ‘active’ talk. Sitting around is not good for us and evidence was provided to prove it! While most members
