20th. September 2016
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’s Talk
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
Christmas Lunch 2017 – Venue Selection
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
Dawn Skelton Talk
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
Mike Batley Talk
Is there a Green Future for Brown Spaces? Mike Batley set the scene by explaining what the Central Scotland Green Network Trust (CSGN) is all about. Basically it is about establishing a green network across Central Scotland. This is to
Bob Wilson
Bob Wilson recently retired as Director of Estates from the University of Warwick after twelve years in that role. Bob is a Chartered Architect by profession and has been involved with the design of Higher Education buildings for around thirty
David Smith
David Smith was born and brought up on the south side of Glasgow. He trained in Medicine at Glasgow University, then held various training posts before becoming a Consultant Surgeon at the Victoria Infirmary. He retired from the Victoria in
Chris O’Connell
Chris O’Connell studied archaeology at Durham and Reading Universities and this continues to be an interest to Chris and informs his current work at Scottish Canals. Chris has been in post with Scottish Canals for 6 years and is currently
David Webster’s Talk
David Webster : Benefit Sanctions – Britain’s secret penal system Dr Webster opened by observing that the audience, like himself, were pensioners and therefore likely to have a favourable view of the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). However, the
Laura Alexander’s Talk
Laura Alexander : Sleeping Around Scotland : Ms Alexander, VisitScotland, quickly warmed up the audience telling of her first talk on the subject in York. Prior to the meeting the organizer apologized that unknown to him her title had been