Talks

Peter Ireland’s talk was based on extracts from his grandfather’s memoire of his military service as a private in Burma, India and South Africa.  An unusual thing for a private to do.  He found references to places he’d never heard

Reece Leonard, falconer has worked with Owl Magic for the last 9 to 10 years.  The business was originally set up by David Morrison, a retired fireman in Kelburn Park.  However, always a shoestring business, Owl Magic went bankrupt during

Africa Mercy Mary, a volunteer nurse on the Africa Mercy, a hospital ship, gave a superb talk.  She spoke of her experiences working on the ship during its two year stay in Madagascar.  To set the scene Mary started with

Peter Ireland, grandson of Pte Peter Ireland, was a teacher of Classics at McLaren High School, Callander.  His main interest is Ancient Art. However, Peter is also a passionate traveller and has travelled extensively, mainly in classical lands.  As a

Abstract. Mercy Ships is the charity that operates the Africa Mercy, a hospital ship.  It is the largest floating non military hospital in the world.  Mary’s talk will be about her experiences there.  She will show photographs of her work

Short Abstract: Owl Magic is an Ayrshire based charitable owl and raptor centre with over 60 owls for educational and display purposes.  Reece Leonard, an enthusiastic falconer, will explain what Owl Magic does in terms of re-homing abandoned raptors, educating

Alex is a second year PhD student at the University of Glasgow’s Centre for Virus Research working in the Brennan lab, having previously completed an Integrated Masters in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry from the University of Oxford. Our lab uses

Immunity in the Community : Dr Georgia Perona-Wright, Dr Katie Brooks and Dr James Brock Kelvin Probus had the pleasure of hearing Glasgow University’s Immunology Team giving an informed talk on Vaccines and Immunity in the Community.  Members were delighted

Idle Thoughts of an Even Idler Fellow With Christmas approaching, and perhaps mindful of the ongoing pandemic, David thought it was a time for thought and reflection on things past, present and future.  However, he clearly wasn’t going to take