2020/21/22/23/24/25 TALKS- A Record of the Variety of Topics

DateTitleSpeaker
Jan 30th 2020Spying for the Raj.Bob May
Feb 6th 2020The Medieval/Tudor/Stuart Barber-Surgeon.John Putley
Feb 13th 2020Pearls.Helen Plumb
Feb 20th 2020Gentlemen Clothiers.Professor Jennifer Tann
Feb 27th 2020The Glosters at Waterloo.Andy Meller
Mar 5th 2020The Magic and Mystery of Glenn Miller.Bill King
Mar 12th 2020A colourful trip back to the 19th century with the Magic Lantern.David Bayley
Mar 19th 2020Marc Brunel and Gustav Eiffel.Nigel Thompson
Mar 26th 2020Who do you think I am? An unusual family.Duccio Leoni
Apr 2nd 2020Neville Chamberlin and his family.Ms. S Humphreys
Apr 9th 2020The Battle of Jutland and the War at Sea.Malcolm Lomas
Apr 16th 2020The English Civil War in The Cotswolds.Dr J. Paddock
Apr 23rd 2020Atkyn’s Gloucestershire- the County’s landscape 300 years ago.Alan Pilbeam
Apr 30th 2020Annual General Meeting.
NEW PROBUS YEAR
July 1stWorld Water Movement (Zoom)Nick Humphris
July 8thHave you seen my little Rubber Ducky? (Zoom)Ken Allerton
July 15thA Naval Officer’s Diary (China 1929-31) (Zoom)Peter Covey-Crump
July 22ndCharlie Chaplin (Part 2 – Later Life) (Zoom)Paul Murphy
July 29thThe Life and Times of Theodore Roosevelt (Zoom)Nigel Thompson
Aug 5thThe History of the RNLI (Zoom)Fraser Gunn
Aug 12thHearing Dogs for Deaf People (Zoom)John Palmer
Aug 19thBees and Things (Zoom)Brian Bertram
Aug 26thThe Life and Times of Isaac Newton (Zoom)Tom Klob
Sept 2ndA Decade in Gascogne (Zoom)John Clark
Sept 9th Politics, Philosophy & Poohsticks (Zoom)Mike Aggleton
Sept 16th Summer Lunch at the Greenway Hotel
Sept 16thZoom meeting to discuss return to the Stanton RoomsKeith Douglas
Oct 14thFarms and Farmers – A history of one farm from Historical Documents (Zoom)Dr Alan Wadsworth
Oct 21stExploring Northern Spain and Portugal (Zoom)Nigel Thompson
Oct 28th Do as I say NOT as I Do (Zoom) Followed by optional Pub lunchMike Warburton
Nov 4thAncient WoodlandsJohn Heathcott
Nov 11thThe Galapagos IslandsArthur Ball
Nov 18thEdgar WallacePaul Murphy
Nov 18thThe Gunpowder PlotDr Tim Brain
Dec 2ndCheltenham History through PostcardsPhil Collins
Dec 9thChristmas Lunch – Lillybrook Golf Club
2022
Jan 6thZoom -The Magic of GlassBob King
Jan 13th Zoom – Gloucester DocksTony Condor
Jan 20thZoom – Hugo Eckener – Master of AirshipsBarry Dent
Jan 27thZoom -Drainpipe Trousers to Rock n’RollGraham Sutherland
Feb 3rdRETURN TO STANTON ROOMS
Feb 3rdThe Great Exhibition of 1851Robert Avery
Feb 10thBorneo, Mountains, Wildlife and White WaterEric Moore
Feb17thCOP26 and avoiding Climate CatastropheDavid Terry
Feb 24thThe Edison Phonograph – How Sound recordings beganDavid Bayley
March 3rdA Brief History of Popular MusicNigel Thompson
March 10thThe Severn Bridge DisasterPaul Barnett
March 17thAmerica and the Second World WarClive Boyd
March 24thRound the World in 80 ImagesPeter Berry
March 31stSometimes they get it WrongPeter Petrie
April 7thThe Roman Invasion of BritainDr Tim Brain
April 14thSacha Jungle Lodge – EcuadorArthur Bell
April 21stNurse Edith CavellMike Bottomley
April 28thAGM with Coffee
May 5thChairman’s Lunch – Lillybrook Golf Club
May 12thRiver, Mountains and Desert – A Syrian JourneyGill Suttle
May 19thThe History of Swindon VillageBarry Simon
May 26thOliver CromwellCelia Mason
June 2nd
June 9thRorkes DriftPaul Barnett
June 16thRussian traditionsMarsha Lees
June 23rdThe History and Development of JazzJohn Beckingham
June 30thGarden LorePam Slater
July 7thUkrainePeter Covey-Crump
July 14thMy Visit to No 10Bob Macavoy
July 21stLost Railways in GloucestershireDavid Aldred
July 28thThe Cruel SeaPeter Petrie
Aug 4thAviation in WW1Sally Ferrers
Aug 11thSheep farming in GloucestershireSue Andrews
Aug 18thThe Glosters at WaterlooAndrew Meller
Aug 25thI was sacked by Local GovernmentTerry Anderson
Sept 1stEGM – Chairman Rod Davies
Sept 8thPub Lunch – The LangtonTerry Anderson
Sept 22ndAdenDavid Lees
Oct 6thThe Rise and Fall of the English Country HouseJohn Hancock
Oct 13thMy Years as an Artist in Formula OneDoug Eyre
Oct 20thMagic Lantern Show on the History of the TitanicPatrick Furley
Oct 27thAbbeyfieldsMike Beacon
Nov 3rdNaples = the Beauty and the BeastPam Holland
Nov 10thSahara MarathonCelia Hargrave
Nov 17thMade in the CotswoldsJim Cooper
Nov 24thBridgewater CarnivalMike Aggleton
Dec 1stMy Time in the BBC and involvement with top GearKen Pollock
Dec 8thChristmas Lunch
2023
Jan 12thNature in ArtSimon Trapnell
Jan 19thThe Enchanted IslePeter Petrie
Jan 26thCasting St ones at Napiers BonesMacolm Watkins
Feb 2nd Sue RyderJoanne Bogle
Feb 9thThe Gas Industry from an InsiderPeter Marsden
Feb 16thSOE – Churchill’s Private ArmyTony ButlerT
Feb 23rdDarjeeling Himalayan railway and its PeopleDavid Mead
March 2ndRise and Fall of the Bisley PathChas Townley
March 9thElectric VehiclesMatt Cleevely
March 16thThe Severn BoreChris Witts
March 23rdEarth and Moon – Their Joint HistoriesDavid Humphery
March 30thHistory of Snowshill Manor – Charles Wade and his collectionsMaurice Heritage
April 6thBentley Racing Cars of the 1920’sTim Houlding
April 13thThe Cotswold WayEric Moore
April 20thFor Valour – the Story of the VCMike Stratford
April 27thAGM
May 4thFakes and Fortunes, Arts and Antiques, Forgers & DealersChris O’Grady
May 11th Falklands WarKeith Douglas
May 18thThe Power of the Brain – With HumourColin Terrell
May 25thMobile Phone ForensicsTony Sykes
June 1stGloucestershire Events and TraditionsKate Peake
June 8thThe Lighter Side of Local Govt,David Withey
June 15thGloucestershire’s Queen – Katherine ParrMike Bottomley
June 22ndAliens – Introduced Species : Friend or FoePaul Willerton
June 29thWho Inherits Your Wealth?Simeon Whitter
July 6thHistory of Gloucestershire County Cricket ClubTim Brain
July 13thThe National Trust – More than just cake and old housesBarbara Cooper
July 20thCoventry, Alvis and the Iron LungAdrian Padfield
July 27thPut Type 2 Diabetes into remission and restore your Health with Real foodMillie Barnes
Aug 3rdThe History of Lighthouses : Pharolgy IlluminatedFraser Gunn
Aug 10thThe Two RonniesPhillip Collins
Aug 17thWhat was wrong with the BAC LightningLes Hatcher
Aug 24thThe Cotswold ListenerJune Little
Aug 31stMarathon de SablesCelia Hargrave
Sept 7thMy Life on the SevernChris Witts
Sept 14thCheltenham Civic SocietyAndrew Booton
Sept 21stHistory of the Everyman TheaterCaro Day
Sept 28thBritain in the 1950’s – the optimistic decadePhillip Bowen
Oct 5thFinding the FallenNicola Nash
Oct 12thConcorde during development at Filton ’62 to ’71Nick Humphris
Oct 19th Global WarmingKen Ingamells
Oct 26thEmergency First AidJane Stewart
Nov 2ndProbus Club Disscussion
Nov 9th Its a Sinister WorldPeter Petrie
Nov 16thHistory of Infra Red and Thermal ImagingAshley Letts
Nov 23rdMiscellany at LawLaurence Keen
Nov 30thChristmas Lunch
Dec 7thThe Future Impact of AI on Society – an update
DecWinter Break 14th 21st and 28th,
2024
Jan 4th2024 Kick-Off QuizRod Davis
Jan 11thA bloody Business -Taxidermy in MuseumsKirstie Bingham
Jan 18thRemap – Inventing/customising equipment for disabled folkJohn Fox
Jan 26thEdward Colston, contorversial Bristol merchantMalcolm Lomas
Feb 1stThe Village Colleges of CambridshireRob Gwynne
Feb 8thMy Life in the Fire ServiceChris Witts
Feb 15thPTSD – A Personal PerspectiveJohn Macartney
Feb 22ndThe Life and Wit of Dorothy ParkerMike Aggleton
Feb 29thSix Stages of Separation and Stories of the Cold War SpiesJohn Peters
March 7thOn Being a MagistrateCelia Hargrave
March 14thJavelin Visit
March 21stRugby Union RefereeingSam Collins
March 28thShot at Dawn ; a comparison of Military Discipline in WW1 in the British and French ArmiesJohn Reid
April 4thThe EagleChris Brown
April 11thWalking the Cliff Edge – from GP Surgery to Prison CellStephen Blake
April 18thThe Vietnam WarTim Brain
April 25thAGM
May 2nd Operation Chastise – The Dambusters MissionPaul Shepherd
May 9thSummer Lunch
May 16thWho Were the Knights Templar?Gil Gibbons
May 23rdThe NHS – A Jewel in the Nation’s Crown or a Patient in Need of TherapyMartin Gower
May 30thThe James Hopkins TrustCharlene Spackman
June 6thNATO BriefingJesper Stroier
June 13thThe City of LondonRod Barker
June 20thVisit – Snowshill Manor
June 27thMy Life Beyond the LobbyDuccio Leoni
July 4thLegacy Fortress for GenerationsJerry Carrington
July 11thI Worked for the CIA in LiberiaBrian Barber
July 18THFuturists and FuturologyPeter Wright
July 25thThe Journey of a LifetimePatrick Howell
August 1stFraud Awareness and Protection
Followed by a Pub Lunch		Rhiannon Parker
August 8th40 Things you did not know about Steam TrainsRobert Pritchard
August 15thHear Today Gone Tomorrow; about hearing, tinnitus and balanceDr David Reed
August 22ndRestoration of the Stroudwater CanalRob Toseland
August 29thThe UK and US Special RelationshipLindsay Raitt:
Sept 5thJourney to Barbados and Demerara in 1803Peter Covey-Crump
Sept 12thA Whisper pf BetrayalPeter Petrie
Sept 19thThe Science and Side Effects of word SwallowingBrian Whitcombe
Sept 26thMacMillanPhilip Bowen
Oct 3rdFrom Queens to GenesPeter Petrie
Oct 10thCold War VulcanKeith Douglas
Oct 17thNicholas ParsonsPaul Murphy
Oct 24thA Supersonic ExperienceTerry Anderson
Oct 31stChairman’s Handover followed by a Pub Lunch Mike Bone
Julian Cox
Nov 7thVisit to The Jet Age Museum followed by a Pub Lunch
Nov 14thArt for Health’s Sake ; How Creative Health is Changing Lives in GloucestershireKatie Cox
Nov 21st Little England beyond WalesMartyn Parker
Nov 28thAre you good to go? Everything you need to know about planning for end of lifeJane Diamond
Dec 5thWhat has happened to AmericaRon Jeffery
Dec 12thChristmas Lunch with wives and partners
Lillybrook Golf Club
2025
Jan 6th2025 Kick Off QuizRod Davis
Jan 13thFalls AwarenessLindsey Logan
Jan 20thWinter Colour and Interest in the GardenDuncan Coombs
Jan 27thProducing the BBC’s Antiques RoadshowRobert Arley
Feb 6thNATO UpdateJesper Stroier
Feb 13thGeneral DiscussionChairman
Feb 20thJeanne d’Arc – Myth or MartyrMike Aggleton
Feb 27thTraining for Space – followed by Pub LunchRichard Farrimond
March 6thThe Thread of LifePeter Petrie
March 13thHolst Victorian HouseSabine Orton
March 20thThe Typhoon
Ray Carter
March 27thNewport Transporter BridgeJeff Grosvenor
April 3rdDecarbonisationSimon Lane
April 10thThe Duke of MarlboroughTim Brain
April 17thKilimanjaroEric Moore
April 24thAGM
May 1stIntellectual Entertainment in 19th Century CheltenhamAdrian Barlow
May 8thA417 Missing LinkCarolyne Ferguson
May 15thCheltenham Animal ShelterEica Lake
May 22ndVisit to Bugatti Museum, followed by a Pub Lunch
May 29thIBM – A HistoryJulian Cox
June 5thGreek IslandsMike Bone
June 12thOld Paths of GloucestershireAlan Philbeam
June 19thFighting GlidersAshley Letts
June 26thArtificial IntelligenceLuke Gassmann
July 3rdArt Exhibition – followed by a Pub LunchMark Brazier
July 10thSwearing, Sex and LoosKirstie Bingham
July 17thIn the Name of Scott and ShackletonSue Davies
July 24thThe Moons of JupiterNeil Havard
July 31st18th and 19th Century NewspapersVanessa Morgan
Aug 7thCheltenham Town Community TrustTessa Warby
Aug 14thTolkien and the Cotswolds – the shaping of Middle EarthAndrew Meller
Aug 21stCaptain Bligh and MutinyHoward Robinson
Aug 28thCobalt HealthEmily Janes
Sept 4thNed and Bumps – Luytens and JeykellJames Cooper
Sept 11thQueens at WarDouglas Butler
Sept 11thLondon via Trans Siberian Railway to Hong KongPatrick Howell
Sept 18thA foot in Both Camps:A German Past for Better or WorseMarcus Ferrar
Oct 2ndNed and Bumps – Lutyens and JekyllJames Cooper
Oct 9thVisit to Missing Link and a Pub LunchCarylone Ferguson
Oct 16thGloucestershire Wildlife TrustFergus Dignan
Oct 23rdBeethoven’s WomenAlan Oxenbury
Oct 30thPowell and PressburgerLeslley Holland
Nov 6thRussian Tsars – The Good, the Bad and the UglyDavid Head
Nov 13thPanamaArthur Ball
Nov 20thContemporary Policing IssuesTim Brain
Nov 27thThe Biggest PrizePeter Petrie
Dec 4thRoad SafetyNigel Lloyd Jones
Dec 11thChristmas lunch with wives and partners at Lilybrook Golf Club
Dec 18thSocial and discussions and Indoor Bowls
2026
Jan 8thNEW YEAR SOCIAL and THE ANNUAL QUIZ