Luncheons and Speakers – Yeovil Probus

The Probus Club of Yeovil meets at The Quicksilver Mail pub, Hendford Hill, Yeovil BA20 2RG – normally on the second Monday of each month (except when this coincides with a bank holiday).

SPEAKERS

	Speakers 2024
12^th August	Legion viii “The lost Legion”	John Smith	He looks at the evidence fiction & fables surrounding the disappearance of the legion, possibly in Northern England.
9^th September	Nursery Rhymes – a hidden history	Brian Wright	He looks at how they are either based on a real person or historical event. Some use words suggesting they are much older than they seem. Members wives & Partners invited
14^th October	Sir Isaac Newton	Bud Budzyenski	Bud will relate the life and works of the Astronomer/Physicist/Engineer
18^th November	AGM
9^th December	Raising the Standard-Flags of The World	Lt Col Dick Taylor	A look at the fascinating history of flags & banners, concentrating on national & maritime aspects. This includes the captivating stories behind the designs of the Union Jack & the Stars & Stripes.
	Speakers 2025
13^th January 2025	Westland Fixed Wing Aircraft	Joseph Lewis of the Heritage Centre	Joseph will relate the aircraft produced by the company from it’s first aircraft a seaplane in 1915 through the inter war years & the second world war up to the last fixed wing aircraft the Westland Wyvern.
10^th February	Alien Technology	Bud Budzyenski	Bud will give his view on what an advanced race of beings would need, to travel unimaginable distances across the cosmos & visit or just observe us.
10^th March	Late Flowering Lyricist	Miranda Pender	Miranda will give a humorous light hearted talk which includes 6 original songs about why it may never be too late to change direction, the importance of seizing the moment & how, with a bit of determination, you might be able to achieve things you never dreamed of.
14^th April	An Auctioneer’s Ten Commandments	Richard Kay	Richard who is the director Lawrences Auctioneers picture department, will relate light hearted & informal saleroom reminiscences.
12^th May	Who Shot JFK? (Or rather who didn’t)	Richard Hutley	Richard will give his view on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22^nd 1963 as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plasa in downtown Dallas Texas. But who shot him? Lee Harvey Oswold? The man on the grassy knoll? Was it 3, 4 or 10 shots? Or the magic bullet? History may not be what they let you believe!
9^th June	Hypnotherapy & The Power of The Mind	Andy Hill	Andy is a hypnotherapist working in Yeovil, Ilminster & Chard. His talk is fairly upbeat (but not silly), interactive & informative & covers topics including: What is Hypnotherapy? What sort of problems can Hypnotherapy help with. Interesting case studies (completely anonymised). The miracle of mind & emotions. How to get your mind on your side-top tips.
14^th July	Napoleon Soldier & Lover	James Porter