Luncheons and Speakers
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 | |||
12th 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. |
9th 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 |
14th October | Sir Isaac Newton | Bud Budzyenski | Bud will relate the life and works of the Astronomer/Physicist/Engineer |
18th November | AGM | ||
9th 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 | |||
13th 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. |
10th 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. |
10th 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. |
14th April | An Auctioneer’s Ten Commandments | Richard Kay | Richard who is the director Lawrences Auctioneers picture department, will relate light hearted & informal saleroom reminiscences. |
12th 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 22nd 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! |
9th 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. |
14th July | Napoleon Soldier & Lover | James Porter |