Luncheons and Speakers
2022
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).
2023 SPEAKERS
| 9th January | Yeovil Gloving Industry – the history of Yeovil’s oldest manafacturing industry | John Lewis |
| 13th February | Lifting the Lid – an amusing story of her ancestory interspaced with songs | Miranda Pender |
| 13th March | The Battle of Sedgemore – an account of the Monmouth Rebellion and the last battle fought on English soil. | James Porter |
| 17th April | Somerset Road Safety | Neil Sedgwick |
| 15th May | Nine Springs Radio – an insight into Yeovil’s local radio station | Steve Haig |
| 12th June | Andrew Crosse – pioneering Somerset scientist | Brian Wright |
| 10th July | Galileo – the life and works of the astronomer, physicist and egineer | Bud Budzyenski |
| 14th August | History of the Orient Express – from the origins of this long distance luxury passenger train to today. | Roger Ellis |
| 11th September | Operation Pedestal – the convoy that relieved Malta and changed the course of the war in the Mediterranean in 1942 | David Parsons |
| 9th October | Ann Widecombe – her life and story | Ann Widecombe |
| 13th November | AGM | |
| 12th December | Travels in Japan – an account of many visits and an insight into their culture | Tom Stokes |