The Probus Club of Sandown - Meeting/Talks List Page 1 of 10 Printed 11Nov19 Event Date Topic Speaker 01Dec20 Catching Smugglers Part 1 Malcolm Nelson 03Nov20 Conspiracy Theories of the World Andy Thomas 06Oct20 The American Civil War David Skillen 01Sep20 Surviving 30 years at the BBC Julian Worricker 04Aug20 Inn and Out at the Top Neil Hanson 14Jul20 A Trip on the Royal Train Graeme Payne 02Jun20 Norfolk Island, Prisoners and Mutineers Barry Stephens 07Apr20 Antibiotic Research Claire Nethersole 03Mar20 Behind the Scenes of ITV's Golden Years Wilf Lower 04Feb20 The Life of the Antique Dealer Michael Laikin 07Jan20 Big Ben Tim Redmond 03Dec19 Samuel Cody [not to be confused with William Cody] Bill McNaught 05Nov19 History of the Tea trade Dananjaya Silva 08Oct19 Artist Village: The Watts Gallery Jane Turner 03Sep19 FROM ABSURDITIES TO ZEALOTRY Susan Purcell 06Aug19 Stalking Hamish Brown 09Jul19 The Roman Villa Dr Hannah Platts 04Jun19 Kazakhstan Hugh Thomas 07May19 Annual General Meeting AGM 02Apr19 Petticoat Pilot - Learning to Fly at 52 Ann Chance OBE 05Mar19 Introduction to China David Steeds 05Feb19 MAD CAP IDEAS - QUIRKY INVENTIONS Doug Eaton 08Jan19 The History of the 5 Ark Royals David Snelson 04Dec18 Nuclear Fusion: Power for the Future Robin Allen 06Nov18 Down Memory Lane with Johnny Cooper Graeme Cooper 09Oct18 Flying from the pilots point of view Lorimer Burn 04Sep18 Middle East: religion, politics and sectarianism Nabil Mustapha 07Aug18 The Amazing History of Lighthouses Mark Lewis 10Jul18 The Art of Story Telling Adrienne Dines 05Jun18 The RNLI - Innovation and Imagination Colin Brown 01May18 Annual General Meeting AGM 03Apr18 How to get blown off a Volcano in Ecuador Richard Snailham 06Mar18 Life of the Poor and Emigration from England at the beginning of the Nineteenth Dr Judith Hill Century 06Feb18 Crossrail, Moving London Forward Patrick Griffin 02Jan18 Clandon Park as a Hospital in the Great War June Davey 05Dec17 The Work of the Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance KSS Air Ambulance Service 07Nov17 Melting Ice - Rising Seas: Antarctica and Climate Change Colin Summerhayes 03Oct17 The History of Brooklands Allan Winn 05Sep17 The Humorous Side of Being an Actor Jonathan Fryer 01Aug17 The Eldridge Bell Foundry of Chertsey Malcolm Loveday 11Jul17 Bat Boat to Red Arrows David Hassard 06Jun17 Brunel's Billiard Table - the early years of the Great Western Railway Jim Kemp 02May17 Annual General Meeting AGM 04Apr17 Liquefied Natural Gas Mike Wilson 07Mar17 Lincoln at Gettysberg David Skillen 07Feb17 You - the Jury Peter Thompson 03Jan17 Frost, Freezes and Fairs Ian Currie 06Dec16 Eadweard Muybridge: Father of the Movies Keith Hathaway 01Nov16 Suez: The Forgotten Conflict (A Personal Story) Ted Peacock 04Oct16 Ruin, Wren and Renewal - The Great Fire of London Stephen Chater 06Sep16 The Cheshire Salt Mining Disasters - How Mathematics Helps Maurice Cox 02Aug16 How to Enjoy a Healthy and Wealthy Retirement Roy Wood The Probus Club of Sandown - Meeting/Talks List Page 2 of 10 Printed 11Nov19 Event Date Topic Speaker 12Jul16 The Genesis of the Jet Ian Whittle 07Jun16 Too Dark to see the Truth (Child Aid in Eastern Europe) Stephen Barbor 03May16 Annual General Meeting AGM 05Apr16 The Dambusters: The True Story Ken Forsdyke 01Mar16 Secret Classrooms a Window on the Cold War John Lyon 02Feb16 A Life of Grime Vic Quayle 05Jan16 The Shepherds Bush Tragedy Terry Johnson 01Dec15 Modern Airships Ian Donaldson 03Nov15 A Butcher's Tale of Woe Keith Weston 06Oct15 The Waynefleete Tower Penny Rainbow 01Sep15 Gilbert & Sullivan: Their Lives and the Savoy Operas Roger Askew 04Aug15 Vaux-le-Vicomte and Versailles Barry Hylton-Davies 07Jul15 Concealments (Part 2) Tales of a customs officer Malcolm Nelson 02Jun15 Midnight Sun Arctic Moon (Alaska) Mary Albanese 05May15 Annual General Meeting AGM 07Apr15 Dementia Chime Carlin 03Mar15 The Gardens and Plants of Andalucia Cherrill Sands 03Feb15 Le Pont du Gard Jim Welch 06Jan15 Preventing Blindness in the Amazon Jungle (Andean Medical Mission) Dave Goldsmith 02Dec14 Disaster in New Zealand Ken Forsdyke 02Nov14 40 Years Catching Smugglers Part 1 Malcolm Nelson 07Oct14 Sportsmen, Prime Ministers and Royalty Brian Scovell 02Sep14 Lifeboats Richard Bywaters 01Aug14 Britain's Future in Europe Dominic Raab 01Jul14 Harp Julie Beaven 03Jun14 The Great Train Robbery - lesser known facts Terry Johnson 06May14 Annual General Meeting AGM 01Apr14 Pre-Holocaust to Kindertransport Anne Skinner 04Mar14 Canine Partners Malcolm Wells 04Feb14 The Five Surrey Gardens Barry Hylton-Davies 07Jan14 Save the Children: Ethiopia Annie Benning 03Dec13 Salvage: Costa Concordia Ken Forsdyke 05Nov13 History of Postcards Paul Langton 01Oct13 Hammer Dulcimer : 46 Stringed Instrument Julie Beaven 03Sep13 Elmbridge Borough Council and Wildlife David Page 06Aug13 My Diplomatic Life Harry Wiles 09Jul13 A Career in Military Radiation Protection Fred Dawson 04Jun13 Yehudi Menuhin: My Life Creating Utopia Nicholas Chisholm 02May13 Annual General Meeting AGM 02Apr13 Slow Train to Damascus Paul Whittle 05Mar13 The Tesco Effect Pam Goodall 05Feb13 Save the Children - Bangladesh Experience Roger Marsden 08Jan13 My Life as an Opera Singer (arias and accompanist) Sam Evans 04Dec12 UK Development of VSTOL Aircaft Christopher Roberts 06Nov12 The Profumo Affair Terry Johnson 01Oct12 Korea Hang-Jin Chang 04Sep12 The Classic Post Office (GPO 1900-1969) Paul Wood 07Aug12 The Journey from Canada to Belize Commodore Edmund Wool 10Jul12 The Foundling Hospital (City of London) Pamela Scott 05Jun12 Walking the Battlefields of Ypres Mick McLoughlin 01May12 Annual General Meeting AGM 03Apr12 The Lost Generation (Andy’s personal reflection on the impact of Great War on lives Andy Thompson of ordinary people The Probus Club of Sandown - Meeting/Talks List Page 3 of 10 Printed 11Nov19 Event Date Topic Speaker 06Mar12 From Ferry to Bridge: History of Brentford Ferry & 3 Kew Bridges Andrea Cameron 07Feb12 The Real Dads' Army - The Home Guard Mike Brown 03Jan12 Toy Train to the Clouds Paul Whittle 06Dec11 Close Encounters John Knight 01Nov11 History of Dictionaries Susan Purcell 04Oct11 Riding it Out Pam Goodall 06Sep11 A Career Interruption: Experiences of Working for the United Nations Roger Oldcorn 02Aug11 Arab Affairs Stephen Day 12Jul11 The Life, Literature & Laughter of Patrick Campbell Nick Thomas 07Jun11 Winston Churchill John Butcher 03May11 Annual General Meeting AGM 05Apr11 Steam to Mandalay Paul Whittle 01Mar11 The Battle for Arras & Vimy Andy Thompson 01Feb11 Garden Design (Chelsea 2010 Best in Show) Andy Sturgeon 04Jan11 When the Mist Comes Down Ken Forsdyke 07Dec10 In praise of - - - an exotic and irrational entertainment John Knight 02Nov10 Princess Alice Hospice (Charity) Emma O’Hara 02Nov10 The Power of Humour in Everyday Life Nick Thomas 05Oct10 Lower Mole Countryside Conor Morrow 07Sep10 Cinque Ports John Edney 03Aug10 An Architect and His Projects Robert Crapnell 13Jul10 Freemen of the City of London & Liverymen of the Worshipful Company of Andrea Cameron Stationers: a personal view 01Jun10 Treasures of Victorian Rubbish Tips Colin Read 04May10 Annual General Meeting AGM 06Apr10 Hounslow’s Historic Houses Andrea Cameron 02Mar10 The Story of Pears Transparent Soap Andrea Cameron 02Feb10 Our Local Palace (Hampton Court) Phillip Johnston 05Jan10 What a Gamble Tom Kavanagh 01Dec09 Out of this World!: The Greatest Design of the 20th Century John Knight 01Nov09 The Do’s & Don’ts of Public Speaking Neil Riley 06Oct09 No Record A N Other 01Sep09 A Pot Pourri of Antiques (+ Quiz) Colin Read 01Aug09 Restoration of London’s Water Engines Ray Marie 01Jul09 Historic Southwark Lesley Broster 02Jun09 The History and Humour of Fleet Street Peter Durrant 05May09 Annual General Meeting AGM 07Apr09 Hill Stations of South India Roger Oldcorn 01Mar09 History of Parliament Richard Skelton 03Feb09 Snow - meeting cancelled A N Other 01Jan09 Lucky to be Alive (Japanese POW) Fergus Anckorn 02Dec08 A Humorous Look at 19th Century Medicine Colin Read 04Nov08 All is revealed in your Handwriting Sue Biddle 07Oct08 Samaritans Julian Rye 02Sep08 Life as a County Council Leader Keith Walters 06Aug08 Lucky to be Alive (Japanese POW) Fergus Anckorn 01Jul08 20th Century Anecdotes of the Epsom Derby Roy Hampton 03Jun08 Life in Disasters Tony Thompson 06May08 Annual General Meeting AGM 01Apr08 Army Career Col John Kimmins 04Mar08 Parachute Regiment Peter Heims 05Feb08 Behind the Scenes at TV Quiz Shows Faith Powell 08Jan08 Sir Christpher Wren and his buildings Dennis Ashbourne The Probus Club of Sandown - Meeting/Talks List Page 4 of 10 Printed 11Nov19 Event Date Topic Speaker 04Dec07 Inheritance Tax Messrs Throgmorton Capit 06Nov07 A Short History of London Transport Derek Fisk 02Oct07 Civil Service Career Sir Robert Andrew 04Sep07 Esher CAB Howard Springett 07Aug07 Guildford via Cobham Howard Mallinson 03Jul07 Heatherlands, Gorse and Broome of Surrey Chris Howkins 05Jun07 Old People's Home House Manager Trish Eve 01May07 Annual General Meeting AGM 03Apr07 Aspects of Cricket Roger Hill 06Mar07 Older People's Ailments (Rheumatology) Dr Gail Darlington 06Feb07 Great Speakers Roger Oldcorn 09Jan07 Follow me, I think you know where I'm going Bronwen Mills 05Dec06 Frost, Freezes and Fairs Ian Currie 07Nov06 If it tastes nasty, it must be doing you good Bronwen Mills 03Oct06 Smuggling Dereke Fulford 05Sep06 Life of a Football Referee Ray Lewis 01Aug06 Light-hearted look at Pantomime Nick James 04Jul06 Rock Steady - The Gibraltar Story 1704-2004 Paul Whittle 06Jun06 Air