Cromer and Sheringham Probus Club

Meetings – previous years

DateTopicSpeaker
6 Jun 2023Annual General Meeting followed by Jubilee Project discussion
2 May 2023On the RadioWally Webb
4 Apr 2023Hitler’s Spies in the UKPaul Rundle
7 Mar 2023Aspects of Sheringham’s HistoryTim Groves
7 Feb 2023Aspects of Cromer’s HistoryPeter Stibbons
10 Jan 2023RNLI at CromerJacqui Palmer
6 Dec 2022The Paston FamilyDr. Rob Knee
15 Nov 2022Coffee Morning
1 Nov 2022Climate changePaul Newman
4 Oct 2022The Role of High Sheriff & some family historyMichael Gurney
6 Sep 2022Poppyland RadioPaul Hensby & Mike Goldwater
2 Aug 2022Hocus Probus ! A Spell of MagicTerry Robinson
5 July 2022Weather ForecastingChris Bell
June 2022AGM
May 2022At Home with the Tudors (Ladies welcome)Simon Partridge
April 2022Nepal, Now and NextSteve Scott-Fawcett
March 2022LusitaniaJim Stebbings
February 2022The Great Thorpe Railway Disaster of 1874Phyllida Scrivens
January 2022The Good Friday AgreementPaul Rundle
December 2021Christmas Lunch (Ladies welcome)
November 2021Scholars, Saints and SinnersChris Armstrong
October 2021Breathless in the USADave Vickery
September 2021Lunch only
August 2021Lunch only
April 2020 - July 2021CANCELLED (Covid)
March 2020Escaping Hitler – Biography of Joe Stirling, Sheriff of NorwichPhyllida Scrivens
February 2020The Falklands War; My personal JourneyStuart Fidler
January 2020Beneath the Streets of LondonPeter Lawrence
December 2019Christmas Lunch (Ladies Welcome) - History and Traditions of ChristmasSimon Partridge
November 2019Suffolk Community Barn Owl ProjectSteve Piotrowski
October 2019Bell Ringing in NorfolkSue & Guy Morton
September 2019TV Programme – Who Do You Think You Are?Gill Blanchard
August 2019Drones - The Future or a Menace?Andy Cooper
July 2019Titanic – Imposters and Assumed NamesJohn Balls
June 2019Annual General Meeting followed by a short talk: "The Aviation Bug: how I caught it and survived!"Greg Cope
May 2019Goats on a Slope (Ladies welcome)Mark Frosdick
April 2019Antarctica Now and in the FutureStephen Scott-Fawcett
March 2019The History of Beeston CommonFrancis Farrow
February 2019Lady Lord Mayors of NorwichPhyllida Scrivens
January 2019The Rise and Fall of TSR2 (aircraft)David Morton
December 2018East Coast Evacuees (Christmas Lunch, ladies welcome)Christopher Brooks
November 2018Cromer and Sheringham from the PastBrian Hedge
October 2018Tower of LondonDavid Morton
September 2018The North Norfolk RailwayTrevor Eady
August 2018Toothache, Saints and ChurchesDr John Beal
July 2018Russian Far EastRoger Townsin
June 2018Annual General Meeting
May 2018Confessions of a Coach DriverArthur Bailey
April 2018Houghton Hall and WalpoleChris Boxall
March 2018King’s Lynn Hanseatic LeaguePaul Richards
February 2018Four Closet CommunistsSimon Kinder
January 2018Jewish Humour through the AgesAlex Bennett
December 2017Protecting the Royals (Ladies Christmas Lunch)David Reeve
November 2017Museum ExperiencesLisa Little
October 2017Wildlife Wonders from around the WorldKevin Elsby
September 2017History of Cromer PierAlistair Murphy
August 2017NorwayPeter Stibbons
July 2017Tom BourdillonPhil Hawes
June 2017Annual General Meeting
May 2017My life in radioDavid Clayton
April 2017History of defences at WeybourneSir Michael Savory
March 2017Anything from a pin to an elephantChris Armstrong
February 2017"Why do I prefer that wine?"Andrew Hyatt
January 2017Law and disorderRobert Last
December 2016Ladies Christmas Lunch
November 2016History of Eastons HolidaysRobert Easton
October 2016The18 year restoration of the wherry AlbionRoger Watts
September 2016Cromer RNLIRichard Leeds
August 2016A view from the BenchPaul Rosier
July 2016Anne Boleyn - Saint or SinnerBrian Butcher
June 2016Annual General Meeting
May 2016A Cruise Captain's LifeCaptain Albert Schoonderbeek
April 2016Expansion of Cromer in the 19th CenturyAlistair Murphy
March 2016Witches and Devils-The Darker side of FungiTony Leech
February 2016Sport and CricketAlan Ponder
January 2016No meeting
December 2015Ladies Christmas Lunch
November 2015Police work in North NorfolkPC Barrie Creswell
October 2015Flying for LifeDavid Balfour
September 2015Mrs Savidge moves her HouseChristine Adams
August 2015The truth behind hypnosisTed Heath
July 2015Paxton's Crystal PalaceChris Branford
June 2015Annual General Meeting
May 201540th Anniversary CelebrationOlly Day
April 2015Sculthorpe Moor and Norwich CathedralNeil Chadwick
March 2015Victorian NorwichBarbara Miller
February 2015Cromer Hospital - Behind the ScenesColin Jeckell
January 2015No Meeting
December 2014Ladies Christmas LunchDebbie Thompson
November 2014Norwich Business Men of the 19th centuryChris Armstrong
October 2014The work of the ZooImogen
September 2014The Zulu WarsJohn Needham
August 2014An update on the Tunney codebreakers of Bletchley ParkMichael Bennett
July 2014Coastal Defence Works in CromerBrian Farrow
June 2014Annual General Meeting
May 2014Ladies LunchGreg Powles
April 2014Trials and Tribulations of a Tour GuideDaniel Adams
March 2014Cars of my LifeDavid Clayton
February 2014Olive Edis, PhotographerAlistair Murphy
January 2014No Meeting
December 2013Ladies Christmas LunchKeith Skipper
November 2013The MardlerJack Chapman & Jolyon Booth
October 2013Pensthorpe, Past, Present, FutureDarren Williams
September 2013Railway Carriage Conversion at HoltGeorge Carrick
August 2013History of OverstrandPeter Stibbons
July 2013Sheringham Little TheatreTony Nelson