Below are links to summaries of talks that have been given in the past four years, to illustrate
the breadth of subjects covered.
These summaries are based on notes taken during the talks and presented in good faith as summaries of the factual elements of them. They are believed to be accurate. However, the Probus Club of Stockton on Tees does not have the resources to verify them and can make no assurances about their content. Any opinions expressed in the talk, or the summary, are not necessarily those of the club).
Talks from 2024
| History of the Census |
| Gertrude Lothian Bell |
| The River Tees from South Gare to Yarm |
| British Hansa Merchants |
| From Pottery to Purpose |
| Search for the NW Passage |
| Opera Part Two |
| Lewis Carroll |
| Commonwealth War Graves |
| Why did Germany lose the war in 1918? |
| Diet, Disease and Death – and James Cook |
| The Golden Age of Radio |
| The Hollywood Rat Pack |
| Estate Planning |
| Fraud – Police Engagement |
| Legacy Fortress for Generations |
| One man’s military career, in peace, war, and peace |
| Bridget Talbot – The Heart of Kiplin |
| The Poems of Rudyard Kipling |
Stockton-on-Tees Probus Club for retired professionals 