Didsbury and District

The Didsbury Probus Club invites you to our next scheduled Speaker Meeting on Thursday 3rd July 2025. 

Venue: Didsbury Baptist Church on the corner of School Lane and Beaver Road opposite Didsbury Metrolink, M20 6SX

Time:  We will meet at 10:30 am  for tea/coffee and biscuits with the talk starting at 11.00am.

Talk Title:  Twenty Portraits of Manchester people 
Brian chooses 20 portrait paintings of the most fascinating characters from the region’s past and tells their stories. There are some very interesting and revealing facts about these twenty people.
Speaker: Brian Groom

Visitors are very welcome.  Donations from visitors, to help with our running costs and provision of refreshments, will be very welcome.

At this meeting, Diana Leitch will be selling historical maps of the local area.  For details see attachment.

Future talks

17th July    Large Telescopes  – Rodger King
Brilliant illustrated talk on the top ten telescopes in the world, both on the ground and in space. Plus many truly amazing photographs from outer space.

7th Aug    Volcanoes – Peter Webb
What causes volcanoes to erupt, where are they likely to happen, what are the various stages of the eruptions, how destructive can they be? Come and find out all about volcanoes and some of their after effects, from this explosive presentation.

Secretary: Mary Hill    didsbury.probus@gmail.com

Web: Ian Grant    ianwilsongrant@btopenworld.com