JOIN US

Danum Probus welcome enquiries about joining our club, and suggests you come along to one our of talks, you will be made welcome.  The club has a smart/casual dress code for its meetings. A full list of our talks can be found on our Program of Speakers page here or on our facebook page.

For further information about Danum Probus - Doncaster, please e-mail enquiries@danumprobus.co.uk  or contact John Brown on 01302 771602

If after you have been to one of our meetings, and wish to join, you can download an application form here,  or fill in an application online. Please remember you will require an existing member to act as your sponsor.

Membership is £60.00 per annum. You can pay by downloading the application form here, fill it in, and send it with a cheque.

Talks

 

A full list of talks taking place in 2024, can be seen here.

More details about the speakers here

Next Talk...

Sep-02 Paul Adey The Story of Electricity
Sep-12 MEMBERS LUNCH
Sep-16 John Butterwick Winetalks

Schedule of Talks

Kathy Powis

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16th September 2024

On Monday, 16th September, 2024 Kathy Powis will be giving us a PowerPoint Presentation, telling the story of Henry VIII’s flagship from her construction in 1510, active service fighting the French, the sinking in 1545, the dramatic raising from the Solent in 1982…. to the present day. In Portsmouth Historic Dockyard the Mary Rose is housed in a state-of-the-art museum surrounded by 19,000 artefacts – the world’s best depiction of Tudor life.

Kathy is a Gold Patron of the Mary Rose Trust and speaker for the East Midlands. In 2018 she abseiled down the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth to raise funds for the Mary Rose Trust.

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Paul Adey

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2nd September 2024

The Story of Electricity

Retired company director, highly experienced at public speaking. Over 60 years in the motor trade from garage floor to boardroom. Senior positions held with well-known global organisations; Esso Petroleum, General Motors, Fiat Auto UK, Iveco Ford UK, Avis International. Fellow of the Institute of the Motor Industry. A member of the Association of Motor Industry Historians.

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Tim Mulroy

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A POPULAR Rotherham GP had a secret which few people knew.His enthralling story is kept alive by his son in a bid to stop an important part of history being forgotten.

John Mulroy was a popular family doctor in Rotherham for many years and was known as a person that patients trusted.

But few could have known that his birth name was Hans Kohn and he was one of hundreds of children who escaped the Nazis in Czechoslovakia just before the Second World War.

With his twin sister Hanah, Hans was taken by train to England aged just ten years old.

He never saw his family again as it is believed they perished in the concentration camp at Auschwitz.

It is a tragic tale but one of immense heroism on the part of the two youngsters who were able to live safe and happy lives with loving adoptive parents.

Both of them gave a lot back to the country that had given them a home… and hope.

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Martin Rowley 1960’s Motor Sport + Goodwood Revival

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Martin Rowley

01 July 2024

Martin Rowley

ABOUT THE SPEAKER...

I am a retired businessman with a serious interest in The Motor Industry, its History and in Motor Sport generally in particular Sir Stirling Moss who supported one of my projects I am fascinated with local and regional history in the Sheffield area , but can create professional presentations of the highest quality on most subjects

This work and personal research of York’s history, allows me to continue creating new talks which will be added here.

Karen Adams A day in the life of an Archaeologist

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Karen Adams

17th June 2024

Karen Adams

ABOUT ME...

I am an archaeologist and historian. I grew up in York and became very interested in the history of that city. I love looking at old maps and seeing how the area has changed, and which historical gems still survive.
I started working in archaeology on an excavation in York in the mid 1980’s, and by 2000 I had moved into the East Riding area.
Archaeological work has allowed me to excavate sites of many different periods, from Iron Age to modern, discovering items left behind by the people who lived and worked in those areas generations ago.
This work and personal research of York’s history, allows me to continue creating new talks which will be added here.