Ted Harrison

Before the standard monthly meeting on 9th January, the Club held an Extraordinary General Meeting at which a previously circulated change to the Club’s Constitution was agreed by the members present.  The new constitution now provides for welcoming lady members into the club.  This had followed discussions with interested ladies from the former Congleton Ladies Probus … Read more

At our next meeting on Monday, 9th January, David Poppitt will be giving a talk entitled “The History of the Christie Hospital”.  His presentation will focus on his time at the Christie and the history of the developments which have led to it becoming what it is today. David worked for over 20 years in … Read more

The speaker at our next meeting on Monday 12th December is Mike Tingle.  Mike is author of three Congleton Town Trails available from the Tourist Information Centre.  For our Charter Anniversary Year he added an illustrated Heritage & Heraldry Trail, explaining the significance of heraldic symbols displayed on the town centre flags and banners, about which most people would … Read more

The speaker at our next meeting on Monday 14th November is Farouk Kardahji, on the subject of “Lebanon – Past, Present and Future”.  Farouk is Lebanese by birth and came first to the UK to further his studies, initially in biochemistry.  Having qualified as a podiatrist, he worked at Manchester Foot Hospital before moving to … Read more