News : CLUB DONATION TO STRATHCARRON HOSPICE
On Tuesday 8th January, Club Treasurer David Brotchie presented a cheque to Claire Kennedy from Strathcarron Hospice as a token of our appreciation of the work they do in the community.
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Meeting Reports
MEETING NOTES
5th March 2019
Noting an attendance of 42 members, Chairman David Waddell opened the meeting and welcomed guest speaker Dr Ken Thompson, Principal of Forth Valley College who proceeded to give a highly informative illustrated talk entitled “Making Learning Work”. This college mission statement is not just aimed at students but also staff, the community and increasingly local businesses and organisations with which many partnerships and joint ventures are in operation. These latter are aimed at identifying and providing the skill sets these companies require now and in the future. The new college building, representing an investment of £78m is on track to be handed over from the developers on 11th November and, as members could see from the short ‘fly through’ film, is a light airy spacious building incorporating the latest thinking in design for learning spaces. The vote of thanks to Dr Thompson was given by Jimmy Mackie. The club’s next meeting will be on 19th March featuring...
News : Christmas Lunch
The Club’s Christmas Lunch was held at the Westfield Stadium on Tuesday 11th December 2018 where a first class festive meal was followed by lively entertainment from IN TOUCH, a local country & western duo.
Chair David Waddell introduced principal guest James Cairns, President of Falkirk Rotary Club and Jimmy Mackie gave a rousing Thank You to IN TOUCH.
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News : Falkirk Probus Club choose new website design
Falkirk Probus Club choose new website design
Computer students based at Forth Valley College’s Falkirk Campus pitched perfect for the Falkirk Probus Club recently to design the organisation’s new website.
Representatives from three design teams attended an award ceremony in the FVC Boardroom on Friday 8 Jun, following completion of their Website Design Project, which they have been working on since 3 January.
The students – from the NC Computing with Cyber Security - have been working with club officials to prepare proposals which meet the club’s requirements, allowing them to experience a ‘real life’ client scenario.
The presentation of awards, partially sponsored by the Orchard Hotel, was made by Chairman David Waddell to the winning team of Dylan Bonner, Scott Brown, Weiyi Guo and Angus Graham in the presence of Dr Ken Thomson, College Principal. Scott Brown collected the awards on behalf of the team.
The new website is expected to be launched in the autumn providing the local community with information on the...
News: Finding friendship is at the heart of Probus Club ethos
While some may breathe a sigh of relief when they reach the end of their working lives, there’s no doubt that for many it leaves a gap that’s hard to fill.
For members of the Probus Club – who must be retired to join – their meetings are one way to keep their diaries busy and their brains active.
And in the words of the club’s motto, they find friendship in retirement.
Members meet every second Tuesday in Falkirk Stadium’s Westfield Lounge to hear speakers on a variety of subjects.
They welcome such guests as the Provost of Falkirk, Pat Reid, Falkirk Herald editor Jill Buchanan, football historian Michael White and the recently retired Lord Lieutenant Marjory MacLachlan, who was the speaker when The Falkirk Herald visited.
“She came and spoke to us when she was very new to the role, so now she is retired it is fitting that she has come to see us again,” said the club’s Bill Laurie.
“We have gone from...