Naval talk at Mansfield Probus Club's latest meeting
![Club President Mike Hawley welcomes speaker Andy Parks.](https://www.chad.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ0MTMxYmE2LTJmMzgtNDI0YS1iYzY2LWI0NWExNGEyMzMyZToxMWYzOWM5YS1jY2QyLTQyZTktOGU4NS1mMDEyYzRjNTgyMzU=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![Club President Mike Hawley welcomes speaker Andy Parks.](/img/placeholder.png)
Members of Mansfield Men’s Probus Club gathered for their monthly lunch and to hear a speaker.
Mansfield Men’s PROBUS club met for their November monthly meeting, when 34 members enjoyed a delicious meal at the Oakham Suite on Nottingham Road.President Mike Hawley is pictured, left, welcoming the after-lunch speaker, Andy Parks – himself a club member – who gave an account of his life in the Merchant Navy, starting at the age of 16 as an apprentice on cargo vessels and ending his career as master of a luxury cruise liner.The club would welcome new members – over 65 or retired – and anyone interested in joining should contact the club secretary on 01623 623884.