THE speaker at Cowdenbeath and District Probus Club's first meeting of 2017, pictured with members of, is Lochgelly man Willie Hershaw.

Willie is a teacher, historian and folk musician, who gave a talk about the Scottish language, and featured local poets McLeod and Pindar, and playwright Joe Corrie.

The next meeting of the Probus Club is at St. Serfs Lochgelly, on Tuesday January 24 at 10.30am. All welcome!