LAE council member Cameron Pinder has been in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates competing in the World Skills Milling CAM Competition and came SECOND ! Fantastic achievement Cameron ! Well done ! Here are three of the engineering drawings Cameron worked on to complete his CAM exercise…. (You can click each drawing to see greater detail on your … Continue reading “Cameron Pinder – World Skills Competition…..”
The President and Council are sad to report the passing of Brian Firth. Member Steve Gledhill broke the news to Membership Secretary Malcolm Murray. Eur.Ing. J.Brian Firth, C.Eng., F.I.E.E., M.I.Mech.E. had been a long standing Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers and Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Latterly he had been Yorkshire Chairman of the Institution of … Continue reading “Brian Firth – R.I.P.”
LAE 2025 Golf Tournament Hon. Golf Secretary Steve Stacey forwarded his report and results of the 2025 Golf Tournament. Steve took photographs during the day and Jas Shergill took photographs during the evening dinner and presentations. Steve’s and Jas’s photographs (with name captions beneath) follow his report below…… *************************************** GOLF REPORT 2025 Captain – John Aldersley … Continue reading “2025 Golf Tournament Report and Photographs….”
Our President John Aldersley and his wife Jill attended the recent Leeds Manufacturing Awards Meeting and Ceremony at Leeds Beckett University and here is his comprehensive report:- “The Leeds Manufacturing Awards are organised by of a group of engineering companies and manufacturers in Leeds and are all about promoting the two disciplines for young people and has a variety of … Continue reading “The Leeds Manufacturing Awards – Full Report…..”
Leeds Manufacturing Festival – Thursday 12th June 2025 Message from our President John Aldersley (with apologies for the short notice of this event)….. “LAE member Cameron Pinder has been approached by Mr. David Baggaley who is involved with a group called the Leeds Manufacturing Festival and we have been invited to their Awards Evening on Thursday 12th June at Leeds Beckett … Continue reading “Leeds Manufacturing Festival – An Invitation…..”
Report on the Church Service at Leeds Minster Our President John Aldersley attended the Annual Church Service and read the lesson at Leeds Minster on Sunday 11th May 2025. Here is a short report from John and a few comments below…. ******************************************************************** “I would like to thank Canon Paul Maybury, for inviting us to Leeds Minster and meeting Paul’s wife … Continue reading “Report on the May Church Service…..”
Lecture:- The Model of Hunslet Engine Company Following the brief Annual General Meeting on Thursday 24th April 2025 the members present were given a talk by Andrew Ross who had produced the most amazing model of Hunslet Engine Company as it was in its heyday. Our president John Aldersley kindly produced this report on the presentation:- “Andrew had started … Continue reading “Report on the 2025 AGM Lecture….”
LAE 2025 Annual General Meeting The minutes of the AGM held at our Morley venue on Thursday 24th April 2025 will be published at a later date but in the meantime members might be interested in reading a short report presented by our Membership Secretary Malcolm Murray:- 2024/2025 Annual General Meeting Secretary’s Report “I would like to start my report … Continue reading “The 2025 AGM Membership Report & Statistics…..”
Full Details of the 2025 Golf Tournament. Attention Golfers ! Hon. Golf Secretary Steve Stacey has issued the Golf Notice for the tournament to be held on Tuesday 1st July 2025 at Leeds Golf Club (Cobble Hall)… Please contact Steve as soon as possible to book your places in the tournament. See the event page from the menu on the … Continue reading “LAE Golf Tournament Notice now on the Webpage….”
