Forthcoming Events
- 23 May 13 : 'Constar International'
- 20 Jun 13 : 'Summer Solstice Walk and Supper - Yeadon Tarn'
- 4 Jul 13 : '2013 Golf Tournament'
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147th Anniversary Dinner – February 2013
The History of Bugatti Cars… (IMechE Lecture)
How they ‘Engineered’ the Olympics Spectacular
Model LMS Dreadnought by John Bentley
Bloodhound: The British Built Supersonic Car
Golf Tournament Details Now Available ! Book Now !
Attention Golfers ! The details of the 2013 Golf Tournament Day are now available…. See the arrangements on the Golf Page Make your booking as soon as possible. Contact Steve Stacey or Kevin Hegarty. Have a great day……
147th Anniversary Dinner – February 2013
Here are some photographs from the dinner held on Friday 22nd April 2013. It was held at ‘Leeds Seventeen’ in Alwoodley, Leeds. The guest speaker was Pete Finlay, Senior Flight Engineer on Concorde who gave an illustrated talk entitled ‘Concorde: … Continue reading
Recent Lecture Report…. Thursday 28th March 2013
We were very fortunate that James Paskell stepped in at short notice to give us a lecture on developments in Pneumatics over the last fifteen to twenty years. James is a well travelled engineer, working for Thorite of Bradford. He … Continue reading
Lifelites – A Charity for Children with Life Limiting Illnesses.
The President, Jaswinder S. Shergill, requested that we give some publicity to a very worthy cause. Our friend from The Welding Institute, Dr. Richard Johnson, supports ‘Lifelites’, a charity which provides equipment for terminally ill children. It gives them the … Continue reading
Obituary : Terry Ashton
The President and Council were sad to hear of the passing of Terry Ashton recently. He had joined the council at the start of this current session and had been a member of the association since 1996. Terry had been … Continue reading
Lecture on The Shard
On the 21st February 2013 the Welders and Joiners Society held a lecture on the “Building of the Shard” given by J. J. Krancioch. The Shard is the tallest building in Europe and was officially opened to the public on … Continue reading
Date change for the visit to Constar International
Please note – that there is a change of date for a forthcoming event. Our factory visit to Constar International in May has been brought forward by one week to suit our host company. The new date for your diaries … Continue reading
The Manchester Association of Engineers
We have made contact recently with the Manchester Association of Engineers (MAE). The MAE was formally established on the 14th January 1856 with an aim to: Bring together of those engaged in the design, direction or superintendence of engineering works … Continue reading