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….”
Come along to the 2025 AGM & Lecture…. Members please make a note of our 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) which will be held on Thursday 24th April at the Morley Lecture Venue. After the short AGM proceedings we are to have a lecture from Andy Ross about the model of the old Hunslet Engine Works. Click here for further … Continue reading “Advance Notice of our A.G.M. – Thursday 24th April…..”
Welcome ! New Members of the Association The President and Council are very pleased to report that we have a number of new members who have joined the association during this session. Special thanks must go to council member Cameron Pinder who has recruited several of his work colleagues from Kirkstall Precision Engineering to join the association, along with his … Continue reading “New Members of the Association…..”
Graham Sykes’ Steam Powered Rocket Bike ‘Force of Nature’ is a steam powered ‘Rocket’ motorcycle built by Graham Sykes for drag racing, record breaking, exhibitions and events. Three years ago Graham brought along this amazing bike and told members about the project. Graham, a precision engineer from North Yorkshire, designed his rocket bike in his garden shed with his wife, Diane, … Continue reading “The World’s Fastest Steam Powered Bike….”
