Obituary: Ian Scholes Membership Secretary Malcolm Murray here reports on the passing of LAE member Ian Scholes. “With deep sadness I have to inform you that our member Ian Scholes passed away on Tuesday 4th August 2026 after a fairly brief illness. Ian had been a member of the association since November 2009 and had spent a number of years … Continue reading “Obituary: Ian Scholes”
Jodrell Bank Observatory LAE member Barrie Yates has drawn our attention to the proposed defunding of Jodrell Bank. Below are Barrie’s comments and a link to a vital petition. “Our esteemed leaders have decided to withdraw the funding that keeps Jodrell Bank operational. It is not only an important source of scientific research, but has become a cultural icon. Yet … Continue reading “Jodrell Bank – A petition to maintain funding….”
Dean Smith and Grace (my experience…) Our regular contributor John Aldersley recalls his experiences machining on DSG machine tools and the introduction of a DSG lathe with CNC…. Here is John’s illustrated article:- “I have just watched a You Tube video that was spirited to my phone today. Having watched it, and apart from a bit of artificial intelligence video … Continue reading “Dean Smith and Grace (my experience…) by John Aldersley”
‘Force of Nature’ at Silverstone… Graham Sykes was exhibiting his Steam Rocket Bike at Carfest ’26 held at Silverstone over the 2026 August Bank Holiday weekend. The Bike was on display with other Drag Cars and Bikes on Santa Pod’s display area at the event. Graham reported on his Facebook page “Next time the bike will be running is the … Continue reading “‘Force of Nature’ at Carfest ’26 at Silverstone….”
LAE 2026 Golf Tournament Hon. Golf Secretary Steve Stacey forwarded his report and results of the 2026 Golf Tournament. Steve and Jas Shergill took photographs during the day. Their photographs follow the report below…… *************************************** GOLF REPORT 2026 Captain – Graham Roper Hon. Secretary – Steve Stacey This year the event was held at Cobble … Continue reading “2026 Golf Tournament Report and Photographs….”
Ben King wins ‘Apprentice of the Year Award’ Our newest council member Ben King was nominated in June for ‘Apprentice of the Year at the Leeds Manufacturing Festival Next Gen Awards 2026’. The great news is that Ben won the award…. Here is a link to the Leeds Manufacturing Festival Awards page:- LMF Awards Here are Ben’s own words on … Continue reading “Ben King wins ‘Apprentice of the Year Award’…..”
Report:- Visit to Finning UK (Caterpillar) Members and guests of the LAE and our friends at Keighley Association of Engineers were invited to visit the Leeds premises of Finning UK (Caterpillar) on 2nd June 2026 and our roving reporter John Aldersley has once again excelled himself with an excellent illustrated report on the visit. Here Is John’s report on the … Continue reading “Report on the Visit to Finning UK (Caterpillar) – June 2026”
Leeds Engineers Tour – Sunday 14th June 2026 Venue: Lawnswood Cemetery, Otley Road, Adel, Leeds LS16 6AH Your roving reporter John Aldersley spotted an interesting Sunday afternoon guided tour of Lawnswood Cemetery to inspect the graves of local engineers. A bit of an offbeat tour but no doubt will be of interest to all engineers… The tour commences at … Continue reading “Visit: A tour of Lawnswood Cemetery – Engineers’ Grave Stones….”
LAE member Neil Cobbold has kindly arranged a visit to Finning UK (Caterpillar) formerly Leverton, in Leeds on Tuesday 2nd June at 18.30 See the Event Page by clicking in the RH column ‘Forthcoming Events’ for full details of this summer visit, coming soon… Don’t miss it ! .
