‘Quicksilver’ Corporate Club Events….

The President has had correspondence from Nigel MacKnight of the ‘Quicksilver’ Project………….  Greetings LAE Members,  Please could you inform your fellow Leeds Association of Engineers members that we have three Corporate Club events coming up – any of which they are very welcome to attend and they can invite their own guests as well !  The dates set are 6th … Continue reading “‘Quicksilver’ Corporate Club Events….”

Report on the Summer Solstice Walk….

The 2014 Summer Solstice Walk was held on 19th June and took the form of a gentle stroll around Pugney’s Country Park. This was followed by supper. Seventeen people would rather walk around Pugney’s on our Annual Walk than watch England’s football team play Uruguay in Brazil on the television ! (Well done you outdoor types ! ) Was it … Continue reading “Report on the Summer Solstice Walk….”

Report on the 2014 Anniversary Dinner – with Photos !

The 148th LAE Anniversary Dinner was held on Friday 9th May 2014.   (Photos at the end of the report) This year the dinner was moved to the month of May to avoid the chilly wet weather of February. As before the venue was ‘Leeds Seventeen’. Special guests were the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Leeds, Councillor Tom Murray … Continue reading “Report on the 2014 Anniversary Dinner – with Photos !”

Special Visit to Sheffield Forgemasters……

At short notice your vice-president, Barrie Yates, has been able to arrange a special visit to Sheffield Forgemasters… www.sheffieldforgemasters.com The visit is to be on Friday 16th May at 2.30 pm. (prompt) A ‘PDF’ map of the location is available showing the meeting point at Gate No. 2   Map Announced recently at the last meeting there is a visit to … Continue reading “Special Visit to Sheffield Forgemasters……”

Notice of the Annual General Meeting and Minutes from the 2013 AGM…

The 2014 Annual General Meeting will be held prior to the Lecture on Thursday 10th April at the Cleckheaton venue. You can read, download and print a copy of last year’s minutes in advance of the meeting on 10th April 2014. A text document can be opened using this link: –  2013 AGM Minutes   and you can then copy and … Continue reading “Notice of the Annual General Meeting and Minutes from the 2013 AGM…”

Roger W. Smith – Watchmaker Extraordinaire !

Meet Roger W. Smith – Watchmaker extraordinaire ! He can spend a week producing a tiny cog that his rivals might churn out in a few seconds. Just one sneeze can make a month’s work disappear into thin air (it happened once). Everything about his production line is studiously low-key — the building, the people, even the name for that … Continue reading “Roger W. Smith – Watchmaker Extraordinaire !”