Leeds Association of Engineers
Membership is open to engineers of all disciplines
Details of the correspondence received by the association
How safe is Nuclear Power Generation ? There have been a number of accidents and incidents related to Nuclear Power Stations over the years and the media are quick to plaster the front pages with scaremongering stories. It’s true that there have been catastrophic environmental effects but how often are the facts about the impact on human lives published ? … Continue reading “Nuclear Power Generation – Safe for Humans ?”
. Tracing an old Leeds Watchmaker….. Dear Members, I received an email via our website from a gentleman by the name of John Mortimer who is trying to trace a watchmaker from Leeds called Middleton. Mr. Mortimer has a Ladies fine silver fob watch which belonged to his grandmother circa. 1900. On the accompanying key is the inscription ‘T. Middleton. Leeds. … Continue reading “Has anyone heard of a Leeds Watchmaker called Middleton ?”
‘QUICKSILVER’ NEWS UPDATE:- Members may recall a lecture given by Nigel Macknight on his project to break the world water speed record. The World Unlimited water speed record is the officially recognised fastest speed achieved by a water-borne vehicle. The current record is 511 km/h (318 mph) – achieved by Australian Ken Warby in the Spirit of Australia in 1978. The … Continue reading “Quicksilver – An update on the World Water Speed Record Project….”
President’s Letter 2017/18 Session I would like to introduce myself to you all, I have had the pleasure of meeting some of you at talks and visits over the past few years but a large majority I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting personally. I was born in Bradford and served my apprenticeship at International Harvesters at the former … Continue reading “President’s Letter 2017/2018 Session”
Leslie Holmes – passed away 20th June 2017 We are sad to hear of the passing of member ‘Les’ Holmes who joined the association in March 2002, and was a regular attendee at lectures and visits. Les was born in April 1940 in Sutton-in-Craven and attended Keighley Grammar School before becoming an apprentice at Landis Lund. After that he had short … Continue reading “Obituary – Leslie Holmes – LAE Member”
THE 2017 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & LECTURE…. The AGM will be held on Thursday 27th April 2017 at the usual Cleckheaton venue. (Meeting Venue) This link will take you to the event page…… AGM & Lecture (all links open in a new tab…) You can read, download and print a copy of last year’s minutes in advance of the meeting. A … Continue reading “Reminder of 2017 AGM, Minutes from 2016 AGM and Lecture……”
Our President has received a letter from the Deputy Lieutenant following his recent talk to members. Here he shares the letter for you to read….. Alex Rogers wrote a short report about the evening…… Deputy Lieutenant’s Lecture
I have recently been contacted by John Suter who is the Meetings Secretary of the Newcomen Society, South Yorkshire Branch. Here is the email from John:- Dear Gordon, I hope you don’t mind me writing to you about the Newcomen Society, but I have been given your name by, Bill Jagger who felt that some of your members could be … Continue reading “Newcomen Society – South Yorkshire”
