Details of the correspondence received by the association
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”
The Leeds Association of Engineers is proud to be one of the corporate sponsors of the Quicksilver World Water Speed Record Craft. Our associate Nigel Macknight, who is the principal of the project, has sent us an update on this exciting record attempt. The record is at present held by an Australian … Continue reading “Quicksilver World Water Speed Record – Update….”
Leeds Association member John Kelsall has written an interesting and amusing report about producing ‘Miniature Schneider Trophies‘. It was originally sent to members of the committee of the Royal Aero Club of which John is a member. He sent a copy to our President, Barrie Yates, and with John’s permission we publish it here for your enjoyment…. Miniature Schneider Trophies … Continue reading “Miniature Schneider Trophies…. by John Kelsall”
The President and Council of the Leeds Association of Engineers would like to wish all members, their families and friends a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2015. We hope to see you at some or all of the forthcoming events in our programme. This year we will celebrate 150 years since formation. The first anniversary dinner was held in 1866 and … Continue reading “Happy New Year !!!”
The lecture on Thursday 27th November is still to be held at the REA Scandinavia Trust Meeting Hall (our usual Cleckheaton Venue) but vehicular access may be difficult for some ! The Water Authority (without asking our permission !) have dug some nice big holes at the end of Hunsworth Lane and so at the time of writing you cannot get … Continue reading “November Lecture – Change of Access to the lecture Venue !!!”
President’s Letter 2014 – Andrew Kibler. Here at the start of my second year I’m sat on the settee with my feet up wondering just what to say to all, apart from my bloody feet ache! By now I hope to have contacted you all with a personal letter or mail but more importantly, you have replied. If not, then … Continue reading “President’s Letter 2014….”
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….”
