New Lecture Meeting Venue…..

Attention All Members !  New Meeting Venue… The lecture room in Cleckheaton is no longer available for our meetings due to redevelopment of the area and so council have selected a new venue in Morley for forthcoming meetings. The new venue has ample parking and similar facilities to our previous meeting room. Details are as follows:- Central Methodist Church Hall … Continue reading “New Lecture Meeting Venue…..”

Our Second Online Zoom Lecture Meeting…..

We held our first Zoom Online Lecture at the end of February when our good friend Frank Smith shared memories of his early days working on the canal network. Council Member Barrie Yates has kindly volunteered to give the second online lecture on ‘Victorian Engineers‘ at the end of March on the traditional ‘last Thursday of the month.’ Make a … Continue reading “Our Second Online Zoom Lecture Meeting…..”

Our First Online Zoom Lecture Meeting !

. Our first Zoom lecture was given by Frank Smith on Thursday 25th February and was thoroughly enjoyed by eighteen members who joined the online meeting. Please consider joining us for future online talks. We are indebted to Frank who kindly offered to be our first speaker using this new format. Frank entertained us with a talk lasting over 45 … Continue reading “Our First Online Zoom Lecture Meeting !”

LAE Online Lecture by Frank Smith – On Thursday 25th February 2021

We have an exciting new venture for our members !  Our first ‘Online Lecture‘ to be given by our good friend Frank Smith. An Event Page (in the Forthcoming Events Menu to the right) gives full details. You can click this link to take you there too…   Online Lecture by Frank Smith Join us at the end of the month … Continue reading “LAE Online Lecture by Frank Smith – On Thursday 25th February 2021”

I.Mech.E – Free Lecture in London…..

From a previous member Ian Mearns we have received at short notice details of an I.Mech.E. event in London.  For those of you who dare venture out of Yorkshire to such a scary place the details are as follows……. Join this free to attend lecture in London – Registration is required….. Contact details:-   For event enquiries: Phone: +44 (0) 20 … Continue reading “I.Mech.E – Free Lecture in London…..”

Meeting Rooms – Notice of Changes……

. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING LECTURE MEETING VENUES…….. / The Thursday 29th March Lecture on ‘Gemstones’ will be held at our usual venue in Cleckheaton:-   REA Meeting Room / Our usual meeting room for subsequent lectures is unavailable and so we have been kindly invited by LAE member Stephen Gledhill to use his meeting room in Liversedge for the following … Continue reading “Meeting Rooms – Notice of Changes……”

Lecture on Materials at Bradford – CANCELLED…….

  URGENT NOTICE !   EVENT CANCELLATION ! Due to adverse weather conditions the University of Bradford has taken the decision to cancel The Cantor Technology Lecture, due to be given by Mark Miodownik this evening, Thursday 28 February 2018. The University of Bradford and Mark Miodownik are keen to reschedule this event and once this date has been arranged we … Continue reading “Lecture on Materials at Bradford – CANCELLED…….”

Public Lecture at University of Huddersfield…..

‘Hair Today and Gone Tomorrow’ Barrie Yates has advised us of a public lecture at the University of Huddersfield on Wednesday 13th December 2017 at 6.30 pm. The lecture is on the Biology of Hair Loss and Greying (so it will appeal to many LAE members !) The venue is the OASTLER BUILDING, University of Huddersfield.  You will need to … Continue reading “Public Lecture at University of Huddersfield…..”

Lecture: William Gascoigne – Leeds Astronomer…

William Gascoigne – Leeds Astronomer The Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society are holding a public lecture by David Sellers which should be of interest to LAE members.  Details are below and there is also a link to a PDF document published by the society….. William Gascoigne (1612 – 44) Leeds Astronomer – by David Sellers “How a spider put Leeds … Continue reading “Lecture: William Gascoigne – Leeds Astronomer…”