This section has been created as a vehicle for keeping our members informed of association news and by reporting current events etc. related to the wide spectrum of engineering. Contributions by members will always be welcome, but no politics or religion please.
Rev Canon Paul Maybury retires at the end of October 2026 Your roving reporter John Aldersley has been in touch with our Honorary Chaplain Rev. Canon Paul Maybury, the Rector of Leeds Minster, who will be retiring at the end of this month. Canon Paul has been a good friend and supporter of the association, welcoming our members annually to … Continue reading “Our LAE Honorary Chaplain Retires…..”
Graham Sykes’ Steam Rocket Bike – “Force of Nature” Graham had posted the following on his Facebook page alerting followers of the September meeting… “All set up at Elvington ‘Full Throttle Top Speed and Records Meeting’. We run all 4 days the forecast is looking good and we hope to run faster than our best recorded time 5.44 seconds … Continue reading “Latest News of “Force of Nature” – Steam Rocket Bike…..”
The Jowett Workers reunion 8th August 2026 at Eccleshill Industrial Museum Bradford by John Aldersley For members and guests who are into old cars that were locally built, have a look on the Jowett owners club website and I include the Wikipedia site also below :- Jowett owners club Jowett car info Your reporter attends the event with his Dad … Continue reading “The Jowett Workers Reunion 8th August 2026 by John Aldersley…..”
The AGM and Barrie Yates’ Talk – Thursday 24th Sept 2026 by John Aldersley Your roving reporter attended the AGM and talk and I must say we discussed lots of things during the evening. As always this report is only my thoughts and I have used my artistic licence and made up the rest as per usual. Graham Roper, our president, … Continue reading “Report on the 2026 AGM and Barrie Yates’ Talk……”
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’…..”
