Leeds Association of Engineers
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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.
Members of the Leeds Association of Engineers have been invited to join our good friends the Keighley Association of Engineers to celebrate their 114th Anniversary at a dinner to be held on Friday 25th April. (Full details are on their dinner form…) ‘Keighley Engineers’ have supported us at our annual dinners for many years and it would be a good … Continue reading “Keighley Association of Engineers – 114th Anniversary Dinner…..”
The 2014 Golf Tournament will be held at Scarcroft Golf Club on Monday 30th June. Steve Stacey – Hon. Golf Secretary commented…… It is a bit unusual to play it on Monday. I have settled on this to get a good price and also later in the week we could have road problems due to the Tour de France starting … Continue reading “2014 Golf Tournament…. Make a note of the date !”
You can easily find out details of forthcoming events on the website by either clicking on an item in the ‘Forthcoming Events‘ box on the right hand side or by clicking the Events‘ tab in the horizontal menu above…. The next lecture will be by the Yorkshire Air Ambulance organisation on Thursday 27th February at the Cleckheaton venue. Please note … Continue reading “Forthcoming Events…..”
The President and Council of the Leeds Association of Engineers would like to wish all members, their families and friends and their associates a very Happy and Prosperous New Year ! ———————————– Please mark in your new diaries (or in your electronic gizmos !) the forthcoming events in the next few months. There are Lectures, Visits and the prestigious Annual … Continue reading “Happy New Year !!!!!”
Barrie Yates – LAE Vice-President – has advised the following information which should be of interest to members… This is advance notice of a lecture entitled ‘Putting John Harrison in his place‘. It is not a Leeds Association of Engineers lecture but is part of the programme of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society. Link:- Leeds Phil & Lit … Continue reading “John Harrison Lecture – Leeds Phil. & Lit. Society… Please note revised venue details !”
A Manifesto for Manufacturers ‘The Unwritten Laws of Engineering’ by W. Julian King was first published in 1944 as three articles in ‘Mechanical Engineering’ magazine. It has been in print as a book ever since. So, however trite you find the language and the message just remember that the advice is still as good today as it was when first … Continue reading “A Manifesto for Manufacturers….. Some sound advice from the past for young engineers…..”
We were warmly welcomed by an enthusiastic group of railway modellers who put on a splendid display of their modelling skills with several operating layouts of 2mm, 4mm, 7mm and 16mm sections. LAE treasurer John Bentley brought along a couple of his own locomotives which were run on the layouts. The four different gauges offered something to interest all railway … Continue reading “Visit Report: Huddersfield Railway Modellers”
The President and Council are sad to hear of the passing of Peter Ward who died on 1st October 2013. Peter joined the association in 1973 and had been an active member and council member for many years in the roles of Journal Editor (1989-1992), Vice-President (1984-1968) and President (1986-1988). He was Managing Director of Plastona Ltd. in Leeds, which … Continue reading “Obituary: Peter Ward – Past President of the LAE”
