Leeds Association of Engineers
Membership is open to engineers of all disciplines
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.
As reported recently association member Ken Norris sadly passed away. Several members attended his funeral, including Andrew Kibler who kindly provided some details of the Memorial Booklet from the service. Ken will be greatly missed, having been a regular attendee at our lectures and visits. Below are some pages from the Memorial Booklet, including a touching poem by Anthony Dawson. … Continue reading “Funeral of Ken Norris…..”
2023 Annual General Meeting & Lecture The Leeds Association of Engineers will hold its Annual General Meeting on Thursday 27th April 2023 at Central Methodist Church Hall, Wesley Street, Morley LS27 9SL. The meeting will be followed by a lecture by LAE member Mark Whitehead on Secondary Metallurgy in Steelmaking. Full details can be viewed on the Event page by … Continue reading “Notice of the AGM and Lecture 27th April 2023…..”
LAE vice president John Aldersley came across a short publication about Bradford College that he thought would be of interest to members. Here are PDF files John supplied. The first two are the title and author pages but the main story is to be found using the last two files….. Start reading with ‘Page 1’ and continue with ‘Page 2 … Continue reading “Bradford College 1878 to 1978 – A short story…..”
We are sorry to have to cancel tonight’s lecture meeting at such short notice but the speaker has been taken ill with suspected food poisoning. It is hoped that we can reschedule the lecture on a future date. Members have been emailed with news of the cancellation but if you know of anyone who may not have been contacted or … Continue reading “URGENT ! Cancellation of 30th March 2023 lecture meeting…..”
Dear members, just a reminder….if you have not already booked places at the Anniversary Dinner on 15th April please book with the Dinner Secretary as soon as possible. You are welcome to bring along your friends to enjoy this convivial evening with quizzes, prizes and of course a delicious dinner….Don’t miss this special event… See you there ! Click this … Continue reading “Anniversary Dinner – Reminder……..”
Student Award Winner 2022 – Harry Soutar For many years the Leeds Association of Engineers held an annual competition to make an award for the best student or apprentice of the year. Local companies and educational establishments assisted us by putting forward suitable candidates for the award. The winner of the competition receives a prize as well as being presented … Continue reading “Student Award Winner – 2022…..”
The 2022-2023 Session of Events gets under way at the end of September with a lecture by our Vice-President John Aldersley. We hope you will come along to support John at this opening event. Clicking this link takes you to the event page:- September Lecture. Council apologises for the late confirmation of the first event. John has kindly stepped into … Continue reading “September Start of the New Session of Events…..”
Vacancies in Leeds Julian Heyworth of Meltog is looking for Fitters, Machinists and Electricians at their Leeds plant. For further information please contact Meltog on 0113 243 8290 View the Meltog website using this link: Meltog .
