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.
The President and Council of the association ask a favour of our members. Do you know of anyone who might be interested in joining the association ? Could you perhaps print off a membership application form and propose a new member ? Seconding the application should not be a problem and we can help with that detail. Here is a … Continue reading “Propose a New Member…..”
Barrie Yates sent a couple of links which may bring back memories for some of the longer serving members of the association. Wing Commander Ken Wallis MBE came to Leeds to lecture us about his exploits with Autogyros. The lecture theatre at Leeds University was packed that evening and the audience was enthralled by this amazing gentleman. He was the … Continue reading “Remembering Wing Commander Ken Wallis MBE…”
Barrie Yates sent this link to the Airbus website that you might find interesting to peruse… Especially with news of the first Zero Emission Commercial Aircraft…. There are some informative pages, so well worth a look…. Click here to access the site:- Airbus Website
I left Todmorden Grammar School in September 1953. This school has had two Nobel Prize Winners in the past. The first was Sir John Cockroft for splitting the atom and Prof. Geoffrey Wilkinson for specialist work in Physics. Both were taught by the same teacher, but several years apart. The teacher had retired by my time, so I have … Continue reading “The ‘Chip Lad’ and the Making of a Skilled Man”
Council have decided to hold our Annual General Meeting online at the end of April, using the Zoom online meeting system. Full details of the event can be found by clicking this link: AGM Also, immediately after the AGM, John Aldersley will be regaling us with some reminiscences of his days at Wetherby Engineering… Join us for the AGM and … Continue reading “2021 Annual General Meeting”
The ‘Taj Mahal of Ipoh’ For the last twenty-odd years I have travelled around South East Asia and to the dismay of my travelling companions have never missed the opportunity to investigate and inspect a local railway or any associated buildings. I have to admit that I am not an expert on railways as are some of my friends but … Continue reading “The ‘Taj Mahal of Ipoh’…..”
The Rodley Car How many people know that Leeds was once a car manufacturing city ? The scale of manufacturing was on a par with the scale of the vehicles being produced. The Rodley was advertised at the time as ‘The Cheapest 4-wheel car in Britain’. The Rodley was a British microcar designed by Henry Brown and built by the … Continue reading “The Rodley Car…..”
Barrie Yates forwarded an article from the BBC’s ‘Future Planet’ news sheet which might prove of interest to members….. The battery invented 120 years before its time… (Image credit: Getty Images) By Allison Hirschlag – 24th February 2021. At the turn of the 20th Century, Thomas Edison invented a battery with the unusual quirk of producing hydrogen. Now, 120 years later, … Continue reading “The battery invented 120 years before its time…..”
I left school at 16 and joined the Royal Navy as a Radio Operator. At 17 I decided that bouncing around the North Sea wasn’t for me and took advantage of the release scheme. I started as an apprentice toolmaker with Esdale Ltd in Heckmondwike and spent the next 12 months learning the various disciplines in a training school run … Continue reading “Steven Rose – Apprenticeship Memories”
