The Association holds a number of social events. These include the annual golf day, the annual dinner and a range of walks throughout the year.
The 2014 Summer Solstice Walk was held on 19th June and took the form of a gentle stroll around Pugney’s Country Park. This was followed by supper. Seventeen people would rather walk around Pugney’s on our Annual Walk than watch England’s football team play Uruguay in Brazil on the television ! (Well done you outdoor types ! ) Was it … Continue reading “Report on the Summer Solstice Walk….”
There is a lecture this Thursday 20th February 2014 in the programme of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society to be give by Jim Gamble on the subject of ‘Meccano‘. This is a public lecture and so all are welcome. You can see more details by downloading the poster using this link: Meccano Lecture Poster Lecture information supplied courtesy of … Continue reading “‘Meccano’ Lecture – Leeds Phil. & Lit. Society…..”
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 !”
Although the night was pretty dismal with heavy rain, the iMax cinema proved once again to be a winner. The thought of sitting down to a 2 hr 45 min film was not everyone’s cup of tea, including mine but the time just seemed to vanish, mainly due to the spectacular 3D effects and stunning sound quality. Indeed there were … Continue reading “Report on the visit to see ‘The Hobbit’ by Andrew Kibler”
The Anzahaite Long-Span Suspension Bridge in Jishou, Hunan Province, China, officially opened to traffic on 3rd April 2012. It is the world’s longest and highest suspension bridge, measuring 1176 metres long and 336 metres above the valley floor (or 1102ft up and long). Construction has taken nearly five years, with most of the work finished by the end of 2011. It … Continue reading “The World’s Highest Suspension Bridge”
President of the Leeds Association of Engineers, Jaswinder S. Shergill J.P. presents the Braime Trophy to this years’ winner, member Steve Stacey who won with 35 points. Also in the picture is Hon. Golf Secretary, Kevin Hegarty, who has organised this popular event for many years. This year Kevin won the Charles Brass Trophy. Well done to all winners ! Below are … Continue reading “2012 Golf Tournament Pictures”
GOLF 2012 Captain – Jaswinder S. Shergill J.P. Hon. Secretary – Kevin J. Hegarty This year’s event was held at Garforth Golf Club on Friday 29th June 2012. The weather, after a downpour in the morning, was very good. The golf course was in excellent condition and everyone enjoyed a good day of golf. Photographs of the day…. Golf Photos 2012 … Continue reading “2012 Golf Tournament Report”
The walk was at Roundhay Park in Leeds. The evening turned out fine and sunny although the ground was still very wet after several days of rain. We held a boomerang competition which was won by Barrie Yates. Following the fascinating lecture at the start of the session members had been challenged to make and fly their own boomerangs. As usual … Continue reading “2012 Summer Solstice Walk”
