. THE LEEDS ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS
Minutes of the Council Meeting held at 7.15pm on Thursday 1st May 2014 at the Cornerhouse Club Leeds.
1. Attendance. A. Kibler (President) in the chair with; J. Aldersley, A. Rogers,
J. Bentley, J. Shergill, B. J. Yates, J. McClarty, G. Toulson and I. A. Blakeley.
2. Apologies for absence. K. J. Hegarty, M. S. Murray, and I. Scholes.
3. Minutes of the Previous Meeting, dated 3rd April 2014, were approved & signed.
4. Matters Arising. None.
5. Treasurers Report. Mr. Bentley reported the following transactions :-
Debits
£100.00 cash to pay A. Kibler expenses for Hull Dinner at £82.52 and
M. Murray £17.30 for Post Office.
£33.59 to G. Toulson for website.
£150.00 to G. Mallinson as audit fee.
Credits
£45.00 from subscriptions (should include £15.00 in exchange of K. Hegarty purchasing flowers for Peter Ward’s widow Margaret, but does not appear in bank statement or a transfer of money, but is recorded on association account sheet with receipt for flowers. Subscription credit is therefore £60.00)
£4.81 dividend from 3.1/2 % stock.
£3.75 dividend from 2.1/2 % stock.
6. Church Commemorative Plaque. No further news from Tony Bundock.
Mr. Scholes was not at the meeting so we do not have answers regarding the cost and what is possible. We discussed the possibility of incorporating colours into the engraving. This is something we need to investigate because the emblem for the church is a picture of a stained glass window.
7. Correspondence. Nothing to report.
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8. Membership. Nothing to report.
9. Next Session. Mr. Kibler has been in touch with Harry Jackson who has a number of different lectures that would be of interest to us. He charges a fee of £45.00 which we thought was very reasonable. We asked Mr. Kibler to book him and we can confirm which lecture we want once we have secured the date. Mr. Kibler said one of his work colleagues, Geoff Ross, is prepared to give us a lecture on the design and development of brake pads. Geoff spent a large part of his early career working in the development department at Ferodo. Mr. Yates said he will give us a lecture on “The Big Stink”, the sewage and sanitation system in London implemented in the 1860’s. Mr. Yates will speak to the Works Director at NuSwift (Elland) to ask whether a tour around their factory is possible and whether it would be of sufficient interest. Mr. Toulson has a contact at the preservation railway at Embsay, he is trying to get us either a visit or failing that a lecture. He is also pursuing his contact at the textile factory for a potential visit. Mr. Yates suggested a ride on the Worth Valley Railway might make a nice Ladies Evening.
10. Current Programme. Nothing to report all events are booked, the next one is the Annual Dinner.
11. Website. Nothing to report.
12. Journal. No Change.
13. Golf. Nothing to report.
14. Annual Dinner. Mr. Kibler needs to let Mr. Rogers know who will represent the Air Ambulance Service at our Annual Dinner. Mr. Rogers commented that this year he is having great difficulty persuading people to attend. Whether this is due to the change from our usual slot in February to May, or just a general lack of interest he is unsure. He said he is grateful to Mr. Yates who has managed to get Bray’s (the clockmakers) to book a full table of 9 people. We are even having difficulty getting the representatives of kindred organisations to attend. The top table at the moment consists of 6 people. We are hopeful of getting 9 members from the Keighley Association of Engineers to attend. Mr. Toulson and Mr. Rogers will be at the venue at 6.15 pm on the evening of the dinner, having set up the p.a. system the previous day. Mr. Kibler has advised the people at Yorkshire Air Ambulance that we only require one collection bucket which will remain static on the table where the raffle prizes are displayed. Mr. Kibler and Mr. Blakeley both offered to donate a bottle of whisky for a raffle prize. This means this year we will have three raffle prizes, one of which will be purchased by the Leeds Association of Engineers. Each table will have complimentary wine as agreed at our last meeting. Mr. Rogers and Mr. Shergill will look after the supply of drinks to the top table
Any other Business. Having no other business Mr. Kibler closed the meeting.
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