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Summer Solstice Walk Friday 24th June 7.00 pm With this year’s European elections on the Thursday it has been decided to hold the walk the day after. This year the walk will take place at St Aidan’s Country Park. It’s a stroll around the lake followed by refreshments and possibly a quiz. The refreshment destination has not been finalized yet … Continue reading “Reminder:- Summer Solstice Walk….”
. Members who have put their names down for the visit to Optare on Monday 25th April 2016 should note that the visit has been re-timed to suit staff commitments. The evening will commence at 5.00 pm with tea and biscuits and the tour will start at 5.30 pm prompt. The revised start time was advised in the last Newsletter … Continue reading “Visit to Optare – Reminder of Revised Start Time…..”
Reminder for those members who have booked to visit JCB on 26th May 2016….. Membership Secretary, Malcolm Murray, has circulated details of the visit to attendees. Please note that payment must be received by Treasurer, John Bentley, by 30th April in order to forward the monies to JCB. If you are booked to visit and have not done so already, then … Continue reading “JCB Factory Visit in May… Reminder to Attendees…”
Members please note that starting times for two forthcoming events have been confirmed, so make a note of these now…. The visit to Optare on Monday 25th April will start at 5.00 pm (tea and biscuits) for a 5.30 pm start to the tour. See the event page for full details:- Optare Visit Remember, the closing date for applications (only … Continue reading “Forthcoming Visits – Revised timings….”
The 2016 Annual General Meeting & Lecture…. The AGM will be held on Thursday 31st March 2016 at the usual Cleckheaton venue. (Meeting Venue) This link will take you to the event page…… AGM & Lecture (opens in a new tab…) You can read, download and print a copy of last year’s minutes in advance of the meeting. A text document … Continue reading “Reminder of 2016 AGM, Minutes from 2015 AGM and Lecture……”
A message from your President – Barrie J. Yates:- “Dear All, I have been sent this by the University of Leeds. I hope that some of our members will attend. The development of Graphene is a great technological leap forward. I note that the Chinese have registered many patents for the use of this new exciting material. Please just make … Continue reading “I.E.T. – Yorkshire Annual Prestige Lecture….”
Members please take a moment to have a look at details of three recently published events. (Click on the links to take you to the event pages.) Note that the Forthcoming Events list only shows the next five events and the JCB event below will not appear on the list until after 25th February…… Bookings for this event have to … Continue reading “Notification of Alternative Events….”
The Leeds Association of Engineers is proud to be one of the corporate sponsors of the Quicksilver World Water Speed Record Craft. Our associate Nigel Macknight, who is the principal of the project, has sent us an update on this exciting record attempt. The record is at present held by an Australian … Continue reading “Quicksilver World Water Speed Record – Update….”
