William Gascoigne – Leeds Astronomer The Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society are holding a public lecture by David Sellers which should be of interest to LAE members. Details are below and there is also a link to a PDF document published by the society….. William Gascoigne (1612 – 44) Leeds Astronomer – by David Sellers “How a spider put Leeds … Continue reading “Lecture: William Gascoigne – Leeds Astronomer…”
President’s Letter 2017/18 Session I would like to introduce myself to you all, I have had the pleasure of meeting some of you at talks and visits over the past few years but a large majority I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting personally. I was born in Bradford and served my apprenticeship at International Harvesters at the former … Continue reading “President’s Letter 2017/2018 Session”
Leslie Holmes – passed away 20th June 2017 We are sad to hear of the passing of member ‘Les’ Holmes who joined the association in March 2002, and was a regular attendee at lectures and visits. Les was born in April 1940 in Sutton-in-Craven and attended Keighley Grammar School before becoming an apprentice at Landis Lund. After that he had short … Continue reading “Obituary – Leslie Holmes – LAE Member”
On Thursday 22nd June we have the Summer Solstice Walk with a Pie and Peas supper to follow. This year we are having a stroll in Shipley Glen…. Please make your booking for supper before Monday 12th June. Contact the Membership Secretary as soon as you can…. Here is a link to the webpage with full details: Solstice Walk See … Continue reading “Summer Solstice Walk….. Coming Soon !”
. We have a couple of events coming up before the summer break….. . The Church Service is on Sunday 7th May at 10.30 am. Come along to the service and enjoy lunch at ‘The Palace’ afterwards. For further details see the event page using this link:- Church Service . On Thursday 25th May at 7.00 pm we have … Continue reading “Drax Visit and Church Service…..”
The idea of a flying car as a mode of personal transport has been imagined for almost a century ever since the Wright Brothers first took to the air in the first heavier-than-air powered aircraft on December 17th 1903. In 1926 Henry Ford displayed an experimental single seat aircraft called the ‘Sky Flivver’. It wasn’t so much a flying … Continue reading “The Flying Car…..”
Our President Barrie Yates has a friend Paul Duff who has performed a miracle resurrection (it might be an understatement to call it a restoration) of a 1925 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Paul acquired a pile of parts which were almost unrecognisable as what was once a motorcycle and he has painstakingly rebuilt this machine into the fine example that we can … Continue reading “Harley-Davidson – A 1925 Motorcycle Resurrection…..”
Members will recall an excellent lecture back in February 2015 by Nigel MacKnight, founder and leader of the Quicksilver Project. Here is a link to the January Update showing the progress so far…. January Report It is nearly 50 years since Britain last held this prestigious international prize, and the laurels won for the nation by Donald Campbell. Nigel told us … Continue reading “Quicksilver – An update on the World Water Speed Record Project”
THE 2017 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & LECTURE…. The AGM will be held on Thursday 27th April 2017 at the usual Cleckheaton venue. (Meeting Venue) This link will take you to the event page…… AGM & Lecture (all links open in a new tab…) You can read, download and print a copy of last year’s minutes in advance of the meeting. A … Continue reading “Reminder of 2017 AGM, Minutes from 2016 AGM and Lecture……”
