2013 Golf Tournament – Results

   Captain  –  Andrew Kibler                                        Hon. Golf Secretary  –  Steve Stacey This year the event was at Wetherby Golf Club. The weather, golf course and catering were all excellent.  The event was attended by Alan Braime, who is the great grandson of the presenter of the Braime Rose Bowl Trophy, which was donated in 1936.  51 teed off in the … Continue reading “2013 Golf Tournament – Results”

2013 Golf Tournament Report and Pictures

Golf Report – July 2013    (Photos – After the Report…) The 2013 Golf Tournament was held on Thursday 4th July at Wetherby Golf Club. Fifty-seven golfers, the largest group ever, enjoyed a superb summer’s day of golf rounded off by an excellent dinner and prize giving in the clubhouse. Steve Stacey had bravely stepped in to organise the event … Continue reading “2013 Golf Tournament Report and Pictures”

Summer Solstice Walk and Supper Report and Photos…

After a sunny start to the week the evening of Thursday 20th June turned out to be cold and drizzly.  But this didn’t put off the members and their guests who turned out for a gentle walk around Yeadon Tarn to be followed by a good old Yorkshire supper of Fish and Chips at ‘Murgatroyds’. After the walk during which … Continue reading “Summer Solstice Walk and Supper Report and Photos…”

Report on the recent visit to Constar International….

Visit to Constar International – 23rd May 2013 Based in Sherburn-in-Elmet this was quite a trek for most of us but turned out to be one worth making. We were well greeted by Allison (Human Resources Manager) and taken upstairs to their meeting room. Allison gave us a company overview before handing over to Will, the company’s Project Manager, who … Continue reading “Report on the recent visit to Constar International….”

147th Anniversary Dinner – April 2013

Here are some photographs from the dinner held on Friday 22nd April 2013.  It was held at ‘Leeds Seventeen’ in Alwoodley, Leeds.  The guest speaker was Pete Finlay, Senior Flight Engineer on Concorde who gave an illustrated talk entitled ‘Concorde: The End of a Dream’.  Top table guests included the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Ann Castle, accompanied by her … Continue reading “147th Anniversary Dinner – April 2013”

Lecture Report…. Thursday 28th March 2013

We were very fortunate that James Paskell stepped in at short notice to give us a lecture on developments in Pneumatics over the last fifteen to twenty years.  James is a well travelled engineer, working for Thorite of Bradford. He began his lecture by giving us some background history.  The first records of pneumatics tell of the use of animal … Continue reading “Lecture Report…. Thursday 28th March 2013”