President’s talk Thursday 29th October 2026 – Report by J. Aldersley Graham Roper gave a very interesting talk on the Ornamental Lathe. Attending the talk we had members Colin, John P, Howard, Neil C and Barrie with council members Myself, Gordon, Alex, John B, Malcolm, Ian, Andrew and Sam our host. After some of the usual equipment issues, Sam managed … Continue reading “Report on the talk by Graham Roper on ‘The Ornamental Lathe’”
Rev Canon Paul Maybury retires at the end of October 2026 Your roving reporter John Aldersley has been in touch with our Honorary Chaplain Rev. Canon Paul Maybury, the Rector of Leeds Minster, who will be retiring at the end of this month. Canon Paul has been a good friend and supporter of the association, welcoming our members annually to … Continue reading “Our LAE Honorary Chaplain Retires…..”
Graham Sykes’ Steam Rocket Bike – “Force of Nature” Graham had posted the following on his Facebook page alerting followers of the September meeting… “All set up at Elvington ‘Full Throttle Top Speed and Records Meeting’. We run all 4 days the forecast is looking good and we hope to run faster than our best recorded time 5.44 seconds … Continue reading “Latest News of “Force of Nature” – Steam Rocket Bike…..”
The Jowett Workers reunion 8th August 2026 at Eccleshill Industrial Museum Bradford by John Aldersley For members and guests who are into old cars that were locally built, have a look on the Jowett owners club website and I include the Wikipedia site also below :- Jowett owners club Jowett car info Your reporter attends the event with his Dad … Continue reading “The Jowett Workers Reunion 8th August 2026 by John Aldersley…..”
The AGM and Barrie Yates’ Talk – Thursday 24th Sept 2026 by John Aldersley Your roving reporter attended the AGM and talk and I must say we discussed lots of things during the evening. As always this report is only my thoughts and I have used my artistic licence and made up the rest as per usual. Graham Roper, our president, … Continue reading “Report on the 2026 AGM and Barrie Yates’ Talk……”
2026 Annual General Meeting & Lecture The Leeds Association of Engineers will hold its Annual General Meeting on Thursday 24th September 2026 at the premises of WDS Components in Pudsey. (Address details can be found on the Event page.) The meeting will be followed by a lecture by past President Barrie Yates. Full details can be viewed on the Event … Continue reading “Notice of the AGM and Lecture 24th September 2026…..”
Obituary: Ian Scholes Membership Secretary Malcolm Murray here reports on the passing of LAE member Ian Scholes. “With deep sadness I have to inform you that our member Ian Scholes passed away on Tuesday 4th August 2026 after a fairly brief illness. Ian had been a member of the association since November 2009 and had spent a number of years … Continue reading “Obituary: Ian Scholes”
Jodrell Bank Observatory LAE member Barrie Yates has drawn our attention to the proposed defunding of Jodrell Bank. Below are Barrie’s comments and a link to a vital petition. “Our esteemed leaders have decided to withdraw the funding that keeps Jodrell Bank operational. It is not only an important source of scientific research, but has become a cultural icon. Yet … Continue reading “Jodrell Bank – A petition to maintain funding….”
Dean Smith and Grace (my experience…) Our regular contributor John Aldersley recalls his experiences machining on DSG machine tools and the introduction of a DSG lathe with CNC…. Here is John’s illustrated article:- “I have just watched a You Tube video that was spirited to my phone today. Having watched it, and apart from a bit of artificial intelligence video … Continue reading “Dean Smith and Grace (my experience…) by John Aldersley”
