KCLEA News
25/10/2011 Industry in Welwyn Garden City from 1920
Tony Skottowe writes:
Welwyn Garden Heritage Trust is making a bid for funding to support a project researching the industrial heritage of the town and its impact on town planning worldwide.
If any members have knowledge of, or worked in/with companies located in the town during its early period (1921-1951) we would be pleased to hear from them. Possibilities involve audio recording of recollections, written materials, photographs, product data, working practices etc.
I am happy to discuss the background and aims of the project. If anyone would like to sponsor any aspect of the work we would be delighted to hear from them!
Contact Tony at Tony.Skottowe@welwyngarden-heritage.org
6/10/2011 King's Engineer Issue 6 out now!
The 6th issue of King's Engineer, KCLEA's newsletter, is out now. It will be distributed with the next edition of In Touch, the College's Alumni magazine. If you don't receive In Touch, contact the Alumni Office now to have your address added to their mailing list. King's Engineer 6 is available here to download (PDF).
5/5/2011 King's Engineer Issue 5 out now!
The 5th issue of King's Engineer, KCLEA's newsletter, is out now. It will be distributed with the next edition of In Touch, the College's Alumni magazine. If you don't receive In Touch, contact the Alumni Office now to have your address added to their mailing list. King's Engineer 5 is available here to download (PDF).
5/2/2011 2011 Events and visits announced
The Event list for 2001 is now available here. This year we have the pleasure of trips to the Mid-Hants Railway (the Watercress Line), Kew Bridge Steam Museum and the Musical Museum, the Hog's Back Brewery, Kempton Steam Engine Trust and of course the Annual KCLEA Lunch. We hope to see you at one or more of these events.
2/11/2010 King's Engineer Issue 4 out now!
The 4th issue of King's Engineer, KCLEA's newsletter, is out now. It will be distributed with the next edition of In Touch, the College's Alumni magazine. If you don't receive In Touch, contact the Alumni Office now to have your address added to their mailing list. King's Engineer 4 is available here to download (PDF).
15/10/10 2010 Annual General Meeting
Friday 26 November 2010, 18:00 in the Strand Building This will be the first AGM since we expanded the membership to all King's Engineering alumni rather than the earlier restricted subscription-paying membership. We look forward to seeing you on 26th, when drinks and nibbles will be served before adjourning to Salieri's in the Strand for a sociable meal.
15/10/2010 KCLEA Committee Meeting, 14th October 2010
A summary of the minutes from the Committee meeting held on 14th October can be found here.
30/08/10 BBC TV Centre visit, 14th August 2010
On 14 August a group of 15 KCLEA members with partners and friends visited the BBC TV Centre at White City. A report and pictures are available here.
2/7/2010 KCLEA Committee Meeting, 1st July 2010
A summary of the minutes from the Committee meeting held on 1st July can be found here.
28/06/10 KCLEA Committee Meeting, 29th April
A summary of the minutes from the Committee meeting held on 29th April can be found here.
28/06/10 Full details of BBC TV Centre visit now available
Full details of the KCLEA visit to the BBC TV Centre at White City on 14th August are now available here.
24/06/10 Hon. Editor Volunteers in Armenia
Our Hon. Editor, Nigel Sharp, has taken the slightly unusual step of spending some time on a volunteer scheme in Armenia. He explains himself in this video.
18/05/10 KCLEA London Walk Cancelled
This year's London Walk, from St. James' Park to Holland Park, has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
12/04/10 UPDATED: King's Engineer Issue 3 coming soon!
The 3rd issue of King's Engineer, KCLEA's newsletter, is currently at the printer. It will be distributed with the next edition of In Touch, the College's Alumni magazine. If you don't receive In Touch, contact the Alumni Office now to have your address added to their mailing list.
UPDATE: King's Engineer 3 is now available here.
04/03/10 King's Engineer now available online
The King's Engineer, KCLEA's newsletter, is now available here. All Issues are available to download, while Issue 2 can be viewed online. There is also an archive of previous newsletters.
19/02/10 KCLEA Committee Meeting, 28th January
A summary of the minutes from the Committee meeting held on Thursday 28th January can be found here.
06/02/10 KCLEA goes 'Social'
KCLEA now has a Twitter account! We will tweet any updates to the website, along with event reminders and other news, so follow us here. Don't forget you can also follow us by joining our Facebook Group.
05/02/10 Hook Norton Brewery visit details announced
Two visits to the Hook Norton Brewery have been arranged, for Saturday 11th September and Wednesday 15th September. The brewery, near Banbury, has the last commercially working open crank stationary steam engine in the UK.Read more...
05/02/10 Engineers' Lunch details announced
The Engineers' reunion lunch is once again timed to coincide with the Alumni weekend. It will be held in the Strand Campus of King's College.
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05/02/10 London Walk details announced
The London Walk 2010 takes place on Saturday 22nd May, from St. James' Park to Holland Park.Read more...
28/1/10 13 Club Trophy awarded to Prof. Earles
At the 2009 AGM the President, Dr. Norman Borrett, presented the 13 Club Trophy to Professor Stanley Earles in recognition of his record of service to the Division of Engineering and the KCLEA.
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28/1/10 King's Engineer Issue 2
The second issue of King's Engineer was distributed with the Autumn 2009 issue of In Touch magazine and you can download a copy from this link - King's Engineer Issue 2 (PDF-2.9MB). Congratulations and thanks to Nigel Sharp for putting it together. For more information about King's Engineer or to submit a story for publication please contact the Hon. Editor.
28/1/10 KCLEA Committee uses video conferencing technology
The January 2010 meeting of the KCLEA Committee was a watershed event, as one Committee member was able to attend from afar using a video conference link over the internet.
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28/1/10 KCLEA Medals, Prizes & Bursaries 2009
At the 2009 AGM Dr. Mike Clode announced the winners of 5 Bursaries, 4 Prizes and 5 Medals.
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28/1/10 2008 AGM Presentation
At the 2008 AGM the President, Keith Newton, presented a medal to Panayiotis and the 13 Club Trophy to Richard Ponting.
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28/1/10 KCLEA Announces Free Membership
The November 2008 AGM, as reported on the Events page took some important decisions, and Norman Borrett the current President writes about the exciting new changes in the latest Newsletter. Here is an extract.
"The main change is that subscriptions are being reduced to zero and all engineering alumni are automatically entitled to be ordinary members of the Association. Reducing subscriptions to zero means that our annual income which is used essentially to serve the student body by providing bursaries, prizes and supporting KCLES events could be a risk. However, we hope that all existing members and many 'new members' will feel that they can support our activities in the future by giving donations."
The Newsletter was sent out with the Spring 2009 issue of In Touch magazine, and you may download a copy of it from this link - King's Engineer Issue 1 (PDF-928KB).
Existing Members are invited to continue to pay to the KCLEA a sum of at least £10 per annum as your donation to the General Fund, in order for the Association to continue supporting the current student body.
The General Fund and the Life Member Fund are also being used to "pump-prime" the two bursaries, which it is hoped will become self-funded in the course of time through the generosity of KCLEA members who donate directly into the Bursary Account. Please note that if you support the King's College Annual Giving Fund, it is possible for you to Gift Aid your donation and ask for it to be directed towards the Engineering Student Bursaries.
