Coventry and Warwickshire Retired Engineers 2025 – 2026

Membership is free to all in the Coventry and Warwickshire local area.
Meet about five times each year on the third Thursday of the month (unless otherwise noted).
10:30am. for the presentation at 11am.
at Dunchurch Village Hall, Rugby Road, near Rugby, CV22 6PN. (Unless a site visit)
Light lunch at 12:30pm for a small cost.

Because sponsorship comes from the IMechE and IET all events are open to all comers.
Please contact us at enquiries@retiredengineers.net

To book please also email enquiries@retiredengineers.net
(Lifts – Please email for a copy of people providing lifts.)

20/02/2025The History Of The Land Speed Record
Willy Goldschmidt, BSc. MSc.
39mph in 1898 to 763mph in 1997
20/03/2025Aircraft Carriers, from their earliest beginnings to the present day.
Dr Andrew Syson, Retired University Lecturer
17/04/2025Visit The MTC – Callum Barker
11am and 1pm – Maximum Numbers 12 per visit
24/04/2025Visit Sherbourne Recycling — 10:30am
Maximum Number of 12
15/05/2025Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Felix Hovsepian, Retired (University of Warwick)
11/06/2025Visit Echills Wood Model Railway
Kingsbury Water Park, Bodymoor Heath Lane, Sutton Coldfield B76 0DY
Tour of engine sheds, workshops, signalling, and a 20 minute train ride.
https://www.ewr.org.uk
We suggest a small donation to EWR, please give to their secretary, Jeff Stevens
12/06/2025Visit to Three Shires Farm Museum, 11 am
Lower Boddington, Near Daventry, NN11 6XX
A vintage collection of tractors, farm machinery and lorries.
We suggest a small donation to the Museum, please give to Martin Wadland
16/10/2025Sustainable Built Environment Technologies
Prof. Amin Al-Habaibeh, Nottingham Trent University
20/11/2025Simulation Solutions for Agricultural Vehicles & Precision Farming
Steven Child
IPG Automotive
Wednesday
14/01/2026
Visit and Guided Tour of Frogmore Paper Mill, Hemel Hempstead
Noon.

Full Details To Be Confirmed
15/01/2026Visit and Guided Tour of The Glass Museum,
Stourbridge
Noon – £20
Full Details To Be Confirmed
19/02/2026History of London Underground
Piers Connor
PRC Rail Consulting
16/04/2026Visit and Guided Tour of Kibworth Harcourt Mill, Leics.
1pm

To Be Confirmed.
Delegates can take lunch at a local café at noon.
16/04/2026Visit and Guided Tour of The National Computer Museum,
Bletchley Park, MK3 6DS
Arrive noon for lunch, tour at 1pm

Price £18 including T&C & lunch
21/05/2026The Rocky Road to Green Transport
Pete James
15/10/2026Simulating The Future: En-Roads And The Drive To Limit Global Warming
Dr. Sharizal Ahmad Sobri, Nottingham Trent University
Outlining the way that the six contributing factors can limit climate change.

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