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.)
| 20/02/2025 | The History Of The Land Speed Record Willy Goldschmidt, BSc. MSc. 39mph in 1898 to 763mph in 1997 |
| 20/03/2025 | Aircraft Carriers, from their earliest beginnings to the present day. Dr Andrew Syson, Retired University Lecturer |
| 17/04/2025 | Visit The MTC – Callum Barker 11am and 1pm – Maximum Numbers 12 per visit |
| 24/04/2025 | Visit Sherbourne Recycling — 10:30am Maximum Number of 12 |
| 15/05/2025 | Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Dr. Felix Hovsepian, Retired (University of Warwick) |
| 11/06/2025 | Visit 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 |
| 12/06/2025 | Visit 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 |
| 16/10/2025 | Sustainable Built Environment Technologies Prof. Amin Al-Habaibeh, Nottingham Trent University |
| 20/11/2025 | Simulation 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 |
| 15/01/2026 | Visit and Guided Tour of The Glass Museum, Stourbridge Noon – £20 Full Details To Be Confirmed |
| 19/02/2026 | History of London Underground Piers Connor PRC Rail Consulting |
| 16/04/2026 | Visit and Guided Tour of Kibworth Harcourt Mill, Leics. 1pm To Be Confirmed. Delegates can take lunch at a local café at noon. |
| 16/04/2026 | Visit 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 |
| 21/05/2026 | The Rocky Road to Green Transport Pete James |
| 15/10/2026 | Simulating 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. |
For the most recent list please visit https://www.retiredengineers.net/