Yorkshire holds the distinction of being the very first Branch to be created within the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and in 2021 we celebrated our centenary. The inaugural meeting was held in Leeds on the 14th February 1921, and after initially being known as the "Leeds Branch", it was later renamed the Yorkshire Region in 1998.
The past 100 years have seen many changes in the world of engineering and Yorkshire has been at the forefront of innovation and technology. The Region is home to many leading engineering companies and is also at the cutting edge of research, which is shown in the breadth and expertise of our membership.
On the 12th February 2021 we were delighted to hold an online Centenary Celebration Event, with the President, Terry Spall, amongst our line-up of speakers, reflecting on the success of the Region and our past and present activities. If you missed this event, you can catch-up via the IMechE Webinar Hub.
We also take great pride in our published book - “Yorkshire: A Centenary of the IMechE's Oldest Region". Written by one of our past Regional Chairs, Ashley Crossland CEng FIMechE MIET, with contributions from Terry Spall (President 2020/21), Luke Farmer (Yorkshire Region Chair 2019-21) and items from our other Area Committees, the 72 pages and illustrations suitably celebrate the formation of our Region and recount its success. Follow the link to view the book or to download your copy.
In addition, there was a centenary article “From Birdcage Walk”, also written by Ashley Crossland, in Issue 1 2021 of Professional Engineering.
Our sincerest thanks go to all who were involved in making our centenary celebrations a success in 2021 and we wish all of our members the very best for the next 100 years!
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As a result of the pandemic, the move to online webinars, meetings and activities offered members a greater opportunity to participate in a wide range of events at a local, national and global level, and engage with the Institution from the comfort of their own homes or workplaces.
However, we also appreciate the value of being able to interact with fellow engineers, friends & family at "face-to-face" events and the benefits this has for many members.
As such, we look forward to continuing to offer a varied programme of both online webinars and "in person" events over the forthcoming year.
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