Soar Valley

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Engineering & Innovation

Status:Active, full but can join waiting list
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When: Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am
First Thursday of the month
Visit to JCB

Visit to Staythorpe Power Station

Marine engine

At the Allerton Project

At Howden Reservoir

The Group meets in various locations.

Visits are to museums, university departments or businesses where we can learn about engineering and innovation.

Past visits have included aircraft and car museums as well as the Mechanical Engineering Department at Loughborough University and specialist businesses in the local area.

Meetings are normally held at 10am on first Thursday in the month.

The group is currently full, but to register your interest and join the waiting list please get in touch with the Group Contact Paul F.

  • Visit to Newark Air Museum

    March 5th was a lovely day for a joint visit by the Engineering & Innovation and Science & Technology groups to Newark Air Museum. Thanks to David for organising the visit.

  • Engineering & Innovation visit to Vision Express

    Excellent Engineering & Innovation group visit to the Vision Express facility in Nottingham. We learnt that they make 65,000 pairs of spectacles a week. The parent, Essilor Luxotica, also owns other brands including Vision Express and Boots Opticians, as well as many smaller firms. They also own several of the frames brands including RayBan and…