Coventry and Warwickshire Retired Engineers

Membership is free to all in the Coventry and Warwickshire local area.

We meet about five times each year on the third Thursday of the month.

10:30am. for the presentation at 11am.

at Dunchurch Village Hall, Rugby Road, near Rugby, CV22 6PN.

Light lunch at 12:30pm for a small cost.

Because we are sponsored by IMechE and IET all events are open to all comers.

Please contact us at enquiries@retiredengineers.net  

Lifts - Please email for a copy of people providing lifts.

Past Events

Future Events

Please note that bookings are not permitted before the Friday 4 weeks prior to the event
and that preference is given to retired members for all visits.

To book please email enquiries@retiredengineers.net

 

Thursday, 16th. October 2025 = Sustainable Built Environment Technologies
Prof. Amin Al-Habaibeh, Nottingham Trent University

Thursday, 20th. November 2025 = Simulation Solutions for Agricultural Vehicles & Precision Farming = Steven Child
IPG Automotive.

Thursday 19th. February 2026 = History of London Underground = Piers Connor, PRC Rail Consulting

Thursday 12th. March, 2026 = The Design Of Lifeboats
Joe Manning CEng. MIET. Engineer, Naval Architect, RNLI
Note the date change

Wednesday April 15th. 11am = 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
Ideal for grandparents and grandchildren.
We suggest a small donation to EWR, please give to their secretary, Jeff Stevens

Thursday, April 16th. 2026 = Visit to Hay Mills, Fordrough, Coventry Road, Birmingham, B25 8DW
Noon, local parking, maximum 12 delegates
www.haymills.org.uk

Thursday, April 16th.2026 = Visit and Guided Tour of Kibworth Harcourt Mill, Leics. LE8 0PR
1pm. = To Be Confirmed.
Delegates can take lunch at a local café at noon.

Thursday, April 16th. 2026 = Visit to Three Shires Farm Museum, Lower Boddington, Near Daventry, NN11 6XX

11am = A vintage collection of tractors, farm machinery and lorries.
We suggest a small donation to the Museum, please give to Martin Wadland

Thursday, 21st. May, 2026 = The Rocky Road to Green Transport = Peter James

Thursday, 18th. June, 2026 = Visit and Guided Tour of Frogmore Paper Mill, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9RY
Noon. = To Be Confirmed

Thursday, 15th. October, 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.

Thursday 19th. November, 2026 = Exo-Planets
Dr. George Dransfield, Oxford University
The search for exo-planets and earth like planets

Wednesday 14th. April, 2027 = Visit Echills Wood Model Railway
Kingsbury Water Park, Bodymoor Heath Lane, Sutton Coldfield B76 0DY
11am and 1pm = www.ewr.org.uk = Maximum 30 people per visit
Ideal for grandparents and grandchildren.
We suggest a small donation to EWR, please give to their secretary, Jeff Stevens

Thursday 15th. April, 2027 = Visit The Lanchester Interactive Archive
Coventry University, 11am