21st September 2019
Tilly & the Spitfires - a play
Winchester’s professional theatre company, 2TimeTheatre presents ‘Tilly and the Spitfires’, an original drama by local playwright, Rachel O’Neill. FREE
Past events
21st September 2019
Electrifying Women - A WES Wikithon
Join the Women’s Engineering Society, University of Leeds and Heritage Open Days at the The Women’s Library, London School of Economics to edit and add information about historical women engineers to Wikipedia. Training and historical resources will be provided.
21st September 2019
Miss Jeanie Dicks Flicks the Switch - the woman who electrified Winchester Cathedral
In 1934 Miss Jeanie Dicks managed the first electrification of Winchester Cathedral. A "girl engineer" (in her 40s) was unusual and press worthy at the time, but she has since been forgotten. Find out more today with curator Ceryl Evans. Part of Heritage Open Days
19th September 2019
Wentworth Woodhouse: Women in Engineering
Wentworth Woodhouse: Women in Engineering
Come and explore the exciting reality of engineering in heritage regeneration at Wentworth Woodhouse - 'the UK's largest restoration project' (BBC, 2018). FREE
17th September 2019
Electrifying Women archives workshop
A workshop looking at primary sources from the Leeds Special Collections relating to the history of women in engineering. FREE Part of the Electrifying Women project and Heritage Open Days
16th September 2019 - 17th September 2019
Lloyd’s Register Foundation Heritage & Education Centre
On entering their 1901 building you can experience Lloyd’s Register’s heritage brought to life through costumed characters, finds from our archive, an interactive exhibition ‘From Coffee to Seaweed’, and try being a virtual reality ship surveyor!
15th September 2019
Creative Writing at Armley Mills by Electrifying Women project
A creative writing workshop led by Hannah Stone exploring the hidden history of women in engineering FREE
This creative writing workshop at the historic Armley Mills in Leeds offers participants the chance to engage with the stories of the extraordinary women who have been involved in engineering since the Victorian era.
11th September 2019
When Things Go Wrong - The Human Touch
Brighton Cafe Scientific, Latest Music Bar, Brighton, 8pm.
Presentation by Dawn Childs who will look at three case studies of significant events that she has worked through or where she has dealt with the recovery and investigation.
10th September 2019 - 12th September 2019
Fundamentals of IEC 61850 2019
Fundamentals of IEC 61850 2019 is a training programme providing electrical engineering professionals new to IEC 61850 with a thorough and up-to-date understanding of the standard. The programme consists of 12 modules, providing a combination of speaker-led presentations, group Q&A sessions and practical exercises.
9th September 2019
WES London Cluster - Finance Education Event with St James Place
Morrinson Wealth Management, part of St. James's Place Wealth Management, are offering a free 40 minute session on financial education. The topics will be a very high level overview of investments, tax and ISAs. This event is strictly only open to fully paid up WES members.