1960/61
C B Simpson appointed as Honorary Secretary and served for the next two years.
1961/62
Diamond Jubilee of North Midland Centre celebrated by weekend at Scarborough, St Nicholas Hotel with visit of I.E.E. President C.T. Melling.
1962/63
Committee meetings moved from the Grand Hotel to Sheffield University, Mappin Street. No reason is given in the minutes as to why the change of venue was made. Annual summer visit to Ladybower Dams.
G E J White Honorary Secretary for the session.
1963/64
15th October, first meeting of the North Midland Centre, Electronics Section. Chairman Dr Frank A Benson (Sheffield University). Meeting held at Catterick district. Name changed about two years latter to Electronics and Control Section.
1964/65
1965/66
1966/67
1967/68
1968/69
7th February, Sub-Centre committee meeting held at Thorpe Marsh Power Station. Following the meeting a visit was made around the Power Station.
In July the Sub-Centre hosted the IEE Summer Meeting when the President and Council members and their wives spent six days in Sheffield. Members attending the Summer meeting were presented with a silver spoon inscribed I.E.E. Industrial visits were arranged in the daytime, while wives visited Chatsworth, Haddon Hall and other places of interest. Part of the visit was a technical trip around the new Tinsley Park works of British Steel. Hosted by J B (Jack) Machin who was works Director, a guide on the trip was a young Ken Hardwick (1993/94 chairman). The evening programme included:-
Monday - Civic Reception in marque on Western Park
At this time the committee meeting prior to the A.G.M. was held in the afternoon and attended by a representative from Savoy Place who also addressed the committee and the A.G.M. There was also a committee dinner after the A.G.M. attended by the Savoy Place representative.
1969/70
John Eric Caldwell was Sub-Centre chairman for the session. John served in the Air Branch of the Royal Navy during the war and later obtained an Honours Degree at the University of Nottingham. He joined the East Midlands Electricity Board as an Assistant Engineer in 1949, where he was concerned with substation construction. He later joined the Sheffield Area of the Yorkshire Electricity Board and was Senior assistant Engineer, Meters Test and Protection. He became Senior assistant Engineer Distribution Design, Sheffield Area and Area Engineer, Grimsby in 1965. He re-joined EMEB as Assistant Chief Engineer (Technical) in 1967 and became Management Services Officer of that board in 1970. In 1973 he became Group Engineer, Southern Group, East Midlands Electricity Board.
Sub-Centre chairman Norman Llewellyn, Station superintendent at Thorpe Marsh Power Station. H C Mortimer Honourary Secretary for the next three years.
Tuesday - Supper Dance at Sheffield University
Thursday - Dinner at the Cutlers' Hall
Friday - Supper Dance at British Steel's Phoenix Rooms
Created: 25th February 1999
Last Update: 6th April 1999