2012 

 

World Roads Association: benefits to UK organisations

 22nd February 2012

If we always do what we always did …

… using world best practice to break the cycle

The World Road Association (WRA) provides a forum for the exchange of international best practice. It is important that we contribute to this exchange and learn from it.

This meeting was held by Joe Burns, Chairman of WRA UK. He focused on the work of WRA UK and the next quadrennial World Road Congress that took take place in Mexico City in September 2011. He highlighted what is new in the world of highways and how we can stay in regular touch with world best practice in our area of specialism.

More information is available at:  www.piarc.co.uk

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 2011

Annual Dinner Dance

21st October 2011

 

This years Dinner Dance was jointly held between the Thames & Chilterns and Southern Branch at the Barcelo Hotel, Basingstoke. It was a successful evening, well attended by members and local companies. We were delighted to welcome CIHT president David Gilham

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Site Visit To Awe, Atomic Weapons Establishment, Orion Facility

21st September 2011

This was a unique opportunity to visit AWE to see the latest developments in Laser Technology and the supporting infrastructure. Everyone enjoyed an insightful and informative presentation and tour by Dr Peter Roberts, Head of Plasma Physics.

High power laser facilities offer a relatively simple way of creating, in the laboratory, the conditions needed to conduct research into high energy density physics phenomena. ORION is one such laser at AWE.

Further information about ORION can be found on the AWE website - http://www.awe.co.uk/set/Laser_facilities.html 

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 2011 AGM and TRL Tour

10th May 2011

The Thames and Chilterns 2011 AGM was an enjoyable and well attended evening, preceded by a conducted tour of the TRL laboratories and offices in Crowthorne. 

http://www.trl.co.uk/  

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2010

 

Annual Dinner Dance

15th October 2011

 The 2010 Annual Dinner Dance was held at the Oxford Belfrey Hotel. Always a popular event, the excellent meal was followed by a disco and throughout the evening there was a magician amazing us all.

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Locan Cup

 6th September 2010

  

One of the most prestigious events of the CIHT year, our branch was honoured to be hosting the 2010 event at the Oxfordshire Golf Club. A total of 112 players representing 14 branches took part, with players from the North Western Branch triumphing. The winning team scored 120 points, nine points clear of both the EastMidlands and Northern Ireland Branch teams. 

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Engineering Ireland – Ashmolean Museum Visit and BBQ 

16th July 2010

 

A visit to the world famous Ashmolean Museum in Oxford after its £15m refurbishment. The Ashmolean Education department walked and talked us through the history of the museum, the significant artefacts and pictures, as well as the refurbishment project itself. The visit was followed by an evening BBQ.