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2014-2015 Annual Report ANNUAL REPORT 2014/15 THE ROYAL CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB The National Governing Body for Curling in Scotland RCCC Annual Report 2014-2015 vFinal 1 CONTENTS RCCC Officials & Headquarters Staff ................................................................................................ 3 In Memoriam ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Membership of the RCCC ................................................................................................................. 6 Current Membership ...................................................................................................................... 6 New Clubs ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Resigned Clubs ............................................................................................................................. 6 Clubs that have completed 150 years continuous affiliation ........................................................... 7 Members who have been awarded 50 year medals ....................................................................... 7 Teams who have been awarded Eight-Ender Awards ................................................................... 7 Reports ............................................................................................................................................. 9 Board ............................................................................................................................................ 9 Areas Standing Committee ............................................................................................................ 9 Ladies’ Standing Committee ........................................................................................................ 11 Club and Member Development .................................................................................................. 12 Coaching & Workforce................................................................................................................. 14 Competitions ............................................................................................................................... 15 Finance ....................................................................................................................................... 17 International Relations ................................................................................................................. 17 Marketing & Communications ...................................................................................................... 18 Performance................................................................................................................................ 19 Results of National & RCCC Competitions ...................................................................................... 21 Roll of Honour ................................................................................................................................. 25 Photo credit on the front cover: WCF / Patrick Fulgencio RCCC Annual Report 2014-2015 vFinal 2 RCCC Officials & Headquarters Staff A Company Limited by Guarantee and not having a share capital Registered in Scotland under Company Number SC232571 FOUNDED 1838 Patron HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN Honorary Members HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH G ROY SINCLAIR (St Martins) President DAVID HENDERSON (New Abbey) Vice President BILLY HOWAT (Cumnock and District) Board of Directors DAVID HENDERSON (New Abbey) President ALASTAIR MACNISH (Gourock) Chairman BRUCE CRAWFORD (Abbotsford Curling Society) Chief Executive Officer KAY GIBB (Northern Lights) Director TREVOR DODDS (Oxenfoord) Director ROBERT KELLY (Reform) Director CATHERINE MCLEAN (Aberlady) Director DAVID HARDIE (Crocketford) Director Honorary Vice Presidents L McINESS (Canadian Branch RCCC) G KRAILO (Grand National Curling Club of America) Past President ALAN DURNO (Fochabers) Chaplain REV WILLIAM HOLLAND (New Abbey) RCCC Annual Report 2014-2015 vFinal 3 Headquarter Staff Chief Executive Officer BRUCE CRAWFORD Head of Development JUDITH MCCLEARY Development Manager (Adults, Competitions & Disability) SHEILA SWAN High Performance Coach NANCY SMITH² Performance Development Coach BARBARA MCFARLANE Coaching & Workforce Development Manager GILES LOMAX Marketing Officer STUART MCLEAN Marketing Assistant JONATHAN STRANDBERG Office Manager SUZY WAKEFIELD Finance Officer ALASTAIR HIBBERT¹ Administrators NICOLA GLENCROSS SARA TURNER JOAN YOUNG¹ ¹ Part-time ² Also based at sportscotland institute of sport Other Officials & Advisors Legal Advisers J & H Mitchell WS, Harper Macleod LLP Independent Accountants Thomson Cooper RCCC Annual Report 2014-2015 vFinal 4 In Memoriam (Names as supplied at the time of issuing) Club Name Abdie Bob Howie Aberdeen Charles Pressley Angus Glens Anne Stewart Angus Glens Ian Smith Applegarth and Sibbaldbie Hugh Sloan Ayr & Alloway Dorothy Brown Ayton Castle James Robertson Bearsden Colin Scott Bellshill James McCoull Benmore & Kilmun Cathy Stirling Boswall Ian Munns Breadalbane Killin E.M.Macoll Brookfield Betty Hutcheson Cambo Ladies Kitty Smith Cambusnethan Dr Alexander M Mathewson Cupar Sandy Croal Drystanes Norman Cathcart Dumfries James Gibson Dunfermline Ladies Ella Gallanders Dunfermline Ladies Aileen Thomson Dunfermline Ladies Helen Anderson Dunfermline Ladies Dora Wardlaw Duntocher James Paul East Kilbride & Haremyres Margaret Lambie Edinburgh Ladies Maureen Murray Edinburgh Medical Paul Allan Elgin Robin Stuart Erskine Isobel Woodrow Falkland Marianne Scobie Fochabers William McKay Garnock Academy Alex Jack George Watson's College Iain Brown Giffnock Cameron Hislop Glasgow XX T.M Nicol Glasgow XX Finlay Lochhead Glenfarg Doug Buchan Glenrothes Tim Connell Heart of the Highlands J McPherson Heart of the Highlands Blair McNaughton Helensburgh Eric Young Inverness Ice Rink Ladies Fiona Campbell Kilsyth Ladies Marion Johnston Kinross Wheelchair Donald Kinloch Kirkoswald Mary Henry Kirkoswald Jean Pollock Kirriemuir David Torrie Lanark Mattie Darroch RCCC Annual Report 2014-2015 vFinal 5 Monifieth Dr James Anderson Musselburgh Tom Miller Nairn Ladies Maggie Carr Newport William Wright Pitlochry Ian Robb Pollock Grant MacGregor Port Glasgow Emilio Pieri Raith and Abbotshall Myra Muncey Ross-shire Ladies Cherry Kennet Ross-shire Ladies Vivian Macpherson St Andrews Allan Milne St Andrews Roy Robertson St Andrews & Cambo Bill Brown St Boswells Helen Lawson Stratheden Ladies Lynn Kennedy Stratheden Ladies Jean Ritson Strathkinness Robert Graham Stra'ven Ladies Edna Taylor Thornton William McKendrick Turriff Bruce Ferguson Wishaw John Dunlay Membership of the RCCC Current Membership 634 Affiliated Local Clubs 12,708 Registered Members New Clubs Ayr St. Columba Dalmellington Craigengillan Darvel Dumfries "Hub" Wheelchair Dumfries Ice Bowl Virtual Club Dundee Dragons Harlequins Lothian Wheelchair Moray Virtual Virtually Curlers Resigned Clubs Auchencairn Balerno High School Clydesdale Bank (Perth) Cummertrees Dundee Ice Arena Galleon Girvan Inverness Teachers Kirkcudbright Academy RCCC Annual Report 2014-2015 vFinal 6 Clubs that have completed 150 years continuous affiliation Bute Corstorphine Strathspey Thornton Members who have been awarded 50 year medals Name Club John Arbuckle Abdie R.M Munro Caberfeidh G. Fergus Wilson Campsie Glen David L. Miller Catterthun Iain Baxter Corstorphine Irene Campbell Falkirk Ladies Marjory McLachlan Falkirk Ladies, Falkirk Ice Rink Ladies R. Jackson Robb Forteviot Murray Melville Glendoick Ian Dykes Greenlaw Lorna Gray Lanark Ladies James Muir Oxenfoord Roy Meikle Oxenfoord, Greenlaw, Chirnside Sheriff David B Smith Symington Teams who have been awarded Eight-Ender Awards Team Club Played At Competition Alan J Stuart Leven CC Kirkcaldy Old Bulls Philippe Chue Hong Raith & Abbotshall Ice Rink Iceberg Trophy Tom Jobson Raith & Abbotshall Jim Hutt Markinch Andrew McAughtrie Keir The Peak Keir Jug Lisa Davie Stirling Young Curlers Stirling Iona Paterson Stirling Virtual Elizabeth Forsyth Keir Charles Watt Forres Moray Leisure Centre Forres Curling Club Linda Hardie Forres Elgin Opening Bonspiel Carol Bennett Forres Morag James Forres Colin Campbell Inverkeithing Kinross St Margaret's Jim Barton Inverkeithing Curling League Michael Low Inverkeithing Phillip Slater Inverkeithing Hector Snoddy Orwell Kinross Kinross Mixed Sheila Harley Aberdour Curling League Stuart McCulloch Orwell Maureen Aitken Aberdour RCCC Annual Report 2014-2015 vFinal 7 Steve McGingle Ballindalloch Moray Leisure Centre 6th Moray International Eilidh Yeats Ballindalloch Elgin Bonspiel 2014 Amy MacDonald Moray Junior Brian Yates Ballindalloch Alistair Crichton Pitkerro Forfar Indoor Sports Pitkerro Pairs Ian Hunter Pitkerro Competition Donald McIntosh Comrie Dewars Centre Comrie Domestic Hazel Wylie Comrie Perth League Margaret McPhater Comrie Alexander Muir Comrie David Kelly AWW Curl Aberdeen The President's Alan Fyfe AWW Trophy Isabel Morrison AWW Karen Morrison AWW William Ralston Kilsyth Greenacres Seniors Day William Beattie Kilsyth Competition Duncan Hamilton Kilsyth John Gillespie Denny RCCC Annual Report 2014-2015 vFinal 8 Reports Board Alastair MacNish (Chair) and Bruce Crawford (CEO) After the last AGM in 2014, the board of directors met and appointed Alastair MacNish as chairman. 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