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CLUBS & RINKS FEATURES COMPETITIONS Celebrations, Notimations are Bronze for competitions and for the Scottish Curling at the World Women’s anniversaries have been Awards, sign up to Championship, taking place at ice rinks Adult Camp or find out plus reports from across the country! more about Disability competitions played Curling… in Scotland! ISSUE 47 | MARCH 2017 | ROYALCALEDONIANCURLINGCLUB.ORG | CLUBS & RINKS CLUBS & RINKS LOCKERBIE ICE RINK 50TH ANNIVERSARY Lockerbie Ice Rink has celebrated its 50th anniversary with an Anniversary Bonspiel on Friday 13th January which saw 120 curlers taking to the ice in 3 sections. The Anniversary cake was cut by Mrs Vi Miller and Margaret Taylor. On Saturday 14th January a dinner was held at one of the local hotels to celebrate curlers who have curled and are still curling at Lockerbie over the last 50 years. The photograph shows curlers who have and are still curling at Lockerbie Ice Rink since it opened 50 years ago.

JACK BARR MEMORIAL SALVER MATCH AT GREENACRES Since it was presented in 1975, Neilston CC and Barrhead Fereneze CC have held an annual match at Greenacres Curling Club for the Jack Barr Memorial Salver. Barrhead won in the inaugural year of 1975 but, over the intervening years, fortunes have shifted and the majority of matches have been won by Neilston.

For the last 24 years in a row Neilston have won the Salver but this run ended on 28th January when Barrhead finally won the trophy again. It was a close match with Barrhead A team winning 9-7 and the B team winning 7-5. After the match both teams and supporters went on to enjoy a dinner at Greenacres. The photograph shows the winning Barrhead teams with the trophy - John Young, Gordon Hamilton, Alistair Duncan, Neil McClune, Robert McKenzie, Robert Humphrey, Bill Bishop (Ian Farquhar not in photo)

ARTICLE: ROBERT MCKENZIE PHOTOGRAPH: ROBERT HUMPHREY

WHEELCHAIR CURLING COMPETITION AT LOCKERBIE Lockerbie Wheelchair Curling Club applied to the Aviva Community Fund and were awarded a grant to hold a new competition for wheelchair curlers with the aim of promoting the growing sport and encouraging wheelchair users to participate in, and be actively involved in a local community club. Two teams from Lockerbie welcomed players from Braehead WCC, South Lanarkshire WCC, Stranraer WCC, Northern Ice Wheelchair Curlers, and the Welsh Wheelchair Curling team to take part in a mixture of very competitive games and Hotshot Challenges on Friday 17th March. A representative from Aviva presented the prizes to the overall winners from South Lanarkshire WCC and the runners-up from Northern Ice. Lockerbie 1 was awarded the prize for the most points in the Hotshot Challenges and a special award was given to Rebekah Nimmo from Stranraer when she was voted by all the participants to be the ‘Player of the Tournament’.

ARTICLE: ISOBEL COWAN 2 PHOTO: ISOBEL COWAN ISSUE 47 | MARCH 2017 | ROYALCALEDONIANCURLINGCLUB.ORG | CLUBS & RINKS SCOTTISH ROTARY CHAMPIONSHIP For the first time the ‘Ramshead Competition’ was held over the weekend, 10th - 12th March, with nine teams competing from the following Rotary Clubs: Aberdeen St. Fittick, Edinburgh, Forfar, Inverkeithing & Dalgety Bay, Perth Kinnoull, Dumfries Devorgila, Inverness, Leith and Perth. At the end of the round robin games the teams topping the two 3 sections were Perth Kinnoull and Dumfries Devorgila. The remaining seven teams joined other Rotary teams to contest the Rotary Jewel This means that the three teams representing Scotland in the 2018 Rotary World Curling Competition. Curling Championships at Hamilton Ice Rink, 7th to 13th April 2018 are host club, The Ramshead Final was a close affair with the Dumfries team East Kilbride, 2016 Winners, Dumfries Devorgila and 2017 Winners, Perth Kinnoull. holding the upper hand going into the last end 4-2 up. Needing Photo shows 2017 Ramshead Winners Perth Kinnoull: Colin Moreland (), three shots to win skip Colin Moreland played a difficult double George Delgaty, Willie Monks and Ian Stevenson raise take out of two Dumfries stones to get the required three for ARTICLE: GEORGE DELGATY victory. PHOTOGRAPH: FRANK SLOAN

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BOOK NOW t: 01776 704 413 | e: [email protected] Rate based on 2 people sharing a classic room ISSUE 47 | MARCH 2017 | ROYALCALEDONIANCURLINGCLUB.ORG | FEATURES FEATURES ADULT CAMP Bookings are now open for the Royal Caledonian Curling Club’s annual Adult Camp, which will be held in Stranraer from the 29th September – 1st October 2017. This all-inclusive residential weekend is designed to get your curling season off to a great start. If you are interested in learning more about the sport and your performance, Adult Camp provides a variety of workshops and training to up-skill you no matter what your curling ability. Get to know new curlers in a fun, sociable and relaxed environment while improving your game for the coming season. You will experience workshops in topics such as strategy, tactics, sweeping, delivery, balance along with a chance to analyse, review and develop your performance led by highly experienced RCCC coaches. Allocation is on a first come first served basis and a deposit of £100 is required on application.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT DISABILITY CURLING

Helen Kallow recently joined the RCCC in a new position, Disability Curling Development Officer. Here, she explains how YOU can get involved in disability curling!

Did you know?

¡ 7 in 10 disabled people want to take part in more sport and physical activity, but less than half the number of disabled people take part in sport or physical activity for 310 minutes once a week compared to non-disabled people

¡ 64% of disabled people would prefer to take part in sport with a mixture of disabled and non-disabled people

¡ Around 8 in 10 adults said that the being coached increased their enjoyment of playing sport and had increased their passion and commitment to sport

Previous research conducted by sports coach UK identified that coaches can be less confident in providing for disabled athletes and may need to develop their technical skills to improve in this area.

Curling, with its emphasis on friendship and good sportsmanship, is an ideal sport for many people who have a range of disabilities. As the Disability Curling Development Officer, I am here to help clubs, coaches and rinks to be more confident at including people with a disability in the activities they provide. I will be organising a number of courses over the coming months to help with this, some of which are still under development. If you are interested in any of the following, don’t be afraid to get in touch to find out more:

¡ Introduction to Wheelchair Curling

¡ Advanced Wheelchair Curling

¡ Introduction to Visual Impaired Curling

¡ Curling Specific Disability Inclusion

I am also hoping to run a small number of pilot projects for groups which have expressed an interest1 in curling, such as adult day centres. If you think you would be interested in being part of a pilot project, where you would be given support to introduce people with a range of disabilities to curling, please let me know so training can be arranged.

I have already enjoyed getting out to meet some of the groups and seeing the great work being done to include people with disabilities across the country, thank you for the welcome!

Photos: Isobel Cowan

If anyone has any requests for other training or information, please contact Helen by email [email protected] or phone her in the office on0131 333 3003 ext. 2004 ISSUE 47 | MARCH 2017 | ROYALCALEDONIANCURLINGCLUB.ORG | COMPETITIONS COMPETITIONS DATES for your & EVENTS DIARY MAR - APR

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30th March – 2nd April 7th – 9th April LODE LATVIAN MIXED SCOTTISH CURLING JUNIOR MIXED DOUBLE CURLING CUP DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP Riga, Latvia TH Braehead Curling

31st March – 2nd April 11th – 16th April CITY OF PERTH LADIES PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP INTERNATIONAL Toronto, Canada Dewars Centre, Perth 19th – 22nd April 141st April EUROPEAN MASTERS VIRTUAL St. Gallen, Switzerland CLUB CHALLENGE Braehead Curling 22nd20 – 29th April WORLD MIXED 1st – 9th April CHAMPIONSHIP WORLD MEN’S CURLING Lethbridge, Canada CHAMPIONSHIP 22ndND – 29th April Edmonton, Canada WORLD SENIOR CURLING 2nd April CHAMPIONSHIP NEWCOMERS TROPHY Lethbridge, Canada GreenacresTH Curling Rink 25th – 30th April TH 9 2RDCalgary,14 Canada DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THE NEXT YOUR CURLER? Complete23 our online form by... th APRIL 19Visit the 2017 RCCC website or click >> ISSUE 47 | MARCH 2017 | ROYALCALEDONIANCURLINGCLUB.ORG | COMPETITIONS HENDERSON BISHOP TROPHY Kinross Ice Rink held the 2017 Henderson Bishop Final on 27th February - 2nd March. Twenty ladies teams from all over Scotland participated, the competition was stiff with many hard-fought games. An impressive display from the Edinburgh curlers through the competition saw Murrayfield 2 making it to the final where they took on Stranraer, while Murrayfield 1 played Aberdeen in the Cherrystone Trophy. The Henderson Bishop final was a fairly one sided game between Murrayfield 2 and Stranraer. Murrayfield got off to a strong start, scoring two in the first and stealing a two in the second, they were able to limit Stranraer to a one in the third – a score which would be the only end Stranraer were able to get on the board against a strong team. Murrayfield 2 (Kerry Clark, Gina Aitken, Maggie Barry, Betty Gibb and Rebecca Kesley) would go on to win the 2017 Henderson Bishop Trophy with a final score of 7-1. In the Cherrystone final Murrayfield got off to a steady start, scoring singles in the first three ends. Aberdeen fought back with a two in the fourth, bringing the score line closer together; 3-2 at the halfway point. A three from Murrayfield proved to be the turning point of the game, and although Aberdeen got back on the board with a one in the seventh end handshakes were offered – the Murrayfield 1 team of Susan Kesley, Jenny Barr, Fran Stretton, Morna Aitken and Katie Wood were victorious, final score 7-3. As well as great ice and hospitality in the curling rink, the Kinross Henderson Bishop Committee put on a fabulous array of entertainment in the Windlestrae. Monday night was a Civic reception opened by Liz Grant, Lady Provost of Perth & Kinross, followed by a fashion show from the Shop at the Green with the Kinross Henderson Bishop Committee modelling. Tuesday night was a supper in the Windlestrae and Wednesday night was the Gala dinner. Many thanks to all the For more from the Henderson Bishop sponsors, helpers, teams and spectators. click here >>

ASHAM UNDER 14 SLAM – BRAEHEAD Sixteen teams from all over Scotland travelled to the curling rink at Intu Breahead to play in the third Under 14 Slam of the season on 28th Jannuary 2017. The teams were split into four sections of four with the top finishing team progressing to the high road semi-final while the second placed team went on to play in the low road semi-final. In the low road semi-finals Team Gow beat Team Barr 6-2 while Team Ryder won 3-1 against Stranraer 1. Both the high road semi-finals saw run-away winners with Team Gallagher winning 6-1 against Team Chalmers while Team Maguire beat Stranraer 2 with the final score 5-0. The low road final saw just one point on the board to each team going into the last end. Gow managed to score a two against Ryder – who had the hammer - to win by 3-1. In the high road final Maguire scored one with the hammer in the first, Gallagher came back to score a magnificent three. Team Maguire went for a change of tactics in the third, but with all members of Team Gallagher playing to their full potential they couldn’t stop them and Gallagher were able to score another three to open up a 6-1 lead. Team Maguire run out of stones in the final end, so handshakes were offered. Bobby Corbett presented the prizes and complimented all teams on the quality of curling on show. Even at this young age, the spirit of curling shone through as the youngsters on the ice encouraged other members of their team, yet were quick to congratulate good shots from opposing players. Winning skip Hamish Gallagher made an excellent speech where he thanked his own team as well as all the teams he played against throughout the day. He also complimented the ice staff for the quality of the ice and Umpires Colin Melrose and John McGowan got special praise for their hard work throughout a long day. PICTURED:

HIGH ROAD WINNERS, Team Gallagher – Hamish Gallagher (skip), Scott Hyslop, Jack Strawhorn and Jack Carrick

Click here for all the results LOW ROAD WINNERS, Team Gow – Harry Gow (skip), from the weekend >> Euan Glen, Annabelle Hof and Chloe McNaughton ISSUE 47 | MARCH 2017 | ROYALCALEDONIANCURLINGCLUB.ORG | COMPETITIONS SCOTTISH CURLING WHEELCHAIR CHAMPIONSHIP The Scottish Curling Wheelchair Championship took place at The Peak, from 1st – 3rd March with twelve teams taking part. The final saw a tight game for the first four ends, a score of two in the fifth took team Gault ahead by a 4-point stretch Team Keith could not catch. When Team Gault took a three in the sixth end they were able to claim the 8 final and the title, it was the teams third consecutive year topping the Scottish Curling Wheelchair Championship!

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THE RINK CHAMPIONSHIP Forfar Indoor Sports hosted the 2016/17 Rink Championship from 3rd – 5th March. This competition sees teams representing their ice rinks after qualifying from local events, and 21 teams taking part. Aberdeen 1 (Scott McLeod – skip, Graeme Penny, Maggie Wilson and Simon Gibb) and Perth 2 (Kenny Kinnear – skip, Callum Kinnear, Duncan McFadzean and David Brown) met in the final. It was a close fought game, with a pivotal last-stone miss from Aberdeen in the third end costing them the loss of a three proving crucial. Although Aberdeen came away as Champions at last years Rink Championship they had to settle for silver this year, after Perth emerged victorious with a 7-4 win.

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ASHAM UNDER 14 SLAM - MURRAYFIELD The last event on the Asham Under 14 Slam this season was held in Murrayfield on Sunday 5th March. Sixteen teams, in four sections, took part in a competition across a fairly wide age range, however, skill was to the fore and each team showed their talent. Every game was played in the friendly way we would expect; the only time umpires were called was when a measure was needed. The four section winners, teams Gallacher, Maguire, Stranraer 2 and Stranraer 1 made up the high road with teams Hill, Braehead Rockers, Ryder and Gow the low road. The high road put the two Stranraer teams against each other in the semi-final, guaranteeing a Stranraer team in the final with Stranraer 2 taking the spot. The other space in the high road final was filled by Team Gallacher. The final was a very one-sided affair, with a dominant Gallagher taking four in the first end and finishing the game on an impressive 7-0 win after three ends. The low road final between Team Hill and Team Gow started with a two for Hill. Gow came back fighting with a five in the second and a steal of three in the third. Gow ended up the victor with the final score 8-2. Since this was the last slam of the season, Team Gallacher not only collected prizes for winning this event, but also for being overall winners of the Asham Under 14 Slam. Congratulations to all who took part and thank you to the Murrayfield staff for making this event a success; those on line-scores, the catering staff and a special thank you to the Ice Technicians for all their efforts to provide good ice, promptly and efficiently.

PICTURED: HIGH ROAD WINNERS, TEAM GALLAGHER – HAMISH GALLAGHER (SKIP), SCOTT HYSLOP, JACK STRAWHORN AND JACK CARRICK For more from the Asham Under LOW ROAD WINNERS, TEAM GOW – HARRY GOW (SKIP), EUAN GLEN, 14 Slam – Murrayfield, click here >> ANNABELLE HOF AND CAMERON MUNRO ISSUE 47 | MARCH 2017 | ROYALCALEDONIANCURLINGCLUB.ORG | COMPETITIONS WORLD WHEELCHAIR CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Scotland claimed the bronze medals at the 2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship on Saturday 11th March in the Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung, Republic of Korea. In the bronze medal final Scotland – skipped by Aileen Neilson, with third Gregor Ewan, second Hugh Nibloe, lead Robert McPherson and 8 alternate Angie Malone – fell behind to a score of four points from China in the second end before fighting back to secure a 9-5 victory and the bronze medals. After their bronze medal game win over China, Scotland skip Aileen Neilson, said: “It’s a bit surreal to be honest. Having come off from losing in the 1v2 game to Russia, and then to Norway [in the semi-final] we knew we had to come back out here and fight. After giving up the four that was a big ask but it just shows the real dynamics we have on our team. We stuck together and we didn’t let it go until the very last stone was thrown. We’ve lost big ends before and managed to fight back – it’s about not letting that get to you.” The 10 teams competing at the Wheelchair Curling Championship 2017 have all earned Paralympic Qualification Points to be in qualifying positions for the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, twelve teams will compete at the Games. The Member Associations who have earned enough Paralympic Qualification Points are: Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Norway, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, , Switzerland, USA and hosts Korea. PHOTOS: © WCF / CÉLINE STUCKI

Click here to visit the event website >> SCOTTISH SCHOOLS CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP The Scottish Curling Schools Championship took place at intu Braehead from 10th – 12th March 2017. Over 100 teams competed in regional qualifying events at curling rinks all over Scotland to establish the 24 qualifying teams who would compete for the title. The teams were arranged in four groups of six, initially competing a round robin to establish ranking for the knockout stages. There was some great curling over the weekend, evidence of the RCCC Academy training and of the various Asham Slam competitions, which offer young curlers the chance to get competitive experience. Ironically in the final, teammates from the Under 17 slams found themselves on opposite sides making for a final contested in great spirit! Following a narrow defeat in the 2016 final to Perth Academy, Perth High School went one better in 2017 and successfully brought the trophy home to PHOTO: LESLIE INGRAM BROWN Perth after a tightly contested final against Lockerbie. The Team of Duncan McFadzean, Leeanne McKenzie, Matthew McKenzie and Cameron Patterson was unchanged from the previous year and made that experience count, final For more information from the Scottish score 6-4. Schools Curling Championship click now! >> ABERDEEN INTERNATIONAL CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Grant Hardie and his rink of Blair Fraser, and David Reid cemented their place at the top of the Goldline Scottish Curling Tour leader board with a win over Team Liu of China in the final of the Aberdeen International, played at Curl Aberdeen from Thursday 16th – Sunday 19th March. An impressive run in the competition saw Team Hardie beat Team McEwan (Canada) in the semi-finals, and earlier Team Stjerne () to secure their place in the quarter-finals. Hardie opened with one in the first end of the final, to which Liu replied with one in the second. Capitalising on the last stone advantage by scoring 2 in ends three and PHOTO: CURL ABERDEEN five, while Team China could only manage to score a single point in end 4. Ends 6 and 7 were blanked, and then the Chinese were run out of stones in end 8. ISSUE 47 | MARCH 2017 | ROYALCALEDONIANCURLINGCLUB.ORG | COMPETITIONS SCOTTISH CURLING MIXED CHAMPIONSHIP The Scottish Curling Mixed Championship returned to Curl Aberdeen from 10th – 12th March, where Team Bryce were unable to retain their tile for a third year. The Scottish Curling Mixed Championship is open to teams consisting of two males and two females, playing in alternate positions. The winners of the Scottish Curling Mixed Championships will get the opportunity to represent Scotland at the World Mixed Curling Championship. Three round robin games 9 were played in two sections on Saturday which saw the top two teams in each section progress to the semi-finals on Sunday morning. Teams Macleod and Waddell topped their sections, with Morton and Bryce also qualifying. There was a re-run of last year’s final in one of the semi-final games, as Bryce took on Waddell. This time Waddell defeated the reigning team as they ran them out of stones in the last end. In the other game teams Macleod and lead. The seventh end was kept open and Waddell decided to blank the Morton had a close encounter with Morton also eventually running their end and take last stone advantage going into the last end, requiring a opposition out of stones. score of two for an extra end. With stones in play during the final end, Team Waddell (Craig Waddell, , , ) Grant Hardie was left an open hit with his final shot of the game to run and Team Morton (Grant Hardie, , Billy Morton, Barbara Waddell out of stones. McFarlane) went head to head in the final with Waddell having last stone Team Morton will now go on to represent Scotland at the World Mixed advantage after defeating Morton during the round robin stage. Curling Championships in Champery, Switzerland from 7-14th October A steal from Morton in the first end saw them take an early lead which 2017, last year Scotland claimed bronze at the Championship. didn’t last long when the second end was blanked and skip Craig Waddell drew the four foot to score 2 in the third end. Morton was forced to take just For teamlists and full line scores from the 1 shot in the fourth end to level the score at 2-2 at the halfway stage. The weekend, click here >> next two ends were steals of one shot in each end as Morton took a two shot

SCOTTISH CURLING PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP The Scottish Curling Pairs Championship was held at Stranraer Ice Rink from 17th – 19th March. There were 21 pairs taking part in the Championship after three last minute team withdrawals. All the pairs competing had earned the right to compete at the finals having qualified through events held at their local ice rinks. The teams were split into four sections, with the top two teams from each section progressing to the knock-out stages on Sunday. The last two teams left to battle it out in the final were Ayr and Greenacres. The Greenacres team of William Smith and Wallace Gilbert had the hammer from the start which they held on to until the fourth end when they scored two shots to take the lead, this proved to be the only score of the match with Neil Kennedy and Shaun Rennie unable to respond in the final two ends. At the presentation, Royal Caledonian Curling Club President Clive Thomson awarded William Smith and Wallace Gilbert the Pairs Trophy. He also thanked North West Castle Hotel, Stranraer Ice Rink and Gail Munro, for hosting the competition, Stewart Robertson and his assistant David Henderson for ably umpiring the competition and keeping the line scores up-to-date online.

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DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THE NEXT YOUR CURLER? Complete our online form by... th APRIL 19Visit the 2017 RCCC website or click >> ISSUE 47 | MARCH 2017 | ROYALCALEDONIANCURLINGCLUB.ORG | COMPETITIONS RCCC FUNSPIEL The annual RCCC Funspiel took place on Sunday 19th March, at Dumfries Ice Bowl. With twelve teams competing in both age groups at the RCCC Funspiel, each team got to play three games, with the top team from each group and the best runner up progressing to the semi- final. In the Under 13 Final the Dumfries team got off to a great start. Orrin making a tough draw to the 4-foot for a one in the first end and then stealing the next two ends to take a commanding lead which they would not give up. Stranraer 1 fought hard in the last end and almost got back into the game. A somewhat fortunate rub in the last end sent Dumfries last stone in behind cover and left Stranraer with a difficult raise take-out for three. It was not to be and Stranraer scored the one in the last end to leave Dumfries 3–1 winners. In the Under 15 final was an all-Dumfries game between Dumfries 3 and Dumfries 2 the two teams put on a great display trading single shots in the first three ends. Dumfries 3 skip Nevin was forced to drawing the 4-foot to tie the game and force an extra end after some clinical clearing from Dumfries 2. The extra end showed more quality curling, and it was Dumfries 3 who emerged winners after managing a steal of 1 in the extra end. While the semi-finals and finals were taking place all the other curlers were invited to take part in a Hotshots Challenge which would see them go head to head with their fellow competitors. They had to play four different types of shots and be scored on each attempt with a possible 8 points up for grabs! In the Under 13 event Rory MacLeod (Dumfries) just missed the maximum scoring 7 out of 8 and won the hotshots, the Under 15 event was closely contested with Niall Ryder (Stranraer) winning with a score of 5 out of 8 points. The prizes were presented by 2017 Scottish Curling Junior Champion skip and local curler . Thanks were given to the Ice Bowl, ice staff, umpires, Dumfries Junior Club Committee, all the teams as well as the parents and coaches UNDER 13 WINNERS: ORRIN CARSON, LOGAN CARSON, who travelled to support all the teams. ARCHIE HYSLOP AND CHARLIE GIBB For all line scores from the Funspiel, UNDER 15 WINNERS: NEVIN HARMJANZ, FINLAY KENNEDY, click here >> ANDREW MURRAY, OLLIE MCLELLAN

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*All bookings are subject to Fred. Olsen’s (FOCL) standard terms & conditions, available on our website & on request. All prices quoted under the RCCC members discount offer are exclusive to qualifying members & their travelling companions only, members must quote their discount code at time of booking. Membership discounts cannot be applied retrospectively. Bookings must be made via the booking hotline number 0800 0355 108. Proof of membership will be required at the time of booking. Offers cannot be extended to any unrelated third party, are subject to availability & may be withdrawn or amended at any time without prior notice. From time to time FOCL may run special offers which cannot be combined with this discount, including selected group travel deals. All guests booked under this scheme are requested to refrain from disclosing the fare paid whilst on board. Offer is for first-time cruisers with Fred. Olsen only. Fred. Olsen Oceans members are entitled to a 5% RCCC discount subject to the same terms & conditions, to be applied after the standard Oceans discount, where applicable. In this instance, Oceans Terms & Conditions apply. This offer expires on 31st May 2017. E&OE. ISSUE 47 | MARCH 2017 | ROYALCALEDONIANCURLINGCLUB.ORG | COMPETITIONS WORLD WOMEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Scotland claimed bronze at the 2017 World Women’s Curling Championship in Beijing, China, following their 6-4 win over Sweden on Sunday 26th March, represented by (skip), , Vicki Adams, , (alternate) and (coach). Not only did the team grab a spot on the podium, they have also secured Scotland’s space at the 2018 Winter . After their win, Scottish skip Eve Muirhead said: “That was a really strong team performance out there. We came out fighting for that medal because we knew we really wanted it. It’s been a tough week, a lot of ups and a lot of downs … It’s good to have a solid Worlds going into the Olympic Games” Going into the bronze medal game, Scotland had already met – and lost to – Sweden twice during the Championship, once in the round robin and then in the 3 v 4 page playoff game. Sweden blanked the first end and then took the early advantage when their skip tapped back with her last stone, to score two points. The Scots blanked the third end and then scored one point in the fourth end when skip Eve Muirhead drew her last stone inside three Swedish counters. In the fifth end, Hasselborg played a hit and stay to add one more point for a 3-1 half-time lead. Then, in the sixth end, Muirhead took out a Swedish stone with her own last stone, but had to settle for two points – to level the score at 3-3 – rather than score a possible three points when her own stone rolled on just too far after the hit. The umpire’s measure was called into service in the seventh end, and it denied Sweden a second point in this end, meaning they had to settle for a 4-3 lead. After this, it was Scotland all the way, Muirhead drew for one in the eighth end to level the score again, at 4-4. Then, in the ninth end, Muirhead produced a well-judged draw which Hasselborg could not better. The Swedish last stone was heavy and wide to give Scotland a steal of one point and the lead for the first time in the game. In the tenth end, after getting an early stone on the button, the Scots played guard after guard. Hasselborg’s attempted difficult angle raise take-out with her last stone made contact, but it did not come off, giving Scotland another single point steal and a 6-4 win.

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