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SCOTTISH SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP Congratulations to Perth Academy on Winning the Scottish Schools Curling Championship 2016 Issue 38 Your Curler Mar 2016 The Royal Caledonian Curling Club Member Ezine CLUBS AND RINKS University of Dundee celebrate the club’s 50th anniversary with a bonspiel, as well as lots more from other clubs. FEATURES COMPETITIONS Member Ticket Offer – Exclusive European This month’s competitions round-up including Curling Championships tournament pass the Scottish Seniors, Asham Slams, the World pre-sale. Junior Championships and more. www.royalcaledoniancurlingclub.org 02 Clubs & Rinks MARCH 2016 ISSUE | YOUR CURLER | www.royalcaledoniancurlingclub.org GLASGOW V DUNBARTONSHIRE INTER PROVINCE COMPETITION A new annual Inter Province competition was held at Braehead on Saturday 30th January when 16 rinks from Glasgow and Dunbartonshire competed for the ‘Thomson Trophy’. The trophy was presented by Clive Thomson, President of Glasgow Province to encourage a closer relationship between the two Provinces in Area 4. Dunbartonshire came out on top by the substantial margin of 66- 31. The main difference was that Glasgow had opened up the match to any individual curler in the Province whereas Dunbartonshire asked 8 clubs to provide a rink. However, a good day was had by all and Judith Thomson, Clive’s wife, presented David Wright (Bearsden Report by: Clive Thomson Ski Club), Dunbartonshire Province President, with the Thomson Quaich and the winning curlers with a miniature curling stone. EAST KILBRIDE AND HAREMYRES EIGHT ENDER Eight Ender scored by EK & Haremyres Ladies at Lanarkshire Ice Rink on 9th February during the West of Scotland Ladies League. Team Skip Agnes Strang, Anne Paterson, Caroline Morrison, Catherine Morrison. 2016 SCOTTISH CURLING AWARDS CELEBRATING CURLING IN SCOTLAND CURLING’S COOL AT Young Curler of the Year LOCKERBIE ICE RINK Team of the Year Grassroots Coach of the Year The P7 Primary Schools Festival was held on Friday 4th March at Lockerbie Ice Rink with 20 teams from Ice Diamond Award schools throughout Annandale and Eskdale competing for the A & E Sport & Leisure shield. Six teams qualified for the playoffs with Eaglesfield emerging as the winners. Olympic Bronze Medallist and current Scottish Champion Anna Sloan presented the shield to the winning team, made up of Caitlin Key, Maciek Sokolowski, Jamie Dalgleish and Cameron Murray. © WCF / Richard Gray 2014 Gray / Richard © WCF The Scottish Curling Awards are held annually to acknowledge and celebrate the success and achievements of Scottish curlers over the last year. Visit www.royalcaledoniancurlingclub.org for award criteria and to make your nominations online. Clubs & Rinks MARCH 2016 ISSUE | YOUR CURLER | www.royalcaledoniancurlingclub.org 03 SECONDARY SCHOOLS BONSPIEL The thirteenth annual Secondary schools bonspiel for the Andrew McClune Memorial Trophy was held at Lockerbie Ice Rink on Monday 14th March 2016. Ten teams made up from six schools took part. The bonspiel was a great success and the Andrew McClune Memorial Trophy was presented to the winning team by Christopher McClune, Andrew’s youngest brother. This year there was a new trophy presented – a stunning engraved curling stone. The prizes for first and second were presented by the sponsors Report by: Gordon Gilchrist - Pauline Hyslop on behalf of the Rostrum Sports and Jill Callander on behalf of Magnox Ltd. The evening was concluded with a light supper provided by the Ice Rink Café caterers. This year’s winning rink was Lockerbie Academy 1 skipped by Thanks go to the sponsors, the McClune family, the teachers and teams Ryan McCormack with team members Angus Naysmith, Robbie and the ice rink who supplied admin support, Curling School coaches and McCormack and Jake Beattie. One shot behind were Stranraer catering and refreshments. Academy 2 followed by Dumfries High 1. Other schools participating were Wallace Hall Academy, Dumfries Academy and Maxwellton High. GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY FOR UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE CURLING CLUB The University of Dundee Curling Club was started in March 1966 by some enthusiastic lecturers for the benefit of both staff and students. Initially admitted to the RCCC in 1966 as ‘Queen’s College Curling Club’, (part of St Andrew’s University), its name was changed in May 1967, after Dundee University had become independent. Early on, it initiated the Inter-University Bonspiel in 1967, between teams from Dundee, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities, which developed into the Scottish Universities Curling Championship and ran for many seasons. Over the years, membership has broadened to family members and friends of staff and past students. Integration with current students is always a challenge, as seasonal programmes are published and ice is already available before new students arrive each autumn. The University of Dundee Curling Club celebrated it’s 50th Anniversary on Monday 22nd February 2016 at Dundee Ice Arena with a Bonspiel against teams made up from 12 neighbouring clubs. The opening ‘stanes’ were played by Bill Main, the oldest past President still playing, and the current President, Lewis McNicol. The University won 4 of the 6 games. The winning rink overall were team Lewis McNicol, Simon Arthur, Linda Costello and Ed Brown, who each received engraved miniature curling stones, and the losing rink of Pitkerro and Monifieth players received hand-crafted wooden spoons. The enjoyable games were followed by an excellent buffet and a celebration cake. Report: Judy Robinson Further celebrations will take place in November with a formal dinner at the Royal Tay Yacht Club in Broughty Ferry, Dundee. LOCKERBIE LADIES EIGHT ENDER AT STRANRAER A ladies team from Lockerbie achieved their first ever eight ender earlier this season at the Stranraer Ladies President’s Day at Stranraer Ice Rink. The team, pictured with their eight ender award, are left to right: Jean Irving, Christine Ross, Valerie Davidson and Helen Hally. 04 Clubs & Rinks MARCH 2016 ISSUE | YOUR CURLER | www.royalcaledoniancurlingclub.org LOCKERBIE AND DUMFRIES COME TOGETHER IN CURLING CELEBRATION A new competition designed to bring lady curlers from Lockerbie and Dumfries together in a spirit of fellowship and friendship reached its climax at Dumfries Ice Bowl on Friday 11th March. Eight teams, each with two Lockerbie players and two for Dumfries, competed over a series of four end games for the Symington Cup. This cup was donated as a legacy from the Symington Club, now sadly wound up, that had curled for many years out of Lockerbie. It was fitting that two of the lady curlers, one from Dumfries and one from Lockerbie had previously been members of Symington. The competition that had been established to strengthen the links between the two centres was a great success. The format allowed Fiona Hardie from Dumfries, with Margot Woods Lockerbie, Maureen Woods players who had previously only met as opponents to play together (D) and Anne Vevers (L). Runners up were Valerie Davidson (L), Marion Mather in integrated teams and new friendships were forged. (D), Margaret Reavley (L), and May Bryden (D). Thomas Tosh from Thornhill There was some excellent curling, both at Lockerbie in October generously sponsored the competition and provided prizes that were very and again on Friday 11th March. The winning rink was skipped by well received. 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As the most dedicated supporters of curling in Scotland we are rewarding our members with access to tournament passes before anyone else! Book yours online through Ticketmaster by clicking on the advert below. There are two options to select from: Premium Tournament Passes and standard Tournament Passes. Both give you access to every session of European Curling Championship action at intu Braehead Arena and Premium Tournament Passes include premium seating - best views behind the house - for the men’s and women’s finals on 26th November. Please note that all seating in the arena is unreserved for the duration of the championships; seats within the Premium block on finals day are accessible to Premium Tournament Pass holders only. Premium Tournament Passes give you a massive saving of over £100 on individual session tickets and with less than 300 available we want to ensure RCCC members get there first! So go on, immerse yourself in a week of top flight curling and enjoy everything that intu Braehead’s world-class retail and leisure destination has to offer! Tournament passes will go on public sale from 13th April. Individual session tickets will go on sale in the Autumn. Latest ticketing information will be available from www.worldcurling.org/ecc2016 Click here to buy your Tournament Passes now! worldcurling.org/ecc2016 06 Competitions & Events MARCH 2016 ISSUE | YOUR CURLER | www.royalcaledoniancurlingclub.org Your new look Dates for your Diary… Dates for your Simply click on the dates for more information.
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