Mixed Doubles competition for Moray Province?

At this year's Moray Province A.G.M the idea of replacing the annual Mixed Pairs competition with the relatively new discipline of Mixed Doubles was suggested.  The idea seemed to be welcomed by some and dismissed by others.(surprise??!)

With entries dwindling for the pairs in recent years ( only ten teams entered last year compared with thirty 5 years ago)  change is needed to revitalise this once healthy competition.

 As yet there has been no announcement either way, but for those of you who regularly participate in the pairs, or who might fancy participating in mixed doubles, if it becomes a province competition, and have never seen it played here is the official World Curling Federation demonstration video for you to get a feel for the game and its rules. 

Click on the image to view video. 

Four Nations

The Royal Caledonian Curling Club are currently seeking applications from members to represent Scotland at the four nations competition, held at Ayr ice rink from 19th - 20th January 2013.

The competition sees Scotland compete against England, Ireland and Wales in a number of  games over the weekend.  If you are interested in applying please follow this link

Ballindalloch at Altitude

I recently came across an interesting Ballindalloch Curling Club related article on Bob Cowan and David Smith's website ' Curling History'

Click Here to have a look at the article
Picture above is taken from 'Curling History'

A.G.M 2011-12 Season

On Thursday July 26th 7 club members attended the Annual General Meeting of Ballindalloch Curling Club. 

A number of important issues were discussed, including the club billing skips for competition entry fees, raising the annual subs, the feasibility of holding a second club bonspiel during the season and allocating and billing skips for Area 10 Bonspiel.

The meeting was concluded with the prize giving, Callum Jacklin accepted the George Grant Memorial Trophy on behalf of the  Stuart Mackenzie team of Stuart, Bob Lawton, Eilidh Yeats and Callum.

Thanks go to John Grant for the use of the distillery meeting rim and the generous prizes he donated.

picture shows Callum and the George Grant Memorial Trophy.

A.G.M

The Ballindalloch Curling Club A.G.M will be held this coming Thursday (26th) at Glenfarclas Distillery. The meeting will commence at 7pm.

As well as the meeting there will also be prizes, kindly offered by John Grant, to be presented to the winners of the George Grant Memorial Trophy.

I hope to see a few of you there!

Curling Equipment SALE



It may seem like an unusual time to be thinking of purchasing curling equipment, but Tom Pendreigh at British Curling Supplies is holding a sale of 'End of line products and shop soiled stock' at Inverness Ice Centre this Saturday (28th)  from 12pm - 5pm and Sunday 10am - 2pm.  So if you are thinking of buying a new pair of shoes, buying your first curling brush or just fancy treating yourself, head along to Inverness this weekend.

There will also be an opportunity to buy next season's products at this season's prices with a estimated saving of 5 - 10%.

Alternatively, if you cant make it along to the sale, have a look at the British Curling Supplies website : britishcurlingsupplies.com. 

There are a few alternative options to British Curling Supplies in Scotland, The Murrayfield Curling Club shop has a number of very reasonable priced curling shoes on sale at present (murrayfieldcurlingshop.co.uk)  and CorstenSinclair (curlingsupplies.co.uk) also have an extensive range of curling  products to offer.

2012 Moray International

This weekend seen Moray Leisure Centre play host to the 4th Moray International Bonspiel. The event is the brain child of the 'weel kaint' curler Andy Cameron, who over the last four years has attracted some high profile Scottish and European curlers to Elgin for what has come to been a very sociable and enjoyable weekend.

This year the event was won by club members Steve McGingle, Eilidh Yeats, Brian Yeats and Forres' Amy Macdonald.

Well Done guys, a fantastic achievement!

Photo shows the winning team of Steve Mcgingle, Eilidh Yeats, Brian Yeats and Amy Macdonald. courtesy of Brian Yeats