Curling Pond at West Cults

Aberdeen CC used to have a large curling pond and club house at West Cults. The AGM minute books record that it was decided to abandon outdoor curling in October 1967 probably due to the milder winters and the availibility of indoor ice at Donalds Ice Rink at Spring Garden. In 1998 the club sold the remaining land and the majority of the proceeds were gifted to the Curling Project to assist in the building of the new curling rink at Lang Stracht.

Recently I was shown the above photograph of lots of people enjoying the pond on a busy winter's day in 1933. Having a keen interest in outdoor curling and local history I decided to visit the site to see what remains of the pond today. The story can be found here.

Annual General Meeting - Tuesday 26 April

The Annual General Meeting and prize giving will be held at Curl Aberdeen on Tuesday 26 April at 7pm.

All members should now have received written notice of the AGM from the Secretary with a form to indicate next seasons playing preferences.

In order for me to prepare next seasons ice allocation request I need this form sent back to me ASAP.

John Geddes Bonspiel - Result

The John Geddes Quaich was retained by Rotary CC this afternoon after scoring 2 more shots overall than Aberdeen CC.

The results sheet can be found here.

Spring League - Champions

Any one of the top three teams on the ice tonight could have won the spring league. In the end after a tense evening of curling Graeme Fisher, Jean Smith, Brian Yeats & Roddy Leslie emerged on top by virtue of having won one more end over the 8 games. Robert Shand, Mark Coutts, Ian McKay & Norma Pratt were runners up. Both teams won 7 and lost only 1.

The final league table can be found here.

John Geddes Bonspiel

The end of season bonspiel takes place on Saturday 2 April at 2.30pm.

Six teams from Aberdeen CC will compete against Rotary CC for the John Geddes Quaich. The Aberdeen team line ups can be found here.

Rules
Skips will draw to see which sheet they are playing on.
Aberdeen CC will play red stones, Rotary CC will play yellow stones.
Games are to be 8 ends so timing is critical.
Toss for who plays first.
Winners will be the club that has scored most points over the six games.
Trophy will be retained, for the year, by the team from the winning club that has the biggest winning margin.
Prizes go to the teams with the biggest winning margins. Which may of course be from the losing club.

After the curling a two course meal will be served (Steak Pie and Vegetables & Apple and Bramble Crumble) followed by the presentation of the Quaich. If you require a vegetarian option please let me know ASAP.

The cost is £19 if you are dining and £9 if curling only to be collected on arrival.

Singles Competition - Final

The final of the singles will take place next Thursday 24 March at 8.30pm. Good luck to everyone involved.

R Shand, M Kerr, R Leslie   v   I Ingram, A Macrae, M Palmer

RESULT:  I INGRAM'S TEAM WON 15-6

The results of the competition can be found here.

Singles Competition

Six teams competed in the first round of the singles competition earlier this evening. Two of the three matches were peeled with three teams scoring seven ends each. All the scores can be found here.

The semi finals are next Friday 18 March at 6.15pm.

N Bruce, S Johnston, A Shand   v   I Ingram, A Macrae, M Palmer

R Shand, M Kerr, R Leslie   v   G Fisher, I McKay, M Fisher

Andrew Mitchell Points Competition

Curl Aberdeen have just confirmed The Andrew Mitchell Points will take place on Friday 11th March 2011. The session times are 4.30pm and 6.30pm, the cost is £8 per person.

Trophys are presented to the overall winner, best lady, best junior and best club.

If you would like to take part please contact Laura Morris on development@curl-aberdeen.co.uk as soon as possible stating which session you would like to play in.

Singles, Top Ten Challenge & John Geddes Bonspiel

I need 24 players to participate in both the Singles and the Bonspiel. There is a sheet on the club notice board with all the details at the ice rink, please add your name.

I'm also looking for 4 or 5 more players to take part in the Top Ten Challenge at Forfar on Sunday 27 March. This is an all day event.

Points Competition - Result

18 members took part in the Points Competition this afternoon. Graham Stanley lifted the Claret Jug with a score of 24 points out of a possible 40 and Robert Shand was runner up with 22 points.

All the scores can be found here.