Season 2011/12 Underway

The new season is well underway with 6 matches already played on good keen ice. I have decided not to post the league table until all teams have played at least 2 games.

Meantime I welcome any feedback from members following matches played on lanes C & D with regard to the new experimental buffer which has been installed between the lanes.

If successful it is likely the remaining lanes will receive similar treatment in due course.

Season 2011/12

The new curling season is now just over one month away. Members should by now have received their membership pack by post from the Club Secretary. If it has not arrived please get in touch with him ASAP.

Curling for some commences on Thursday 15 September at 8.30pm.

Please note that the Skips meeting will be held at the rink prior to this at 7.45pm. All Skips (Winter & Spring) are requested to attend.

Blog now closed until next Season

There will be no more posts until early August when the new season's fixtures and teams will be published.

For your information Curl Aberdeen will re-open on Wednesday 14 September 2011.

Curling Clubhouse at West Cults

Further to my article with photographs of our pond and clubhouse, by coincidence, I have now come across a 5'x4' impressive oil on canvas painting of the clubhouse depicted in it's present delapidated state painted by local artist Jaki Sinclair.

To view Jaki's painting click here then scroll to the bottom of the page.

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.