Latest News to Thursday 26th January 2012

Braehead Pairs Competition

New Seminar Coming Soon!

Download a poster here.

Rink Championship Qualifier Result

Cadder "1" skipped by Gary Macfarlane played Partick skipped by John Summers in the final of The Rink Championship qualifier. Gary's team won by 10 shots to 2. However, both teams qualify to play in the National Rink Championship finals which are being held at Forfar Curling Rink on the 2nd to the 4th of March 2012.

Waterfront Final Results

Anne Rankin (Duntocher Ladies) beat Sheila Black (Maxwell Ladies).

You can see a match report and photograph of the winners here.

Braehead Ladies Open 2011 Results

Follow the competition links to see a full report and standings for the Ladies Open. You can go straight there from here.

Henderson Bishop Result

The local qualifier for the Henderson Bishop was won by Liz Paul's team of Nanette Davidson : Susan Lemond : Sheila Black. They beat Fiona Wylie's team by 15 shots to 2.

Braehead Mixed Doubles Results

Hanna Fleming and Billy Morton won by beating Graham Shedden and Jennifer Marshall in the final by 6 shots to 5.

Braehead Open Results

Kyle Smith beat Ally Fraser's team by 7 shots to 4 to win the Braehead Open.

Full House at Braehead Curling Seminar

Norman Cathcart, The chair of The Braehead Curling Development Group was delighted to declare a full house when almost 70 Club Curlers attended a Curling seminar held at Braehead on Wednesday 23rd November.
Braehead’s award winning Ice maker Chris Noble and the vastly experienced International Umpire Leslie Ingram-Brown were the guest speakers.
Chris started the evening by providing an insight to the secret world of creating ice by showing a fascinating video of his Ice making team transforming the concrete pad at Braehead into a high quality 8 sheet curling rink - this was two weeks work cut down to about 15 minutes on video. He was also able to give unique advice on how to read ice conditions by using several video slides. Many questions were asked and all expertly answered by Chris who even admitted that as they continually have to work with ongoing changing conditions they sometimes get it wrong. Fortunately for Braehead curlers and those that play in the various competitions held at The Curling Rink, including the Braehead open and the Glynhill International this does not happen too often and is quickly addressed by Chris and his dedicated team.

Chris follows the action

Leslie Ingram-Brown provided a guide on the rules which generally affect club Curling along with advice on the etiquette we should all be observing. He was also able to recall many stories from his world wide travels to keep the audience entertained. He then invited the audience to name as many of the curling etiquette rules named in the 2nd issue of the new “Your Curler” on line magazine. This talk was also followed by many questions ranging from “How do you carry out a proper measure” and “Why does the rule on curlers using a stick vary between The RCCC and The WCF. Again all questions were expertly answered and Lesley stressed that “The spirit of Curling” should always be at the fore when playing any game of curling.


Leslie holds the floor

The appreciation of the audience was reward enough for Norman who had spent a great deal of time organising the event. Thanks are due to everyone who helped and especially the curlers who came along to support the event.

David Horne

Curling Camp

Braehead’s second annual Curling Camp was run during the October school holidays and attracted total of 13 youngsters aged between 11 and 14 years. The children were from as far apart as Hamilton and Greenock, and also included two who were trying curling for the very first time.

Local coaches Meta Eccleston, Robbie Stewart and Liz Paul assisted the CDO David Horne to provide a fun filled three days. They also had time to focus on certain aspects of each young curler’s delivery having their slide filmed using equipment supplied by the Braehead Development Group. The curlers were then able to watch their efforts on the TV screen in the warmth of the Braehead Bar.

Loads of fun games were played on the ice during the Camp and several full length games. The improvement over the three days by all the children was quite dramatic. At the end of the last day the members of the winning team of the three day curling competition received certificates but every child who came along received fun gifts.

The parents were full of praise for the venture and thanked the volunteer coaches and David for a well organised and extremely fun filled yet educations three days.

Report and photo
David Horne
CDO Braehead

Festive Cup Junior Competition Details Posted

Find out details and get your entry forms by following the link.
Festive Cup

David Duncan & Waterfront Competition Details Posted

For those of you involved, please look up the pages to get fixture information.
David Duncan
Waterfront

Olympic Gold Medallist joins Rotary to help Glasgow's Hospice

Rhona Martin joined members of The Rotary Club of Glasgow at Braehead Curling Rink to launch their centenary Bonspeil, a curling tournament which will be held on 12th February 2012 in aid of The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice.

The 32 team event will be open to members of the public and is one of many activities being organised by the Rotary Club to mark their 100 year anniversary.

The club chose The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice as the main beneficiary of this fundrasing effort and was a clear choice for the membership on account of the wonderful work that it does. The hospice has committed to plans to enhance it's services which will include facilites for young people aged between 15 and 25. It is important to know that persons of all ages benefit from the care and compassion provided by this excellent organisation.

You are invited and encouraged to participate in this event with Tickets are now on sale at £100 for a team of four.

Please contact call 0141 429 5599 or email jennifer.easson@ppwh.org.uk for further information.


(Picture by Alan Bryant).
From L to R: Jennifer Easson (The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice), Brian Evans (Rotary), Rhona Martin, Donald MacDougall (President of Rotary Club of Glasgow) and Ian Wylie (Rotary)

Nominate Young Curlers for London 2012 Ticketshare

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has teamed up with the National Governing Bodies of sport to offer young adults (18-26 years) the chance to attend an Olympic Games event for FREE!
This is in conjunction with the London 2012 Ticketshare scheme, and for a lucky few their visit will be in the company of a British Olympian. The number of tickets available to curling is limited and the tickets available will cover a range of the summer sports. Young people who are allocated tickets will be put into groups of 4,5 or 6 young adults.
You can read all about London 2012 Ticketshare at:
www.london2012.com/visiting/tickets/ticketshare

These free tickets are funded through a levy on London 2012 Prestige Ticketing hospitality packages, and the BOA is asking for OUR CLUBS' help to ensure that tickets go to deserving young people involved in sport. The BOA aims to inspire young adults to pursue their sporting ambitions through the Ticketshare scheme.
What do clubs have to do?
• Before Friday 16th September club members must nominate people who they consider should get a ticket to attend a session at the Games. Nominations should take the following format: 100-150 words on how the individual (who is 18-26 years) already 'live' one or more of the Olympic Values of Excellence, Friendship and Respect.

The nominations should be emailed to: kay@royalcaledoniancurlingclub.org.

• The final decision on the successful nominees rests with British Curling. Please bear in mind that each winner will recieve one ticket only and must use the ticket themselves (non-transferable).
• The tickets are free and include transport within London zones. Other transport and accomodation costs must be paid for by the individual.
• To download a nomination form, click here.

For more information, please contact Kay Adams (Communications and Web Content Officer) Tel: 0131 333 3003 Mob: 07595068833

Braehead Young Curlers

With no curling available during the summer, A group of youngsters from the BYC Club set out for a “Team Building” day at Auchengillan Centre on Sunday the 21st August. The group was split into 2 teams for a wide variety of activities throughout the day which also included climbing high up into trees and walking along log beams from one tree to another. The final (unofficial) activity of the day was a “Bog Race” where the youngsters ended up covered in mud. They had to work together in teams to help those that got stuck to get clear and reach the other side.
Coach Liz Paul hailed the day a great success with loads of fun and laughter and even had a go at tree climbing herself. Special thanks must go to Liz and President Laura for organising the Day.

The group after Bog Race

The youngsters are looking forward to being back on the Ice at Braehead on Saturday the 8th of October at 9.45am. The junior club is being restructured this season and will now only meet On Saturday mornings. A recruitment drive will be held early in the season and new members are always welcome.

Report by David Horne CDO & Photo by Liz Paul Curling Coach

OPENING FUNSPIEL CANCELLED

The BCDG Committee regrets to announce the cancellation of the Opening Funspiel which was scheduled for Friday 16th September. This follows confirmation received by the Committee on 22nd August from Braehead Leisure that the Lawn Tennis Association was taking up an option of sole occupancy rights to the Curling Bar during the Davis Cup being held in the Arena from 16th to 18th September. Although the ice would still be available the loss of the bar area would severely curtail the important social aspects of our Event. Alternative dates were explored but a suitable evening during the early season could not be identified. All entrants to date are now being contacted.

The Committee has therefore determined to organise a Christmas Funspiel. This will be a new Event with added attractions and the Committee very much hopes that curlers will support the efforts which will be made to ensure a really special evening. Initial information will be posted on the Website next week and full details will be distributed during the early part of the season.

Norman Cathcart
Chairman BDCG
25 August 2011

Chris Tops the Polls

Congratulations to our senior Ice Technician Chris Noble who was awarded the title of Most Improved Ice Maker of the Year at the Royal Club’s Annual Gala Awards Dinner held at the Inchyra Grange Hotel on Saturday 21st May.

Chris had strong competition from the other nominees on the short list which included our old friend Allan Grant along with his Stirling ice team.

According to our sources the announcement was met with one of the best ovations of the evening. After collecting the Award from Iain Baxter of Murrayfield Curling Limited, sponsors of the Award, Chris was invited to comment by the MC for the evening, Alison Walker, and he paid generous tribute to his young assistants as well as thanking all those who had voted for him.

Many Braehead curlers were present at the Dinner and were delighted to see Chris recognised for all his hard work.

A worthy winner!


Chris receiving the Award from Iain Baxter of Murrayfield Curling Limited