Bearsden Curling Club AGM Reminder

Thursday 7 November saw 24 Canadian Ladies Curlers being piped from their tour bus into Greenacres Ice Rink to play the fifth game of the Canadian  tour, having played at Stranraer and Lanarkshire Ice Rinks since their tour commenced on Monday 4 November.  In total they will curl at 15 different rinks throughout Scotland before…

The annual competition took place on Saturday the 21st February. In the words of our President Eilidh as we approached the end opf the 8th end, “I think I know who’s won!”. The ladies trounced the gents in no uncertain terms. The battle comences! Joan – all under control! A pathetic attempt at hiding the…

Simon is this weekend umpiring at the prestigious Scottish Curling Mixed Doubles Championship being held at the Dewars Centre, Perth over 22 – 25 January.   This Championship is a Scotland wide competition with 15 couples teams.   The rinks playing include several previous National and World Champions including the familiar names of Dodds/Mouat, Aitken/Hardie, McMillan/Craik…

This year the National Gateway Club Challenge was held in Edinburgh Curling Rink on Saturday 23 March.    Sixteen teams from all over Scotland travelled to Edinburgh to participate, ranging from the Borders Ice Rink to Moray and Inverness Rinks.  Glasgow Gateway based at Greenacres fielded two teams,  Bearsden member, Emily played in Glasgow Gateway…

The 1911 Centenary Bonspiel is an annual event between the four curling clubs who were founded in 1911 viz. Bearsden, Craigie Hill, Monifieth and Wengen. It was first held in 2011 to mark the centenary of the four clubs. Bearsden CC won the1911 Centenary Bonspiel Trophy last March at Perth Ice Rink and, as the…

This week saw both Simon and Ross compete in their respective rinks in the Qualifying Rounds for the Scottish National Masters. This was held at Greenacres over 7 – 9 November. The Finals will take place on 1 – 4 February, again at Greenacres. Simon was playing in the Gillespie Rink alongside Ian Gillespie, They…