Getting to Greenacres

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…

Allan Cup Our rink of Simon, Alan, Peter H and John met Cawder House in the first game of this competition on 27 September and came away with a hard fought peel. In the second game, on 30 October, Ross, Simon, Alan and Alison did their best against a very able Alma rink who proved…

Bearsden members are out and about at the start of the curling season.  John Dunlop in the Irish Curling Association’s first game of the new season at Greenacres Ice Rink. John was in the winning rink with team mates Maria O’Neill, Charlotte Tierney and skip Neil Fyfe.

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…

Geraldine’s 2024 curling season got off to a good start when she was playing with Glasgow Ladies in their Bonspiel on Thursday 4 January at Greenacres. The format of the Bonspiel over eight ends required playing two ends then moving on to play a new rink. Geraldine was in Kirstine Cochrane’s rink who narrowly beaten…