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| Origins |
The Kelso club was formed in1790 some fifty years prior to the sports governing body, the then "Grand Caledonian Curling Club" which was founded in 1838. The Grand CCC was granted royal stature by Queen Victoria in 1843 and the Kelso Club became affiliated to the "Royal Caledonian Curling Club" 10 years later in 1853.
Early games for Kelso would be played on the Tweed and Teviot rivers but due to the kind patronage of local gentry and in particular Charles Balfour of Newton Don and George Waldie Griffith of Hendersyde (whose trophy we still play for nationally) the club made a purpose built rink at Newton Don, which was used from 1856 to 1948. This rink can still be seen if you look east from the Newton Don bridge.
Early games would be played within the club and with other border clubs such as Jedburgh, Melrose and Earlston.
The first of indoor curling for the Kelso curlers would be played in Edinburgh's Haymarket rink. A game at Haymarket usually meant an early train from St Boswells and a late return after the game, a meal and the odd dram or two.
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