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Ben Nevis Challenge
Ben Nevis Challenge 22 May.
History has been made with curling on the summit of Ben Nevis. 20 curlers reached the summit in excellent conditions and have raised around £5,000 for the Kinross Curling Trust. With such an unusual event money was being collected from other summiteers. The stone was carried up by 5 and taken down by 5 different people and a welcome refreshment followed in the Ben Nevis Inn. The group was made up of members from Kinross, Fossoway Men and Ladies and a few guests.
The day started off with past president and oldest participant Gregor Hutcheson taking the first stint carrying the stone. Greg then pushed on all the way to the top for his first Munro. Other first time hill climbers stated that the Ben would be their only hill but were delighted to have taken part.
A fantastic day out and effort by all. Should you wish to contribute to this occasion please contact one of the participants.
http://www.kinrosscurlingtrust.org/
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Site updated 6 June
Results as declared at the AGM see Competitions.
Jamie's weigh in.
In a little under 3 months living on water and lettuce and adding greatly to greenhouse gases "slim Jim" has lost an impressive 36lbs. The results are clear to see in the photo's below. The president assures everyone that he was looking at the scales in disbelief at the level of reduction!. What this 36lbs loss means is that Kinross Curling Trust will benefit greatly with pounds gained. The new mean lean Jamie will be a powerhouse to be reckoned with on the ice.
Great effort Jamie.
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Before & After |
Jamie hiding behind an A4 sheet of paper. |
Rankine Cup
Congratulations to the rink of Sandy Nelson, Craig Gudmundsson, Archie Boge and Gordon Douglas on winning the Rankine with a game in hand. The lesser positions are all still to play for with any of 4 rinks in line for the MacIntosh. The Hogg Trophy will be determined in a head to head between Gavin Baird and Ross McCleary. For full results tables see Competions.
Kinross vs Orwell Bonspiel see News
Club winners at the Edinburgh International see News
National Curling Academy
NCA gains outline planning consent, now the fundraising begins big time See http://www.kinrosscurlingtrust.org/
The Club are working on a number of initiatives as well as Jamie's slimspiel (see below) More details to follow.
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50 Years curling with Kinross - Jim Paterson.
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A bonspiel was held to celebrate the 50 years curling. The event was 4 two end games which were both competitive and great fun. Stovies provided by The Green Hotel set the scene for a great evening.
Jim held the bar enthralled with a memorable speech covering his early days of curling for Kinross in such far-flung outposts as Falkirk, Stirling, Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline in the days before a rink existed in Kinross. Clearly, the drink-driving laws were very different then! Jim’s knowledge of curling is immense, and he revealed that he was one of the first curlers in Scotland to see the Canadian curlers introduce the slide delivery, and he was in the forefront of bringing this innovation into the game here. Jim was also a driving force in Rotary curling, serving eventually as World President. He has also served the game at all levels in Scotland, and remains RCCC Grand Match Convenor.
The day also allowed Kinross to begin fundraising towards the new National Curling Academy, and participants donated £360 to the cause.
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Competitions
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Scottish Province Championships
Congratulations to the winning rink from Kinross representing Loch Leven Province of Lee McCleary, Ross McCleary, Gavin Baird and Craig Gudmundsson. the rink went through the competition unbeaten.
Inverness Skins
Winning rink with loads of money, Lee McCleary Robbie Stevenson, Andy Dolman and Stuart McLachlan.
European Seniors Invitation.
Semi final play off beaten by Colin Hamilton who went on to finish runner up, David Clydesdale, Alistair Wood, Jim Taylor and Douglas Rodger. A very close game going to last stone.
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Opening Bonspiel
After a club photo (below) the opening bonspiel was quickly in full swing. The games although hard fought with good curling proved too competitive for the past presidents men. The presidents side ran out convincing winners by 39 : 24. Highest up rink on the winning side was-
David Clydesdale, Sean Clemie, Keith McLachlan, Ian Muirhead who claimed the 1/2 bottles of whisky.
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Opening Bonspiel 24 September |
NCA Fundraising begins with the Weigh In
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The big weigh in of Jamie Montgomery took place after the opening bonspiel. Jamie has "volunteered" to have a personal sponsored weight loss ending in December. Club President Alistair Wood officiated and the opening weight was an impressive 234 lbs
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How heavy? |
Official Certificate |
Kinross Lie Shot
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Kinross v Dunfermline Outdoor Bonspiel
Thanks to the recent cold weather, Kinross Curling Club was able to make use of their recently refurbished Outdoor Pond.
On Sunday 8th February, a rink travelled up from Dunfermline to challenge Kinross. The Dunfermline rink of Rob Stevenson (Snr), Robbie Stevenson, Ian Simpson and Albert Rae took an early lead in the game. However thanks to tactical substitution and rotation of players, Kinross CC managed to take a 3 at the last end to even the game. In the resulting extra end, Douglas Rodger delivered two perfect stones to seal the victory for Kinross 8 -7. More photos within the 'News' section of this website.
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If Jimmy moved I could see the stone! |
How do we get out of this one? |
 Kinross Oudoor Pond Jan 2005 |
Kinross Curling Club |
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Instituted in 1668, Kinross Curling Club is one of the oldest curling clubs in the world. In those days the curling took place on frozen fields around Loch Leven, but now Kinross has its own curling rink based within the Green Hotel. However, outdoor curling still occasionally takes place, as shown in the photo above, taken 23rd January 2005. Further work to renovate this outdoor curling Pond has recently taken place.
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