Margaret stays top of the League

Three subs were required for Margaret's team last night - four, in fact, since one of the subs needed a sub.

The subs hit it off at the start and soon were leading by 5 shots.  However Bert McKay's team (who didn't have any subs) fought back to make it 5-3 after 5 ends.

The subs got their act together with a 3 at end 6 and the game eventually finished at 9-5 to Margaret's team.  Well done Ronnie, Mara, Jim Paxton and particularly Sue Fisher who, as the only non-sub, played very well to set up the victory.

What do Points mean? Competition!

Tuesday saw the long awaited return of The Points Competition and having held onto the title for two years Margaret decided it was time we all had a go at wrestling it from her.

Nine eager curlers arrived with high hopes and expectations. With Ronnie in charge of instructions for what each test would involve and how to score them, we set off on our quest.

With challenges ranging from tap outs to tap ups, wick in to wick off everyone got into the spirit of the competition, keeping score, passing on instructions and moving stones around, there was a community spirit feel to the event.......although a few were also keeping a keen eye on the scorecards at each end. 

Early on my own score looked more like computer code than point but others were showing their prowess with accurate stones, well weighted stones and near misses.

In all we achieved eight (I think) tests and the anticipation grew as Margaret got out the abacus and totted up the zeros, ones and twos.

And in second place it’s..........a tie!

On 22 points were Jim and Richard.

But the winner..........with 23 points was..........the Ringmaster himself - Ronnie 🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾

Congratulations to Ronnie and thanks to Jennifer, Margaret, Bill, Bert and David for their gallant efforts. 

Hope to see you all and a few more, next year 😊

It’s kippers off.......and away we go!

 Welcome back Everyone 😊

After all the ups and downs of the last 18 months it was great to have two teams on the ice for the first game of the Autumn Fixtures.

Firstly, a huge thank you to the Committee for all their hard work, patience and determination in getting us to this point. The enthusiasm for being on the ice was palpable and would not have happened without them.

Also thanks have to go to ACC for everything they have achieved too.

But what of the first match...............

We welcomed Sue Fisher for her first game with the club and were grateful to the three subs Ronnie, Richard and not least Joe who had only turned up for his tea and ended up having to work hard before he got it! 

The game got underway with a rapid start by Bill, taking the first two ends and leading 4-0. Knocking the rust off, Margaret was not for letting that kind of start dent her determination and fought back with a couple of threes in reply. Team A led at the halfway mark and both teams agreed, the ice wasn’t very keen on offering up much of a draw, which was making for some frustrating stones..........but we were back playing!! 

Not to be outdone, Bill scored another three and with Margaret sneaking a one in the sixth it was even stevens going into the seventh end. All to play for and still the ice was not for drawing. Gaps appeared, guards went up, stones wouldn’t behave and then.......another three! 

There were some tired sweepers out there, looking at the clock, looking at the score, looking at the Skips.

We had time for the eighth end and Bill was determined to get a four and clinch the match. Margaret was just as determined that he wouldn’t. Another end with possible openings and guards almost doing their job. Bill was looking at every possible gap but Margaret had built up a head and could see the winning line. 

With his last stone Bill couldn’t quite make the gap he was going for (that pesky ice not drawing again) and Margaret took a, yes you’ve guessed it, a three.

A game of threes, three subs, three shots scored six times (3 x 2 😉 ) and no matter the result everyone agreed it was a well played game. 

It was lovely to be back on the ice.