Winners were the team from Moray – Gregor Ewan, Jim Gault, Mike McKenzie and Jackie Cayton.  2nd place went to Team Sellars supported by Rosemary Lenton, Robert McPherson, David Morgan and Gerald Pocock (SLWCC).

Boyd Tunnock presented the prizes at the dinner on Thursday night which was attended by competitors and guests.  Everyone agrees this is the best way to finish off the curling season.  Having some fun!!  Our thanks to Tunnocks for their sponsorship of the event.

You will find more information and pictures of the event at the following links.

http://local.stv.tv/hamilton/news/sport/32613-competition-brings-wheelchair-curling-season-to-a-close/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4DD6ZHmYQ0&feature=youtu.be

report by Angela Higson

The winning team was skipped by Gregor Ewan from Moray with Skip Aileen Neilsen’s (Braehead) team runners up.

A full list of results can be found at http://royalcaledoniancurlingclub.org/competitions/scottish-championship-wheelchair/

I first met Craig on the day of my introduction to wheelchair curling atHamiltonice-rink. We played together for over six years, and you get to know a bloke (even one as shy as Craig), reasonably well in that time. But he was a funny fellow once one got below the apparently quiet exterior. Anyone who was on his e-mail list can testify to his great sense of humour.

He was excellent at his chosen sport and that quiet smile would emerge again when he placed a stone to perfection. He was a particularly good lead player, but would quietly get on with whatever his skip instructed.

I never heard him complain about his health and he bore his disability with dignity. The last time we saw each other was at SLWCC’s tenth birthday party, and he was pleased to be asked to blow out the candles with that other founder member Jim Sellar. In his own words when I asked him if he would do it: “I’m really chuffed”. 

Craig will be much missed by us all, and even more by his family. If he’s gone to “that big rink in the sky”, and he’s asked to lead for the heavenly rink, he’ll just say: “Aye…that’ll be right”, and get on with the game.

Arthur Bell SLWCC Chairman

Just recently he was among us at our 10th Celebration Dinner when he took part in our celebration by blowing out the candles of the cake!  Someone had put trick re-lighting candles on the cake so no matter how hard he huffed and puffed they would not be extinguished;  he enjoyed the joke in his own quiet way.

Craig also played at Braehead with the wheelchair curlers.  Lesser known to many is the fact that Craig also enjoyed playing Badminton with a small group of us.

We will miss him.

Posted by Angela Higson

Report by Angela Higson

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Last year World Champions Canada crossed the Atlantic to become first winners of the handsome granite curling stone trophy.

This time it was merely the North Sea to be crossed, as the two Scandinavian teams pushed aside their competitors from Scotland, England, and Germany. The Scots were represented by two teams of international players, and a development squad. These three teams included between them some six members of the host club, South Lanarkshire.

Strathaven Skip

Despite losing so many experienced wheelchair curlers, the home club’s team was skipped by Jim Sellar, with Rosemary Lenton, David Morgan and Bill Masterton. Both Jim and Rosemary are seasoned international players, but their skills were not enough to secure victory. However the battle for third place was won by the Scotland 1 team, skipped by Strathaven’s Aileen Neilson.

Hampden and Murrayfield

The teams had been welcomed by South Lanarkshire Provost Russell Clearie who also hosted a reception for the eight teams and their coaches and helpers. At the prize giving dinner SLWCC Chairman Arthur Bell thanked the many sponsors of the tournament and all the players. He hoped that “Like the Vikings of one thousand years ago, the Swedes and Norwegians return regularly to Scotland… not nowadays for ‘rape and pillage’, but for this exciting annual international event”. The Swedes beat the Norwegians by eight stones to four, a result that Bell pointed out: “Would be as popular in Oslo as an English win at Hampden Park or Murrayfield is here.”

• For photographs of the event call Ian Archer on 0771 219 0501 or more information Arthur Bell on 01899 220064

Games will run throughout the season being played during normal club ice times (normally Mondays @ 12.15pm)

Score cards to be completed and signed by skips and passed to Ian Archer.

Teams and Dates of games TBC.

1. R. Lenton & S. Sutherland
2. G.Rainey & B. Douglas
3. P. Webster & James Smith
4. R. McPherson  & D. Telfer
5. T. Killin A.H &  R. Shanks

Section B

1. A. Higson & E. Fleming
2. G. Keith  & C. Taylor
3. B. Masterton & D. Cowan
4. I.Donaldson & G. Pocock
5. J. Sellars & H. Turner

Competiton Rules

1. Matches to be played over four ends or one hour
2. Matches will finish at the stated times – If you’re late starting, you eat into your allotted hour
3. If four ends are not complete after one hour, the end will be scored as it sits at the end of the hour
4. One more stone may be played to ensure both teams have played an equal number of stones
5. Two points awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss
6. Section final placing decided on points, then shots up, then ends
7. Team named first in match will play yellow & have last stone first end   
8. If one player fails to attend on time for a match, a substitute may be used but must be from the other section
9. Only leads can replace leads and skips replace skips.  If no sub is available, a player may play on his/her own
10. One point will be deducted for each end a team plays without their original pair
11. If a pair fails to attend on time for a match, one point will be deducted for each 5 minutes late.  After 20 minutes, the match will be forfeited and scored 4-0 on shots and ends
12. Please note that we have extra ice booked for practice on the hour you are not playing or not taking part in the competition

£5 Entry Fee per person to be paid before first match