Wednesday, March 10, 2021
A Prize Letter
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In the run up to Christmas Day, 1893, the Aberdeen Peoples's Journal offered a prize of one guinea for the best letter about curling! T...
Sunday, February 07, 2021
Remembering 1979
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Wednesday, February 7, 1979, was a memorable day. I'm in this photo, somewhere near the top centre! The pic is credited to Ron Burgess o...
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
The Cult of 'Men With Brooms'
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I'm sure that in lockdown many curling enthusiasts have watched (again) 'Men With Brooms'. I'm a fan of the movie. That...
Monday, January 04, 2021
Local Medals
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In 1839, a year after its formation, the Grand Caledonian Curling Club (as it was then called) made the decision to award medals to encour...
The Points Game
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Although curling is seen these days as a team sport, there is a variation of the game which tests an individual curler's skill. Such Poi...
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