Tom Holmes Trophy

History

This trophy was presented to the club by Jim Barr, Jim Fleming and Robbie McLean in memory of their teammate, Tom Holmes, who died on 23rd January 1980 in Kelso Ice Rink.  Tom was born in 1901 and was club president from 1948 until 1968.  He was also involved in establishing the Coronation League and was made an Honorary President of Currie and Balerno Curling Club. 

The teams for the bonspiel are drawn randomly out of the hat and the aim of the trophy is for a sociable, fun afternoon of curling followed by supper and an evening of story-telling at the rink.  Originally, the competition was played over two games.  In 2001, the competition was altered to one longer session of curling, with three 3-end games.  The scoring is calculated on ends first, then shots; this ensures that even if a big end is scored by a team, the other teams still have a chance to win the cup.

Following a repeat win by Robbie McLean in 1986, the committee decided that a winning skip will not be drawn as a skip again.  This gives all members a better chance to get their names on a club trophy.

Tom Holmes Trophy Previous Winners

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead
2023-24	Josh Kellock	Jenny Barr	Morag Wellman	Karen Munro
2022-23	Karen Munro	Joe Barry	Eilidh Troup	Katie Wood
2021-22	Douglas Burns	Morag Wellman	Maggie Barry	Cammy Burns
2020-21	No competition due	to Covid Pandemic
2019-20	Maggie Barry	Susan Kesley	Donald Kennedy	Colin Barr
2018-19	Fran Stretton	Sheena Munro	Brian Fleming	Jennifer Marshall
2017-18	Caitlin Penny	Sheena Munro	Robin Copland	Rowena Steven
2016-17	Sheena Munro	Brian Fleming	John Steven	Josh Kellock
2015-16	Simon Kesley	Niall Gunn	Andrew Galloway	Francis Kennedy
2014-15	Lois Copland	Andrew Cargill	Katie Wood	Colin Campbell
2013-12	Betty Gibb	Shona Watt	Susan Kesley	Mike Wood
2012-13	Norman Nicol	Susan Kesley	Andrew Cargill	Gina Aitken
2011-12	Andrew Cargill	Betty Gibb	Mike Wood	Richie Anderson
2010-11	Raymond Preston	Barbara Wood	Susan Kesley	Steve Still
2009-10	Ian Copland	Susan Kesley	Brian Fleming	Niall Gunn
2008-09	Aileen More	Brian Fleming	Robin Copland	Jimmy Barr
2007-08	Robin Copland	Sheena Munro	Nook Weir	John Steven
2006-07	Robert Fleming	Nook Weir	Niall Gunn	Ian Gibb
2005-06	Katie Wood	Margaret Nicol	Susan Kesley	Lois Copland
2004-05	Mike Wood	Robert Fleming	Niall Gunn	Steven Kennedy
2003-04	Susan Kesley	Shona Watt	Robin Copland	Richie Anderson
2002-03	Mike Dick	Jim Law	Andrew Galloway	Robert Fleming
2001-02	Dave Munro	Jimmy Barr	Katie Wood	Euan Cargill
2000-01	Shona Watt	Robin Copland	John Steven	Andrew Barr/Myra Lucas
1999-2000	Niall Gunn	Dave Munro	Andrew Galloway	Jimmy Barr
1998-99	Jim Barr
1997-98	Barbara Wood
1996-97	Andrew Galloway
1995-96	Catriona Weir
1994-95	Jenny Barr
1993-94	Nanette Weir
1992-93	Agnes Barr
1991-92	Willie Redpath
1990-91	John Steven
1989-90	Jim Fleming
1988-89	Brian Fleming
1987-88	Dave Russell
1986-87	Robbie McLean
1985-86	Alan Smith
1984-85	Jim Lambie
1983-84	Tom Hamilton
1982-83	Robbie McLean
1981-82	Jim Rennie
1980-81	Jim Rennie