On the 5th of June, Currie and Balerno players swapped the ice for the oche as we headed to Flight Club in St James Quarter for our summer night out. It was great fun, with delicious pizza finishing off the night.
Flight club have lots of mini games that can be played with the dartboard, each with a different challenge to them and I think between both oches, we managed to play them all!
Top of the standings after our time was up was...Stuart Ronald!
Currie and Balerno's AGM was held at Currie Rugby Club on the 22nd of April, with lots of club members in attendance. The trophies for all competitions were handed out, as well as the club Achievement Award.
The recipient of the Achievement Award this year was Michael Wood. His behind-the-scenes work at Murrayfield ice rink has been non-stop and this involvement has helped up to keep our ice rink going despite external pressures. Thank you Michael!
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| President Kerry presenting Michael Wood with the club Achievement Award |
Recipients of the trophies are as follows:
Kettle: Karen Munro, Morna Aitken, Joe Barry, Allan MacLennan
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| President Kerry presenting Karen Munro and Morna Aitken with the Kettle Trophy |
Harlaw Cup: Kerry Clark, Shona Watt, Anne Anderson, Jill Gillard
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| President Kerry presenting Anne Anderson and Herself with the Harlaw Cup |
Doubles: Robin Copland and Ian Keron
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| President Kerry presenting Robin Copland with the Doubles Trophy |
Lymphoy Cup: John Steven, Niall Gunn, Anne Anderson, Sheena Munro/Morag Wellman
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| President Kerry presenting Niall Gunn and Anne Anderson with the Lymphoy Cup |
Glenbrook Quaich: Kerry Clark, Sarah Ford, Joe Barry, Susan MacFarlane
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| President Kerry presenting herself with the Glenbrook Quaich |
Overall Points: Niall Gunn
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| President Kerry presenting Niall Gunn with the Points Shield and an Easter egg |
Ladies Points: Kerry Clark and Jennifer Marshall
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| President Kerry presenting herself and Jennifer Marshall with the ladies points trophy |
Tom Holmes: Angela Downie, Robin Copland, Kerry Clark, Anne Anderson
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| President Kerry presenting Angela Downie, Robin Copland, Herself and Anne Anderson with the Tom Holmes Trophy |
The 'prestigious' Tom Holmes trophy was played for on the 8th of March. This event is a favourite of many club members (myself included) due to its unusual format. More information about the Tom Holmes can be found in the Tom Holmes tab at the top of the website, but essentially, if you have skipped and won the trophy, you can no longer skip. This means that there can be people who have never skipped in their whole playing career playing with 3 others who may have skipped for many years. The games are short and fun, with players supporting those less confident in the house. Then there's a meal after, what more to love!
This years winners of the Tom Holmes were:
Angela Downie, Robin Copland, Kerry Clark and Anne Anderson
Well done!
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| 2026 Tom Holmes Winners (Left to Right: Robin Copland, Angela Downie, Kerry Clark, Anne Anderson) Picture Cred: Karen Munro. |
Well, just like that the 2025/2026 season is over! The final round of the Lymphoy, that must have been one of the closest competitions in years, saw all 8 teams out on the ice on the 27th of March.
Out of the 4 games, 1 game had the chance to change who won the competition. In my last blog, I mentioned how 3 teams could have won the competition this year. Team Steven, Team Barr or Team Clark. Clark won her game, which was what she had to do to keep her in the loop, which made the game against Barr and Steven even more exciting!
With Steven himself playing in Stranraer that weekend, it was third Niall Gunn that took the head with 3 subs making up the rest of his team. They were up against Barr's full team! What ensued was a very close game! All even at 6 all in end 7, Team Steven got a 1 in the 8th to got 7-6 up, winning the game and the Lymphoy Cup.
So congratulations to your Lymphoy winners 2026:
John Steven, Niall Gunn, Anne Anderson and Sheena Munro/Morag Wellman
The runners up, taking the Glenbrook Quaich are:
Kerry Clark, Sarah Ford, Joe Barry and Susan MacFarlane
Thank you everyone for a fantastic season and we (the committee) look forward to seeing you at the AGM on the 22nd of April at Currie Rugby Club.
League Table at the end of the Lymphoy Cup:
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| Lymphoy Cup league table after Round 7 |
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| Lymphoy Cup score sheet after Round 7 |
The conclusion of the Lymphoy Cup 2026 is nearly upon us and what a competition it has been!
The final 4 teams to complete Round 6 took to the ice on the 13th of March, and with 2 teams in contention for winning the main prize, it was an exciting night.
Team Barr were on 6 points and in 4th spot before, but a win over Galloway means they jump to 8 points, matching Team Clark.
Team Steven had a decisive win over Team Wood taking them to the top with 9 points.
So...here is my take on how the competition could be won (similar to the methods in which Scotland could have won the Six Nations, if we'd only beaten Ireland!):
Steven wins his final game - He wins the Lymphoy.
Barr wins her final game (against Steven!), and Clark loses - She wins the Lymphoy.
Clark wins her final game, and Barr ties the game - It will come down to ends as she will be matched points with Steven. And as it stands, there are only 3 ends in it!
Its going to be an interesting final session, and one my team could probably sit out (we won't, we might come 4th, a shock after being on the bottom for a good number of weeks!)
Anyway, here is the all important league table after the completion of Round 6:
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| League table after the end of Round 6. |
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| Score sheet after the end of Round 6. |
Clark's bid for the Lymphoy is very much alive, and Munro is moving up the ranks!
Clark had a very decisive win over Fleming (skipped by Shona Watt), with a six in the first end proving very difficult to come back. This puts Clark back on the top, but doesn't mean she's locked it in yet!
Munro had a good win over Marshall, with some very difficult ends with lots of thinking! This jumps Munro right up to 3rd (although too many loses will make it very unlikely to win any cups!)
Here is the league table after the start of Round 6:
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| Clark up on top, but Steven and Barr have a game in hand! All up for grabs! League table after the start of Round 6. |
Score Sheet after the start of Round 6:
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| Score sheet after the start of Round 6. |
Well, Round 5 has set up a race for the title! And a less appealing race for the wooden spoon...
Munro had a very close game against Galloway, winning by taking a 3 in the 4th end and then the 7th, giving her her 2nd win.
Steven went up against Clark (skipped by Joe Barry after Kerry and Sarah, the skip and third, had subs). Despite getting a couple of 2s later in the game, Stevens 3 in the third end really set them up for the win, and a 3 in the 5th end sealed that win.
Here is the league table after the completion of Round 5:
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| Steven leads the way with 7 points, but closely followed by Barr and Clark! League table after Round 5. |
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| Score sheet after Round 5. |
