Kettle Round 2 Complete - 16th October

Friday saw the other 4 teams complete their round 2 in the Kettle and what a couple of games. Of the 16 players there were 7 subs, so thank you to them all for stepping in to help out. We couldn't do it without you! 

Niall's team took on Karen's team and despite Margaret's excellent skipping and team full of subs of different abilities, it wasn't to be and Karen took the win 15-3.

On the other sheet was a family battle for the ages as Rowena stepped up to skip from Brian's team to play against her Dad, John. Despite a close first 4 ends, a 5 in the 5th end in favour of Rowena kept the game out of John's reach. Brian's team took the win 10-6.

This means that currently Karen and Brian are the only teams with 4 points.

Any way, here is the league table after the completion of Round 2:

League table after the completion of Round 2

Score sheet:

Score sheet after the completion of Round 2

Kettle Round 2 1/2 - 9th October 2026

First split night of the season and first (possible) shake ups of the season as well!

Kerry and Andrew's teams had good wins last week and were looking for something similar this week, however Jenny and Dave's teams had other plans!

Jenny's team took an early lead, but then after losing 4 ends in succession, it looked like Kerry was taking the 2 points. 7th and final end saw an incredible comeback from Jenny's team to score a 4 to level the scores, giving each team 1 point.

Over on the other sheet, despite winning the first end, Andrew's team was on the back foot for the whole game leading to a decisive 9-3 win for Dave's team.

After the first half of the second round games, the league table is looking like this:

Round 2 1/2 league table.

Score sheet:

Round 2 1/2 score sheet

Kettle Round 1 - 2nd October

 The 26-27 Currie and Balerno season got underway on new ice on Friday. I will say that the ice was very good and the new rinks look really cool! It was so nice to see everyone out and enjoying themselves (even if there were a couple of slips! Hopefully not too many sore knees!).

There were also some very good games being played with tight scores all round, I can't wait to see what the rest of the season has in store!

Any way, the only reason people read these blogs - the scores on the doors!

First league table of the season!

Round 1 league table

First score sheet of the season:

Round 1 score sheet

Kettle Teams and Draw 2026

 🥌Happy New Season Everyone!🥌

The committee have been hard at work through the summer to get the teams sorted and ready for the new season! We hope you've all had a wonderful summer and are looking forward to getting back on the ice,we are certainly looking forward to seeing you all.

Here are the teams for the first competition of the season, The Kettle:

Please Note: Graeme Maguire is sharing a rink with Maggie Barry in the Kettle.

Here is the draw for the Kettle:

See you on the ice!

The Committee.

Summer Night Out - Flight Club - 5th June 2026

 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!

The other fantastic thing about Flight Club is that any decisive moments in the games are filmed in slow motion to get the full impact, so enjoy a selection of videos from the night:

AGM - 22nd April 2026

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 Curling has been non-stop and this involvement has helped up to keep our ice rink going despite external pressures. Thank you Michael!

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

President Kerry presenting Karen Munro and Morna Aitken with the Kettle Trophy

Harlaw Cup: Kerry Clark, Shona Watt, Anne Anderson, Jill Gillard

President Kerry presenting Anne Anderson and Herself with the Harlaw Cup

Doubles: Robin Copland and Ian Keron

President Kerry presenting Robin Copland with the Doubles Trophy

Lymphoy Cup: John Steven, Niall Gunn, Anne Anderson, Sheena Munro/Morag Wellman

President Kerry presenting Niall Gunn and Anne Anderson with the Lymphoy Cup

Glenbrook Quaich: Kerry Clark, Sarah Ford, Joe Barry, Susan MacFarlane

President Kerry presenting herself with the Glenbrook Quaich

Overall Points: Niall Gunn

President Kerry presenting Niall Gunn with the Points Shield and an Easter egg

Ladies Points: Kerry Clark and Jennifer Marshall

President Kerry presenting herself and Jennifer Marshall with the ladies points trophy

Tom Holmes: Angela Downie, Robin Copland, Kerry Clark, Anne Anderson

President Kerry presenting Angela Downie, Robin Copland, Herself and Anne Anderson with the Tom Holmes Trophy

Tom Holmes Competition - 8th March 2026

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!

2026 Tom Holmes Winners (Left to Right: Robin Copland, Angela Downie, Kerry Clark, Anne Anderson) Picture Cred: Karen Munro.