TIMELINE
Being Populated – Feb 2021 Onwards
BACKGROUND: As the title implies, this is a historical record of LANARK CURLING CLUB ; listing key events for the Club and it’s Members (and other events outwith the Club that maybe relevant). Entries continue to be updated, and at present take us back to 1783 and our bonspiel with Douglas (Curling Club).
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After all the planning, the Gala Dinner (to celebrate LIR’s 50th year) was duly held on 25th November 2017 and what a night it was! …
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The curling season got off to a great start with a wonderful 50th Anniversary Celebration Day held on Saturday, September 16th.. Read more about the…
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[caption id="attachment_2189" align="aligncenter" width="326"] COMPETITIONS - DINOSAURS - Are Still Not Extinct[/caption] For many years Lanark CC has held a friendly match against Cambusnethan CC,…
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Wilson Heatlie (deceased) whilst teaching and living in Lanark, joined Lanark CC in 1994. Moving to Edinburgh to take-up a new teaching position; to keep…
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Lanark Loch December 2010 Vassie Medal (Closing Bonspiel) - Winners Alan Sellars (AS), Tom Steele (TS), Martin Yuill (MY) - Skip and Iain Hutton -…
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Edited by Anne Hood of LCC (along with various contributors); following on from the success of 'LANARK ROCKS', and before the creation of the LIR's…
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The EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL CURLERS GATHERING is a yearly fun bonspiel for 28 teams taking place at MURRAYFIELD CURLING RINK, Edinburgh usually towards the end of March. A single…
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".......This solid silver trophy known as the Tenants Cup was originally presented by Sir Wyndham Anstruther in 1892 to one of his tenants, Mrs James…
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CLICK - For More Information "In discussions between club Presidents [Sandy Millar - New Monklands & Moray Deane - Lanark] and some club members of…
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On Saturday 15th September; a celebration day, was held to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Ice Rink. Donald Macrae was the piper for the…
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In 2005 the Club’s newsletter ‘morphed’ into the Lanark Rocks Magazine which was published periodically throughout the curling season and distributed to Club (and Honorary) Members…
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[caption id="attachment_11062" align="aligncenter" width="573"] Runners Up - Martin (MY) 2nd, Bobby (BG) 3rd, Richard (RG) Skip, Jack (JH) Lead Galleon Manager & Jim Murdoch…
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With milder winters the Club has rare opportunities to take part in outdoor curling. It's natural home is Lanark Loch and in December 1995 saw…
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"The World Curling Federation (WCF) is the world governing body for curling accreditation, with offices in Perth, Scotland. It was formed out of the International Curling Federation (ICF), when the push…
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At a meeting in his Ladyacre Tearooms, Lanark, on Tuesday 29th May 1962, with Mr. Eddie Foulis in the Chair, and attended by representatives from…
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[caption id="attachment_1986" align="aligncenter" width="263"] The JOLIPESTAL Trophy [JH][/caption]Lanark Curling Club has the privilege of organising this keenly contested inter-club competition. The Jolipestal began in 1957…
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[caption id="attachment_10849" align="aligncenter" width="548"] Curling at Carsebreck by Charles Martin Hardie. Commissioned by the RCCC in 1899 to celebrate its Diamond Jubilee. Now in the…
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BACKGROUND Information supplied by Drew Walker - Secretary/Treasurer - Nov 2022 (Original copy poor and re-typed by Anne Hood (AH) of LCC) The Upperward of…
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CLICK - For The Full VASSIE MEDAL Story "Mr John Vassie was elected as President of LCC. He presented a gold medal for an…
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As you may have seen from the initial entry in our TIMELINE, Lanark Curling Club goes back before 1783. Fortunately we have a complete set of…
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