1990


1990 February 2nd  Annual Dinner & Court


Come fill the glass, and send it round

Sae jovial and sae hearty,

Let mirth unmixed with care abound

Amang ilk Curling Party


1990 March 12th  Management Committee

The Secretary & Treasurer, David Adam had been posted to Edinburgh, so regretfully had to resign.  The Committee appointed Malcolm D Jones in the interim. 

A de-brief was held on the Dinner & Court, including ways that the stoup could be enhanced.  Possible ways of boosting the Club's membership were also discussed. Dr Alistair Adam was commended for the excellent report of the evening which appeared in "The Nairnshire Telegraph".

1990 April 23rd  AGM

Held in the Golf View Hotel.   Eric Mcphee succeeded Des Coleman as President, and Dr Alistair Adam was elected  Vice-president.  The appointment of Malcolm Jones as Secretary/Treasurer was ratified.

The Match Secretary reported that the outing to Brora had to be cancelled due to lack of support.  The Nairnshire Curling Association's Macarthur Cup had been played on a mixed Bonspiel basis, and a format for the NCA Leven Cup was being discussed. Alan Stanfield had won the Forres Bonspiel and the Province Points.  Graham Kerr's rink had reached the semi-finals of the Scottish Rinks Championships.   A District Medal Match was lost to Highland CC on ends after a tied result on shots.  Jimmy Asher won the Moray Province Division 1 League and the subsequent Area 10 Playoffs. His team was Bill Young, Alistair Adam, and David Adam, with substitutes Alister Asher and Colin Macgregor.

Eric F Brown was thanked for arranging for an extension to the Shield presented to the Club in 1958 by his father David to celebrate the Clubs Jubilee.

1990 September 11th  Extraordinary General Meeting

President Eric McPhee explained the need for the EGM, which had been brought about by his promotion to Dingwall.  He proposed Vice-president Alistair Adam as his replacement and this was seconded by Jimmy Asher.  Alan Stanfield was elected Vice-president.

1990 September 11th  General Meeting

Besides the usual business of preparing for the coming season's curling, trbute was paid on the sudden passing of David Philip.  An energetic, competitive and likeable individual, he served the Club as President from 1984 to 1986.

There was a discussion on finding a new format for the Leven Cup - perhaps a KO involving Ardlcah, Cawdor, Nairn and Nairn Ladies.

A proposal to turn Inverness Ice Rink into a ten-pin bowling alley was replied to with a letter of protest to Inverness Planning Committee.  Individual members were urged to write their own protest letters.


1990 December 4th  Management Committee

Arrangements were made for  the 1991 Dinner & Court.  Roy Sinclair (St Martins) to be principle guest.

Graham Kerr was congratulated on winning the Glenfiddich "Area 10 Top Ten Rinks Competition." 

Pictured on the RH side opposite are: Wallace Sommerville, Graham Kerr, Harold Forrester, and Bob Pottie, with competition organiser Bill Nicol.