1994

1994 New Year at Achnatone

Jack Frost kindly arranged some ice for the days around January 1 1994. New Year's day was bright and sunny with not a breath of wind. Nairnshire curlers appeared and soon 3 rinks were up and running. Spectators watched from the banks, and some youngsters raced radio controlled toy cars on the ice. A mysterious elderly couple, dressed in the fashion of a hundred years before, appeared from out of the woods and caused much amusement when they revealed thenselves as a local farming couple in disguise!

Thanks to the efforts of Gregor Munro, a generator provided the lighting and curling was played well into the night.

Let there be light!

Chief Technician, Bill Young fires up a modern generator which powered a lamp mounted high in a tree.

The way it was. The old dynamo from the late 1950's. This was salvaged from the Nairnshire Laundry and driven by a belt from a tractor.

The power was supplied to lamps mounted on a pole in the centre of the pond. An inspection condemned them as unusable.

1994 February 4th Dinner & Court

Another successful evening was held in the Golf View Hotel.

The top table for the evening is shown - L to R:

Malcolm Jones (Secretary/Treasurer), George Christie (Area 10 Rep), Innes Rankin (Jack Frost), Alan Stanfield (Nairn CC President), Bill Fraser (Moray Province), George Hardie (RCCC President), Bill Young (Nairn CC Vice-pres.) and Colin Young (Nairn CC Match Secreary).

1994 February 21st Management Committee

With capacity of the Golf View limited to 100, it was agreed to apply stricter rules to the sale of tickets for the Dinner & Court. A priority list of initiates for the 1995 court was agreed. Efforts for improving the evening included pre-payment of sold tickets, and the preparation of a seating plan.

Other Nairnshire clubs were to be approached regarding a revised format for the Leven Cup, and to suggest it be played indoors if not played outdoors by the end of February. A revision of the Park Cup Rules was agreed for next season.

1994 April 25 th AGM

Bill Young was elected President, with Malcolm Jones his Vice-president. Alistair Adam took on the role of Secretary/Treasurer.

The Match secretary reported on an active season in Club and other competitions. Successes included Ali Asher taking the District Medal for Nairn against Highland. and Mike McInnes winning the Ardclach Bonspiel. Ardclach had won the Leven Cup and Graham Kerr's rink had lost ina semi-final of the RCCC Rinks Championship at Aviemore,

There had been ample outdoor curling at Achnatone, and a work party was to organise a tidy-up of the pond in September .

1994 October 17th - Management Committee

The Club's thanks were recorded to Bob Potiie for repairing the track into Achnatone pond, and to George Macarthur (Ardclach) for removing and disposing of the old car which had been abandoned there. The pond was reported as being ready and waiting for the frost.

It was unanimously decided to reverse the decision on how Dinner & Court tickets were to be sold, but to proceed with devising a seating plan with numbers limited to 100,

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