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2000 8th January - Indoor Grand Match
The RCCC's Millennium Project, an Inddor Grand Match, took place all over Scotland. Rinks from Clubs in the South travelled North and vice-versa to curl at their allocated ice rink.
Nairn's 'No.1 rink played at Brora and were humbled 14-1 by a strong rink from Carrington, althouth the North beat the South 85-56 at this leg of the competition. The second Nairn rink travelled to Aberdeen where they inflicted a 15-4 deafeat on Chirnside.
Nairn in the back row at Brora: Colin Macgregor, Ali Asher, Gregor Munro and Alex Webster.
2000 4th February - Dinner & Court
Another convivial evening, hosted by the Golf View Hotel, to maximum capacity.
Top Table guests and speakers, (LtoR): Hugh MacKay (Jack Frost); Gregor Munro (Vice-pres.); David Kilgour (Area10); Ali Asher (Match Secy.); Malcolm Jones (Sub-Neighbouring Clubs); Alex Webster (Secy/Treasurer); Alan Durno (Moray Province); Malcolm Richardson (President RCCC); Colin MacGregor (President); Kenny MacDonald (The Piper).
2000 25th April - AGM
There was a change of office-bearers. Gegor Munro became president, with Alex Webster vice-president. George Pirie became secy/treasurer and Alister Asher continued as match secretary.
Over the past season the Club had won the Moray Province KO (Alan Stanfield), the Province Mixed KO and the Province Division 1 play-offs ( Graham Kerr). Ali Asher's rink had represented Inverness and Graham Kerr's, Elgin in the National Rink Championships in Kilmarnock.
Winners of the Sandy Gunn League 1999-00 were Alan Stanfield, Alex Webster(skip), Hamish Bunker and Jim Sommerville.
50 years Medal Presentation
A gathering following the business of the Annual General Meeting was attended by members of Ardclach Curling Club, when a medal to mark 50 years continuous membership was handed over to Sam Macarthur on behalf of the RCCC by Nairn President Colin MacGregor.
2000 18th September - Autumn General Meeting
Twenty-one members attended, in the Golf View Hotel. The recruitment drive had been successful and ten applications for membership had been accepted.
After discussion the following arrangemnts were adopted for Grand Matches:
Outdoor Four Office Bearers would form one rink, and a ballot of members of five years standing would form second and subsequent rinks.
Indoor Four Office Bearers would form one rink, and a ballot of members of five years standing would form second and subsequent rinks.
Michael Green reported on the setting up at Moray Leisure Centre of a junior league to be sposored by Highlander Crisps.
2000 12th November
Arrangements for the 2001 Dinner & Court were put in hand. Michael Green reported on difficulties he had encountered with Nairn Academy in making arrangements for junior curling at Moray Leisure Centre, Elgin.
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