The web-page has been successful in obtaining further photos from the official photographer, Wen Dee, which are reproduced below

April 2014

Moray Province Successes

Congratulations to Nairn CC members who have distinguished themselves recently in Moray Province Competitions.

Mike McInnes, with daughter Faye, took the Moray Province Mixed Pairs Title.  This is the first time since 2000 that a Nairn pair have won this competition - winners back then were Gregor & Pamela Munro.    Fiona is a member of the Nairn Academy team which acquitted itself well recently at the National Schools Final at Murrayfield Ice rink.

In the Province Points competition, Alex Scott, Nairn (41 points), was runner-up to Andy Cameron (Aberlour) 43 points.  In attempting to defend his title, last year's champion, Alan Stanfield, Nairn, scored 36 points.

March 2014

Bon Voyage to Beijing!

Half a dozen intrepid members of Nairn Curling Club are so disappointed that there is to be no TV coverage, neither satellite or terrestial, of this year's World Mens Curling Championships in Beijing, that they are off to view the event live!

Prior to departure, Michael Green took the opportunity to interview Ewan MacDonald, Inverness, the skip of the Scottish Team.  This excellent interview is broadcast on NairnGurn TV here.  One point Ewan omitted to mention was that "The powers that be" who prevented athletes in the GB  Olympic Curling Teams from competing in the "Worlds" this year were complying with the wishes of the coaches of these teams!    Ewan made a good point about the lack of TV coverage, which will disappoint many people who have taken an interest in curling since Sochi 2014.       ( During the interview a 'phone rings. We are reliably informed that this was the BBC with a contract offer for Michael. Later a spokesman explained " we got a tip-off that 'Michael Green is the new Claire Balding'. It turned out that the message was 'Michael Green is now clearly balding' ").

GurnTV hope to have some coverage.   If this fails, then followers can fall back on the World Curling Federation's YouTube broadcasts which can be found here.

The Best of Luck to Ewan's rink and Bon Voyage to Ali's Army!

March 2014

Millennium Trophy - The Treble is Landed!

For the first time in the Club's history, a skip has succeeded in landing the treble - Park Cup, Sandy Gunn League Title, and the Millenium Trophy, all in the one season.

In the Millenium Semis, Sandy's rink made short work of Jamie Cattell's rink with an 8-2 win, while Dean Clark's team scraped home 8-7 against Ian Fraser's combo.   Scott continued his relentless march and disposed of Clark 7-3 in the final.    As the photographer on the night couldn't get his focus right, please make do with the smiles in the picture in the news item below, or go to the Club Facebook Page, which works to different standards, here!

As for being the youngest-ever to  win the treble - that's a record that is unlikely to be beaten for many years.  Even if Sandy overcomes the handicap of the team-picking system next season - he will be a year older!

Nairn Come Close at RCCC Rink Championships

The RCCC Rink Championship is open to any four curlers belonging to the same club.  After winning through at their local ice-rink, teams go forward to the National Championships.

Nairn CC have a good record in this competiion, having won it twice in the past 40 years (that's twice as many times as any other North Club), and reached the quarter finals on a number of occassions.

This year, the Nairn team of Ali Asher, Larry Kerr, Ross Cope and Ryan Asher made it all the way to the semi-finals, eventually going down to a Forfar rink 3-5.  Nairn were 3-2 up at the 6th end, but lost a telling 3 at the 7th.     Tough luck, but well done on a great achievement !

November 2013

Winning Rinks in Open Competition

In the Dennis Ice Bowl Bonspiel held at Inverness on Saturday 30th November, the Rink of Robbie & Ross Cope, Ali Asher and Michael Green  ran out winners - a feat not achieved by a Nairn rink in this competition for around 30 years.  With victories over Inverness and Fochabers, Nairn finished 20 shots up.  Runners up were Highland, skipped by Jim Robb.

Ali Asher's rink managed to beat Neil Durno's Fochabers rink in the quarter final of the Dalcross Salver in the Moray Province Knock-Out competition.  

November 2013

Eric Brown Bonspiel

Credible news from this event is, as usual, hard to come by.  The webmaster had curling duties elsewhere and was unable to attend this year.

Thankfully George 'Pentax' Pirie, ably assisted by Nichol 'Nikon' Bathgate managed to smuggle out some photos, and they can be found on the Club's Photo Galleries page, which can be reached  here.

Congratulations to the winning rink, skipped by Neil Campbell with Robbie Cope, Ian Hutcheson and Fraser Fotheringham.

October 2013

Sandy Gunn League - First Results

This season's SGL is underway, with the first two draws of the season played.

Last year's winner Neil Pottie has played twice and already lost - twice!    Interestingly Neil's number three from his 2012-13 campaign, Hamish Clark, is an early league topper just edging ahead on ends from Jamie Cattell.

In his first SGL game, skip Sandy Scott was an 8 - 4 winner over Scott Watson. Sandy already has the Park Cup in the trophy cabinet, and must be having thoughts of doing the league and cup double.     The Fraser - Mackay clash ended 5 shots all after they managed to struggle through just six ends.