September's Editorial Now Posted

This is the cover of the booklet and catalogue for the exhibition of curling history organised to accompany the Air Canada Silver Broom in 1975 in Perth. My visits to the exhibition in the Perth Museum stimulated my interest in our sport's heritage.

Whether we care enough about our sport's heritage now, in 2010, is the subject of this month's Editorial, intended, as usual, to stimulate discussion and perhaps provoke some action on a subject about which I care a lot. Click here, or on the Editorials tab on the menu bar above.

Scottish Curling Through The Ages was organised by the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, and ran at the Perth Museum and Art Gallery, March 16-22, 1975, and then at the Canongate Tolbooth Museum, Edinburgh, March 28 - April 19, 1975.

Where were you in 1972?

Were you curling in 1972? Perhaps at the Haymarket rink in Edinburgh? If so, can you help identify a curler in an old photo on the Curling History blog here.

David Smith and Lindsay Scotland have put names to all but one person in the group. It seems a shame that there is one 'whois?' in the caption. Third from right, in the back row.

Many thanks if you can help.

Clarissa's story

Outside curling enthusiasts might enjoy the little story that has just been posted on the Curling History blog here.

And the mainstream media has cottoned on to the possibility of a Grand Match. Here's a story from the Guardian.

Does your club have a team (or teams) in the Grand Match draw? You can check here. Just a reminder that you need to provide your own stones!

Mike Ferguson has been in touch, to remind me of who won last time! In fact the North beat the South 3937 - 3144. The highest up club was Edzell.

L-R: Bob Inglis, Robert Miller, Dave Wilson, Sandy Callagari, Dod Hay, Bobby Craik and David Hood Snr. (David Hood Jnr is missing from the picture, possibly away refreshing himself at the time, suggests Mike!)

Mike says, "As holders of the Grand Match trophy we are looking forward to the event being staged once again and given the opportunity to defend our title."