The Royal Caledonian Curling Club

The Mother Club of Curling.

Patron - Her Majesty the Queen

Honorary Members - His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh

R W Welsh, MBE

President - Malcolm Richardson - Erskine

President Elect - Ainslie Smith - Pitlessie

Junior President Elect

LadiesBranch President -

Secretary W J Duthie Thomson, MICM

Address The Royal Caledonian Curling Club

Cairnie House

Ingliston Showground

Newbridge

Midlothian

EH28 2NB

Tel. 0131 333 3003

Fax 0131 333 3323

Origin of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club

The origin of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club dates back to 25th July 1838 when the Grand Caledonian Curling Club was formed in the Waterloo Hotel, Edinburgh - John Cairnie of Curlinghall, Largs being the first president.

It was in the year 1843 that Her Majesty Queen Victoria graciuosly granted the Club the title of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, following upon a visit which her Majesty and the Prince Consort made to Scone Palace in 1842. On that occasion the Earl of Mansfield gave his Royal visitors a demonstration of the curling game upon the polished floor of the Scone Palace ballroom.

On behalf of the curlers in Scotland the Earl then presented the Prince Consort with a pair of curling stones with inscribed handles, but it is not on record whether Prince Albert ever used these.

The principal objective of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club cannot be better described than in the words of constitution, Clause 2:

"To unite curlers throughout the world into one Brotherhood of the Rink"

Since the inception of the Royal Club this objective has been kept in the foreground and today the Royal Club has branches and affilited associations and clubs in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, republic of South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United States of America and Wales which all look to the Royal caledonian Curling Club as the mother club.

The RCCC is responsible for the flollowing National Competitions.

The Macallan Scottish Championship - Men

The Macallan Scottish Championship - Ladies

Bank of Scotland Junior Championships

South West Saab of Ayr National Seniors

Bank of Scotland Schools Championships

Scottish Mixed Champioship

Letham Grange Hotel Scottish Pairs Championship

Aviemore Mountain Resort RCCC Rink Champioship

Scottish Province Champioship

European Qualifying Competition

Maxwell Trophy

The following are for Ladies only.

The Henderson Bishop Trophy

The Morton Trophy

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