Balyarrow 2017

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Firstly thanks to Colin Baird and Shelagh Main for the organisation of this competition, which we were hosting this year.  Despite difficulties with some clubs raising a full compliment of players, approximately 70 players from each of the 5 clubs turned up to engage in their three yearly bonspiel.

In the early session, our teams led by Morgan and Sandy both secured victories giving Haddington the lead going in to the second session.  Dave Munro, the man that scored the winning shot in the 2014 competition took an early and commanding lead before getting pegged back.  In the meantime James L was getting a lesson in curling from Strathendrick.  In the final end Dave seemed to remember the script and that the winners get to host the next event, and lost a three and the game.  (I am sure that that was the furthest thing from his mind)

The two losses in the second session meant that we finished in third place overall and the well deserved victors were Strathendrick.  This was fitting, as they were the originators of the Bonspiel, and were the only club of the original five that had yet to win the trophy.

The afternoon was concluded by testing out the capabilities of our new caterers with over 55 players sitting down to a meal, drinks and banter.  The caterers, like Strathendrick, came out with flying colours.

Our skips and senior players also produced a series of prizes for a raffle in aid of the Murrayfield Renovation Appeal.  This raised £340 and thanks were expressed to ALL the Balyarrow Clubs, by Murrayfield for their effort.