Highland Junior Curlers

📢 The Scottish Curling Academy are accepting applications to their 2022-23 Programme from today.

Do you think you could follow in the footsteps of our Olympic Medallists? We do! 🙌

Find details and apply now to kick off your performance curling journey ▶️ https://bit.ly/3t6YZdZ

REMINDER 🗓

Highland Junior Curlers will hold an EGM by Zoom
Thursday 9th June at 7pm

We would appreciate it if as many members, parents, guardians, coaches could attend, as this is an opportunity to raise any points/issues and make a decision about the future of the Junior Club.

If unable to attend please forward your apologies to email below. We would also ask that any matters individuals may wish to bring to the meeting are notified to [email protected] in advance.

A link for the meeting will be forwarded nearer the time.

AGENDA - Future of the Junior Curling Club

Well Done Team Craik 👏👏 🏆🥌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

It's GOLD for Scotland after a clinical performance against Germany. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥇

Many congratulations Team Craik! 👏

📸 British Curling

☀️ SUMMER CAMP 2022 ☀️

We are so excited to announce that Junior Summer Camp is back for 2022 and will take place at Dumfries Ice Bowl in August 🙌

Following our usual launch notification to all Junior members we received an unprecedented level of interest. As such we have expanded the camp size to allow more to attend this fun and exciting week, on and off the ice 🥌

📌The closing date for applications is Sunday the 8th of May.

Full details and application information can be found here 👉 https://bit.ly/39o8myK

Ready to Rock 🥌🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The day we have all been waiting for. The start of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 ✨

Mixed Doubles preview 🔗 https://wcf.co/3ACOCkJ
Scores 🔢 https://wcf.co/3GlSG9W

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 St Andrew’s Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scottish Curling

Applying for Further Education and Careers Workshop 25th October 7-8pm - Scottish Curling | The Home of Curling in Scotland Scottish Institute of Sport Performance Lifestyle Advisors will lead on this online workshop which is FREE TO ALL JUNIOR MEMBERS. They will cover top tips and the ins and outs of applying for further education and career opportunities for school leavers.

Highland Junior Curlers updated their address.

Please read and attend the EGM so that you can give your opinion on the proposed scheme.

Still some places left 🥌

What is the Junior curler in your life doing on the 4th and 5th of September?

We have limited spaces left on our 'on ice' days at Dumfries; it could be the ideal opportunity to get a little early season practice in.

BOOKING: https://bit.ly/3eJGvJp

Arranged by our Development Manager, Scott Andrews, these will be fun, informative and a chance to make those curling connections again after so long away from the sport we love.

We'd love to see you there!

(PIC Juniors at The Peak, 2019)

It's that time of year, when young people are thinking about the next step in life; College, Uni, or moving away for work.

We'd like to hook you up with a club in your new location!

DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3q0qpQ1

Let's keep you connected to your curling family!

Applications now open, for the 4th intake of Scottish Curling Future Leaders.

Some fantastic opportunities await; inspirational guest speakers, making connections and (if you're lucky) even volunteering at World Championship events...

APPLY: https://bit.ly/34GODEM



PIC: Maggie and Jayne with Future Leaders Kyle, Harry and Andrew at Curl Aberdeen, during the

Applications for the Scottish Curling Academy Programme for season 21/22 are now OPEN!

Due to the very disrupted 20/21 season, current athletes were offered the opportunity to roll over their space on the programme to 21/22 season.

There are, therefore, a limited numbers of spaces available for new applicants this season.

Applications close 29th June at midday, we can't consider any late submissions, so please apply now!

APPLY HERE: https://bit.ly/3wsK2T0

We're looking forward to receiving your applications!



(PIC: Part of a photoshoot staged at The Peak in 2019, not reflective of current or future Academy Athletes, simply young people having fun on ice! 🙂)

Well Done!

🎉WE'RE GOING TO THE OLYMPICS!!!!🎉

With a phenomenal 9-1 winning score line against Korea, Team Scotland have not only bagged a playoff spot but also secured Team GB a Beijing 2022 berth!!



PICS: WCF/Celine Stucki

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Team Scotland are ready to go at the World Curling Mixed Doubles Champs Curl Aberdeen !
1⃣st game today - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland v 🇮🇹 Italy at 5.30pm .
Follow the scores: https://worldcurling.org/events/wmdcc2021?pageType=results

What does mean to you?

It's so important that curling - and all sports - take place on a clean and fair playing field.

We are proud to support the World Anti-Doping Agency and celebrate Day this April 9th.



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We are delighted to announce that of the £2m of Scottish Government funding, promised to help support independent rinks across the country, £1.75m has now been allocated.

READ MORE: https://bit.ly/3rctHi1

This marks the culmination of a successful ‘Save our Rinks’ campaign by Scottish Curling and the Scottish Ice Rink Association, which saw coverage in national press and radio outlets.

We would also like to take this opportunity to give our sincere thanks to all those who supported the campaign, from the Olympians and World Champion Athletes who gave their time freely, to all those who tweeted or shared content on social media.

Every single bit helped, and we are grateful for your collective effort.

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''𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚. 𝙄’𝙢 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙘𝙚, 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖 𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮, 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙖 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜; 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜. ''

𝙁𝙧𝙖𝙯𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙬, 𝙄𝙘𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧, 𝙀𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙝 𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜

How often do you stop to consider how ice is made? Could a better understanding actually progress your game?

You might never know unless you attend 'Curl Up' on Wednesday evening (7pm-8pm)!

REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/3cvVnsQ

Looking ahead over the next few weeks, we have 3 more events planned.

➡'Measure Up' - March 30th (7pm-8pm)
Featuring world class umpires, examining archive footage with space for open discussion.

➡'Talking Tactics, Tactically Pt 2' - April 6th (7pm-8pm)
This time focussing on game play without the hammer

➡End of Season Celebration - April 16th (7pm-8pm)
Details to come on this one, but it'll be a good 'un



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Do you want to find out more about wheelchair curling, then why not register your interest for tonight? 🤔🥌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

‘’𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠. 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣-𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚; 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙥𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮, 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙙𝙤 𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙖 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙚.

𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮.’’

Paralympic Head Coach Sheila Swan (pictured below with the Team GB squad)

We are very pleased to showcase the next set of ‘Curl Up’ dates, featuring ‘Wheel Up’, our Paralympic focussed event on March 3rd.

We want this event to be as inclusive as possible, so we've made it 🆓 for Scottish Curling members, SWCA members and members of any Scottish Disability Sport SGB club or programme.

👋We look forward to welcoming members of the wider disability sport community to find out more about curling!👋

BOOK HERE: https://bit.ly/3aX0u4D

Scottish Wheelchair Curling Swca Scottish Disability Sport ParalympicsGB British Curling

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** NB We plan to close the online shop on March 12th**

It’s been an unusual season and we know very few of our members have been able to enjoy any curling at all.

However, we are hopeful of a more normal 2021/22, and have decided to team up with VSN to open our Scottish Curling shop once more.

(N.B. If members are simply looking for a small order eg: a mask that will be 'Royal Mail postable' please place the order then get in touch with us or VSN and the charge for delivery will be refunded)

SHOP OPEN: https://bit.ly/3dNrF51

The beanies look fantastic on, the ties are super smart, and the drawstring bags are handy for gym gear etc!

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The Selection Working Group would like to thank all of those who have engaged in the conversation on this important topic so far.

The group have collated all the feedback from the virtual events, and talks from interested parties and produced a Draft Recommendation Paper.

READ IT IN FULL HERE: https://bit.ly/3aYI1FU

There's still time to add your voice, if there's info you'd like them to consider - this is a draft.

Members should get in touch with [email protected] to do so.

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As we look ahead to on March 8th, we gender bias and call out inequality in our communities, our networks, and among our working partners!

Look out for more stories and content throughout the week!

''𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨, 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚''

Bruce Mouat, Skip, Team Mouat

Huge congratulations to Team Mouat, who have been selected to represent Scotland for a fourth successive year at the World Men’s Curling Championship, in Calgary, April 3 - 11.

READ MORE: https://bit.ly/2NKRt7f

(Special 'bubble' conditions are being are being introduced to keep everyone safe...)

We'd like to take this opportunity to wish the team the very best of luck!

Good Luck and Good Curling to Bruce, Grant, Bobby, Hammy and Ross!

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