Mother Club : Evenie Water Curling Club ( Evenie Water Curling Club – Wikipedia ), My mother club is in North and South Esk Province
Other Clubs : none
Home Ice Rink : Forfar Indoor Sports Centre ( https://www.fis.scot/ )
Years Curling : 35 years (since 1987)
Occupation : Retired Marine Engineer (Offshore Oil and Gas)
Status : Married, Son & Daughter (Son also curls)

Curling Offices held :

• Evenie Water Curling Club
• Vice President 2021- date
• Past President 2014-16
• Past Vice President 2011-13

Curling Achievements :

Evenie Water Curling Club competitions

• 2021/22                Winner club league (3^rd)

Forfar Indoor Sports Centre

• 2021/22                Senior League runner up (2^nd)
• 2021/22                Senior Knock out finalist (2^nd)

Civil Service National Championships

• 2010/11                Winner (3^rd)

Why I wanted to be part of the curling tour :

I have enjoyed curling since being introduced to it with the opening of Letham Grange Ice rink a couple of miles from home in the mid eights. It became my main pastime so much so that it became conditional with my employers that I would be given time off if the Grand Match ever again occurred. I have travelled around the world for work (including St Johns, Newfoundland) however the Strathcona cup tour shall be for pleasure and camaraderie in the best traditions of curling.

Hobbies / Interests :

• Curling – having retired last summer, I can curl as much as my wife will allow every winter, generally 2-3 times a week. I started retirement by researching Evenie Water Curling Club’s history and had published for our 150^th Anniversary this year.
• House building – I built my own house some 30 plus years ago. It was a 10-year plan but ended up a little longer (think Petrocelli). My son has now purchased a 10-acre field and ruined cottage which we have now started to construct his self-build house.
• I’m chairman of the local village hall which we successfully applied for funding to modernise and now have a super local facility.