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Well, that's it for another week – and indeed for this season! As I remarked last week it seems no time since we took to the ice for the start of another season and yet, apart from next week's Pairs competition, that's us until the autumn. Hopefully everyone has enjoyed their curling on Wednesday evenings.

Ayr & Alloway arranged a match against the Disnae Club on 7 March 2022, to give them match practice. Disnae have been very successful this year in recruiting new members, through the Try Curling and coaching classes. Many of their members work, so only five were available for this afternoon match, but AACC members stepped up to fill the...

The Pairs competition was held on 2 March 2022, with six rinks playing, and with a combination of winners, best losers and losers we managed a fun competition. John McLeod's amazing draw shot to almost the centre spot got him and Milly into the semi.

Well, that's it for another week - and indeed for this season! It seems no time since we took to the ice for the start of another season not knowing what might be in store in terms of Covid restrictions but thankfully here we are having completed all our games and hopefully everyone has enjoyed being back curling on Wednesday evenings....

Well, that's the first competition over - an autumn league instead of the usual knockout and honours deservedly go to Milly and her rink comprising Charlie Steele at lead, Alicia Smith at 2nd and new member/super sub David Graham at 3rd. An excellent performance - well done to all. Leaders from the first week to the last and just...

An Ayr and Alloway rink comprising Alan Richmond (skip), Ed Baines, Ken Ireland and Douglas Haddow played against a strong Dalmellington rink in the Province KO competition, on 24 February 2022.

The club has recently competed in the Ross Low competition at Ayr Ice Rink. It is played as two mini-leagues, followed by a semi-final and final.

Eight club members took part in the Points competition, on 3 February 2022.

Sandy Gow passed away peacefully in his sleep on 25 January 2022, aged 95 years, in Creggan Bahn Care Home.

Bella (Dr Annabell Mary Kennedy - nee Madden) died on 20 October 2021 after a long battle with cancer. She was an active member of Ayr & Alloway since March 1998, and served both on the Committee and as President in 2010-11. She ably skipped in our League and enjoyed mentoring the developing skips in the Knockout.