Sunday 17th March 2024

Eight Pairs set out to secure The Clock Trophy.

Penicuik should be proud of the standard of play that can be produced in our Club! From the first Stones delivered at 2.30 until the final Stones delivered after 9pm there was a very high standard of play and determination from all Pairs competing. Earning this years title was not an easy one and congratulations go to The Winners!

Four of our members walk away with their names logged in our history book. After their defeat against Kirsty McWilliam and Jean Noble in the first round, Craig Brown and Alex Moir fought off competition from Keith Morris and Graeme Cassie as well as Dave Carr and Pamela Ramsay in their Semi Final game to be announced as Pairs Low Road winners for 2023/24

The High Road ended after a partial Handshake after the 4th End because The Bell had rung BUT the Ice Man gave permission for another end (which he would later regret). The two Pairs agreed between themselves to accept his offer and play on but things didn’t end in the 5th End either as players had to Draw the House. This would be the second time that Margaret Carr, and partner Reg Dunbar were forced into a Button Draw. In their first win of the day against Liz Anderson and Alan McDonald in a tense 3-3 game Margaret and Reg secured their High Road journey.

Had the players fully shook hands at the 4th end, the title would have been in the hands of Carr and Dunbar but giving the remaining spectators a nail biting time McWilliam and Noble drew level. There was to be no more extra time from the Ice Man and it had to be a Button Draw. Kirsty’s Stone ended just short of The House while Margaret’s held on at the back which gave a ‘Shattered’ Margaret Carr and Reg Dunbar the 2023/24 title of High Road Pairs Champions! Many congratulations to all who took part but especially to High and Low Road winners.