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175th ANNIVERSARY

The first written note of Millport Curling Club was in 1838 at the founding of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club.

The first President was John Wishart from report of a meeting held in the Kelburne Arms. The bothy was built by William Wishart about 1845. In these early years curling on Cumbrae was run less formally but from 1925 the Curling Club has flourished and more recently ladies were admitted to the club as members. The Club has been and remains active in many competitions organised by the Argyll Province and the Royal Club.

DINNER

Saturday 2^nd November 2013

at

Millport Golf Clubhouse

Menu

Ham Hough and red lentil soup

and crusty bread

Goat's cheese and roast pepper tower

with balsamic glaze

Chicken liver and cognac pate

Fruit chutney and Orkney oaties

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28 day matured roast rib of beef

Pan fried shallots and claret jus

Shetland salmon

Oven baked with asparagus and sun blushed tomato pesto

Roasted Mediterranean vegetable lasagne, with garlic Ciabatta and rocket salad

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Sticky toffee pudding with lashings of butterscotch sauce

and vanilla scented Chantilly cream

Lemon curd and raspberry tart

with bramble compote

Trio of ice creams

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Tea and Coffee

Programme

Alister Gordon will pipe a welcome to club members and guests

Janie Cameron, Club President

will introduce the top table and welcome kindred clubs

Cutting of cake and toast to kindred clubs

Curlers Grace ---- Eddie Hughes

Meal.

Toast to the Queen ---- Alex Forrest

Short interval

History of the club ---- Janie Cameron

Toast to Millport Curling Club

Alan Durno, President RCCC

Toast to RCCC

David Horne, Curling Development Officer at Braehead

William McNeil on piano

Toast to Jack Frost

Bert Thompson, Retired Police Inspector

Vote of thanks ---- David Cameron.

Guests return to the adjacent island of Great Britain on 8:00PM ferry.

Dr Robert Houston M.B. , Ch.B. 1918 - 2017

'Doc' Bob Houston was a well respected Gentleman who lived a long life having been born a few days after the end of World War 1 . He obtained his medical qualifications at Cambridge and then went into General Practice in Glasgow .

On retiral Bob and his wife Lilian moved to Millport . Hillcrest in West Bay became their home and it wasn't long before Bob's passion for sport saw him joining in Curling and his abiding passion Golf . He curled with us for many years and also served on committee . As a skip he always played to win, however , he was quite happy to interrupt the game to show a beginner where he was going wrong . At times Bob's enthusiasm was quite remarkable . He developed a throat problem and the treatment for this resulted in him temporarily losing his voice .Undeterred , he bought a whistle and used it very effectively to convey instructions to his rink !

Bob's sense of humour was always evident . When he was asked a couple of years ago how he was keeping ,he replied with a wry smile ,

" I thought that this old-age was going to be a dawdle , until I got to 94! ".

Our thoughts at this time are with Lilian and the Family