What
Can Friends Make?
All nine first-timers at a very busy Aberlady TryCurling session on
3rd November had been encouraged to come by one or more of
our members.
That says a lot
for the persuasive skills of the members who did the recruiting, and
their enthusiasm for the sport. There was at least one common
response from the friends we asked: “Curling? Yes I’ve seen it on
tv. Sure, I’d like to give it a go”.
President Pam
Clark introduced the Club’s team of herself, David Wyllie, Julia
Mackey and John Good. The newcomers stepped on to the ice with smiles
which, thankfully, lasted without hesitation or deviation - but with
lots of repetition – all the way through the session.
The only moment
of contention was when the result of the last end was declared, as
some folk wondered if there had been a plot to ensure that both teams
had the same final overall score. Even if that had been the case, all
players happily shook hands and joined the President for a cuppa in
the Clubrooms.
We gave
participants what-to-do-now sheets. The very good news is that within
a few days ________ had committed to one of the Beginners’ Courses
at CurlEdinburgh.
Here’s hoping
that before too long we’ll all welcome some new members ready to
curl in our Club.
John Good.
