HIGHLAND INTERNATIONAL CURLING WEEK
1967

(Note the original name)

Participating Rinks
Section A
J Fosberg - Canada
W.S Prentice - Scotland
P. Niven
J. Craigie - Cawdor

Section B
R..Shenkel
W. Black
A. J. Russell - Grampian
J. Dennis - Inverness

Section C
T. Akerlund
D Robertson Snr - Nairn
A Johnston - Aberdeen
E Connell - Inverness

Section D
F /L Agar
R Christie - Edinburgh
Mrs M Hutchinson
A Cameron - Committee

Participating Rinks
Section E
L.Hemmingson
J McWhiter
G Grant - Grampian
E Brown - Nairn

Section F
Franz Marti
D.Nicol
D. MacArthur - Ardclach
P.Halley - Crief

Section G
B Mortensen
R Gardner
J.Hutcheson - Inverness
D.South - Aviemore

Section H
Sweden
Mrs J Love
E.Walls
H.McLennan - Ross-Shire

The Winners of the first ever Highland Week of International Curling.

The winning rink was skipped by Bob Christie from Corstorphine and was supported by a young team of Edinburgh curlers, Iain Baxter, Jim Young and Jim Moffat.Bob is seen here being presented with The Johnnie Walker Gold Plate by David.C.Kerr Managing Director, John Walker & sons Ltd.

The above photograph was actually taken of Bob and his rink in 1968 as there were no photographs in the 1967 programmee.
Of the participating skips Jerry Fosberg then in the Canadian Air Force in Germany also attended many more HWIC weeks including the 40th in Inverness
 
The 1967 programmee
The Programmee was very basic and did not have any introduction or detail other than what you see above except for what it called a list of officials,
Competitions:-
Allan Cameron (Convener) and Hector Maclennan (Vice Convenor)

Entertainment . Excursions . Transport . Accomodation:-
Len Hutchinson (Convenor)

Finance:-
Eric Brown

Press and Publicity:-
David Bland

Secretary:-
W.T.Martin
 
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