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Newtonmore Camanachd Club
Newsletter May 2009
1] Success on the Field It's nice to reflect on success
on the field with the 1sts victory over Fort William taking us
to the MacTavish Cup Final on 13th June against Kingussie after
the disappointment of the penalty shoot out loss to Kyles in the
Camanachd Cup. We had high hopes for the under 17s in the junior
version after they crushed Kingussie 8-0, but they came unstuck
1-2 against Fort William as did the 2nds 1-3 in a very good Sutherland
Cup tie.
2] Improvements at the Eilan A bit like buses….nothing
happens for ages and then several things at once. The rather grand
bilingual sign [which was originally part of the entrance improvement
scheme!] is now in place with the exception of the crossed camans
that will be added shortly; following on from Anne's suggestion
at the AGM we are now the proud owners of the first scoreboard
in shinty which is legible from across the pitch; of most importance
the pitch is shortly due to be verti-drilled with fertiliser and
about 60 tons of sand.
3] Newtonmore's strongest man Saturday 20th June Thanks
to Eddy Harrigan for organising this competition which will run
from 2pm till about 5.30 pm at the tennis courts. Apart from tractor
pulling, a tyre flip and lifting a large boulder there is a BBQ
and the music of David Holt to keep everyone entertained. There
will be other activities too which we'll let you know about nearer
the time.
4] Williamson 6s Wednesday 24th June is the date from
5pm and due to the expected record entry of about 24 teams we
have decided to run 4 pitches. We now need 6-8 volunteers to referee
the games and some volunteers to help the PTA with the tea and
cakes. The BBQ has been sponsored by BLASTA and as previously
intimated Eddy Harrigan has kindly offered to be the chief chef.
5] Fence post painting I have not been knocked down in
the stampede of volunteers! With Rob Ritchie's help about 60 of
the 166 posts have been completed. The wire brush, paint and brushes
are in the shed and you can get access to them at a time of your
choosing by speaking to myself or Rob.
6] Marie Curie The race night raised approx £4K
and the golf day an extra £670. Glen and David's overall
total is now very close to £9K which is remarkable and they
are very grateful for all the support they have received.
7] June home fixtures With the MacTavish Cup Final on
13th June at the Bucht Park having a later throw up time for the
TV cameras The 2nds home scheduled home game against Skye that
day has been postponed. Apart from the Williamson 6's the only
other scheduled home fixtures are:
Friday 26th June 2nds v Kingussie 6.30pm
Saturday 27th June 1sts v Fort William [Macaulay Cup] 2.30pm
The 2nds are away to Lochcarron in the Strathdearn on 6th June
and the 1sts are away to Glenorchy in the Premier Division.
Ian Gibson Tel 01540 673048 Mob 07817 378729 iangibson12@btinternet.com
30th May 2009
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