in Association with

Our thanks to Peter Guthrie, Dewar's World of Whisky

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in Association with

P E R T H   &   E D I N B U R G H

Pre Challenge enjoyment

in Edinburgh

WEDNESDAY 27 OCTOBER  Edinburgh - Overnight Edinburgh Ramada Jarvis. So much to see and do here, an ideal start to a Scottish trip, we will be meeting up with fellow curlers coming for the Challenge, we are also staying at the Ramada with you, we dare not let curlers lose in our capital without a Scot to guide them, we may not see them again! Forever sitting in an Edinburgh pub. Curl up with a Dewar's whisky in an armchair in the Princes (hotel) Bar and catch views of Edinburgh Castle.

THURSDAY 28 OCTOBER Edinburgh - another great day of sightseeing here in Edinburgh. A day of capital sightseeing and glorious pubs - for food of course! Liz will be joining us today, although we have no official agenda today, we are sure to possibly drop into a local pub en masse!

We have been asked "Are you going to run this competition again?" Well, due to demand, Liz and Paul are seriously considering running this challenge again either next year or in 2012, details later.  Let us know what YOU think after this year. If we do run it again, it will be BIGGER, MORE WHISKY, SIGHTSEEING, MORE TEAMS!

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The 2010 "Lion Challenge" Scottish Curling and Whisky

"Lion Challenge"?  in 2010, Perth celebrates 800 years as a Royal Burgh.  The foundation of Perth as a Royal Burgh dates back to the King William the Lion charter of 1210. Provost Hulbert marked the 800 day countdown ( on 24th October 2007 ) with a rare appearance of the Royal Burgh Charter awarded to Perth in 1210 by King William the 1st, known as William the Lion, who ruled from 1143 to 1214. Curling teams have been invited to compete in the "Lion Challenge" in PERTH. This is a fun challenge, two days of sightseeing in Edinburgh and two days of curling, whisky and fun. The Tournament will be played in a ‘Round Robin’ format which will allow every team to play in each session. The winning team will be the one which gains the most points (2 for a win), and the greatest number of shots (in the event of a tie). The Challenge Event will be managed and run by Willie Auld, Perth.

COMPETING TEAMS

COST OF PACKAGES

FOUR NIGHT Ramada package (2 Edinburgh and 2 Perth) with transfers Edinburgh - Perth. Four breakfasts, Awards Dinner, Curling sessions, coach visit to Dewar's and Edradour distilleries, whisky tasting evening & Medal. £365    Prices per person sharing a twin/double room, single supplement £100. We can also arrange transfers to/from Perth, approx 1 hour from Edinburgh/Glasgow airports.

the Carmen Curlers in Perth

The two days of curling,

fun & whisky in Perth

FRIDAY 29 OCTOBER  we will meet you in the morning after breakfast and head north to Highland Perthshire.  For those whisky lovers we are going to visit Edradour, one of the smallest distilleries in Scotland for a tour and a dram. The coach will take guests to & from Dewar's Rink 5 minutes from the hotel, we start at 4pm sharp for the first day of curling.  A whisky tasting at the hotel, sample drams with the guidance of  whisky expert Peter Guthrie. Nose fine whiskies! 

SATURDAY 30 OCTOBER CHALLENGE FINAL Starting with first ice at 12 noon . Once we have completed our Challenge we will visit Dewar's World of Whisky. We will see a short movie, tour the distillery, enjoy a dram and have ample time to peruse the whisky shop.  Returning to Perth in the early evening when we meet for the  Ramada Hotel Awards Dinner; The Awards presented after dinner in the 15th century Kinnoull Suite.

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