English Schools Curling Championships

Everyone is gearing up for the English Schools Curling Championships held at Fenton’s Rink,
The group matches take place over 3 days, from Mon 23rd March to Weds 25th.

There are 22 teams entered from 9 schools.

2 teams from each group will then go through to finals day on Thurs 26th.

It’s shaping up to be an exciting tournament again this year, with some fierce competition ahead!

English Curling – Rink Regulars in International Action!

Regular curlers at Fenton’s Rink are playing for England in the European Champs this week in Sweden.

Tom Jaeggi is playing for Andrew Reed’s England men in the B Div, while Suzie Law is the alternate player for Kirsty Balfour’s England Women, who are in the A league, with a potential berth in the World Champs to aim at.

Good luck to both players!

Santa Takes Up English Curling

Santa Claus will be lending a hand to the growing sport of curling in England in December – or to be precise, 24 of them will!
Fenton’s Rink in Kent is holding the World’s First Santa Claus Bonspiel, which will see 24 Santas on the ice.

The event is in aid of local charity, Hospice in The Weald, so although the ice is free, donations will be appreciated.

The day is also being filmed for sale to various news/sports outlets, with agreements already with Reuters, AP, Transworld Sport, Chris Evans radio Show, BBC Mike Bushell.

Hopefully this fun charity event will help spread the word further about the only curling rink in England – thanks Santa!

More People Discover Curling in England!

Fenton’s Rink in Kent held another ‘Come and Try’ day on Sun 23rd Nov. These days do exactly what they say, allow anyone to turn up without booking and have a go at curling.
It means newcomers to the sport can get a taste without the need to book an entire lane.

Around 45 people turned up, and a great time was had by all, with many taking leaflets and asking how they could play again.
It’s a great initiative to hold these events – there is another planned for January, so if it’s something you’d be interested in, visit the rink site for more info, or give us a call!

English Curling – Umpires On The Up!

As part of continuing efforts to develop English curling, the rink held an umpiring course on Sat 15th Nov.

Taken by Senior WCF umpire Leslie Ingram-Brown, it was a great success, providing the opportunity for people to learn about the role of umpire, and what is involved in that important voluntary post.

Thanks to Leslie for helping us to develop the sport from grass roots upwards!

Come Curling on Sundays!

Every month at the rink we hold a Sunday tournament.
This is for newer players to enjoy a tournament feel, and any individual can join in – we match up the teams on skill levels to balance them, and there are club players too to help out with advice.

Anyone is free to enter – the cost is £20 for the tournament from 10am to 4-pm, buffet lunch included.

Contact us if you’d like to take part.
The next one is Sun 16th Nov.

Curling at the Rink In The Press!

The sports team from the local Courier media group came down to the rink to try ther hand at curling.

As well as a nice feature in the paper, they also took a video which is now displaying on their site and can be seen via this link:
http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/video.html?id=13713

Thanks to the team at the Courier for this.

Glenfarclas English Masters takes place at Fenton’s

Oct 25th/26th saw the Glenfarcla English Masters 2008 take place at the rink.

It was a keenly fought comnpetition, with the result coming down to the last stone, always the sing of good curling!

The winners are pictured enjoying a nip around the Glenfarclas Whisky Still – congratulations to Jamie Malton and his rink!

L-R Jamie Malton (skip), Michael Opel, Henry Carter, Kerr Alexander

 

Many thanks also to Katy for the pic, plus the other 178 she took!

Lots of us have no decent pics of ourselves on the ice, and Katy was kind enough to allow us to use her photos.

Late Availability Mon Oct 27th!

We have late availability ice available on Monday Oct 27th.

This means it can be booked at reduced rates compared to the face value price.

We are open from 10am through to 10pm so feel free to get in touch and request your slot!

First Sunday Social Tournament Takes Place!

Sunday 12th Oct saw the first Sunday Social Tournament of the season at Fenton’s rink.
This is a tournament which anyone can enter, either as a team, or as individuals.

From experienced curlers to total novices, it gives people a chance to take part in a tournament without commiting to club play for example.

With 1 event every month, you can now book your place for the November Sunday Social!