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The 2010 "Lion Challenge"
Scottish Curling and Whisky
Curling teams, groups and individuals are
invited to compete in the "Lion Challenge"
in PERTH. This is a team
event - mixed teams welcome. This is a fun
challenge, we are not looking for the next world
champion! Trophy for the winning team and medals for all. Two
days of curling, whisky and fun or 4 days if you also
book for Edinburgh. We can assist with as many
extra days as you wish to add on.

UPDATE 29 July; The Draw will take place
soon!
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Pre Challenge
enjoyment in Edinburgh
WEDNESDAY 27 OCTOBER
Edinburgh -
a
day and night here in our capital,
with suggestions where to eat, drink and
visit. 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.
Scotland's capital is on your
doorstep at the
Ramada Mount Royal hotel
opposite Edinburgh Waverley railway
station. Curl up with a Dewar's whisky in an
armchair in the Princes Bar and catch views
of
Edinburgh Castle. We know we will!
For some maybe the first night in
Edinburgh, others we know have been
before, it is they we are taking
care of, as we know what mayhem they
can cause, eh Carmens! |
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THURSDAY 28 OCTOBER
Edinburgh - another great day
of sightseeing here in Edinburgh. Above;
Ramada
Jarvis bar
Edinburgh. Edinburgh overnight. A
day of capital sightseeing and glorious pubs
- for food of course! |

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.

www.perth800.com



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THE
CHALLENGE BEGINS IN PERTH

COMPETING
TEAMS
FRIDAY 29 OCTOBER
For those guests in Edinburgh we
will meet you in the morning
after breakfast and head north
to Highland Perthshire.
For those whisky lovers we
are going to visit the
Scottish
Liqueur Centre and
Edradour, one
of the smallest in Scotland for
a tour and a dram. Heading to Perth where we
drop into our local pub,
Christies! Luggage taken to the Ramada Hotel in
the City Centre. The coach will
be available to take guests to &
from Dewar's Rink 3.30, 5 minutes from
the hotel, we start at 4pm
sharp for the first day of
curling.
A
whisky
tasting at the hotel
7pm,
sample drams with
the guidance of Dewar's whisky
expert
Peter Guthrie. Nose and
savour fine whiskies! Enjoy the warm
Highland hospitality
in the heart of Scotland in a
The Ramada Hotel, originally a
15th century watermill.
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; We
will be welcomed by Pipers of Denny &
Dunipace Pipeband for our 3 course dinner.
The Awards presented after dinner in the
15th century Kinnoull Suite, cameras at the
ready, are you going to be in a kilt? Many
will, why not give it a try? Very smart for
sure.
PRIZES; Dewar's World of Whisky;
have an
excellent whisky for a lucky curler.
Ramada;
a
Weekend for two at any Ramada Jarvis Hotel in Scotland.
During the challenge we will have an
official photographer taking
shots of our teams and action shots.
These will be available for purchase
from us right after the event.
Details
here.
MCLEANSCOTLAND wish to
thank all the people who have assisted us. Special thanks to
Gabriella Maltesics of Ramada Jarvis Hotels, Peter Guthrie of Dewar's World of
Whisky and Willie Auld in Perth, the
"ringmaster"!
HOW TO JOIN OUR CHALLENGE; email us ...
curling@mcleanscotland.com
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in Association
with
 
P E R T H &
E D I N B U R G H
I would like to
welcome all the players and supporters to Perth
and the Curling Challenge. We are honoured to
have been given the opportunity to provide
hospitality to so many of you at the Ramada
Perth Hotel, during this event we are looking
forward to meeting up with you all. The Ramada
Hotel is a great supporter of the sport and our
association goes back many years. We hope that
the tournament is played with enthusiasm and
with a good competitive spirit resulting in both
the fans and players having a great time. We
want it to be a great success story so that you
can all look back on a memorable experience. I
would also like to thank the MCLEANSCOTLAND and
other sponsors to acknowledge their hard work
and commitment in organising this event. Finally
we hope that you will all have a successful
tournament & an enjoyable week here in Perth.
Chris Charalambous, General Manager, Ramada
Hotel, Perth.

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


The Kilt Company
KILT HIRE while
in Perth, why not consider a kilt? Many packages and ideas
here ready for
you to rent for as long as you wish.
Take a look here and email us with your request,
we do the rest.
Look the part for the awards dinner!
For any curlers who do
not have a team, we will pair you up with
others to form a team, nae worries! Everyone
welcome. Do you wish to come along but
not curl? Please let us know as we also
can provide hotel, transport only or, come
to the Awards Dinner only! Costs
available for all of these options.

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
TWO NIGHT
package 2 nights Perth Ramada hotel. 2 breakfasts,
Awards Dinner. Curling, coach visit
to Dewar's distillery, whisky tasting
evening & Medal.£255
Curling Challenge
no accommodation will include
2 curling sessions, coach visit to Dewar's world of
whisky, whisky tasting evening. Awards Dinner
& Medal.
£80
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.
Why the
"Lion Challenge"?
Well, 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.
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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, MORE
SIGHTSEEING, MORE TEAMS! |
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