Sorry to read that the hopes of Scottish curlers for a rare “bonspiel” have melted away.
One of the most eagerly awaited and rarest sporting events in Scotland – a mass curling competition involving 2,000 players on a frozen Highland loch – has been called off because of safety fears.
via Ban the bonspiel: Scotland’s curling fans gutted as mass match cancelled | UK news | guardian.co.uk.
More on Scotland’s (by-definition) chilly curling landmarks can be found here.