Fun for all ages as Inveraray Shinty Club holds open day
Inveraray Shinty Club hosted its annual open day at the Winterton Pitch Sunday August 12.
The day started at 10am with the club’s youth coaches putting the primary aged players through their paces with some fun skill-testing. As part of the day, each member received some training gear kindly sponsored buy Cooke Aquaculture Scotland, who also paid for a new set of children’s strips.
As with last year, the older generation then got in on the act with five teams competing for the six-a-side Peter MacCallum Memorial Quaich. WD Semple, the Inveraray Inn, the George Hotel and Londis Inveraray sponsored a team each throughout the group stage of the round robin tournament.
In the end, though, it was the George Hotel and Londis teams which won through to contest the final, with the George Hotel winning on penalties.
At the end of the tournament, trophies, kindly supplied by Midton Acrylics, were given to the winners and runners-up and the Peter MacCallum Quaich was handed over to the winning captain.
In addition, the club remembered the feats of the 1968 Inveraray team which won the Celtic Society Cup by presenting them to the attending finalists on the day. Again these trophies were provided by Midton Acrylics. Thanks were also given to all those who helped support the club in what has become a special day in the club’s year.
Inveraray chairman Euan McMurdo said: ‘I am delighted with how the day turned out and that it was great to have so many of the club from young to old there throughout the day.’
He also expressed his optimism at engaging with new members to fill roles in the club to help Inveraray Shinty Club become a stronger more organised community club.
At the end of the day’s counting, the club raised approximately £1,000 which will go towards the running of the club and upcoming projects.