Douglas Curling Club was inaugurated on 25th January 1792 in the village of Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, although curling had certainly been played on a regular basis for a considerable time before that date. Douglas CC is not the oldest curling club in the world, however it is unique in having a complete set of recorded minutes from constitution to the present day. Curlers from all walks of life were attracted to the ‘roaring game’ as the following Burns’ parody extols