After a gap of 545 days Falkirk CC returned to the Ice for the 2021/22 opening bonspiel where teams competed for the Nimmo medal. Team I. Ferguson, K. Hutton, G. Bellingham & D. Westall came out on top with a 11-3 victory.

On league duty it was the team skipped by Jim Urquhart that opened with a strong performance over the team of Ken Hutton in the A League to be the early leader. After losing a three in the second end, they went on to win the next five ends unanswered to win the match 11-3.

In the B League a close game was fought in the NCA. An early two for Callum McInnes almost ended in disaster in the third end as Ian Ferguson lay six counters with skip stones still to be delivered, however Callum managed to hold out for a single. After the fourth end the team skipped by Ferguson led 4-3, followed by a strong fifth end with Callum scoring a strong four. After a measure in the sixth saw Iain only score a single handshakes, or fists bumps, ended the match 7-5.

In the Small Clubs, first up for Falkirk was the Kelpie Derby against Grangemouth. Falkirk still finding their feet from such a long curling absence lost a three in the first end. However a strong fight back saw the Falkirk team skipped by Fraser Sutherland win five of the next six ends to win the match 6-4. Falkirk were in a strong lead at the end of the incomplete 2019/20 competition and will have hopes for a strong performance again this season.

In the Forth Valley Knock Out Falkirk took on Strathendrick Curling Club from Central Province. The team skipped by Alastair Gray started strongly and had carved out a 7-4 lead going into the last end. However some clever guarding saw team Strathendrick manage a four in the seventh end to win out 8-7 and an abrupt end to our Area knock out hopes in the first round.