I heard from one source last week that Kinross Curling Trust or maybe its is Jamie Montgomerie that they have or have not persued the Land Court about the use of the site for the new ice rink.
What a pity that the new Gogar facility could have been up and running. Although it might have had an effect on the viability of Murrayfield.
May be under the new CEO it might be time to call time on the venture before too much money is waisted.

In this economic climate I am not holding my breath for progress. 

This information could have been made public long ago, but I chose to wait in the interests of the businesses involved. When a query was posted on the forum regarding this matter it was quickly removed, for the same reason, although the information was already at that time being circulated. Some background can be found on the forum here:

http://scottishcurlingforum.co.uk/the-curling-rink/the-proposed-nca/msg12991/#msg12991

When I first met Jamie Montgomery some years ago, I did my research on the internet and he was, by all accounts, an important local landowner. Kinross House, Loch Leven, two hotels and golf courses – but not much else. It worried me, because I could not see where the money came from to look after these properties. I assumed, wrongly perhaps, that there was income from somewhere. Gradually it became clear that he was heavily in debt, especially after buying the Windlestrae, but of course that was how business was done in those days when everyone bragged about the size of their overdrafts.

Now, searching the internet reveals very little. Kinross House, it appears, has been sold and wants to reinvent itself as a smart hotel of sorts, yet Jamie is still (according to the planning application http://193.63.61.24/WAM133/showCaseFile.do?appType=DC&appNumber=10/02099/FLL) the registered owner. It has also become clear that all the Montgomery properties in Kinross that generate an income and hopefully a profit are under new management, rebranded as the Green Hotel Golf and Leisure Resort, and the Montgomeries are not part of that management. However, the new website does state that the resort is owned and operated by the Montgomery Hotel Group, yet  it does not state who now owns this group.

Considering that Jamie has promoted himself as the "driving force behind the project" of the NCA, I am now becoming confused and deeply worried. The KCT is in some kind of partnership with Jamie to build the NCA on his land, which he may or may not fully own, yet Jamie is no longer on the board of the KCT, Kinross House is no longer his, or is it, and his businesses are it seems under someone else's control. So what is the status of the NCA project, the KCT and the RCCC in Kinross? Are we being told the truth, or are they in fact so far down the chute that the project has no hope of success? The local curlers, I understand, are very reluctant to resume their fundraising activities until they know the truth, or at least know what they are raising funds for. The internet and newspapers have nothing to offer and questions to the board go unanswered because no-one seems to know, or be prepared to speak.

I welcome any relevant information, even by private email, with confidentiality assured. If they can operate in secret, so can I. But surely the time has now come for the RCCC and KCT to come clean, put ALL the facts on the table, and see what is left worth saving. Or scrap the project, go back to the beginning and start all over again, which is the better way.

JM - its difficult to hide these things, a quick trawl of companies house should give you the info you crave

Hi My Unbiased Friend,
Suggest you be careful about what you write on the site. Your comments regarding members of the Trust must be coming close to libel or perhaps they will be like most of the forum members and just ignore your biased drivel.
However I must admit I to don’t agree with Kinross any more than you but hopefully my view is for justifiable curling reasons.   

Please, may I clarify. I am NOT making assumptions of any kind, I am simply asking questions based entirely on factual information. I have NOT suggested that they have sold Kinross Estate or anything other than Kinross House, which is public knowledge as far as the facts are public. It is also fact that the hotels, etc. are under new management, I understand officially from last month.

Please do not accuse me of lying, the facts are largely common knowledge.

I don't see any posts accusing you of lying. Why would you say such a thing?

Here's your earlier quote:




The "country estate" has not been sold as far as I know
The GHG has a new General Manager to replace Bruce Robbie. Big deal.