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Bridgewater has excellent recreation facilities geared for fun in all seasons.
THE BRIDGEWATER GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB
The Bridgewater Golf and Country Club first decided to build a golf course in November 1924 on the James Heckman farm on the top of Dufferin Street, but it was not until 1927 that several holes were ready for play. Only shareholders could play in the beginning, but in 1932 the club was opened to membership and has been growing ever since. The first Ladies Nova Scotia Title was won in 1938 by Barbara Trites, with many more were to follow with the ladies dominating winning several Nova Scotia Maritimes titles in Provincial competitions. The club had to survive two fires that destroyed their clubhouse each time, but with member volunteers pitching in, they soon rebuilt. The course was enlarged to nine holes and is still swinging now as the Olde Town Course. The new championship golf course at Osprey Ridge with 18 holes started to operate in May 1998. (Information Courtesy of Bridgewater One Hundred Years Page 116. Photos by Emily and Michael Grade 6)
THE BRIDGEWATER CURLING CLUB (Photo by Colin) One of the most favorite winter sports is curling for both men and women, as well as for kids. The first curling matches were organized in Bridgewater in 1907,with real ice on the site where the Superstore is now. Severe winters assured constant keen ice. In those days, curlers owned their own forty-four pound stones and had to truck them to the railway station when they would go to other towns for competitions. In1930, the club moved to its present location on Diminion Street, with an artificial icemaker since 1948, with four lanes and two clubrooms. Members have gone on to capture several Provincial Championships. (Courtesy of Bridgewater One Hundred Years Page 116)
The Kinsmen Field
(Photo compliments of Bridgewater Recreation)
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