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The body is based at the Royal Highland Showground , Ingliston , Edinburgh. The objective of the RCCC is ''"To unite curlers throughout the world into one Brotherhood of the Rink"'', and today the Royal Club has branches and affiliated associations and clubs in Austria , Belgium , Canada , Denmark , England , Finland , France , Germany , the Netherlands , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Luxembourg , New Zealand , Norway , South Africa , Spain , Switzerland , the United States and Wales . WORLD CURLING FEDERATION The World Curling Federation (WCF), the governing body for international curling, originated as a Committee (formed in Perth, Scotland in March 1965 ) of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, and became an independent organisation in 1982 . The WCF officially recognises the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, as the Mother Club of Curling. The WCF is still based in Perth, although for a brief period between 1994 and 2000 it too was based in Edinburgh with the mother club. CURLERS' GRACE O’Lord wha’s love surrounds us a’ And brings us a’ the gether Wha’ writes your laws upon oor hearts And bids us help each ither We bless Thee for Thy bounties great For meat and hame and gear We thank Thee, Lord, for snaw and ice But still we ask for mair Gi’e us a hert to dae whit’s richt Like curlers true and keen To be guid friends along life’s road And soop oor slide aye clean O Power abune whose bounty free Oor needs and wants suffices We render thanks for Barley Bree And meat that appetises Be Thou our Skip throughout life's game An' syne we're sure to win Tho' slow the shot and wide the aim We'll soop each ither in SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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