The English Curling Association was formed in 1971 and its ladies branch in 1979. It is a full member of the European Curling Federation and the World Curling Federation and is also a member of British Curling, the company which has been formed to manage Great Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic curling programmes.

The English Curling Association aims to support, promote and develop the sport of curling in England, to unite curlers throughout England in the brotherhood of curling, to regulate the affairs of its members and to represent its members on International confederations. It also sends teams to major International competitions.

The Executive Council of the ECA includes representatives from all areas of the country and of its ladies branch and includes a National Development Director, who works to find new venues where the sport can be played. Currently curling can only be played at one location in England, Fenton’s Rink, Dundale Farm, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, but the Association hopes that further venues will be found as a result of Britain’s participation in the Olympic Games.