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Derry City Christmas rink

  • 27-12-2007 10:13am
    #1
    KevinMc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 118 ✭✭


    I seen in the paper than Derry City had a temporary rink opened up the week before christmas. Did anyone one here check it out? I was wondering if it was busy and if people had been encouraged to take up skating?

    If this was popular then maybe the people of Derry would like to see a permanent rink in place in the city? There are only two other rinks in Ireland one North of the border in Dundonald and other south in Dundalk. There was talk of one in Coleraine but it would be great to see one in Derry too.

    If anyone would like to contact the council and raise the issue that'd be a start!

    Thanks
    Kevin!

    PS: more info can be found on:
    www.iiha.org
    www.theicebowl.com
    www.dundalkicedome.com


Comments

  • #2
    Smegball
    Registered Users Posts: 2,283 ✭✭✭Smegball


    Tbh it was ****. Really small and looked ****e craic.


  • #3
    KevinMc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 118 ✭✭KevinMc


    Have you visited any of the other two before?

    Would you like to see the a new permanent faciltiy in the area?


  • #4
    RadioCity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 340 ✭✭RadioCity


    Dundonald Ice Rink is good but the atmosphere generally is poor.

    Anyone who has been to the Bowling Alley at Pennyburn in Derry will know that it has a much better atmosphere with plenty for adults and children to do.

    An ice rink there would be the "icing" on the cake!
    There was a temporary one there years ago but it was rubbish.


  • #5
    KevinMc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 118 ✭✭KevinMc


    Yeah dundonald is just about good for public skating while the new rink in Dundalk is used by the Irish Ice Hockey association for league matches and is hosting 4 Belfast Giants games this season.

    We need more rinks and it's hard to believe that cities like Derry etc don't have one.

    Please sign out petition HERE

    We really need a load more names before someone will give this the time of day


  • #6
    RadioCity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 340 ✭✭RadioCity


    The attrraction of Dundonald means that schools, youth groups and church groups go there for their outings.

    I was told a few years ago that Castlereagh Borough residents have one of the lowest council rates in NI because the Ice Bowl does so well. Possibly because it is the only one of its kind in NI since the Jet Centre closed.

    These places are obviously high risk endeavours for local councils as Coleraine found out.

    The problem with Derry is where to put it. They cacked up badly shoe-horning the Millenium forum where they did when a larger Arena could have been accomodated at Fort George. Even the Bowling Alley in Pennyburn is too well hid...it amazes me how well it does all the same.


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