[Other Sport] Sussex Ice Rink - Portslade?

[symyjym]

Just noticed this in the Argus

Do we need a new ice rink? Have your say

Peter Kyle, MP for Hove and Portslade, said: “Brighton centre is a ‘black-hole’ which sucks all the city’s activities into it, so I’ve been very vocal about getting entertainment, sporting and health activities over to Portslade.

“I love the idea of piloting this with a trial, however, whatever is developed has got to be responding to local demand, so I urge the developers of the ice rink to engage in comprehensive listening to the local community and to ensure that residents are widely consulted on these plans.”

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16323335.do-we-need-a-new-ice-rink-have-your-say/

 

[spongy]

It never happened at Brighton marina like it was supposed to.

Upper beeding cement works also didn't happen.

We'll never get one. Always talked about. But will never happen unfortunately.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Do we need a new ice rink?

No. No we don't.

At the one time of the year when this is used enough to be profitable - Christmas - there are already two, one at the Pavilion and one in Worthing. Imagine having an ice rink today. 30 degrees. I know kids, let's go to the ice rink.

Worse, they are proposing to put it at Victoria Park which seems to have been deliberately run down. The kids' play park there is always full of fag ends and broken grass. Our team's under 17s play there in the winter for home games and the pitches are terrible and goal nets often not present.

It's one of the last true recreation grounds left. I'd love to see the playpark updated much as they did to Fishersgate Rec near The Albion recently and the football pitches and changing rooms properly renovated and looked after. Then it could be used year round insead of for the only two months when there's competition everywhere.

No doubt this is the brainchild of one of the dungaree clad do-gooders that alternate between whispering in Kyles ear and posting on Buzz on Boundary.

 

[Ernest]

Total waste of money and time, just like the I360, if Kyle wants it let him put his hand in his pocket

 

[Ernest]

Do we need a new ice rink?

No. No we don't.

At the one time of the year when this is used enough to be profitable - Christmas - there are already two, one at the Pavilion and one in Worthing. Imagine having an ice rink today. 30 degrees. I know kids, let's go to the ice rink.

Worse, they are proposing to put it at Victoria Park which seems to have been deliberately run down. The kids' play park there is always full of fag ends and broken grass. Our team's under 17s play there in the winter for home games and the pitches are terrible and goal nets often not present.

It's one of the last true recreation grounds left. I'd love to see the playpark updated much as they did to Fishersgate Rec near The Albion recently and the football pitches and changing rooms properly renovated and looked after. Then it could be used year round insead of for the only two months when there's competition everywhere.

No doubt this is the brainchild of one of the dungaree clad do-gooders that alternate between whispering in Kyles ear and posting on Buzz on Boundary.

Put a 3D pitch down and properly maintained facilities for football teams , if they want to regenerate it

 

[Guinness Boy]

Put a 3D pitch down and properly maintained facilities for football teams , if they want to regenerate it

3G pitch would be an excellent idea there.

 

[symyjym]

Do we need a new ice rink?

No. No we don't.

At the one time of the year when this is used enough to be profitable - Christmas - there are already two, one at the Pavilion and one in Worthing. Imagine having an ice rink today. 30 degrees. I know kids, let's go to the ice rink.

Worse, they are proposing to put it at Victoria Park which seems to have been deliberately run down. The kids' play park there is always full of fag ends and broken grass. Our team's under 17s play there in the winter for home games and the pitches are terrible and goal nets often not present.

It's one of the last true recreation grounds left. I'd love to see the playpark updated much as they did to Fishersgate Rec near The Albion recently and the football pitches and changing rooms properly renovated and looked after. Then it could be used year round insead of for the only two months when there's competition everywhere.

No doubt this is the brainchild of one of the dungaree clad do-gooders that alternate between whispering in Kyles ear and posting on Buzz on Boundary.

To be fair, every time I go past it there is only a handful of people there. It has 3 football pitches and I have never seen 3 being used at the same time.

 

[The Rivet]

Yes, it is a good idea. There needs to be more of ALL sports facilities. How are we going to develop the next Torvill and Dean if towns/cities do not have these facilities 7 days a week?

 

[Guinness Boy]

To be fair, every time I go past it there is only a handful of people there. It has 3 football pitches and I have never seen 3 being used at the same time.

There are only a handful of people there because it's shit. A decent kids' playpark and a 3G pitch would make it a lot less shit. Want to guess the reason the last ice rink closed

 

[Guinness Boy]

Yes, it is a good idea. There needs to be more of ALL sports facilities. How are we going to develop the next Torvill and Dean if towns/cities do not have these facilities 7 days a week?

I assume you think it's such a good idea you'd happily fund it out of your own pocket through increased taxes or maybe even a private investment.

 

[The Rivet]

I assume you think it's such a good idea you'd happily fund it out of your own pocket through increased taxes or maybe even a private investment.

No, taxpayers as a whole should pay it and if it goes ahead you and I will.

Edit:come to think of it I am not under the B&H council tax area so you will. I think I might campaign for it.

 

[studio150]

Probably needs to be tied in with the King Alfred redevelopment (if that every goes ahead), so that something like the Guildford Spectrum could be built.

Updated Swimming Pool. Ice Rink (which can double up as Basketball/Volleyball/etc Court) plus usual amenities would be good

 

[Saunders]

People forget we had a famous ice hockey team massive support and rink and it was taken away much like the Goldstone and they promised they would replace it... much like the Goldstone. Only difference is we lost that one. Its not sitting well with me how easily people are waving this as insignificant.

 

[symyjym]

People forget we had a famous ice hockey team massive support and rink and it was taken away much like the Goldstone and they promised they would replace it... much like the Goldstone. Only difference is we lost that one. Its not sitting well with me how easily people are waving this as insignificant.

Spot on, some of the comments sound like the NIMBY's against the Amex Stadium.

 

[The Rivet]

Spot on, some of the comments sound like the NIMBY's against the Amex Stadium.

Whilst downing a guinness!

 

[Bold Seagull]

To be fair, every time I go past it there is only a handful of people there. It has 3 football pitches and I have never seen 3 being used at the same time.

Go passed on a Saturday or Sunday August through May and you'll see all 3 pitches and more being used. If it was maintained and could take a bit of rain it would be used even more. B&H council have already produced a report to say the city lacks football pitches. Is this a football forum or ice dancing?

Plenty of sites for an ice rink in Sussex if there was the real desire for it. Trying to do it cheap on Victoria Park because the figures don't allow a commercial site, with no parking and the loss of recreational parkland is not the way to go. It is a complete non starter in this location.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Do we need a new ice rink?

No. No we don't.

At the one time of the year when this is used enough to be profitable - Christmas - there are already two, one at the Pavilion and one in Worthing. Imagine having an ice rink today. 30 degrees. I know kids, let's go to the ice rink.

Worse, they are proposing to put it at Victoria Park which seems to have been deliberately run down. The kids' play park there is always full of fag ends and broken grass. Our team's under 17s play there in the winter for home games and the pitches are terrible and goal nets often not present.

It's one of the last true recreation grounds left. I'd love to see the playpark updated much as they did to Fishersgate Rec near The Albion recently and the football pitches and changing rooms properly renovated and looked after. Then it could be used year round insead of for the only two months when there's competition everywhere.

No doubt this is the brainchild of one of the dungaree clad do-gooders that alternate between whispering in Kyles ear and posting on Buzz on Boundary.

Just looked at Vic Rec on google street. Looks much nicer than it did when I played footy there (St Nick's weekly footy and 6th Hove cubs) in the 60s. Hard pitches, frozen solid in winter, dog shit everywhere. No trees. Mind you, an Ice rink there would be quite something. That said, a Richmond, Streatham or Notting Hill shed won't work.....Regarding it getting hot in summer may I introduce you to

 

[Bold Seagull]

Do we need a new ice rink?

No doubt this is the brainchild of one of the dungaree clad do-gooders that alternate between whispering in Kyles ear and posting on Buzz on Boundary.

I'm reliably informed it's a non-starter in Vic Park for various reasons. He'll plug away and get his name in the Argus every once in a while though.

 

[father_and_son]

Yes, it is a good idea. There needs to be more of ALL sports facilities. How are we going to develop the next Torvill and Dean if towns/cities do not have these facilities 7 days a week?

Agree... but what we shouldn't do is tear up one sports facility to replace with another.

Build an ice (or roller rink) on brownfield space NOT on a park.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Agree... but what we shouldn't do is tear up one sports facility to replace with another.

Build an ice (or roller rink) on brownfield space NOT on a park.

Exactly.