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Keep an Ice Rink in Basingstoke

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Cameron Campbell
8 years ago

Both Council and Planet Ice need to reconsider their commitment to provide an ice facility in Basingstoke

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Valerie Fryer
8 years ago

It is so important for children’s health that they exercise and this is a fun safe way to do it.

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Lindsey Cumpstone
8 years ago

We travel up from Dorset to come to the rink to watch the ice hockey! It would be such a shame if they lost this fantastic arena!

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Karen Cartawick
8 years ago

The council should support the ice rink. It is a very important and popular facility.

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Kieran Talmey
8 years ago

I believe the arena should be refurbushed and rebuilt due to it being in a good location and alot of the locals prefer ice hockey over football and the bison community is made up of families and volunteers who love the sport. Not only that the amount of figure skater. Hockey players play or skate on the ice too.

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Anonymous
8 years ago

The ice rink is an important facility which the council should support.

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Rae Rutter
8 years ago

This is a valuable asset to Basingstoke - I follow the Ice Hockey and it would be sad to see if go.

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Sue
8 years ago

This facility is really needed. It provides healthy excercise for young and old, hockey is a popular spectator sport, and it keeps kids off the streets!

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Anonymous
8 years ago

Always been there. Should stay...

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Donna Standfield
8 years ago

Basingstoke has had an ice rink for as long as i remember it would be detrimental to stoo this facility for the younger generation especially with the influc of new housing within basingstoke and the surrounding area

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Paul truscott
8 years ago

Season ticket holder for the Bison. Grandparent of two junior Bison players.It is the duty of the council to keep the ice rink open for the community. It is the best attended sport in the town.

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Stephen Holland
8 years ago

Ice Rinks provide a social and sporting facility for young and old, ablebodied and those with disabilities, whether for recreational or more serious competitive skating and hockey.

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Pauline Truscott
8 years ago

Season ticket holder for the Bison. Grandparents of two junior Bison players, and the rink is such an important part of our lives . This needs to stay open for the community and the council should be supporting it.

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vanessa snagg
8 years ago

keep the ice rink

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Ami smith
8 years ago

Don't kill off all the rinks and sports in which they hold!! Look at us in bristol-over 5 years on and still no rink!!

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ANTHONY J MEANING
8 years ago

Please do not allow another ice rink to be closed-----

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Anonymous
8 years ago

To lose this rink would be a travesty. People travel from far and wide. The Isle of Wight lost their rink, let's not let that happen here!

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Elisabeth Stephens
8 years ago

The rink provides a vital community service not only to the general public but all the different groups which use it. It is also the home of The Bison which is a big part of what makes Basingstoke Basingstoke

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Anonymous
8 years ago

The rink is a huge part of the community which attracts skaters and fans from miles around. I travel for an hour most weekends with friends and family to watch the Bison play and, in doing so, we support local businesses through the purchasing of food, drink, bus tickets etc. Without the rink, we would simply not travel to Basinkgstoke anywhere near as frequently. Don't take away the rink, which, for so many, provides a safe leisure space for families, kids and adults to enjoy.

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Leif Goodwin
8 years ago

Don't let Basingstoke turn into one giant shopping mall. We need the ice rink.