Our weekly Monday curling lessons were covered by ITV Tyne Tees North East Tonight this week highlighting the popularity of the sport in the wake of the recent Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
You can try curling every week from 9:30am on Mondays at the rink. Click here to view the news report and see how Durham has been taking to the sport!
Motorcycle instructors tested their skills on ice last weekend to help promote the rink here in Durham – and the potential for a permanent rink.
Members of Ace Motorcycle Training distributed thousands of leaflets via their network of instuctors across the North East highlighting our opening times and offering discounted entry fees.
Ace Motorcycles owner Jim Rimmer [...]
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Durham Winter Ice Rink is delighted to announce it has secured the services of ex-Wasps international ice hockey player Frankie Killen as its Sales & Marketing Director.
Frank (pictured) has roots in Durham as the one time Sunderland & Durham Wasps netminder who played for both the national team and in Europe with the Wasps. Since [...]
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February 22, 2010 by
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The sun has been shining this half-term and you’ve been coming in your droves! The people of Durham have certainly been proving that you’re loving the fact that ice is back, and we’re delighted to announce that we’re just about to hit the 20,000 visitor mark.
With a number of weeks still to go, we’re hoping [...]
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February 20, 2010 by
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It’s massive in Scotland, however not-so-big south of the border. But with the interest once again being reignited in the sport of curling as the Winter Olympics hit our TV screens, we’re bringing it to Durham!
Thursday March 4th will be officially ‘Curling Day’ at the rink, with teams invited to enter to take part in [...]
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Durham Dragons ice hockey team successfully completed a marathon 2010 laps of Durham Winter Ice Rink last night as part of the club’s commitment to raise awareness of the aim to secure a permanent home in Durham in the near future.
The self-funding recreational team completed a symbolic 2010 laps in of the 20m x 30m [...]
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It may have been the coldest winter for over 30 years but Durham City School Sport Partnership together with the Durham Winter Ice Rink have come up with a novel way to banish those winter blues and keep fit at the same time.
They have devised a Schools Winter Olympic Challenge to get pupils active and enthused about the [...]
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The crew from Galaxy 105-106 will be at the rink this Sunday between 10:30am and 2:30pm.
Fancy appearing on the Galaxy website? Get your skates on to the rink and your mugshot could soon be appearing here!
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Durham Winter Ice Rink and its supporters are pleased to announce a North East Ice Hockey Shirt Skate.
The event will take place at the outdoor rink in Freeman’s Place, Durham City on Sunday 31st January.
Skaters are urged to don their favourite teams hockey shirt and come for a skate with other fans of the sport [...]
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We’re going D-I-S-C-O!
Durham Winter Ice Rink is starting Disco nights from this Friday 15th January from 7pm. Skate outdoors at the rink with music from our very own DJ and added lights. Admission remains £7.50 for adults and £5.50 for children and concessions. See you there!
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