The festive season means the Ice Rink is back in Leicester`s Jubilee Square and I was invited by ( On an Independent and unpaid basis) to attend the launch event.
We enter the rink via the new larger (wheelchair accessible) entrance on Jubilee Square alongside the Wheel Of Light where a number of food stalls are available for those after a German Sausage or festive Mulled Wine after they`ve taken to the ice.
Once inside we see the large rink and Team Icicles Professional Ice Skating Team preparing for the launch.
New for this year is the Street Curling lane with its distinctive Curling Stones.
Now to the main event and Mascot Filbert Fox has arrived to officially open the rink for the season with a countdown from 10 he karate chops the tinsel ribbon declaring the rink officially open.
On the rink we are then treated to a performance of several ice dances by Team Icicles who then stay on the ice to inspire the next generation of ice skaters as members of the public take to the ice for the first official session of skating in Leicester for 2025.
You can book your Skating session online at
iceskateleicester.co.uk .
