Councillors back plans for new ice rink in Southampton (From Daily Echo)

"fifty residents..." i knew we all wanted an ice-rink! sold!

Another Hire and Fire staff at will opportunity for Colin Warburg?

IF approved, I hope that this facility constructed, funded and operated by private enterprise. (For obvious reasons)

Mr Cynical wrote:
"fifty residents..." i knew we all wanted an ice-rink! sold!

and those 50 will also be working there!

Do the immigrants and dolel-ites get to use it free ?????? The place will be packed in this area. Great place to put it. Parking will be at a premium also.

Great to see this private scheme get a step closer. It will help rejuvenate the area north of Ocean Village and be another attraction for the city to help establish it as the premier city in the South.

I can't wait...I'd like a decent ice hockey team too in Southampton...maybe Marcus would like to invest...we could invite some NHL teams over to open it! The Boston Bruins would be good!

I can see some ice shows following as well...

It's been a long time coming!!!

Thought the old one closed before 1988 (?) and it's about time there was a replacement (could never understand why Southampton couldn't have a rink yet Gosport could manage it!). Not sure about locating it in St Mary's, though.

On a list of leisure priorities for Southampton, an ice rink would and could never be top..... however if ALL the financial risk sits with the private sector, and the taxpayer is completely protected, then so be it. I would be very surprised if it was both commercially viable and unsubsidised.

I still believe a much greater priority would be a sizeable multi-purpose and flexible indoor concert/exhibition/c
onference venue. There is nothing that comes anywhere even close in the 100 miles between Brighton and Bournemouth... and improving on the aging facilities offered by those two locations should not be too difficult. And they are more or less the only two sizable facilities on the whole of the south coast....
My problem is that by the time the City Council gets around to thinking about such a thing, there will be no suitable site left as they will have been given over to a combination of largely mediochre retail premises, hotels and "luxury apartments".

what happened to the snow dome thingy?

Family Man wrote:
On a list of leisure priorities for Southampton, an ice rink would and could never be top..... however if ALL the financial risk sits with the private sector, and the taxpayer is completely protected, then so be it. I would be very surprised if it was both commercially viable and unsubsidised. I still believe a much greater priority would be a sizeable multi-purpose and flexible indoor concert/exhibition/c onference venue. There is nothing that comes anywhere even close in the 100 miles between Brighton and Bournemouth... and improving on the aging facilities offered by those two locations should not be too difficult. And they are more or less the only two sizable facilities on the whole of the south coast.... My problem is that by the time the City Council gets around to thinking about such a thing, there will be no suitable site left as they will have been given over to a combination of largely mediochre retail premises, hotels and "luxury apartments".

There are plans for this concert venue down by Mayflower park...and with the Rose Bowl having it's new facelift and the new Guildhall square that will be a large outdoor area for enterntainment and the inside Guildhall and the area proposed by the next phase of West Quay I would say southampton has it covered for exhibitions and concerts. There's always Southampton Common for a large outdoor concert venue that could be used like Hyde Park is in London.

Won't happen, no profit in ice rinks these days.

allsaintsnocurves wrote:

Family Man wrote: On a list of leisure priorities for Southampton, an ice rink would and could never be top..... however if ALL the financial risk sits with the private sector, and the taxpayer is completely protected, then so be it. I would be very surprised if it was both commercially viable and unsubsidised. I still believe a much greater priority would be a sizeable multi-purpose and flexible indoor concert/exhibition/c onference venue. There is nothing that comes anywhere even close in the 100 miles between Brighton and Bournemouth... and improving on the aging facilities offered by those two locations should not be too difficult. And they are more or less the only two sizable facilities on the whole of the south coast.... My problem is that by the time the City Council gets around to thinking about such a thing, there will be no suitable site left as they will have been given over to a combination of largely mediochre retail premises, hotels and "luxury apartments".

There are plans for this concert venue down by Mayflower park...and with the Rose Bowl having it's new facelift and the new Guildhall square that will be a large outdoor area for enterntainment and the inside Guildhall and the area proposed by the next phase of West Quay I would say southampton has it covered for exhibitions and concerts. There's always Southampton Common for a large outdoor concert venue that could be used like Hyde Park is in London.

and not to mention St Mary's stadium as well!

as long as no public money is spent it can only be a good thing

shilo wrote:
Won't happen, no profit in ice rinks these days.

First of all. Where are your facts?
Second of all. You obviously have no knowledge in this field of the industry as ice rinks like Gosport, Basingstoke and Guildford are ALWAYS full up and ALWAYS have hundreds of users in an evening.

I'll also add, we're in a conservative government now, so don't expect them to spend any public money on anything.

How many double decker buses will this be in size?

allsaintsnocurves wrote:
I can't wait...I'd like a decent ice hockey team too in Southampton...maybe Marcus would like to invest...we could invite some NHL teams over to open it! The Boston Bruins would be good! I can see some ice shows following as well... It's been a long time coming!!!

BORING. Ice rinks are dull, snow dome is the way to go, it's cool and popular. Shops like Animal can establish themselves again, loads more potential than are boring outdated ice skating, move with the times SNOW BOARDING. How about a wave machine too for the surfers?

StEmmosfire wrote:

allsaintsnocurves wrote:
I can't wait...I'd like a decent ice hockey team too in Southampton...maybe Marcus would like to invest...we could invite some NHL teams over to open it! The Boston Bruins would be good! I can see some ice shows following as well... It's been a long time coming!!!

BORING. Ice rinks are dull, snow dome is the way to go, it's cool and popular. Shops like Animal can establish themselves again, loads more potential than are boring outdated ice skating, move with the times SNOW BOARDING. How about a wave machine too for the surfers?

How many snow domes do you know about in the UK? I've never heard of one.

teh wrote:

StEmmosfire wrote:

allsaintsnocurves wrote: I can't wait...I'd like a decent ice hockey team too in Southampton...maybe Marcus would like to invest...we could invite some NHL teams over to open it! The Boston Bruins would be good! I can see some ice shows following as well... It's been a long time coming!!!

BORING. Ice rinks are dull, snow dome is the way to go, it's cool and popular. Shops like Animal can establish themselves again, loads more potential than are boring outdated ice skating, move with the times SNOW BOARDING. How about a wave machine too for the surfers?

How many snow domes do you know about in the UK? I've never heard of one.

There is in Tamworth and one in Bristol I think.

the Tamworth Snow Dome gets visitors from all over the West Midlands - a massive catchment area. The other one is in Milton Keynes

My goodness, a positive news report and all we get on here is a bunch of whingeing miseries harping on with the same old clap-trap, get a life and let others enjoy theirs, never could get the hang of skating myself, but did enjoy a good Ice Hockey match, where are the Vikings now?

I used to play hockey and before that skate a lot at the old rink so although it should be good news this development is grossly inadequate for a city the size of Southampton. The ice is undersize (ie not big enough for anything other than recreational or junior hockey to officially take place) so forget a decent hockey team. The plans submitted also showed no rom for penalty boxes on the other side of the ice to team benches. Only 800 seats when the old rink used to be packed out with more seating and the catchment area for Southampton has grown considerably since the old rink was knocked down. This is just a sneaky way for the council to shut people up about a rink and open up the West Quay phase 3 site (destined for an arena) for more shops!

I see the usual comments are left about it all being funded by private enterprise are here along with the same inane comments about an ice rink not being viable blah blah blah.

The plan was approved this afternoon and all the councillors enthusiastically backed the scheme. I know, I was there.

An ice rink in Southampton will be well used and will make a profit, just like the old was. Anyone who doesn't like the idea, don't use it. I can't stand football so I don't support any teams, its an individuals choice:)
Just be pleased that we will have something else apart from football, and somewhere families can go to keep fit.
There will be no 'public money' used in the scheme, in fact the developer has to pay the council money in various ways.

I see 'family man' has come out with the same dross as usual. If you don't like the idea of an ice rink, don't use it when its built, simple really

OSPREYSAINT the answer to your question is simple too. Google southampton vikings, thats where you find us, yes we do still exist, alive and kicking and many of the old Vikings and supporters still skate in Gosport.

Now I'm looking forward to the prospect of being able to get on the bus and go to the ice rink just like I used to 22 years ago:)

THE BRICK wrote:
I see the usual comments are left about it all being funded by private enterprise are here along with the same inane comments about an ice rink not being viable blah blah blah. The plan was approved this afternoon and all the councillors enthusiastically backed the scheme. I know, I was there. An ice rink in Southampton will be well used and will make a profit, just like the old was. Anyone who doesn't like the idea, don't use it. I can't stand football so I don't support any teams, its an individuals choice:) Just be pleased that we will have something else apart from football, and somewhere families can go to keep fit. There will be no 'public money' used in the scheme, in fact the developer has to pay the council money in various ways. I see 'family man' has come out with the same dross as usual. If you don't like the idea of an ice rink, don't use it when its built, simple really OSPREYSAINT the answer to your question is simple too. Google southampton vikings, thats where you find us, yes we do still exist, alive and kicking and many of the old Vikings and supporters still skate in Gosport. Now I'm looking forward to the prospect of being able to get on the bus and go to the ice rink just like I used to 22 years ago:)

ICE RINK = Boring. White Elephant in the making...... SNOWDOME is the future. Just put a little 10 meter by 10 meter ice patch in the corner. As for people watching ice hockey, would we build a state of the art Baseball or American football stadium! As I said BORING BORING BORING, no wonder the top rank closed. Go to Gosport instead.

THE BRICK wrote:
I see the usual comments are left about it all being funded by private enterprise are here along with the same inane comments about an ice rink not being viable blah blah blah.

The plan was approved this afternoon and all the councillors enthusiastically backed the scheme. I know, I was there.

An ice rink in Southampton will be well used and will make a profit, just like the old was. Anyone who doesn't like the idea, don't use it. I can't stand football so I don't support any teams, its an individuals choice:)
Just be pleased that we will have something else apart from football, and somewhere families can go to keep fit.
There will be no 'public money' used in the scheme, in fact the developer has to pay the council money in various ways.

I see 'family man' has come out with the same dross as usual. If you don't like the idea of an ice rink, don't use it when its built, simple really

OSPREYSAINT the answer to your question is simple too. Google southampton vikings, thats where you find us, yes we do still exist, alive and kicking and many of the old Vikings and supporters still skate in Gosport.

Now I'm looking forward to the prospect of being able to get on the bus and go to the ice rink just like I used to 22 years ago:)

So, where is the 10 million quid to finance it?????????

Not going to materialise!!

Well if private developers want to build it let them, will be a lot easier to get to than Gosport and lots of buses to the city centre or the station means you dont need to use a car to get there so no parking costs.

Ted Rogers wrote:
IF approved, I hope that this facility constructed, funded and operated by private enterprise. (For obvious reasons)

Feeling ok ted?

Anyone got any wire wool - my Bauer Turbos (from Toomers) are a bit rusty!

I must say don't take it as criticism but in the regard sports this country is a complete f--- up.

Even my poor central american country gives more support for people to do their physical activities than in England.

You go for a run in the Common and there isn't even a toilet.

There are not sports hall enough for the people which means that if a kid would like to learn, say, Basketball it would be so expensive.

Actually if this kid is a teenager he might find out that a gram of cocaine is cheaper than a Basketball session as the prices to rent a court in this First World country is extortionate.

Trust me when it comes to sport this country is a joke.

It's not criticism, it is not ungratefullness. It is just a fact

rmw wrote:
Anyone got any wire wool - my Bauer Turbos (from Toomers) are a bit rusty!

lol......i was a bauer philedelfia man myself.

this will never happen so bored of these dream ideas that come to nothing.
southampton will never have anything interesting or be known for anything else other then shops

Bring back the balloon festival!!!!