County Durham Ice Foundation

City’s temporary ice rink hailed a success

City’s temporary ice rink hailed a success (0)

April 14, 2010 • Category: New Arena, Winter Rink

Durham’s temporary outdoor ice rink moves into its final weekend this Saturday with owners Jan and Christine Eskildsen declaring the four-month return of ice skating to the city a ‘massive success, and proof that Durham can support a permanent ice facility.’ Last weekend, the rink held a Gala night starring youngsters from the rink’s own [...]

City’s temporary ice rink hailed a success

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Video – Appletise unveilled as sponsors, August 1991 (1)

Video – Appletise unveilled as sponsors, August 1991

Tyne Tees news story covering the announcement of soft-drinks manufacturer Appletise as headline sponsor for the Wasps and the subsequent cash injection into the Riverside Rink which saw the blue seats go in and a lick-of-paint all round…

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Young Durham Star to Head to the States with GB team (1)

Young Durham Star to Head to the States with GB team

Josh Nimmins is a talented 14 year old roller hockey player from Durham City, so talented in fact that he is soon to be crossing the Atlantic to play for his country in a tournament in the United States. A major ambition of his however is to play ice hockey for his home town club. [...]

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Call for new committee members (0)

Call for new committee members

As Durham’s temporary ice rink’s tenure draws to a close, now’s the time for us to up our game and build on the buzz and momentum generated by the return of a skating facility to Durham this winter. Over the next six month, the County Durham Ice Foundation aims to: Continue to lobby for and [...]

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Dragons set for an all-nighter skateathon at Winter Rink (0)

Dragons set for an all-nighter skateathon at Winter Rink

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 Durham Dragons will be taking part in a sponsored skate at Durham Winter Ice Rink on Friday 5th February 2010 The self-funding recreational team are aiming to complete 2010 laps in [...]

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Ian Defty Memorial Trophy (1)

Ian Defty Memorial Trophy

The life of Ian Defty, whose life was tragically cut short earlier this year will be celebrated later this month in a 4-team tournament at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle. Ian, who grew up as part of Durham Junior IHC and was a key member of the 1995/96 Durham City Wasps squad was a [...]

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Joanne Conway Endorsement (0)

Joanne Conway Endorsement

“I couldn’t agree more with the idea of building new rinks in the area. I have been asking and talking about getting more ice rinks in the North East for years. It is such a shame as there is an awful lot of talent in the north east and always has been but, unfortunatley all [...]

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Skate for Heroes (0)

Skate for Heroes

On a lovely sunny Sunday morning, 19 fundraisers (skaters & non-skaters) took up the challenge and skated three minutes for every British soldier killed in Afghanistan so far…..non stop.  That’s nearly 900 minutes in total & it was a big achievement for a lot of the participants. The event was organised by Lindsey Fox from [...]

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Dragons: Still alive and kicking in Durham. (0)

Dragons: Still alive and kicking in Durham.

For an ice hockey club that have had no home-ice to call their own for  thirteen years, it’s a remarkable achievement that Durham Dragons can still proudly claim to be ‘The only team to survive the closure of the Riverside Rink’. The nomadic recreational side, formed in the 1990s have seen them move from rink-to-rink [...]

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City’s temporary ice rink hailed a success (0)

City’s temporary ice rink hailed a success

Durham’s temporary outdoor ice rink moves into its final weekend this Saturday with owners Jan and Christine Eskildsen declaring the four-month return of ice skating to the city a ‘massive success, and proof that Durham can support a permanent ice facility.’ Last weekend, the rink held a Gala night starring youngsters from the rink’s own [...]

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City’s temporary ice rink hailed a success (0)

City’s temporary ice rink hailed a success

Durham’s temporary outdoor ice rink moves into its final weekend this Saturday with owners Jan and Christine Eskildsen declaring the four-month return of ice skating to the city a ‘massive success, and proof that Durham can support a permanent ice facility.’ Last weekend, the rink held a Gala night starring youngsters from the rink’s own [...]