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« on: September 30, 2008, 23:02:01 »
Plans to bring a popular ice rink back to the city this Christmas have hit a snag (link below.)
http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/news/Undefined-Headline/article-356816-detail/article.html

A meeting today ruled out the use of Green Park Station for the winter attraction - but organisers say it is still possible they may be able to use a different site.

Entertainment firm Sygma has been working since January to open the ^500,000 ice rink at the former railway station.

Its plans had run into problems because of the impact the attraction would have had on the Sainsbury's store and the city's Farmers' Market.

Today a meeting at the site involving all parties including Bath and North East Somerset Council resolved that rink could not be accommodated there.
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« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2008, 18:30:55 »
Sensible decision as Sainsburys car park is nowhere near big enough as it is without losing part of it in the run up to Christmas to stage an ice rink. Good idea, wrong place.
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« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2008, 20:28:25 »
... and those low-flying red-hot gas cylinders would play havoc with the ice ...  Roll Eyes Grin
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« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2008, 20:51:52 »
The ice rink could now go to Bristol instead (link below.)
http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/news/Undefined-Headline/article-356816-detail/article.html
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« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2008, 22:05:26 »
Now a site for the ice rink has been confirmed as the five-a-side courts alongside the sports centre and Pavilion (links below.)
http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/news/Ice-rink-site-agreed/article-384858-detail/article.html

http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/news/Undefined-Headline/article-402557-detail/article.html
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« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2008, 22:33:41 »
And now the ice rink has been scrapped again....
http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/news/Christmas-ice-rink-cancelled/article-413517-detail/article.html

Some parents at nearby St John's Primary School were concerned at the impact of the attraction on children - claiming that the skaters could distract pupils, and that there were child protection risks.

The site had been inspected by a multi-agency safety committee on Friday, at which Sygma says it was subjected to "a torrent of issues" from the Catholic school's representatives.
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