Planet Ice Silverdome Arena
Silverdome Arena | |
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| Location | Leisure Park, Basingstoke RG22 6PG |
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| Owner | The Arena Group Ltd |
| Operator | Planet Ice |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 30 April 1988 |
| Construction cost | £2 million |
| Architect | Mike Lewis |
| General contractor | Framex Building Systems |
| Tenants | |
| Basingstoke Bison Basingstoke Buffalo | |
51°15′54″N 1°07′05″W / 51.265°N 1.118°W The Planet Ice Silverdome Arena is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Basingstoke, England. It was built in 1988 and has an Olympic sized 60 m × 30 m (197 ft × 98 ft) ice rink. It is one of several ice skating arenas in the UK operated by the Planet Ice company. It is home to the Basingstoke Bison and Basingstoke Buffalo ice hockey teams.
The first ever hockey game played at the ice rink was between Basingstoke Beavers (now Bison) and Bournemouth Sharks, on Sunday 17 July 1988. The Beavers won the game 27-2 in front of 1,200 spectators. The first ever goal was scored by the Beavers' Don Yewchin after just 10 seconds.
Public Skating
Basingstoke Ice Rink has public skating year round, seven days a week.[1] Disco sessions occur every Friday at 20:00 and birthday parties can be booked for the morning and afternoon sessions all week.
Private Hire
Hiring can be done by contacting the rink directly on a case-by-case basis.
Synchronised Skating
The local club Basingstoke Synchronised Skating Club[2] has 3 Synchronised Skating teams using the rink. Including
The club is sponsored by Persimmon Homes.[4]
The club in conjunction with the figure skating club has won the National Team Challenge inter-rink competition 3 times in 1999, 2004 and 2009.[5]
Figure Skating
The rink hosts top level figure skaters including 2015/16 national champion Danielle Harrison[6] and has 12 coaches including Andrew Place who competed in the 1992 Olympics. There is patch ice for figure skaters every morning.
The local club is Basingstoke Ice Skating Club.[7]
It has a regular Friday night session.[8]
The club in conjunction with the synchro skating club has won the National Team Challenge inter-rink competition 3 times in 1999, 2004 and 2009.[5]
Christmas Show
The rink has a Christmas show each year with a cast of 190 for the 25th annual show in 2013,[9] and a cast of 180 in 2014.[10]
Ice Hockey
The Planet Ice Silverdome Arena is home to the Basingstoke Bison and Basingstoke Buffalo with 5 Junior teams and a number of recreational teams including
- Basingstoke Hyenas http://basingstokehyenas.co.uk/
- Basingstoke Raptors https://www.facebook.com/raptorsicehockeyclub/
- Basingstoke Cougars http://www.cougarsihc.co.uk/
- Basingstoke Barracudas https://twitter.com/cudashockey
Along with an active Stick & Puck http://www.sticknpuckbasingstoke.co.uk/
Medium Term Threat
The ice rink is under threat of closure by the operator Planet Ice.[11][12][13] There are multiple petitions and an active campaign to maintain the ice rink in Basingstoke.[14][15][16]
References
- ^ "Ice Skating Basingstoke | Planet Ice". 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Basingstoke Synchronised Skating Club". Basingstoke Synchro. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Synchronised Skating teams". Basingstoke Synchro. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Skaters looking to glide to glory after donation". Basingstoke Observer. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Ice cream! Basingstoke crowned team champs". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Danielle Harrison". Danielle Harrison. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Basingstoke Ice Skating Club". Basingstoke Ice Skating Club. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Basingstoke Ice Skating Club is back". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Ice show to take place at Basingstoke Arena". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Skaters wow the crowds at annual ice show". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Concerns raised over condition of 'unsafe' Basingstoke ice rink". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Future of Planet Ice in Basingstoke leisure park is 'on thin ice'". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "'Waiting game' on short-term future of ice rink". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Fight to save ice rink". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Ice Rink at risk – a campaign to keep ice skating in Basingstoke Borough". Whitchurch.org.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "'Waiting game' on short-term future of ice rink". Romsey Advertiser. Retrieved 5 July 2018.