Ice Skating

OneDeGo · Post by **OneDeGo** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:15 pm

Hey all,

Okay, this is gonna sound strange... moving from the UK(brrr) to Carvoerio (tssss) soon... but i like Ice Skating (hu?) can anyone tell me where the nearest Public Access Ice Skating Rink is?

Thanks all!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:53 pm

Hi OneDeGo,
I believe that there was/is an Ice Rink in Faro near the The Jumbo (Forum) Shopping Centre. I will try and see if I can find out if it is still operational.
N.R.

nightrider · Post by **nightrider** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:54 pm

Anonymous wrote:Hi OneDeGo,
I believe that there was/is an Ice Rink in Faro near the The Jumbo (Forum) Shopping Centre. I will try and see if I can find out if it is still operational.
N.R.

Nightrider

OneDeGo · Post by **OneDeGo** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:56 pm

Cheers Nightrider!

Much appreciated... it would be perfect if you could find out the price of sessions for people with their own skates... I'm trying to decide whether i should sell them before coming over or if i will have use for them...

Thanks

Homme Poco · Post by **Homme Poco** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:11 pm

I think it´s only a seasonel attraction ,which they have for the xmas shoppers.Even in winter it keeps melting so they have to close it ,cover it and refreeze it.In any case,it´s only about ten feet square(yes,I know,slight exeration)but it´s not very big.

You might be disappointed.
HP

martin · Post by **martin** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:18 pm

exactly as above writer says..only seasonal gimmick.there is no ice rink here in the algarve, people here are far too busy sitting in coffes bars watching football. maybe there is an icerink in lisbon but I would be surprised

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:25 pm

hi OneDeGo,
HP & Martin as they usually are..are quite correct i.e. I found the following:-
Algarve News
Updated: 09 December 2004

Sowing seasonal seed:-s
Richard Westcott with the generous cheque from his company, Jardim Vista

The archetypal Christmas symbol is a sad reminder of the decimation of Algarve forests. Forum Algarve, however, hopes to sow more than goodwill with a Christmas gift that will last. Two summers of fires, which claimed 40 per cent of the Algarve’s forests and burned 18 per cent of the whole region, could have dampened Christmas spirits, but Forum Algarve is using the festive season to reforest lost woodland and harness public support for the environment.
The shopping centre, in partnership with the councils of Loulé and São Brás, and the Associação de Produtores Florestais da Serra do Caldeirão, plans to plant close to 500,000sqm of new saplings in the Caldeirão forest. Forum Algarve takes on a charitable theme every Christmas – in the past benefiting UNICEF and other children’s organisations.
This year Forum Algarve has erected a 250sqm ice rink within the complex. Shoppers can pay two euros for a 20 minute skating session – a fee which will be used in full to plant one sapling. Along with the ice rink, the centre will display a miniature Serra do Caldeirão near Santa’s village, along with a photographic exhibition, maps and reports to explain the effects of the summer fires on the environment. The centre is distributing 160,000 leaflets to publicise the campaign. “This is seasonal, educational, environmental and ice skating is a fun, family activity,” says Forum Algarve’s deputy centre manager, Carlos Costa.
The campaign started on November 6 with the arrival of Father Christmas at the shopping centre. Jardim Vista, which landscapes and maintains Forum Algarve’s grounds, is supporting the event. Martin Date, Jardim Vista’s General Manager, says it is a topic close to the hearts of Algarveans. “The forest fires were hugely depressing for everyone who lives here. This is an opportunity to reap the huge amount of goodwill that exists for the natural environment of the region, and to make a positive difference.
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Have you given any thought to areas in Portugal...i.e. Sierre Estrela is good for ski-ing...... but I do understand that with ice skating like any other sport you no doubt like to do it at least once a week. I use to go to Streatham, Richmond,Wembley and Brighton. Bruxy was on the ice at about 3/4yrs old and like you we had our skates. I use to love watching the men speed skating and Ice Hockey. Me I was a water baby, but I use to love most sports.
I am so sorry that I don't have a spell for an Ice Rink.
Nightrider.

OneDeGo · Post by **OneDeGo** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:48 pm

Possible business idea... or maybe i should just sell my skates... hmmmm

nightrider · Post by **nightrider** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:58 pm

OneDeGo wrote:Possible business idea... or maybe i should just sell my skates... hmmmm

Agreed, but of course and as you are aware, I have a feeling that a ball park figure could be expensive, but worth a bit of a study on.
N.R.

Summer · Post by **Summer** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 9:20 am

I have often though the same thing - the Algarve could do with an ice rink. I love ice skating. It probably wouldn't be much of an attraction for the tourist though, more for those of us that live here. Anyone got a huge wad of cash they want to spend on an ice rink? Sadly I haven't

Summer

OneDeGo · Post by **OneDeGo** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:01 am

Sadly, i dont have that kinda cash either... but it would be something that i most definately would be interested in...

Thinking on though, to run an ice rink continuously in such a warm climate, you'd be looking at quite high running costs (fuel for the coolers etc etc)... And what do high running costs equal? High Skate Prices.

Sucks... Unless, of course, you can get the government to support it and create a Portuguese Ice Hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics!