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Closed in the late 1980's and a new one has been mooted ever since, but have we now got out of the habit of going skating, would a new one after almost 40 years without be a success
Satisfying The Bloodlust Of The Masses In Peacetime
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Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink on 21:42 - Oct 28 with 1046 views
We caught the no.14 bus, stopped in Archers Rd & we walked up through the cut way alongside the school. You can still see it today but it’s all overgrown, I wonder if the council are aware?
Those plastic boots that you rented, so uncomfortable & a struggle to walk in. A school friend was on the local kids programme ‘Hey, Looks That’s Me’ & with the pay he bought a pair of hockey boots, we were so jealous Another mate went on to play for Southampton Vikings Juniors, now that was good entertainment watching them nutters!
We stumbled holding on with one hand to the wooden rail along the side of the rink that had massive puddles, before finding a big gap to set off into the mass that was skating round in a circle.
You felt pretty cool if you made it into the middle where the competent skaters spay stopped & chatted. Hits of the day being belted out & the cafe upstairs that overlooked the rink, a Sunday afternoon well spent.
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Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink on 09:01 - Oct 29 with 671 views
Met my cousin for a catch-up last night and mentioned this thread.
He reminded me that our Mums had been skating the week before it got the living shit bombed out of it in 1940.
He recalled that after 2 G and T's that story put them there the day before the bombing and after 2 more G and T's she claimed they were doing their nifty manoeuvres on the ice when the bomb actually hit.
Clear evidence of the direct correlation between alcohol and bullshit.
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Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink on 14:30 - Oct 30 with 264 views
Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink on 05:50 - Oct 29 by 1teeminants
I think I only went in The ice rink 2/3 times but The Top Rank nightclub opposite was a frequent haunt of mine. Great happy memories.
Yes, Thursday and Saturday nights at the Rank in the Tamla & Motown area. I remember seeing Ben E King there, singing Stand By Me and Spanish Haarlem..
I wasn't much good at ice skating, but I saw Southampton Vikings play (they weren't much good at ice hockey).
This one used to fill the dance floor at the Rank:
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