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Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink 20:18 - Oct 28 with 1464 viewsSaintNick

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

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Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink on 21:42 - Oct 28 with 1312 viewsyateleysaint

You skating bastards.

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Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink on 23:24 - Oct 28 with 1250 viewsA1079

I remember it. A group of us used to go from work every so often. I was flipping hopeless at it but that didn't seem to matter.
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Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink on 05:50 - Oct 29 with 1124 views1teeminants

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.

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Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink on 08:04 - Oct 29 with 1026 viewsgrumpy

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.


Ice Rink, Dance Hall and Bowling all in that corner.
Met my now wife in the Dance Hall the luckiest day of my life.
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Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink on 08:35 - Oct 29 with 980 viewsBCofE

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 943 views1teeminants

Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink on 08:04 - Oct 29 by grumpy

Ice Rink, Dance Hall and Bowling all in that corner.
Met my now wife in the Dance Hall the luckiest day of my life.


Fair play Grumps 👍

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Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink on 12:53 - Oct 30 with 596 viewsHytheFerrytales

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 537 viewsdirk_doone

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:

[Post edited 30 Oct 15:06]

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Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink on 15:08 - Oct 30 with 508 viewsfranniesTache

Went to the ice rink a few times as a nipper but was too young for the Top Rank

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Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink on 16:19 - Oct 30 with 467 viewsGreenParkRanger

Those blue boots were a nightmare - designed not to move and lock your ankles in place.
Just as hard on the bottoms of your feet!

Now the top Rank nightclub hosted some interesting nights. Can anyone remember the name of the resident band that sang there on a Saturday night ?

I did see Half Man Half Biscuit there once as well - supported by Fester and the Vomits.
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Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink on 17:45 - Oct 30 with 426 viewsBCofE

Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink on 16:19 - Oct 30 by GreenParkRanger

Those blue boots were a nightmare - designed not to move and lock your ankles in place.
Just as hard on the bottoms of your feet!

Now the top Rank nightclub hosted some interesting nights. Can anyone remember the name of the resident band that sang there on a Saturday night ?

I did see Half Man Half Biscuit there once as well - supported by Fester and the Vomits.


I think the name of the resident band was Elite?
Didn’t the stage revolve?
Saw New Order there & News Years Eve was the best!

Saw Fester & the Vomits many times, my favourite was ‘Stonehenge’
Oh those were the days!
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Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink on 18:46 - Oct 30 with 399 views1teeminants

Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink on 16:19 - Oct 30 by GreenParkRanger

Those blue boots were a nightmare - designed not to move and lock your ankles in place.
Just as hard on the bottoms of your feet!

Now the top Rank nightclub hosted some interesting nights. Can anyone remember the name of the resident band that sang there on a Saturday night ?

I did see Half Man Half Biscuit there once as well - supported by Fester and the Vomits.


The band was called Elite .

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Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink on 11:24 - Oct 31 with 222 viewsSouthSeaSaint

'Breaking Down The Walls of Heartache' by the Bandwagon sold very well in the UK but hardly got a sniff in the USA.
The group also released 'Blame It On The Pony Express' which also did well in the UK.
I vaguely remember that Stevie Wonder was one of the first acts (possibly the opening act) at the Top Rank.
Personally didnt enjoy Saturday nights at the Rank.
Much preferred it when the upstairs bit of the building opened as 'The Metro' (either on a Tuesday or Thursday) starting at 1000pm and finishing at 0200am.
Music was much more to my taste as someone who had cut his teeth on Soul music at the Adam & Eve club.
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Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink on 18:16 - Oct 31 with 82 viewsGRIM

Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink on 14:30 - Oct 30 by dirk_doone

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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I was there when Ben E King played there.
His support act was Chris Shakespear Globeshow.
Chris was a Winchester lad & the rest of the band were local.
They had a top twenty single with a cover version of
" Ooh Blah Dee, Ohh Blah Daa"
Originally done by the Beatles.
Marmalade also covered it.
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Anyone Remember The Old Ice Rink on 18:46 - Oct 31 with 44 viewsHytheFerrytales

Going back to the late 60's(where you normally find me) a great night out was a concert with Geno Washington and the Ram...Jam...Band..sort of tongue in cheek soul..loads of brass and percussion ..played the Guildhall and the old Concorde a few times.
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