Ice glamour bought to Boscombe

Anti social behaviour to be pushed out of Boscombe this festive season as the Boscombe open air ice rink gained planning permission. The latest Boscombe attraction will open Saturday 22nd November 2008 and will not close until 22nd February.


The opera house and partners have been working closely with council officers over the last two months to bring this unique ice rink to Boscombe. Notoriously know to be a bad area the attraction will hopefully replace the ganged anti-social behaviour with families and children enjoying leisure in the festive season.

The outside rink will allow up to 100 skaters on the ice at anytime as council and local business predict a high volume of visitors to Boscombe this weekend.

Caroline Butler, urban centre management from neighbourhood management in Boscombe is “delighted” that the idea for the ice rink is becoming reality. She said “I see it as a positive opportunity to bring leisure to all the family.”

Caroline ButlerThe ice rink will be open up to 10pm each night which Butler doesn’t regard as a problem “Boscombe doesn’t suffer from violent gangs but from anti social gangs. It is boredom that causes such problems and the ice rink will work as a distraction. Any problems with drugs or antisocial ness will be put off by the bright lights and crowds caused by the rink.”

It is agreed by all involved that “businesses are very excited; the rink will attract new consumers to Boscombe high street.”