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Aberystwyth lies in the middle of an 80 mile 'ice pad vacuum' radius.
The 3 closest ice rinks to Aberystwyth are:
1. Deeside - 84 Miles
2. Telford - 91 Miles
3. Cardiff - 110 Miles
It is safe to say that this region of Wales provides little to zero opportunities for on ice activities: be it public skating, ice hockey or even on ice productions.
Roughly 60% of Aberystwyth's population is a transient student one and in the tourist months the seaside town sees many visitors. Both of these demographics are have significant disposable incomes and could provide the bulk of the financial support that an Aberystwyth ice rink would require.
We all know that an ice rink in the UK serves many more people than just the town or cities it lies in. We know, for example that Cardiff's BBT sees people from all over South Wales travel to use its facility. So when one considers this, the proposed rink would serve a population of 160,000 within a 25 miles radius of Aberystwyth.
Please take a moment to take a look at this petition:
https://www.change.org/p/ceredigion-cou ... berystwyth
Thank you for your time.
Wales Needs More Rinks!
The 3 closest ice rinks to Aberystwyth are:
1. Deeside - 84 Miles
2. Telford - 91 Miles
3. Cardiff - 110 Miles
It is safe to say that this region of Wales provides little to zero opportunities for on ice activities: be it public skating, ice hockey or even on ice productions.
Roughly 60% of Aberystwyth's population is a transient student one and in the tourist months the seaside town sees many visitors. Both of these demographics are have significant disposable incomes and could provide the bulk of the financial support that an Aberystwyth ice rink would require.
We all know that an ice rink in the UK serves many more people than just the town or cities it lies in. We know, for example that Cardiff's BBT sees people from all over South Wales travel to use its facility. So when one considers this, the proposed rink would serve a population of 160,000 within a 25 miles radius of Aberystwyth.
Please take a moment to take a look at this petition:
https://www.change.org/p/ceredigion-cou ... berystwyth
Thank you for your time.
Wales Needs More Rinks!