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Over the bank holiday weekend there is no skating until 1pm on Sunday because the annual Isle of Wight International Scooter Rally takes place at the rink on 26 and 27 August. Link: www.vfmscoot.co.uk Planet Ice (IW) Facebook page: www.facebook.com

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The cost of private lessons with the rink’s coaches is rising by 50p per quarter of an hour from 1 May 2010. Lessons will cost £7.50 for 15 minutes, and £15 for 30 minutes. A reminder that if a lesson is cancelled without 24 hours prior notice, the full lesson price is due. Private lessons [...]

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Robert Paxton: a profile

Robert Paxton has achieved a notable first for an IW skater, being the first skater from the Island to compete in the European championships, along with partner Erica Risseeuw. Robert and Erica’s top-ten finishing position is a remarkable achievement for a couple skating together internationally for the first time. Robert started skating at the age [...]

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We original posted this item on how the scoring system works following the artistic competition on 21 October 2007 after questions from parents. We have brought it forward in time on the site because the same questions have arisen after the artistic competition on 31 October 2008. The competition used the relative judging system (RJS), [...]

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The annual scooterists rally over the August bank holiday weekend and an event the following weekend mean that there is no synchronized skating practice on Saturday 23 and Saturday 30 August. Instead there are three synchro sessions on Thursday 21 August: Juvenile from 4.15 to 5.30pm, Novice from 5.30pm to 7pm and Junior from 7pm [...]

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The tuition page of the site has been updated to include details of our second Island coach, Matthew Russell. Matthew is currently accepting new skaters for private lessons, and can be contacted through Planet Ice Ryde.

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