Time to get your skates on. ⛸️ Olympic-sized ice rinks are opening in Leyton.
Two Olympic-sized ice rinks will be opening in east London as part of a £30m renovation.
On Saturday, Lee Valley Ice Centre in Leyton will also be unveiling a new gym, dance studio and café alongside the ice-skating facilities. The existing centre was a community stalwart for 37 years, but was struggling to keep up with demand.Olympic gold-medallist Robin Cousins, who skated at the old centre in the 1980s, will head a "soft- launch" event on Wednesday for an exclusive group of skaters, children and local stakeholders.He said the new rinks would be "the perfect place to launch Skate UK, our new national learn-to-skate programme".
Alongside the new facilities, the redevelopment has also seen close to £3m invested into nearby biodiversity and community projects.
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