Labour Group Amendment
Support for year-round temporary ice rink in Brighton & Hove
That the relevant changes are made to the recommendations as shown below in strikethrough and bold italics:
This Council notes that:
·
The Sussex Ice Rink
campaign group arranged a meeting on 22nd April 2022 between Cllr
Martin Osborne, Council Officers Donna Chisholm and Mark Fisher,
and Planet Ice, which owns and operates 14 ice rinks across the
UK. https://planet-ice.co.uk/
The meeting was to
discuss the use of vacant land next to King Alfred for a year-round
temporary ice rink (not only for Christmas).
·
The
campaigners’ hope was that Planet Ice would be invited to
submit a proposal for the King Alfred site. However, Planet Ice
have not been approached.
·
An ice rink has not
been included in the Sports Facilities Investment Plan, but
this council is supportive of a year-round ice rink in the city if
an appropriate bid comes forward at an appropriate site
- and some of the assumptions in the plan about ice rinks appear
to be incorrect.
This Council also notes that:
· The land on the West side of the King Alfred is vacant and available now although may not be appropriate or feasible for a year-round ice rink.
· Local residents could be consulted in order to utilise this land for some form of meantime-use to community benefit, including a pop-up ice rink if feasible, before long term plans for King Alfred take shape
·
A temporary ice rink
would enable a real-time feasibility study.
·
The new Planet Ice
Bristol ice rink is getting about 700 people a day through the
doors which is 255,000 per annum.
·
Peter Kyle MP
supports a temporary ice rink on this
site.
Council
notes:
This Council therefore
resolves to
1)
Request Policy &
Resources Committee to ask officers to bring forward a report that
focuses on the steps that can be taken to ensure that a privately
owned ice rink can be brought to Brighton &
Hove.
2)
Further request
Policy & Resources Committee to ask officers to include in the
report plans to:
·
Make land available at
King Alfred for Planet Ice to put in place a professional ice rink
venue for clubs, teams, individual competitions and for people of
all ages and abilities to use for fun and leisure activities for a
period of five years.
·
Immediately invite
Planet Ice to submit a proposal for a temporary ice rink near King
Alfred. Proposed site for temporary ice rink: NM0 2
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Proposed by: Cllr
Robins
Seconded by: Cllr Appich
Motion to read if carried:
This Council notes:
This Council also notes that:
· The land on the West side of the King Alfred is vacant and available now, although may not be appropriate or feasible for a year-round ice rink
· Local residents could be consulted in order to utilise this land for some form of meantime-use to community benefit, including a pop-up ice rink if feasible, before long term plans for the King Alfred take shape