Thank you for all the Happy Memories, and here's hoping for more to come!
My father left the Isle of Wight in order to find a job and ended up in London where he met my mother and I was born in Streatham in...
Thank you Ryde Arena for changing my life!
I started skating at Ryde Arena when I was only 7 years old. It soon became my second home for the next decade and I probably spent more...
"The feeling of losing something as quick as that has had a big impact on me" — George'
I am 11-year-old boy who plays for the under 13 Isle Of Wight Junior Raiders ice hockey team. Our home ice rink was Ryde Arena before it...
My Ryde Arena Story
I started skating at Ryde arena in 1991 aged 5. My older sister started lessons as soon as the rink opened…I got jealous of how good she...
Despite everything, still competing at senior competitions nationally and internationally — The Wigh
Enjoying the cold weather in Sweden Jan 2017 I'm captain of the Wight Jewels synchronised skating team which was founded on the Isle of...
The Terry family Hockey Journey
It all started in 2011 with Martin's eldest son Rhys was introduced to ice skating and the game of ice hockey. He was a familiar face in...
The Loss of Ryde Arena— it's not just about the young (A Pensioner's Story)
I am not a figure-skater, nor an ice hockey player. I did not work there. I have no children who use the rink to skate or play ice...
Anneliese Smith and Sophia Elliott pass their skating exams this week through travel and hard work
Anneliese Smith passed her level 1 field moves at Gosport on Monday 30th January. She said: 'I'm very happy passing my test as we don't...
Just as Emily was old enough to play the game she loves, AEW closed the rink!
Just as Emily was old enough to play the game she loves, AEW closed the Ryde Arena!
One of only two children in Hampshire selected for the South West England Conference Team calls on A
My name is Sebastian Darlaston-Jones. I first came across ice hockey whilst watching the Winter Olympics from Sochi in 2014. I fell in...
