Days Out J u n i o r Reporters

Planet Ice

By Minnie from Gerrards Cross, aged 8.

This month, my family and I paid a visit to Planet Ice in Hemel Hempstead. We usually go skating at Christmas to the picturesque ice-skating rinks at the Natural History Museum or Windsor, but this year we didn’t manage to go (thanks to the flu!) so we decided to head to Planet Ice instead. If you are looking for a scenic skate with twinkling lights and snow topped Christmas trees, then this might not be the place for you. However, the rink itself was very spacious and had a fun party atmosphere with music playing and skaters of all abilities having fun on the ice.

My mummy booked online and when we got there, we queued to hire our skates - the queue was fast moving and we didn’t need to wait that long. My little sister Nancy was offered a skate aid to help her balance. It was in the shape of a comical looking penguin and she was very happy with it!