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A new Ice Age
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1. View of Lee Valley Ice Centre. © J A Milewska, LDA Design
Joanna Asia Milewska
When it comes to climate, nature recovery and creating greater social equity, most acknowledge that business as usual is nowhere near enough. Innovation and new thinking are needed at every turn. Lee Valley Ice Centre (LVIC) now provides two Olympic-sized ice rinks,
The Lee Valley Ice Centre, which opened in North East London this year, aims to be the most sustainable ice centre in the UK. suitable for elite skaters as well as everyone else, a gym, studios, café, and community space. This new building replaces a near windowless 1980s single rink venue used a lot by local people but which was at the end of its operational life. It doubles the previous capacity to over half a million
people a year. Olympic gold-medallist and president of British Ice Skating, Robin Cousins, said the Centre was the perfect place to launch Skate UK, a new national learn-to-skate programme. LVIC is a significant investment and a win for the community. If the story 49
