Author: Julianne

In order to preserve ice hockey at Lee Valley it’s essential that everyone tells Waltham Forest Council that they support the proposed twin-ice facility as soon as possible.  If the proposal isn’t passed then it is likely the existing rink won’t be sustained for much longer and hockey/skating at Lee Valley will be lost forever.  Please tell the council what a new rink will mean to you by sending an email to dmconsultations@walthamforest.gov.uk, quoting Application ID 194162.  Here’s a template you can use:

Dear Sir/Madam

I am writing to you as a [user of /visitor to] Lee Valley Ice Centre and I support plans to replace this vital community asset.  [I/my family] use the ice centre [insert whatever reason – ice hockey, skating, children’s skating etc] on a [regular/frequent/occasional] basis.  A new ice centre would allow me to… [insert a couple of lines on what a new ice centre means to you].

If Lee Valley Ice Centre could not be replaced and had to close it would [insert a few lines what the impact of losing the venue would be on you].

Best wishes

[Insert name]

There are plans to expand Lee Valley Ice Centre into a twin-ice facility with a new cafe, gym, dance studio and community spaces.  You can take a look at the plans and give your views at the project’s website.

We will be running our open training sessions again this summer, starting on Tuesday 4 June. Each weekly session will run from around 8.15pm to 9.30pm, £10 per player.

Lions’ Czech forward, Tom Hnilica, has posted lots of clips on YouTube that his dad shot at our away game in Slough. You can find them all here, but below is a taster that shows one of Tom’s two goals that night.